Set work hours of a resource

You can set the hours a user works or set the operating hours for a facility or equipment. By default, users, facilities, and equipment are set up for a 7 days a week, 24-hour schedule.

You can edit existing work hours by following steps 1 and 2 to navigate to the Users or Facilities/Equipment area. Then, open the resource you want to edit. Editing a schedule does not affect existing service activities created for the resource.

Make sure that you have the System Administrator, System Customizer, Sales Manager, Vice President of Sales, Vice President of Marketing, or CEO-Business Manager security role or equivalent permissions.

Check your security role
1. Follow the steps in View your user profile.
2. Don't have the correct permissions? Contact your system administrator.
Follow the steps for the app you're using.

If using the CRM web application
1. On the nav bar, click or tap Microsoft Dynamics CRM > Settings.
  
  Settings appears on the nav bar.
2. Click or tap Settings > Administration > Users.
  
  - OR -
  
  Click or tap Settings > Business Management > Facilities/Equipment.
3. In the list, open the resource record you want modify.
4. On the nav bar, click or tap the arrow next to name of the resource you opened. Select Work Hours.
If using CRM for Outlook
1. In the Navigation Pane, expand your organization if necessary, click or tap Settings > System > Administration > Users.
  
  - OR -
  
  In the Navigation Pane, expand your organization if necessary, click or tap Settings > Business > Business Management > Facilities/Equipment.
2. In the list, open the resource record you want modify.
3. Under Common, click or tap Work Hours.
On the Monthly View tab, double-click a date on the calendar that is the first day you want the new schedule to start, or any date that will be affected by the new schedule.
In the Edit Schedule dialog box, select one of the following and then click or tap OK.
- This date only
  
  This option changes only the date selected.
  
  Skip to step 7.
- From <this date> onward
  
  This option changes only the schedule going forward.
- Entire recurring weekly schedule from start to end
  
  This option changes this entire schedule from the start to end date.
  
  Selecting this option might change past days, which might affect reports regarding hours worked in the past.
In the Weekly Schedule dialog box, in the Set the recurring weekly schedule section, select one of the following:
- Are the same each day
  
  The new schedule is the same for every day of the week. After you select this option, select the days of the week that the resource is available.
- Vary by day
  
  The new schedule is different for one or more days of the week. After you select this option, select the days of the week that the resource is available.
- None. Resource is not working
  
  The new schedule includes time that the resource is not working.
In the Weekly Schedule dialog box, you can also do any of the following:
- If the schedule is for more than one day, select the days of the week that this schedule is effective.
- If the resource does not work during business closures, select the Observe option.
- Under Date Range, in the Starting on box, you can change the date the schedule starts.
  
  You cannot change the date the schedule ends. To end a schedule, you must define a new schedule on that date.
Click or tap the work hours link for the schedule you want to modify.

If work hours have not been set previously, the link is displayed as "Set Work Hours."
In the Set Work Hours and Service Restrictions dialog box, complete the following fields, and then click or tap OK:
- Date
  
  Select a date from which the work hours for services are to be considered.
- Start
  
  Select the time the work day starts.
- End
  
  Select the time the work day ends.
  
  To add a break in the work hours, such as a lunch break, click or tap Add Break, and then select the start and end time of the break.
To define a time when a service will not be available, click or tap the Service Restrictions tab, and then click or tap New. In the Edit a Service Restriction dialog box, select the service, and select the start and end time between which the service will be unavailable, and then click or tap OK.
Click or tap Save and Close to close the Weekly Schedule dialog box.

Note

You can set the work hours for a single day by double-clicking the day, and then in the Edit Schedule dialog box, select This date only, then click or tap OK. Then, perform step 6 in the procedure.
All of the options may not be available to you for selecting how much of the schedule you want to edit. The available options are based on the schedules that are already set up.