Overview
The Quick Answer
Requests a Regular Line with the greatest possible number of days off in a row.
Bidliner Insight
Consider the Days Off Tab as the tie Breaker Tab. It should choose an award solution that allows the greatest string of days off your seniority can hold.
While it is acceptable to bid multiple Days Off properties in the same layer it is generally not considered effective. Note the Priority Property below. If you bid Maximize Total Days off and Maximize Weekends Off in the same layer. Maximize Total days will take priority potentially yielding zero weekends off.
Each of Days Off Property has an assigned System Priority to allow the System to prioritize if multiple Days Off Properties are bid in the same layer.
Priority Property
1 Maximize Total Days Off
2 *Maximize Block of Days Off
2 *Maximize String of Days Off Start
2 *Maximize String of Days Off End
3 Maximize Weekends Off
4 Maximize Weekend Days Off
5 Maximize Credit
6 Minimize TAFB
*Do not bid more than one Layer Priority 2 in the same layer.
Do not bid in the same Layer:
Strategy: Consider the Days Off Tab as the tie Breaker Tab. When you have more pairings than you need to solve The Days Off Properties, your bid will prioritize which pairings are awarded. Each of Days Off Property has an assigned System Priority to allow the System to prioritize if multiple Days Off Properties are bid in the same layer.
Priority Property
1 Maximize Total Days Off
2 *Maximize Block of Days Off
2 *Maximize String of Days Off Start
2 *Maximize String of Days Off End
3 Maximize Weekends Off
4 Maximize Weekend Days Off
5 Maximize Credit
6 Minimize TAFB
*Do not bid more than one Layer Priority 2 in the same layer.