Overview
The Quick Answer
Requests a Regular Line with a string of days off starting on a specific day of the month. System Priority – 2.*
The Manual
Example:
Layer 1: Maximize String of Days Off Start beginning on the 10th of the month. Result: PBS will attempt to award a Regular Line with as many consecutive days off starting on 10th and extending later into the month.
CAUTION: Bid desired block of days off on the Monthly (Big) Calendar in a higher layer before bidding this property to enable proper optimization during award process.
CAUTION: DO NOT bid this property on the same layer as the Maximize String of Days Off End.
Pro Tip: This property may be useful for bidding days off adjacent to a vacation. The system will try to award as many days off as possible 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.
Caution
Bid desired block of days off on the Monthly (Big) Calendar in a higher layer before bidding this property to enable proper optimization during award process.
Do not bid in the same Layer: