Today I focused on refining the shift assignment functionality, improving the user interface, and implementing data accuracy checks. These updates were crucial in ensuring shift data is correctly recorded, displayed, and updated in both our internal system and Google Calendar.
A critical issue I tackled was ensuring that employee full names and statuses were accurately recorded when assigning shifts. I debugged and refined the shift assignment functionality to ensure all relevant data—employee full names, shift statuses, and time details—were correctly logged in the ShiftManagement sheet. To verify data accuracy, I implemented a logging mechanism that tracked both user and shift data at each step. This allowed me to confirm that shifts were being properly assigned and saved correctly, eliminating discrepancies between the system and recorded shifts.
Another key feature was ensuring each shift assignment linked to a corresponding Google Calendar event. I validated that newly assigned shifts automatically create calendar events and implemented a verification process to check Event IDs before appending new shifts. This prevents duplicate entries by ensuring shifts are added only once, maintaining calendar integrity. This improvement streamlined synchronization between shifts and Google Calendar, ensuring consistent data across both platforms.
To enhance usability, I improved the shift swimlane UI that displays weekly assignments for each employee. I ensured shifts were properly aligned with correct employees, displaying relevant details such as dates, times, and statuses. Additionally, I implemented dynamic updates based on real-time data retrieval, ensuring any changes to shifts—additions, deletions, or modifications—instantly reflected in the UI. This provides a more intuitive and accurate view of the shift schedule, improving user experience for both managers and employees.
While working on the assignment process, I identified and addressed issues with incorrect time formatting and missing shift details. These problems had led to shifts being saved with incorrect start/end times or incomplete information. I refined how the system handles time formatting, ensuring shifts are stored with accurate and consistent time values. I also implemented better error handling to prevent missing or incomplete shift details from being saved. Thorough testing verified that all shift data—employee names, dates, times, and statuses—was properly recorded and could be retrieved accurately when needed.