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How to Schedule Guards in Arcova

Create repeatable coverage, enforce assignment checks, and keep time records ready for payroll and billing workflows.

Last updated February 2026

This guide includes

Product steps, setup guidance, and a final check

You will work in

Scheduling

Prepare

Before you start

Check your access

Make sure you can open the Scheduling area and edit the records used in this guide. If an action is missing, ask an account administrator to review your role.

In the product

Do this in Arcova

  1. 1

    Open the schedule

    Go to Scheduling, then open Command Center.

  2. 2

    Create the coverage

    Select Create Shift for one shift or Bulk Create for several. Choose the client site, post, date, start time, and end time, then save the draft.

  3. 3

    Assign an officer

    Open the draft shift, select Assign Guard, review the eligible officers, and confirm the assignment.

  4. 4

    Publish the shift

    Review any conflict or qualification warning, then select Publish. Use Publish All when you are working with a reviewed group of drafts.

  5. 5

    Confirm the result

    Return to Command Center and make sure the shift is no longer shown as draft or unfilled.

Recommended setup

Define sites, posts, and required staffing

  1. 1

    Set site and post context before creating shifts.

  2. 2

    Attach role and qualification requirements to avoid invalid assignments.

  3. 3

    Confirm timezone and recurrence settings for each coverage block.

Recommended setup

Publish shifts and assign officers

  1. 1

    Create one-time or recurring shifts for active sites.

  2. 2

    Assign qualified officers or open shifts for claim workflows.

  3. 3

    Resolve conflicts and overtime risk before finalizing assignments.

Recommended setup

Monitor execution and approve worked time

  1. 1

    Track late starts and call-offs during active coverage windows.

  2. 2

    Approve time entries so records are ready for payroll and billing.

  3. 3

    Review exception trends weekly to reduce recurring scheduling friction.

Final check

You are done when

The required shifts are published, every filled shift has an eligible officer, and any remaining open coverage is clearly visible.

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