Today board

Who this is for: Duty lead, Admin, Tenant owner
What you'll achieve: Build a day from your template, review gaps, and publish to notify staff

Requires role

rota.publish to build and publish

Before you begin

• Initial setup template exists with zone windows and lead assignments
• Staff directory is populated

What Today is for

Today is the operational hub. Build the day from your template and absences, then publish to notify staff. The board refreshes via server-sent events when the live revision changes.

Choose the date

1. Open Today.
2. Use the week picker and day strip (Mon–Fri) to select a date.
3. Note each day’s status: Draft or Live.

Build a day

1. Select Build day (or Build Mon–Fri for the whole week).
2. Wait for materialise + cover engine to finish.
3. Review the slot board: zone, time window, assignments, compliance.

Filters

Use Zone and Status filters to focus on problems. Filters are stored in the URL (?date=&zone=&status=).

Compliance statuses

Status	Meaning
OK	Requirements met
At risk	Close to failing a rule
Gap	Hard unfilled requirement
Last resort	Last-resort person/grade used

Open slot explanations/notes when you need to understand why someone was chosen.

Publish

1. Select Publish (or Publish week / open the publish wizard).
2. Review gaps in the wizard steps.
3. Confirm publish — this locks the day and notifies staff per your notification rules.

Explicit confirm

The engine proposes; it never auto-publishes. A duty lead or admin must confirm.

Same-day changes

After someone records an absence, return to Today, review the new draft proposal, then publish again.

What happens next

• Recording absences
• Timetable views
• Exports

Troubleshooting

Problem	What to try
Empty board after build	Check template slots and assignments in Setup
Cannot publish	Need rota.publish (duty lead / admin / owner)
Board not updating	Wait for SSE refresh (~15s) or reload the page