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title: Create Shift Templates
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description: Use shift templates to help manage your team’s schedule. Store the details of commonly used shifts such as the duration, start time, and job profile.
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# Create Shift Templates

Use shift templates to help manage your team’s schedule. Store the details of commonly used shifts such as the duration, start time, and job profile.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">The Field Service core features, managed package, and mobile app are available in <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d110674e72 ">To view, create, and update shift templates</td>

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              <p>View, create, and edit on Shift Templates, </p>
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                Job Profiles, Service Territories</p>
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1. From the App Launcher, click **Shift Templates**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter a name and description for the template.
4. Enter the start time and duration.
5. Optionally, select a job profile.
6. **Save** the template.
    
    ![New shift template screen](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/support_field_service/images/shift_template_new.png)

#### See Also

- [Create Shift Patterns](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.fs_shift_patterns_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Create shift patterns that store commonly used sets of shifts. Your team can use the New from Pattern action to quickly create shifts from templates.")