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# Attendance group FAQ
> Answers to common questions about attendance group configuration, including how to set up a shift-based attendance group, add shifts, and schedule shifts, helping Admins quickly create and maintain attendance groups.
When employees in the same attendance group have different working hours, choose **shift-based attendance** to customize their shifts.
## Steps
As an Admin, open DingTalk on desktop > Workbench > Attendance > Attendance Group Management > Add Attendance Group.
Click Attendance Time Settings > Shift-based (clock in and out by shift).
Fill in the basic information for the attendance group and select the applicable shifts. Configure the remaining options according to the on-page instructions, and click Save when done.
The shift owner can **delete** or **modify** their own shift. By default, the **shift creator** can invite other Admins to co-manage the shift.
As an Admin, open **DingTalk on desktop > Workbench > Attendance > Shift Management > Add Shift**, and create shifts for shift-based attendance based on your company's needs.
Admins, attendance group owners, and scheduling owners can schedule shifts for attendance users. DingTalk currently supports the following scheduling methods: **daily scheduling, cycle-based scheduling, and Excel bulk scheduling**.
## Daily scheduling
1. As an Admin, open **DingTalk on desktop > Workbench > Attendance > Scheduling Management > the corresponding attendance group** to schedule shifts. On the schedule Table, click the **attendance date** for the **attendance user** and select a shift.
1. Click a specific date to assign the same shift to **all users** in the attendance group with **one click**.
## Cycle-based scheduling
1. If no scheduling cycle has been set, add one by following these steps: **Scheduling Management > Scheduling Cycle Settings > Add Scheduling Cycle**. You will then be redirected to the setup page.
2. Once a cycle is set, click the employee's name and select **cycle-based scheduling** to **schedule an entire month's shifts in one go**.
## Excel bulk scheduling
Click **Excel Bulk Scheduling > Download Schedule Table >** schedule shifts for employees in the downloaded schedule Table **>** then **import the schedule Table** and click **Save**.
**Note:**
Be sure to **add attendance shifts in advance** before downloading the schedule Table. Otherwise, the downloaded Excel file will not include any shifts.