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1. Overview

If your organization follows an alternating single/double day off (alternating week schedule) attendance pattern—working six days one week and five days the next in a rotating cycle—configure it as described below to manage attendance flexibly.

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2. Use cases

  • Organizations that follow an alternating single/double day off (alternating week schedule) attendance pattern.
  • Other attendance scenarios that follow a regular date pattern.

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3. Steps

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Fixed shift attendance

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Method 1: Set special dates

  • Mobile: Open Mobile DingTalk > Workbench > Attendance > Settings > enter the Fixed shift attendance attendance group > Attendance hours > Special dates > add Mandatory clock-in dates / No clock-in dates required.
Special clock-in dates settings on mobile

Setting special clock-in dates on mobile

  • Desktop: Open Desktop DingTalk > Workbench > Attendance > Attendance group management > select the target attendance group > Edit > Attendance hours settings > Special dates > add Mandatory clock-in dates / No clock-in dates required.
Special clock-in dates settings on desktop

Setting special clock-in dates on desktop

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Method 2: Enable biweekly cycle

Notes:The biweekly cycle requires the DingTalk Attendance Enterprise plan.
  • Mobile: Open Mobile DingTalk > Workbench > Attendance > Settings > enter the fixed shift attendance group > Attendance hours > turn on Biweekly cycle.
Biweekly cycle toggle on mobile

Enabling the biweekly cycle on mobile

  • Desktop: Open Desktop DingTalk > Workbench > Attendance > Attendance group management > select the target attendance group > Edit > Attendance hours settings > turn on Biweekly cycle.
Biweekly cycle toggle on desktop

Enabling the biweekly cycle on desktop

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2. Shift-based attendance

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Method 1: Set a scheduling cycle

Notes:Add a new scheduling cycle, set Days per cycle to 14, and configure the shifts for the two weeks as needed (for example, work on days 1–5, rest on days 6 and 7, work on days 8–13, and rest on day 14). After clicking Confirm, open the scheduling table, click the scheduling start date of the target employee, select Schedule by cycle, and choose the cycle. This applies the alternating single/double day off (alternating week schedule) schedule from that date through the last day of the current month.
  • Mobile: Open Mobile DingTalk > Workbench > Attendance > Settings > enter the shift-based attendance group > Scheduling > Scheduling settings > Scheduling cycle.
Scheduling cycle settings on mobile

Setting a scheduling cycle on mobile

  • Desktop: Open Desktop DingTalk > Workbench > Attendance > Attendance group management > select the Shift-based attendance group > Edit > Attendance hours settings > Add scheduling cycle.
Scheduling cycle settings on desktop

Setting a scheduling cycle on desktop

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Method 2: Import a scheduling table

Notes:
  1. You can schedule employees manually in batches. For details on configuring a shift-based attendance group, refer to Admin sets up a shift-based attendance group.
  2. Add attendance shifts first, so the downloaded Excel file includes the corresponding shift options.
  • Desktop: Open Desktop DingTalk > Workbench > Attendance > Scheduling management > click the target attendance group Edit scheduling > Batch schedule via Excel > Download scheduling table > Edit the downloaded scheduling table to schedule employees > Import scheduling table, and save.
Download and import scheduling table on desktop

Downloading and importing a scheduling table on desktop

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4. FAQ

Mandatory clock-in dates cannot be set in batches and must be added one day at a time. No clock-in dates required can be set in batches only on desktop, where you can add them by selecting a date range.
Yes. Special dates can be set retroactively.
Deleting special dates within 180 days after they are set will affect attendance data. Deleting them after 180 days will not affect attendance data.