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Appendix M

OPAS Parameters

Slate Book, the 2016 NATCA/FAA agreement · pages 312–316 of the signed PDF

Bidding

•Maximum Number of Prime Time Weeks

•Maximum Bids per Employee per Round

•Automatic Bidding Notify Window Buffer

•Warning Prior to Bid Window Close

•Allow Changes to Sort During Bidding

•Default Leave Type

•Staffing Factor for Supply versus Demand Calculation

•Bidding Total

oLeave Balance + Amount to Be Accrued (current year)

oLeave Requested

oLeave Approved

oLeave Amount to Be Accrued (next year)

Shift & Schedule Parameters

•Shift Category Based on Start Time

•Shift Category Based on the Majority of Hours

Shift Definition Parameters

•Minimum Shift Duration

•Maximum Shift Duration

•Maximum Flex Time

•Standard Shift Duration

Scheduling Parameters

•Default Schedule Length

•Extra Days Surrounding Selected Schedule

•Schedule Should be Published Before

•Enable Email Notifications

•Auto-Create Return to Shift Requests for Moved Employees

Shift Category Parameters

•Day (D) Category Start Time

•Day (D) Category End Time

•Day (D) Category - Developmentals Allowed to Provide Coverage

•Evening (E) Category Start Time

•Evening (E) Category End Time

•Evening (E) Category - Developmentals Allowed to Provide Coverage

•Midnight (M) Category Start Time

•Midnight (M) Category End Time

•Midnight (M) Category - Developmentals Allowed to Provide Coverage

Assignment Rules

•Maximum Consecutive Midnights

•Minimum Days Off in One Week Period

•Maximum Days Off in One Week Period

•Non Overtime Working Hours per Week

•Briefing Period Day of Work Pattern

•Briefing Period Start Time

•Briefing Period Duration

Statistical Counters

•Overtime Counters Reset By

•Overtime Counters Reset Date

•Shift Counters Reset By

•Shift Counters Reset Date

•Move Counters Reset By

•Move Counters Reset Date

•Training Counters Reset By

•Training Counters Reset Date

Request

Request Type Sorting

•Leave Weight

•Leave Sort By

•Shift Change Weight

•Shift Change Sort By

•Shift Swap Weight

•Shift Swap Sort By

•RDO Swap Weight

•RDO Swap Sort By

•Other Duties Weight

•Other Duties Sort By

•Multi Action Weight

•Multi Action Sort By

•Cancellation Weight

•Cancellation Sort By

•RDO Change Weight

•RDO Change Sort By

Request Restriction

•Maximum Number Employee Requests (per Day)

•Maximum Active Employee Requests (Total)

•Allow Partial Leave in Unpublished Schedule

Default Request Type

•Holiday Excused Absence

Request Approve/Deny

•Required Authorization Level

Request Time Limits

•Leave

oStart of Next Leave Year

oSpecified Number of Days

oDecision Timeframe

▪Scheduled

▪Current

•Shift Change

oStart of Next Leave Year

oSpecified Number of Days

oDecision Timeframe

•Shift Swap

oStart of Next Leave Year

oSpecified Number of Days

oDecision Timeframe

•RDO Swap

oStart of Next Leave Year

oSpecified Number of Days

oDecision Timeframe

•Other Duties

oStart of Next Leave Year

oSpecified Number of Days

oDecision Timeframe

•Multiple Action

oStart of Next Leave Year

oSpecified Number of Days

oDecision Timeframe

•RDO Change

oStart of Next Leave Year

oSpecified Number of Days

oDecision Timeframe

Overtime

Scheduling Parameters

•Overtime Not Normally Canceled Within

•Holdover Overtime Min Duration

•Full Shift Overtime Min Duration

Call List Sort Criteria

•Historical OT Hours Weight

•Include Historical OT Hours

•Unpublished OT Hours Weight

•Include Unpublished OT Hours

•Published OT Hours Weight

•Include Published OT Hours

•Offered but not Assigned OT Hours Weight

•Include Offered but not Assigned OT Hours

•Full Shift Overtime Sort Includes

•Holdover Sort Includes

Full Shift Overtime / Holdover Overtime Call List Response

•Voicemail will Increase Offered Hours

•No Answer will Increase Offered Hours

•Excused will Increase Offered Hours

•Declined will Increase Offered Hours

Canceling Overtime

•Receive OT Count Increases

•Give OT Count Decreases

•User Cancels OT Decreases Count (Leave Request)

Role Setup

•Role

•Can Earn Comp Time

•Can Earn Credit Time

Overtime Reasons

•Code

•Reason

•Overtime Code

Word for word from the signed 2016 agreement, with only the layout adapted for the web. The signed PDF is the official text. 123ATC is independent of NATCA and the FAA.