How to keep your shift history when your rotation changes

Add the new pattern from a date

When your rotation changes, don't edit the old pattern. Add a new pattern that starts on the date of the change. Dates before it keep following the old pattern, dates after it follow the new one, and your past work days and night counts stay as they were.

• Find the date your new roster starts
• Add a new pattern starting on that date
• Choose the day you work the first block of the new pattern
• Flip back to earlier months and check your old shifts are unchanged

Swaps, overtime and leave: change a single day

When you swap a shift with a coworker, pick up overtime or take leave, change just that date instead of the pattern. The pattern stays the same and only that one day is overwritten, so the next cycle carries on as normal.

Save a backup file before changing phones

If your shift app stores everything on your phone with no account, the safest move before switching devices is to save a backup file. Keep it somewhere your new phone can open, such as a cloud drive or email, then install the app on the new phone and restore it. Restoring can replace what's on the device, so double-check you're picking the right file.

How Rotaday handles it

In Rotaday, when your rotation changes you add a new pattern from that date, and everything before it stays exactly as it was. Swap a shift, add overtime or leave for a single day in two taps, and keep a note on any date. Monthly stats count your work days, nights and days off, with a running total for the year.

There's no account or sign-up — your roster is stored on your device — and you can save a backup file and restore it on a new phone whenever you want.