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# Publish a Shift

**Page type:** Task Guide\
**Status:** Draft\
**Owner:** Compassly Documentation Team\
**Last verified:** 2026-07-08\
**Audience:** Super Admin, Admin, Supervisor, Clinician, Basic

## What This Section Covers

This material covers how to publish a shift so it becomes visible to the assigned team member, and how to unpublish one if it needs to come back off the schedule.

## Before You Start

* You must have permission "Manage shifts and notes".
* A shift needs a Service assigned before it can be published — a **Template**-status shift has to be promoted to **Unpublished** first. See [Edit Shift Details](/compassly-docs/core-modules/shifts/shift-management/edit-shift.md).
* Only a shift in **Published (Note Unsigned)** status can be unpublished. A signed shift has to be unlocked first — see [Unlock and Edit a Signed Progress Note](/compassly-docs/core-modules/shifts/shift-management/unlock-signed-progress-note.md).

## Where To Start

1. Sign in to Compassly.
2. In the left navigation menu, select ***Shifts***.
3. In the left navigation menu, select ***Shift Management*** from the dropdown menu under ***Shifts***.
4. Click the shift you want to publish or unpublish.

## Available Actions

1. **Publish a Template or Unpublished shift.**
   * Click ***Publish***. The shift moves to **Published (Note Unsigned)** status and becomes visible to the assigned team member. If you'd rather sign the Progress Note at the same time, click ***Sign & Publish*** instead.
2. **Unpublish a shift.**
   * On a shift in **Published (Note Unsigned)** status, click ***Unpublish*** and confirm. The shift returns to **Unpublished** status — its Progress Note content is kept, nothing is lost, but the shift is no longer visible to the assigned team member.

## Role Differences

* ***Super Admin / Admin / Supervisor:*** Can publish or unpublish any shift they have access to.
* ***Clinician / Basic:*** Can publish or unpublish shifts assigned to themselves.

## Summary Of Section

**Upon reviewing this material, you should be able to:**

* Publish a shift so it's visible on the schedule
* Unpublish a shift without losing its Progress Note content

## Related Guides

* [Edit Shift Details](/compassly-docs/core-modules/shifts/shift-management/edit-shift.md)
* [Add and Sign a Progress Note to Your Shift](/compassly-docs/core-modules/shifts/shift-management/add-and-sign-progress-note.md)
* [Manage Shifts in Bulk](/compassly-docs/core-modules/shifts/shift-management/manage-shifts-in-batch.md)
* [Understand Shift Statuses](/compassly-docs/core-modules/shifts/shift-management/understand-shift-statuses.md)


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