Parent Auction Item Field Descriptions

Item General Pane

For additional information pertaining to the various levels found in the Auction tree see Auction Item Tree Overview and Auction Item Tree Terminology.

Field Name	Field Description
Name	The name of the item. The Auction Item’s text should reflect something that bidders understand, but the text does not trigger any functional relationship with anything in the application.
Name - Formula ID	Displays all of Auction Type Formula IDs configured in Setup > General > Formula ID. Select a Formula ID to replace the name using the desired Formula ID format.
Description	The detailed description of the auction item. The text entered here will display inside the auction item’s details section. Up to 254 characters may be entered.
Description - Formula ID	Displays all of the Auction Type Formula IDs configured in Setup > General > Formula ID. Select a Formula ID to replace the default description using the desired Formula ID format.
Visible	Determines whether or not the corresponding Auction item will be visible. Choices are: Is Visible Not Visible Conditional
	Note: Even in the Manage view, items that are configured to be non-visible (by condition, for the viewing person) are not shown. In the Advanced view there is no person and no applicable way to reliably evaluate a condition.
Visible - Conditional	Assigns dynamic conditions to control the visibility of the corresponding Auction item. Controls who can see the Auction item. Note: This field refers to the effective date of the Auction item relative to the bidder’s qualifications when determining visibility.
	For example, these are some of the most common dynamic conditions used: SHIFTWORKING - used at the child level to show auction items to bidders when their shift is working. PERSONSHIFTWORKING - used at the child level to show only the auction items that correspond to the bidder’s shift assignment; this will disable biddable dates if the bidder has planned time-off, like Kelly Days, Special Days, or Cycle Days off. Used with Shift Masks only PERSONSHIFTWORKING - used at the parent level to display the auction items if the PERSONHASJOBTITLE - used at the parent level to show positions that match the bidder’s job title. PERSONHASSPECIALTY - used at the child level to show positions to the bidder if they meet the position’s specialty requirement.
Biddable	Determines whether the corresponding Auction item will accept bids. Sometimes, items are not biddable but visible for informational purposes. Is Biddable - this means the auction item can accepts bids. Is not Biddable - this means the auction item will not accept bids. Conditional - this means the bidder must meet the applicable condition in order to place the bid.
Biddable - Conditional	Used to assign a dynamic condition to the corresponding Auction item. For example, a bidder can only bid on the auction item if they are qualified or can bid in round 3.
	For example, an Auction Item, such as a date like December 25th is non-biddable until round 3 or Turn 3. Use Dynamic Condition: AUCTIONTURN (ex: AUCTIONTURN=3 or AUCTIONTURN>=3)
Dynamic (Auction Qty)	Determines how many people within a group can win the Auction Item.
	For example, only 1 Captain and 2 Paramedics can win December 25th. If the ‘Static Max’ for December 25th is set to 7, only one Captain and two Paramedics may win December 25th; but not reserved or guaranteed because it all depends ‘where’ these bidders rank on the bidders list. If the Static Max is blank, then Dynamic Numbers determine how many people can win, so using the same example one Captain and two Paramedics may win December 25th but not more than.
	Note: Only the time-off work codes processed within the Auction module contribute to an Bidding Quantities maximum. The same time-off codes already on the Roster through some other method do not contribute towards the total Bidding Quantities count.
Static Maximum	A Static Maximum is a quantity that does not change. Assigning a Static Maximum to an Auction Item caps the Auction Items to the static value defined.
	For example, only 7 people can bid on December 25th and not more than. Without a Dynamic/Bidding Quantities set, any configuration of job titles or skill sets can take Christmas off - the ‘win’ depends on where a person falls in the Bidder’s List.
	IMPORTANT:Zero (0) is the null setting for a Static Maximum. A value of zero means the Auction item will not be limited by the static maximum value; all quantity will be determined by a Dynamic Quantity, should one be assigned.
	Note: It is possible for the Auction Item to have a working quantity less than its assigned static value by using a Dynamic Quantity in conjunction with a Static Maximum.
Qualifications	The defined set of specific information (e.g., Shift, Unit, Rank) used by the Rules for determining qualified winners for the Auction Items.
Award Type	Specifies a general category for the Auction Item and determines what type of Award Process will be used when the item is awarded. Choices are: No Award Position Roster Work Code
	Note: The No Award type is typically used within a Parent auction item when the Parent is biddable and the children (Dates) are the actual award. In this case, the Parent is set to No Award and the Children are set to Work Code. This function may be used for time-off auctions when the users must bid on a block of days (the Parent); the actuals days within the block are the Children and what is awarded.
	Configuration Note:When No Award is configured in Setup, the Award menu item and the Award button will be disabled in the Manage Bidding area. If a mix of Award and No Award items are selected, the Award menu item and Award button will enable, but clicking on those items will only award items without the No Award status. Items with a No Award Status will be omitted from the process
External ID	Enter a Unique ID to identify this auction item. An Auction item's External ID is used for importing Auction items through the gateway.
Hide children (children use parent Qty) (Parent Item Properties)	This setting applies to parent Auction Items only. When configured results in the following effects: All child items will be hidden in the Auction interface view. The parent item will appear as the winnable leaf item in all Auction interface views. When resolved, the parent item will mimic being won. Rules decides which child item will actually be won (based on the properties of each child as well as that of the bidder).
Enforce consecutive bidding (Parent Item Properties)	This setting applies to parent Auction Items only and used to enforce bidders to bid on items in consecutive order.
Max child bids (Parent Item Properties)	This setting applies to parent Auction Items only and used to control the maximum number of ‘child’ items available for the corresponding Auction item(s).
Min child bids (Parent Item Properties)	This setting applies to parent Auction Items only and used to control the minimum number of ‘child’ items available for the corresponding Auction item(s).
Default bid	The default bid is the value that will be considered a staff members bid when that staff members bid has not been set. Default bids (unset bids) can only be created by auction managers. Changing the Default Bid for an Auction Item will dynamically change all bid records, for that Auction Item, having unset bid values.

Properties Pane

Field Name	Field Description
Dynamic (Auction Qty)	Determines how many people within a group can win the Auction Item.
	For example, only 1 Captain and 2 Paramedics can win December 25th. If the ‘Static Max’ for December 25th is set to 7, only one Captain and two Paramedics may win December 25th; but not reserved or guaranteed because it all depends ‘where’ these bidders rank on the bidders list. If the Static Max is blank, then Dynamic Numbers determine how many people can win, so using the same example one Captain and two Paramedics may win December 25th but not more than.
	Note: Only the time-off work codes processed within the Auction module contribute to an Bidding Quantities maximum. The same time-off codes already on the Roster through some other method do not contribute towards the total Bidding Quantities count.
Static (Max Qty)	Caps the number of people that can win the corresponding Auction Item.
	For example, only 7 people can bid on December 25th and not more than. Without a Dynamic/Bidding Quantities set, any configuration of job titles or skill sets can take Christmas off - the ‘win’ depends on where a person falls in the Bidder’s List.
Award Type	Specifies a general category for the Auction Item and determines what type of Award Process will be used when the item is awarded.
Qualifications	The defined set of specific information (e.g., Shift, Unit, Rank) used by the Rules for determining qualified winners for the Auction Items. SEE T2 HELP
Default bid	The default bid is the value that will be considered a staff members bid when that staff members bid has not been set. Default bids (unset bids) can only be created by auction managers. Changing the Default Bid for an Auction Item will dynamically change all bid records, for that Auction Item, having unset bid values.
External ID	Enter a Unique ID to identify this auction item. An Auction item's External ID is used for importing Auction items through the gateway.

Parent Properties Pane

These options enable when the parent item is selected.

Field Name	Field Description
Hide children (children use parent Qty)	This setting applies to parent Auction Items only. When configured results in the following effects: All child items will be hidden in the Auction interface view. The parent item will appear as the winnable leaf item in all Auction interface views. When resolved, the parent item will mimic being won. Rules decides which child item will actually be won (based on the properties of each child as well as that of the bidder).
Enforce consecutive bidding (Parent Item Properties)	This setting applies to parent Auction Items only and used to enforce bidders to bid on items in consecutive order. See About Consecutive Bidding topic for more information.
Max child bids (Parent Item Properties)	This setting applies to parent Auction Items only and used to control the maximum number of ‘child’ items available for the corresponding Auction item(s).
Min child bids (Parent Item Properties)	This setting applies to parent Auction Items only and used to control the minimum number of ‘child’ items available for the corresponding Auction item(s).