Just getting started? Welcome aboard. Here’s how to build your first roster in Droppah without breaking a sweat. Three* steps. Zero stress. Let’s go.
🧑🤝🧑 1. Add Your People
Head to the Calendar screen and start adding your crew (or Quick Add from the People section). Names are all you need to kick things off, but chuck in their email addresses too if you want them to get their rosters (kind of important).
💡 Tip: You can head to the People tab later to add the juicy stuff and really get Droppah humming.
🚨 Cheat Code for Later: Quick Add a few people for now. But if you’re using Xero Payroll (Australia) or PayHero (New Zealand), you can load all your employees in one go when you’re ready. Magic.
🛠️ 2. Assign Them to Work Groups
Work Groups = what your people actually do. Think: barista, front of house, chef, back of house - whatever makes your biz tick.
Add each person to all the groups they could work in, not just their main gig. That way, you’ve got max flexibility when it’s time to roster like a boss.
⏰ 3. Set Up Your Shifts
Now it’s time to map out the usual start and finish times your team works. These are your Shift templates - your go-to time blocks.
No need to go full spreadsheet wizard here. Just pop in your regulars. You can tweak them on the fly later when you’re building the roster.
🃏 *Bonus Step: We Did Say 3 Steps, But…
Think of this one as the victory lap - it's the fun part.
✨ 4. Build and Publish Your Roster
Head to the Roster tab in the Calendar, pick the week you want to build, and start slotting in shifts.
Happy with how it looks? Hit Publish to send it out into the world. Staff get notified via email (or the mobile app if you invite them in). Boom, done.
📄 Old-school? You can download a PDF version too.
🎮 Want more? Level Up Your Roster Game
Crushed your first roster? High five! Now it’s time to unlock Droppah’s superpowers:
Clock in, clock out, breathe easy.
Capture accurate timesheets down to the minute by using Droppah’s built-in time tracking. Lock Droppah to Clock In mode and run it on a shared onsite device - like a tablet at the front or back of house. Staff simply tap in and out as they start and finish their shifts.
Plug in your tools.
Connect Droppah to POS and Payroll to sync everything from sales to pay runs. Less admin, more time for the good stuff.
Add pay rates and overtime rules to budget like a boss.
Pop in pay rates and overtime rules so Droppah can show you the cost of your roster before you publish it. Smart planning = more dollars where they count.
Template it and forget it.
Set up your roster as a template and let Droppah auto-magically build your next one. Future you will be very impressed.
Need a hand? Got questions? Want to know what that one button does?
We’re here for it - reach out to support any time.
