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Tasks to get started with Planday
Tasks to get started with Planday

Follow these steps with links to short videos and articles to configure your Planday organisation.

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Written by Saad Saeed
Updated over a week ago

🎯 For admins new to Planday.

All steps need to be completed in the specified order for a successful setup.

Welcome to Planday from Xero!

We’ve put together a checklist that’s a must-read to set up your Planday organisation.


Essential set-up tasks

Follow these steps with the links to short videos and articles to configure your Planday organisation for success.

1. Create or edit existing Departments in Planday ▶️ Watch a video or 📄 Learn more.

2. Create Employee groups in Planday ▶️ Watch a video or 📄 Learn more.

3. Add employees Ensure that all relevant personal info is added, including correct pay rates ▶️ Watch a video or 📄 Learn more.

4. Create your first schedule ▶️ Watch a video or 📄 Learn more.


Next step:

Once you've completed the key steps, you can proceed to set up other important features.


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