# Recurring Shifts Ending Soon Notification

Source: https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/notifications/recurring-shifts-ending-soon-notification

> Get reminded when a recurring shift is nearing its end so you can set up future supports without a gap.

Scheduling add-on - This feature requires the Scheduling add-on, which is available on Astalty Premium. See How to enable Scheduling.

## Overview

The [Recurring Shifts Ending Soon](https://app.astalty.com.au/notifications/shift-recurrence-end) notification alerts you before a recurring shift, support or group support ends. Use the reminder to confirm whether supports should continue and arrange the next schedule before the current one finishes. It does not extend the recurrence for you.

Only Admins can manage these notifications. This can't be changed per user.

## Setting Up the Notification

1. Go to **Notifications** from the left-hand menu.
2. Scroll to the **Scheduling** section.
3. Select [Recurring Shifts Ending Soon](https://app.astalty.com.au/notifications/shift-recurrence-end).

![The Notifications page with Notifications highlighted in the main menu, marked 1, and the Recurring Shifts Ending Soon row highlighted under the Scheduling heading, marked 2.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/recurring-shifts-ending-soon-notification-2.png)

4. Click **Create Notification**.
5. Under **Notification timeframe**, set the **Period** (1 to 365) and choose a **Period unit** of Days or Weeks. This is how far ahead of the recurrence end date the alert is sent. A new notification starts at 1 week.
6. Choose the **recipients**. **Primary Coordinator** and **Service Coordinator** notify the coordinators of the Participants on the support or group support; they don't apply to a shift with no Participant. You can also add **User Groups** (the **Support Worker** and **All Users** groups aren't offered) or individual **Users**. At least one recipient is required.
7. Select the **notification method**: **Within Astalty**, **Email**, or both. Both are ticked on a new notification.
8. Click **Add Notification** to save.

![The Create Recurring Shifts Ending Soon Notification form, numbered 1 to 6: Period 1 and Period unit Weeks, Notification recipients with Primary Coordinator ticked, the Manager User Group, the user Tom Whitfield, Notification methods with Within Astalty and Email ticked, and the Add Notification button.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/shifts-ending-soon-notification-1.png)

Astalty checks once a day, at about 9am Brisbane time, and alerts once for each recurrence whose end date is exactly the set period away. A recurrence with no end date never triggers it, and supports for archived Participants are skipped.

The alert is titled **Recurring Shift Ending Soon**, **Recurring Support Ending Soon** or **Recurring Group Support Ending Soon**, and names the Participant, group support or worker along with the end date. The email has an **Update Roster** button. There is no custom email content for this notification.

The list shows each notification's timing under **When**, its **Delivery** methods and its **Recipients**. Click a row to edit it, or use its actions menu to **Edit**, **Clone** or **Delete** it.

## Extending Recurring Supports

You can extend recurring supports by cloning the existing support. See [Recurring Shifts](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/scheduling/recurring-shifts) for how to do this.