# Examples of adherence thresholds for agent shifts in Amazon Connect
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Assume a shift that starts at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM with a 30-minute break and a 1-hour lunch. This arrangement is shown in the following image of the shift profile.

![\[A shift that starts at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM with a 30-minute break and a 1-hour lunch.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/adminguide/images/adherence-fig1.png)


Also assume that the activities are set up as shown in the following Activity setup table. 


**Activity setup**  

|  | START (Min) | END (Min) |  | EARLY | LATE | EARLY | LATE | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Work | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 
| Break | - | 5 | 5 | - | 
| Lunch | - | 10 | 10 | - | 

Use Case 1: Agent Group 1 has been set up to use the shift profile shown in the previous image, with no overrides. As a result, agents assigned to Agent Group 1 will have the following tolerances for schedule adherence. 


**Agent Group 1, Adherence thresholds with NO shift overrides**  

|  | START | END |  | EARLY | AT | LATE | EARLY | AT | LATE | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Work | 8:55 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:07 AM | 9:50 AM | 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | 
| Break | - | 10:00 AM | 10:05 AM | 10:25 AM | 10:30 AM | - | 
| Work | 10:25 AM | 10:30 AM | 10:37 AM | 11:50 AM | 12:00 PM | 12:15 PM | 
| Lunch | - | 12:00 PM | 12:10 PM | 12:50 PM | 1:00 PM | - | 
| Work | 12:55 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:07 PM | 4:50 PM | 5:00 PM | 5:15 PM | 

Use Case 2: Agent Group 2 has been setup to use the shift profile in the previous image, and the administrator has setup a shift profile override as shown in the following table.


**Agent Group 2, Shift profile is overridden**  

|  | START (Min) | END (Min) |  | EARLY | LATE | EARLY | LATE | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Shift | 10 | 7 | - | 10 | 

As a result of these overrides, agents assigned to Agent Group 2 will have the following tolerances for schedule adherence. 


**Agent Group 2, Adherence thresholds with shift overrides**  

|  | START | END |  | EARLY | AT | LATE | EARLY | AT | LATE | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Shift | 8:50 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:07 AM | - | 5:00 PM | 5:10 PM | 
| Work | 8:50 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:07 AM | 9:50 AM | 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | 
| Break | - | 10:00 AM | 10:05 AM | 10:25 AM | 10:30 AM | - | 
| Work | 10:25 AM | 10:30 AM | 10:37 AM | 11:50 AM | 12:00 PM | 12:15 PM | 
| Lunch | - | 12:00 PM | 12:10 PM | 12:50 PM | 1:00 PM | - | 
| Work | 12:50 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:07 PM | 4:50 PM | 5:00 PM | 5:10 PM | 

The bold cells are changed due to the override. The cells are overridden because:
+ **Shift start:** Originally set to start at 9:00 AM, however, it can start 10 minutes early or 7 minutes late. As a result, for Agent Group 2, the shift can start at:
  + 8:50 AM (10 minutes early)
  + 9:07 AM (7 minutes late)
  + 9:00 AM (set time)
+ **Shift end:** Originally set to end at 5:00 PM, however, due to the override setup, it still needs to end at 5:00 PM or it could end 10 minutes later. As a result, for Agent Group 2, the shift needs to end at:
  + 5:00 PM (as set in the original shift profile)
  + 5:10 PM (10 minutes late)
+ The first and the last activities within the shift are impacted due to the shift profile override in place. This impact is as follows:
  + **First Activity: Work.** The Work adherence tolerance is overridden by the shift profile override. As a result:
    + Start time: Can start early at 8:50 AM or start late at 9:07 AM
    + End time: Can use the override at the Agent Group 2 level and end at 5:00 PM or at 5:10 PM
  + **Last Activity: Work.** The Work adherence tolerance is overridden by the shift profile override. As a result:
    + Start time: Can start early at 12:50 PM or start late at 1:07 PM
    + End time: Can end 10 mins early at 4:50 PM or end late at 5:10 PM