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alias: user-guide-edit-shift-definition
description: "This documentation outlines the process for modifying existing shift definitions within the system"
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# Edit Shift Definition

:lock: ShiftDefinition.**Edit**

## Overview

This operation is used to Edit a **Shift Definition**.  

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* The **Shift Definition** exists in the system.

## Sequence of Steps

The Edit Shift Definition wizard can be called from the **Shift Definition** page within the Business Data Group.

### Step 1: General Data

All non-system properties can be changed in this wizard.

The *Name* of the **Shift Definition** cannot be altered.

![edit_shift_definition][edit_shift_definition]

[edit_shift_definition]: images/edit_shift_definition.png