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title: How to Use Roster Filters
description: Timecloud's Roster Filters help you focus on just the employees, departments, or shifts you need — especially useful for larger teams.
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# How to Use Roster Filters

## Filters help you focus on just the employees, departments, or shifts you need — especially useful for larger teams.

#### **Employee View Filters**

1. Click the **Departments** dropdown to show only employees in selected departments.
   
   ![Image 16-04-2026 at 11.04 AM](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2016-04-2026%20at%2011.04%20AM.jpeg?width=572&height=310&name=Image%2016-04-2026%20at%2011.04%20AM.jpeg)
2. Click the **Employees** dropdown to filter to specific people.
   
   ![Image 16-04-2026 at 11.05 AM](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2016-04-2026%20at%2011.05%20AM.jpeg?width=572&height=310&name=Image%2016-04-2026%20at%2011.05%20AM.jpeg)
3. Use the **Sort** option to order rows by first name or last name (ascending or descending).
   
   ![Image 16-04-2026 at 11.06 AM](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2016-04-2026%20at%2011.06%20AM.jpeg?width=572&height=310&name=Image%2016-04-2026%20at%2011.06%20AM.jpeg)

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#### **Shift View Filters**

1. Click the **Departments** dropdown to scope which departments appear.
   
   ![Image 10-06-2026 at 4.05 PM](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2010-06-2026%20at%204.05%20PM.jpeg?width=572&height=307&name=Image%2010-06-2026%20at%204.05%20PM.jpeg)
2. Click the **Shifts** dropdown to show only specific shift templates.  
   ![Image 10-06-2026 at 4.06 PM](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2010-06-2026%20at%204.06%20PM.jpeg?width=572&height=309&name=Image%2010-06-2026%20at%204.06%20PM.jpeg)
3. Use the Sorting dropdown to control the order in which shifts appear on the roster:
   
     - Alphabetical (A – Z) — Sorts shifts from A to Z.
     - Alphabetical (Z – A) — Sorts shifts from Z to A.
     - Custom — Uses the custom order you have configured for your shifts

![Image 10-06-2026 at 4.06 PM (1)](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2010-06-2026%20at%204.06%20PM%20(1).jpeg?width=572&height=310&name=Image%2010-06-2026%20at%204.06%20PM%20(1).jpeg)

 Tip: Filters also affect what gets published and autofilled — only the shifts shown on screen are included when you click Publish or Autofill.

 

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