# Draft and published

A month on Assign shifts is Draft, Published, or Updates waiting. Staff see it only after you press **Publish** or **Publish updates**. Suggest assignments and weekly patterns write draft shifts only. Publishing does not create pay, and clocking in does not create pay.

![Draft and published](/files/help/manager-publish-schedule-2.mp4 "The month is already published. Discard changes is opened, then closed.")

1. Open **Assign shifts** and read the chip beside the month name.
2. Draft: keep assigning. Staff cannot see this month yet.
3. When the draft is ready, choose **Publish**, then choose **Publish** in the dialog.
4. After that, new edits become Updates waiting. Staff still see the last published version until you choose **Publish updates** in the dialog.

## What you should see

Draft says staff cannot see this month yet. Published says staff see this month. Updates waiting says staff still see the last published version.

A first publish says the month is now visible to staff. An update says the updates are now live for staff. **Email assigned staff** is on in that dialog unless you turn it off. The clip turns it off and stops before the dialog button. Press **Publish** or **Publish updates** when you mean to make the month visible.

## If something looks wrong

Calendar and Assign shifts still say Draft after you closed the dialog. The month was not published. Open the dialog again and press **Publish** or **Publish updates**.

Print schedule says nothing is published for that period while the chip is Draft. Publish the month, then print.