[Sirjonvh]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post as this is all new to me. I am not sure if I should undertake the development of this app, if mobione is capable of it or if I should hire a professional. Please help with advise.

I work for a larger fire department 500+ firefighters. We work 3 different 48 hour shifts. A, B and C shift. I would like to develop an app that allows members to post dates to a calender that they would like to get a shift trade for. IE. get some one to work the days for them. Each member would need to create a profile with there current rank (firefighter, parametric, and caption) and what shift the currently work on.
Ideally It would work like this:

Myself (John Doe) logs in. I am a firefighter that works on B platoon. I am scheduled to work tomorrow and the next day or Sunday December 8th and Monday December 9th. I fill out a date that I need the trade (Sunday and Monday) in this example and click submit. Everyone that has registered that is currently working on C or A platoon gets a notification,SMS, or email letting them know that I (John Doe) needs a trade (Sunday and Monday). They can select “Yes”, “No”, “Maybe” or “Only If”. “Yes” would notify me that they are willing to work. “No” would notify me (john Doe) that 1 member out of however many members that were notified said “No”. The “No”s can be tracked on my (John Doe) app screen. “Maybe” just postpones the notification for 1 hour and then re-asks the member. “Only If” will allow the the member to send me a notification with dates that the member wants me to work in return. I (John Doe) will have the option to click “Yes” or “No”.

I hope this makes sense. I don’t know if Mobieone is capable of doing this or if I should try and get some estimates of what this might cost to have done professional. Thank you, Jonathan

[nvts]

Hello,

Your scenario does not seem that complicated. Of course it all depends on your level of coding and server access.

My suggestion would be to have a server hosted php/mysql script that hosts the core of your requirements. Then have an mobione app that interfaces to this script for the mobile side.

A calendar is a good idea, but is it needed for display purpose of the dates and shifts as a visual? If not, then a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly listing would be easier to view and search for a firefighter looking to change or pickup a shift.

The mobile apps logic of yes, no, maybe and so on would trigger a file on the server to access the db and send the sms or other notifications required.

It could also build a list of firefighters willing to change a shift for that date/shift for others to see prior to sending a sms blast to all firefighters and only to the ones that answered to work on that date/shift.

Hope this helps a little?

Cheers…

[Sirjonvh]

Yes that helps a ton. The calendar aspect is kind of essential.

Honestly I don’t know if I have the time to do it right now. Do you have any advise on how to go about getting some estimates to have it built for me? Where should I go?

Thank you, Jonathan

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