> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.planmyrounds.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Setting up pods

> Pods are an optional sub-grouping within a department, useful for organising large teams and scoping Auto Duty, rosters, and the leave calendar.

A **pod** is a small, optional sub-group within a department, for example splitting a large *Internal Medicine* department into *Pod A* and *Pod B*. If your department already fits comfortably on one roster, you likely don't need pods at all.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Pods are independent of [location](https://www.planmyrounds.com/docs/team/locations.md) and department. See [Setting up departments](https://www.planmyrounds.com/docs/team/departments.md) for how the three compare.

## Create a pod

Unlike departments and locations, a pod doesn't have its own settings screen. You create one the first time you assign a doctor to it.

**1. Open the doctor's profile**

Go to **Doctors**, open the doctor, and select **Edit**.

**2. Add a new pod**

Under **Pod**, type a name that doesn't match an existing pod. PlanMyRounds offers to create it.

**3. Save**

Select the new pod, then save the profile. The pod is now available to select for other doctors too.

## Reassign doctors between pods in bulk

For moving several doctors at once, open **Pod x Shift Management** to work with pods as a board rather than one profile at a time.

> [!WARNING]
>
> The board itself is a temporary view: the boards and shifts you add to it aren't saved, and are lost on refresh. Moving a doctor's card between pod columns is different: that change is saved immediately to the doctor's profile and affects future roster generation. You'll be asked to confirm before any move is applied.

**1. Set a date range**

Use the date pickers at the top to choose the period you're reorganising for.

**2. Add boards**

Select **Add Board** (up to five). Add one or more pods and shifts to each board so you can see who's currently assigned where.

**3. Drag to reassign**

Drag a doctor's card from one pod column to another. Confirm the change when prompted.

## Where pods are used

> **Auto Duty**
>
> Part of the doctor pool filter, alongside department and location. See [How Auto Duty Planning works](https://www.planmyrounds.com/docs/auto-duty-planning/overview.md#what-an-auto-duty-covers).

> **Rosters**
>
> Filter by pod in [team selection](https://www.planmyrounds.com/docs/rosters/creating-a-roster.md#step-3-team-selection) when building a roster.

> **Leave Calendar**
>
> Filter everyone's leave by pod, alongside department, doctor, and seniority.

> [!NOTE]
>
> There's no separate delete option for a pod. If one is no longer in use, simply stop assigning doctors to it.

## Next steps

> **[Update a doctor's profile](https://www.planmyrounds.com/docs/team/doctor-profiles.md)**
>
> Assign a doctor to a pod.

> **[Setting up departments](https://www.planmyrounds.com/docs/team/departments.md)**
>
> The larger grouping a pod sits inside.


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