Trusted testers

Some of the solvers under the OR API are restricted to trusted testers. A trusted tester is a user of the API for a particular solver that is under development and from whom feedback is expected.

Workforce Scheduling Solver

To become a trusted tester for the workforce scheduling solver, mail or-workforce-scheduling+tester@google.com requesting access to the API, specifying:

  • Company name, address, and email point of contact.
  • Google Account to grant API usage access. This should be an @gmail.com or @yourcompany.com email. If the account is not hosted by Google, you can enable it to sign up without Gmail.
  • A brief description of your scheduling problem (e.g., number of employees, scheduling rules, frequency of the shifts).
  • If available, your Google Cloud project ID.

After you sign the Trusted Tester Agreement and receive a confirmation email from the Operations Research team, continue with the setup guide.