Else Start Next Bid Group can be added to the end of all Prefer Off and Avoid bids, as well as certain Set Condition bids, in both a Pairing and Reserve bid group. By attaching the Else Start Next Bid Group option, the user tells the N-PBS Scheduler that if a legal schedule cannot be created using this bid preference, then they would prefer to move to the next bid group, either a Pairings bid group or a Reserve bid group.
If you use this command in your last bid group, the N-PBS Scheduler uses the system-generated bid groups to complete your block. This means the N-PBS Scheduler attempts to build you a pairings block using the Award Pairings system-generated bid preference. If a complete block still cannot be built, the N-PBS Scheduler attempts to build you a Reserve block using the system-generated bid preference Start Reserve.
If you submit a bid with an Else Start Next Bid option in a bid group without a bid group after it, the following message displays:
Note: Bid Groups are independent of each other. Bid Preferences are only relevant for the bid group they are contained in. The N-PBS Scheduler clears anything (Pairings or Reserve Days) and begins processing the next bid group.