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Define a Holiday

You can add a holiday to your calendar to define a specific date or range of dates as non-workdays.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the calendar definition.
2. Click New in the Holidays section of the calendar definition.

   The Holiday definition dialog opens.

3. Complete the fields as appropriate, and click OK.

   You can select either an occurrence or a specific date. In the occurrence you can select a relative day (for example, 1st day of January) or a specific day of the week (for example, 4th Thursday of November).

   Note: You can define a holiday multiple times for future years by selecting the Repeat for next check box and entering the number of years in the years text box.

   The defined holiday is listed in the selected calendar.

4. Click the Save icon.

   The holiday is defined in the calendar.

Example: Define an Annual Holiday

New Year's Day occurs annually on January 1st. You can define New Year's Day for five years starting on January 1, 2008.

To define January 1st as an annual holiday

1. Open the calendar definition.
2. Click New in the Holidays section of the calendar definition.

   The Holiday definition dialog opens.

3. Enter NEWYEARSDAY as the holiday name.
4. Select the Date option button in the Occurrences section and select Jan 1, 2008 as the date.
5. Select the Repeat for next check box and enter 5 as the number of years.
6. Click OK and then click the Save icon.

   NEWYEARSDAY is defined as an annual holiday in the calendar.

Example: Define a Holiday That Occurs on a Different Day Each Year

In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. You can define Thanksgiving for the next three years.

To define an annual holiday that occurs on a different day each year

1. Open the calendar definition.
2. Click New in the Holidays section of the calendar definition.

   The Holiday definition dialog opens.

3. Enter THANKSGIVING as the holiday name.
4. Select the 4th option button in the Occurrences section.
5. Select the specific day option button in the Day of Month section, and select Thursday as the day and November as the month.
6. Select the Repeat for next check box and enter 3 as the number of years.
7. Click OK and then click the Save icon.

   THANKSGIVING is defined as an annual holiday in the calendar.

More information:

Holidays