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Define a Special Day

You can define a special day to your calendar to define a day with special significance for scheduling at your installation.

Follow these steps:

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

    The Special day definition dialog opens.

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

    Note: To define a special day that repeats at a regular interval, select the Repeat check box in the Frequency section and specify how often the special day repeats in days, weeks, or years.

    The defined special day is listed in the selected calendar.

  4. Click the Save icon.

    The special day is defined in the calendar.

Example: Define a Special Day that Occurs Only Once

The All Company Meeting is a special day that occurs only once on June 29, 2008.

To define a special day that occurs only once

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

    The Special day definition dialog opens.

  3. Enter ALL_COMPANY_MEETING as the special day name.
  4. Enter Jun 29, 2008 as the starting date.
  5. Click OK and then click the Save icon.

    ALL_COMPANY_MEETING is defined as a special day in the calendar.

Example: Define an Annual Special Day

Fiscal Day occurs every January 1st annually for the next three years. This special day repeats on the following days:

To define an annual special day

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

    The Special day definition dialog opens.

  3. Enter FISCAL_DAY as the special day name.
  4. Enter Jan 1, 2008 as the starting date.
  5. Select the Repeat check box and enter 3 as the number of times.
  6. Enter 1 in the every text box and select years.
  7. Click OK and then click the Save icon.

    FISCAL_DAY is defined as an annual special day for the next three years.

Example: Define a Special Day that Occurs Every Two Weeks

Pay Day occurs every two weeks (or every 14 days) starting Jan 1, 2008. This special day repeats on the following days:

To define a special day that occurs every two weeks

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

    The Special day definition dialog opens.

  3. Enter PAY_DAY as the special day name.
  4. Enter Jan 1, 2008 as the starting date.
  5. Select the Repeat check box and enter 26 as the number of times.
  6. Enter 2 in the every text box and select weeks.
  7. Click OK and then click the Save icon.

    PAY_DAY is defined as a reoccurring special day in the calendar.

Example: Define a Special Day That Occurs on Specific Non-repeating Days

Inventory Day is a special day that repeats on dates that do not have a specific frequency. For example, this special day occurs on the following days:

In this scenario, you must define this special day three times, one for each date.

To define a special day that occurs on specific days

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

    The Special day definition dialog opens.

  3. Enter INVENTORY_DAY as the special day name.
  4. Enter Feb 21, 2008 as the starting date.
  5. Click OK and then click the Save icon.
  6. Repeat the above steps for the dates April 20, 2008 and June 13, 2008 with INVENTORY_DAY as the special day name.

    INVENTORY_DAY is defined as a repeating special day in the calendar.

More information:

Special Days