Setting up a holiday schedule

Setting up a holiday schedule, includes these steps:

Creating a holiday group

In the HolidayGroup label, you create a holiday group, such as USA.

For more information about creating labels, see Using the label file to customize fields.

To generate a holiday schedule:

Go to Tools > Setup > Holiday Calendar.
The Holiday Calendar window opens.
Select the holiday group in the Group field.
Click Generate holidays.
The Generate Holidays window opens.
In the Country field, select a country.
Each country option is associated with a hard-coded list of holidays appropriate to that country. You can add or delete holidays from the list.
In the Year’s fields, enter a date range for the schedule.
Click Generate.
The system shows a holiday list based on the option you selected in the Country field.
In the Select column, select the holidays you want to include in your schedule.
Note: After you save the schedule, you can add holidays to it.
Click Save.
The system lists the selected holidays in the All Holidays tab and highlights them on the Holiday Calendar tab.

To add a holiday to a schedule:

Go to Tools > Setup > Holiday Calendar.
The Holiday Calendar window opens.
Select the holiday group in the Group field.
Do one of the following on the Holiday Calendar:
1. Double click the date you want to add.
2. Select the date you want to add and click Add Holiday.
  
  The Add Holiday window opens.

To delete a holiday from a schedule:

Go to Tools > Setup > Holiday Calendar.
The Holiday Calendar window opens.
Select the holiday group in the Group field.
On the calendar, select the date you want to delete.
Note: Press and hold the CTRL key to select multiple dates for deletion.
Click Delete selected holiday(s).
The Delete Holiday(s) window opens.
Click Delete.
Click Save.