Holiday Definition

A holiday is treated differently than other days. It is recommended to program holidays at the beginning of the year; this helps to modify floating holidays for the current year (Easter, Thanksgiving, etc.). A holiday may be identified by a specific type (Hol 1, 2, 3, 4). The same day may be defined as a holiday at one connection, but as a regular day in another connection.

1  - From the Definition  tab, select the Holiday  button. The Holiday window appears.

2  - To create a new holiday, select the New  button.

3  - To create a global holiday, proceed with the holiday definition. If you want to define a holiday for a specific gateway/connection, select the gateway/connection from the drop-down list.

4  - Assign a name to the holiday.

5  - From the Date pull-down menu, select a the holiday date from the calendar.

6  - Check the Recurring option if this is the case for the holiday you are defining.

NOTE: If the holiday is not a recurring holiday, you will have to reprogram it for the following year. You can program holidays years in advance; but it is recommended to review holidays on a yearly basis.

7  - In the Holiday type section, select the type of the holiday you are defining. This gives you flexibility when defining a holiday. For example, you may decide that a given day is a holiday for a certain group of users, but it is a regular day for another group.

8  - Click on the + Holiday list button to display a calendar for the next 12 months showing holidays in one of the three colours identified in the legend.

9  - If the holiday is to apply to specific sites only, the Selective Holiday checkbox must be selected.

10  - Drag & drop system, sites or global gateways to the appropriate holiday case. You can also use the and buttons to move them.

NOTE: The legend is different from the one used to define schedules. See Schedules Definition for more information.