Custom holidays

In addition to company holidays, you can create recurring or one-time custom holidays for companies.

For an example of how company, site, and custom holidays can be configured for a company, see Company Holiday Example.

  1. In the Admin menu, under Calendars, click Custom Holidays.
  2. In the Custom Holidays list, do any of the following:
    1. To modify an existing custom holiday, click a name in the list to view its details. For more information about editing custom holiday details, see Define custom holiday details.
    2. To remove a custom holiday from the list, select the check box next to the holidays you want to remove, and then click Remove Selected.
    3. To use an existing custom holiday as a template to create a new custom holiday, click Copy Custom Holiday.
    4. To create a new custom holiday, click the Add New link, and specify the details for the new custom holiday. Click Save to create the custom holiday.
  1. On the Custom Holidays page, in the Custom Holidays table, click the name of the custom holiday you want to modify.
  2. On the Custom Holiday Details page, enter the following information into the form:
Custom Holiday Details settings

Setting

Description

Holiday Name

Type the name for the custom holiday. This name will be used to identify the custom holiday throughout the company.

Description

Type a description of the custom holiday.

Country

Select the country to associate with this custom holiday. The available choices are limited to those countries associated with the related company.

Frequency

Specifies the date of the custom holiday, and how it recurs:

  • Define by day of Month: select this option if the holiday occurs on the same calendar day every year, and use the Every Year on drop-down list and field to specify the date.
  • Define by day of Week: select this option if the holiday occurs on the same day every year (e.g., first Monday in September), and use the drop-down lists to specify the date.
  • One time only: select this option if the holiday is non-recurring, and use the Once On drop-down list and field to specify the date.
  1. To save the custom holiday details, click Save.