Adding Exceptions
You can add holidays and other non-working days as exemptions to the hours of operation.
There are two types of exceptions:
- Recurring - For repeated exception.
- Manual - For one time exception.
Adding Recurring Exception
There are two types of recurring exceptions:
- Working time
- Non-working time
The following are the steps to create a recurring exception:
- From the Configuration console, click Configure > Organization Profile > Business Hours.
- Open an existing schedule.
- Click Recurrent to add a recurrence pattern. The application displays the Add Exception page.
- Enter information into the fields.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Name | A unique name for the exception. |
Exception type | The exception type. You can select one of these: Working time Non-working time |
Whole day | Applies the recurrence to a 24-hour day. |
Overnight | Adds this recurrence as an overnight (after business hours) service. |
Start | The start and end time of your operation (not applicable if you select Whole day). |
End | |
Recurrence pattern | The number of occurrences. Select the pattern options according to the chosen interval. Select the interval (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly). |
Range of recurrence | The start and end date ranges for this schedule. No end date End after (enter number) occurrences End by (enter date) |
- Click Save. The application no longer highlights the day and the exception appears at the bottom of the page.
Adding Manual Exception
- From the Configuration Console, click Configure > Organization Profile > Business Hours.
- Open an existing schedule.
- Click Manual dates to add a manual exception, such as a half-day.
- Enter information into the fields.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Name | A unique name for the exception. |
Exception type | The exception type. You can select one of these: Working time Non-working time |
- Click the Add Hours of Operation icon
to add a row, then enter the date information.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Date | Date of the exception. |
Whole day | Applies the exception to a 24-hour day. |
Start Time | The start and end time of your operation (not applicable if you select Whole day). |
End Time | |
Overnight | Adds this exception as an overnight service (after business hours). |
Name | Name each row of the exception for future reference (optional). |
- Click the delete
icon to remove a row.
- Click Save.
On the calendar, the application displays the hours of operation settings with an orange background.
