How to Create a Holiday Rule

Holiday rules are created and maintained within the Maintenance area within Rates and Rules. To access the Maintenance area, click . To create a holiday rule, follow the procedure below.

1.	In the left-hand pane of the Maintenance area, click Holiday Rule. The Holiday Rule List screen opens.
2.	Click The Holiday Rule Entry screen opens.	.
3.	In the Holiday Rule Name field, type a name that identifies the holiday rule.
4.	In the Holiday Type field, select the holiday type to which the holiday rule will apply.
5.	In the Validity Dates field grouping, click next to each of the fields and use the calendar control to select the start and end date of the validity period for the holiday rule respectively. Note that the end date is not mandatory unless the holiday rule will specify a one-off holiday that occurs on a specific date within a specific year. In such cases, the start and end dates also have to fall within the same calendar year as the specific date on which the holiday occurs.
6.	In the Holiday Condition field grouping, select the holiday condition type and associated conditions as required.
7.	In the Holiday Filters field grouping, define a weekend and/or year filter if necessary.
8.	Click A confirmation message opens, indicating the holiday rule has been saved.
9.	Inside the confirmation message, click The confirmation message closes.		.

Click here to see descriptions of the fields on the Holiday Rule Entry screen.