Setting Up a Base Calendar

The main task in setting up a new base calendar is to specify and define the nonworking days that you want to apply.

To Set Up a Base Calendar:

  1. Open the Base Calendar Card window.

  2. In the Code field, press F3 to create a new base calendar card. You must fill in the Code field.

  3. At this point, the calendar lists all date entries as working days. To register nonworking days, click Functions, Maintain Base Calendar Changes. The Base Calendar Changes window appears.

  4. You can use the Recurring System field to mark a particular date or day as a recurring nonworking day. You can select either the Annual Recurring or Weekly Recurring option. If you select Annual Recurring, you must also enter the relevant date in the Date field. If you select Weekly Recurring, you must also select the relevant day of the week in the Day field.
    If you leave the field empty, you must fill in the Date field. The program will fill in the Day field automatically. This could be useful if you want to mark an individual date as a nonworking (or working) day.

  5. When you make an entry, the program places a checkmark in the Nonworking field. (You can remove the checkmark if you want. You can also delete an entry.)

  6. When you return to the base calendar card, you will observe that the program has dynamically updated the nonworking day entries that you made. These entries now appear in red and the program has placed a checkmark in the Nonworking field.

Note

When setting up a new base calendar, you can select and copy lines from an existing calendar. You do this in the relevant Base Calendar Changes window.

Related Topics

Assigning a Base Calendar

Customizing a Calendar

Create a Work Center Calendar