Introduction

In this tutorial, we will create a Custom Day and period for a Calendar, and assign that Calendar to a Trigger.

Create a Custom Day

In this procedure, we will create a Custom Day, which can be applied to any Calendar.

Step 1

From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Other > Custom Days. The Custom Days list displays.

Step 2

Click the New button to display Custom Day Details for a new Custom Day and enter/select the following values:

Step 3

Click the Save button.

In this procedure, we will create a custom period of days, which can be applied to any calendar.

Step 1

Click the New button on the Custom Days list and to display Custom Day Details for a new Custom Day and enter/select the following values:

Step 2

Click the Save button.

In this procedure, we will assign the custom day and custom period to a new Calendar.

Step 1	From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Other > Calendars. The Calendars list displays.
Step 2	Click the New button to display Calendar Details for a new Calendar and enter/select the following values: Name = Custom Calendar #1
Step 3	Click the Save button.
Step 4	Re-open Custom Calendar #1 and click the Custom Days tab. The Custom Days list for this Calendar displays.
Step 5	Click the Edit button to display an Edit Members pop-up dialog of all Custom Days.
Step 6	Select Thanksgiving and 4th Quarter, and then click the Save button. Those two Custom Days now appear on the Custom Days list for Custom Calendar #1.
Step 7	In the Calendar Details, click the Update button.

Note

You also can assign a Custom Day to a Calendar by clicking the Calendars tab in the Custom Day Details.

In this procedure, we will create a local custom day for an existing Calendar.

Step 1	Open Custom Calendar #1 that you created in the previous procedure.
Step 2	Click the Local Custom Days tab to display an empty Local Custom Days list.
Step 3	Click the New button to display Local Custom Details for a new Local Custom Day, and enter the following values: Name = Local Custom Day #1
Step 4	Click the Save button. Local Custom Days #1 now appears on the Local Custom Days list.

In this procedure, we will assign the custom calendar to a trigger.

Step 1	From the Automation Center navigation pane, click Triggers > Time Triggers. The Time Triggers list displays.
Step 2	Click the New button to display Time Trigger Details for a new Time Trigger and enter/select the following values: Name = Custom Trigger Calendar = Custom Calendar #1 Task(s) = (any task) Day Style = Complex Date Noun = Thanksgiving (a Custom Day created for Custom Calendar #1)
Step 3	Click the Save button.
Step 4	Re-open Custom Trigger and click the List Qualifying Times button to see that the trigger will run the task every year on Thanksgiving.
Step 5	In the Custom Trigger Details, change the following values: Date Noun = Business Day. Date Qualifier = 4th Quarter (a Custom Day period created for Custom Calendar #1)
Step 6	Click the Update button.
Step 7	Re-open Custom Trigger and click the List Qualifying Times button to see that the trigger will run the task every business day during the custom period, October 1 to December 31.

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