The Global Holidays function allows you to program the system with the dates of public holidays for the current year. Manitou then uses this information for Open/Close schedules, Keyholder lists, and other areas of the system where holiday information is required.
Adding a New Global Holiday
Perform the following steps to add a new Global Holiday to Manitou:
- Navigate to the Maintenance menu and select "Global Holidays".
Result: The Global Holidays form displays as shown in the following screenshot:
- If you want to see holidays for a different country, select the country from the "Country:" dropdown menu.
- If you want to see a description of a holiday shown on the calendar, hover your mouse over it.
Result: The description of the holiday displays is shown in the following screenshot:
- Click "Edit".
- Double-click the date for which you want to add a holiday.
Result: The "New Global Holiday" window displays as shown in the following screenshot:
- Enter a description for your new holiday into the "Description:" field and click "OK".
Result: Your new holiday is now displayed in the calendar of the Global Holidays form.