Generate


The Generate tab enables you to generate (compute) calendars for calendar IDs. The calendars reflect actual working hours for a year, based on weekly hours and holidays. When you update information on other tabs on the Calendars screen, the changes take effect after you compute the calendar.

You must compute calendars for each calendar ID every year. Without an accurate calendar of working hours, the system cannot compute downtime or work delay hours on work orders for a location. You may generate two or more calendars for the same year.

Detail View Header

The field in the top section of this tab defines the data that displays.

Calendar ID

Identifier of the calendar currently selected in the grid or that you are defining. Its description displays to the right of the ID. This field has a list box.

Calendar based on time zone

The time zone this calendar is based on. This field is populated automatically according to the time zone of the application server.

Detail View

The bottom section of this tab enables you to specify each calendar's start and end dates and years. Unless otherwise indicated, these fields are required.

Compute calendar for

If this field has a check, a work calendar is computed for the year in the Year field. Optional, but the box must be checked to generate a calendar. See generate work calendars.

Year

Year for which the calendar is computed. Required if there is a check in the Compute calendar for field.

Start date

First day (in MM/DD/YYYY format) in the calendar year. Optional, but must be valid date if entered. Year must be between 1753 and 2999; month must be between 1 and 12; and day may not exceed number of days in the month specified.

End date

Last day (in MM/DD/YYYY format) in the calendar year. Optional, but must be valid date if entered. Year must be between 1753 and 2999; month must be between 1 and 12; and day may not exceed number of days in the month specified. Cannot be earlier than start date.

Calendar already generated for years Group Data Table

The Calendar already generated for years screen group lists the start date, end date, and year (or years) for which a calendar has been generated. All fields are display only.