What is the holiday calendar?
In WBS Gantt-Chart:
- Regular (default) holidays are shown in gray.
- Project holidays are shown in green.
Holidays are taken into consideration when project start and end dates are set. All holidays are managed in WBS Gantt-Chart's holiday calendar.
Holiday calendar example
This is an example of the holiday calendar, showing two scenarios, A and B, as follows:
Conditions:
Scenario A
| Yes / No | |
|---|---|
| Irregular holidays | Yes |
| 1st regular holiday | - |
| 2nd regular holiday | - |
| Holidays | No |
Scenario B
| Yes / No | |
|---|---|
| Irregular holidays | No |
| 1st regular holiday | Saturday |
| 2nd regular holiday | Sunday |
| Holidays |
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Note: is Monday.
Issue values
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Start date |
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| End date |
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| Duration | 2 days |
Operations
Drag-and-drop the Gantt bar so the issue starts on .
Results
Scenario A
This scenario does not have holidays, so the issue values are as follows:
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Start date |
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| End date |
|
| Duration | 2 days |
Scenario B
In this scenario, , , and will not be counted since they are defined as holidays.
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Start date |
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| End date |
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| Duration | 2 days |
Confirm holiday calendar settings
Click Calendars on the left-hand side of the Gantt configuration screen.
Holiday calendar items
Irregular holidays
You do not set any specific days of the week as holidays.
1st holiday
The first regular holiday you specify. If you select Yes for irregular holidays, this would not be shown.
2nd holiday
The second regular holiday you specify. If you select Yes for irregular holidays, this would not be shown.
Holidays
This is a list of the dates you have registered as holidays.
Update holiday calendar
- Click Edit on the upper right-hand side of the holiday calendar configuration screen.
- Choose Irregular holidays.
- Choose 1st holiday and 2nd holiday if you do not turn on Irregular holidays.
- Enter specific holidays using YYYY-MM-DD format. Enter one date per line.
- Click Update.