Calendars

Purpose

Calendars assist in scheduling work; they indicate the work pattern of the workshop or section, and are used to suppress scheduled seasonal tasks or to force scheduled maintenance tasks to fall due on weekend (non-working) days or non-weekend (working) days.

Working and Non-working Days

A working day is a day on which tasks can be scheduled and maintenance staff will be working.
Non-weekend days are assumed to be working days, however a weekend day may be specified as a working day via a calendar exception.

A non-working day is a day on which maintenance staff will not be working so tasks must not be scheduled for this day. Weekend days are assumed to be non-working days, however a non-weekend day may be specified as a non-working day via a calendar exception.

How to… View Calendars

1. Click Asset Care Plans - Scheduling Configuration - Calendars - Show Browse Window .

The Calendars browse window opens:

Business rules

A Calendar cannot be deleted if it is linked to an Asset.
Seasons in the same Calendar must not overlap.

Please note!

Set up a Calendar for each Section that has different working hours or works in different seasons.
Weekend days are assumed to be “Non-Working Days”.
If a Task is due on a Non-Working Day then it is automatically scheduled for the next Working Day.

Linked details

Calendar Exceptions
Calendar Seasons

Examples

The following Calendars cater for different working hours and days for different departments or Sections in one organisation.

Factory, for a calendar that applies to factory personnel and identifies the factory's shifts, and working and non-working days.
Office, for a calendar that applies to administration staff.
Works, for a calendar that applies to maintenance personnel in a workshop.