Automatically Apply Bank/Public Holidays to the Service Schedule

The Bank/Public Holiday Schedule Integration allows you to automatically apply bank/public holidays to the schedule. Once enabled, public holidays are greyed out in the schedule, making non-working days easy to identify. Based on the region specified in your Company Information, the system automatically applies bank/public holidays using the base calendar for that region, so no manual input is required.

Setting Up the Company Base Calendar

    In the top right corner, select the search icon, enter HR Integration Setup, and open the related link.
    In the Public Holiday Sync FastTab:
  • Choose the appropriate Default Base Calendar Code based on your region.
  • Enable the Public Holiday Import Enabled slider.

Important: You can import bank/public holidays without enabling the HR integration. This is ideal for garages that only require the holiday calendar functionality.

    Once the sync is complete, Bank Holidays will be shown in the schedule view, greyed out for easy identification. A holiday label will also appear in the top-right corner of the affected day in the schedule.

Setting Up Location-Specific Base Calendars

    To set up a base calendar for a specific location, search for Locations and select the related link.

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    Choose the location you wish to update. In the Location Card, under the Warehouse FastTab, update the Base Calendar Code to the one you want to assign. Exit the page when done.
    The calendar will sync overnight, and the selected location will start using the new base calendar from the next day.

Adding Additional Bank Holidays

If you need to manually add extra Bank Holidays:
    In the top right corner, select the search icon, enter Base Calendars, and choose the related link.
    Open the base calendar you want to edit. From the menu bar, click Manage, then Edit.
    In the Lines section:
  • Find the date you’d like to add as a holiday.
  • Tick the checkbox under the Non-working column for that day.
  • Enter a description of the holiday in the Description field.
    Once the next holiday sync occurs (at midnight), the new holiday will appear on the schedule view.


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