Holidays is a functionality that allows you to create and manage holidays that affect different modules.
To create new holidays in the BackOffice, navigate to:
Administration > Reference data > Holidays.
Click the Add new holiday button.
Fill in the holiday information:
Select the Holiday type:
Bank holiday - to add country-specific holidays,
Weekend - to add general holidays,
TARGET2 - to add holidays related to the pan-European payment system - TARGET-2.
Select the Country - optional parameter. Is required when creating a bank holiday.
Select the Holiday date.
Click Create to create a new holiday.
If you would like to batch upload holidays, you can create a JSON file of the following format and upload it to the BackOffice:
To upload the JSON file to the BackOffice, do the following:
Administration > Reference data > Holidays.
Click the Upload button.
Select JSON file > Submit.
Administration > Reference data > Holidays.
Find holiday that you want to delete.
Click the cross sign.
Confirm holiday deletion. If you want to initiate recalculation of the dependant processes, select the checkbox and then initiate the deletion process.
You can only delete holiday with the future date. Once the holiday is deleted, you will still see it in the holidays list however with the DELETED status.
To minimize the risk of errors, a 4-eye confirmation can be enabled for approving the creation or deletion of holidays. When a new holiday is created, it is set to the Waiting for approval status. Similarly, a holiday that needs to be deleted is set to the Waiting for deletion status. The holiday must be approved before it can be activated or deleted.
Administration > Settings > Review rules.
From the content menu, choose Holiday review settings.
Click the Add approval rule button to create a new rule.
Fill in the rule configuration parameters:
Select the Rule code:
NEW_HOLIDAY,
DELETE_HOLIDAY.
Select the Action code:
NEW_HOLIDAY_CONFIRM,
DELETE_HOLIDAY_CONFIRM.
Select the Needed role - the role that can approve an action.
Enter the Needed count per role - the number of reviewers required to approve an action.
Click Save to save the configuration rule.
Modify the status and click Save.
Once the 4eye confirmation is enabled, the holiday creation or deletion actions require approval. To approve or decline holidays, go to:
Administration > Reference data > Holidays.
Find the holiday that should be approved.
Click the Identifier and select the desired action: Accept holiday or Decline holiday.
Confirm the action.
Note that the is not applied when the holidays are uploaded.
If you have , but you do not select the checkbox on the deletion modal, the holiday will be deleted without confirmation.
In the Holiday review rule settings section, find the rule, and click the icon.
