How does the holiday calendar feature work?
ilert's holiday calendar feature allows you to manage holidays and exceptions in your on-call schedules to ensure fair and flexible coverage.
Holiday calendar functionality
Assigning holidays
You can assign national or regional holidays to team schedules:
Pre-defined holidays: Use built-in holiday calendars for common regions
Custom holidays: Add your own company-specific holidays
Regional variations: Configure different holidays for different teams or locations
Override capabilities
The holiday calendar feature provides flexibility through:
Holiday overrides: Override default holiday settings when needed
Custom exceptions: Add specific exceptions for individual team members
Temporary adjustments: Make short-term changes to holiday schedules
Configuration options
Setting up holidays
Choose holiday calendar: Select from available regional calendars or create custom ones
Assign to teams: Apply holiday calendars to specific teams or the entire organization
Configure overrides: Set up rules for when holidays should be overridden
Managing exceptions
You can create exceptions for:
Individual team members: Allow specific people to work on holidays
Critical services: Ensure essential services maintain coverage during holidays
Special circumstances: Handle unique situations that require holiday coverage
Getting started
To configure holiday calendars, navigate to your team settings in ilert and look for the holiday calendar configuration options.
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