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Customizable Holiday Lists

Topics include:

        Holiday List

        Customizing the Holiday List

        Date Calculator

Holiday List

Amicus Cloud contains default Observed Holidays for:

        Canada

        UK

        USA

The Holiday list is based on the Country selected in Firm Details under Firm Basics in the Options - Firm Setup window.

Customizing the Holiday List

It is easy to customize and tailor the Holiday list to a firm's needs by selecting Holidays under Firm Basics in the Options - Firm Setup window.

Moving an item Up or Down

        Select an item from the Observed Holidays list and click Move Up or Move Down to move the item up and down in the list.

Removing an item

        Select an item from the Observed Holidays list and click Remove to display a prompt asking you to confirm that you wish to permanently delete all instances of this holiday?

        Click Yes to remove the item from the list.

Renaming an Item

        Select an item from the Observed Holidays list and click Rename to activate the text field at the top.

        Select the name in the text field, enter the new name, then click Apply to rename the item.

 

Creating a new Holiday

        Click New to enter a new Observed Holiday in the text field provided.

        Select a date from the Observed Holiday list and click Edit Date to display the list of dates for the Observed Date.

        Select a date and click Edit, then enter a new date using the Calendar controls in the text box.

        Click Apply to enter the new date or Cancel to return to the list of dates for the Observed Date.

        Select a date and click Remove to remove a date from the list.

        Click Close to return to the Observed Holiday dialog.

Date Calculator

"Business Days" are determined by the firm's customizable holiday list. Countries are shown as they are listed under Firm Details in the Options - Firm Setup window.

1.     Select Date Calculator in the Tools module to access the Date Calculator dialog.


2.     Select a value using the spinner controls.

3.     Select one of the following options from the drop down menu:

        business days

        calendar days

        weeks

        months

        years

4.     Select after, before or between from the drop down menu beside the date.

        If you select between, another date field displays and some of the other options disappear.

        Use the calendar controls to select the date(s).

5.     Select from the following options If day falls on a weekend or holiday:

        Show the next business day

        Show the previous business day

        Show it anyway

6.     Select a country from the National Holidays drop down menu.

7.     Click Calculate. The date displays in the text field provided.

8.     Click Show me the day to view the date in the Calendar.

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Amicus Cloud (January 2023)

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