This tutorial from Tactplan details how to add holidays to project calendars within the platform, an essential step for accurately reflecting non-working days in project schedules.

Key points include:

• Accessing Calendar Settings: To begin adding holidays, select a calendar from your project setup and click the "add holiday" button. This functionality allows for the customization of work schedules to accommodate local or project-specific holidays.
• Defining Holidays: Within the holiday setup menu, you can name the holiday and specify the dates it will cover. This information is crucial to ensure that all project activities are paused during these periods.
• Holiday Impact: Once the holiday dates are set, no project activities will occur from the start date until the day after the end date, providing a clear non-working period in the calendar.
• Saving the Holiday: After setting the dates and naming the holiday, clicking "save" finalizes the addition, and the holiday will be listed under the calendar it was added to.
• Calendar Specificity: It’s important to note that holidays are specific to the calendar they are added to; thus, if multiple calendars are used within a project, holidays need to be added to each one where they apply.
• Importing Calendars: Additionally, it is possible to import calendars from other projects or organizations that already include holiday settings, streamlining the setup process for new projects that can use the same holiday schedules.

This feature is particularly useful for project managers who need to manage schedules across different geographic locations or for projects that span multiple public and statutory holiday periods. This ensures that all project timelines are realistic and take into account off-work days.