PS2007: Best way to handle Nonworking time?

[TroyS]

In Project Server 2007, is there a 'best' or 'better' way to enter nonworking
time?

It doesn't seem you can double click a day to mark it as nonworking (as you
could in PS2003), but have to enter it on the Exceptions tab. then i've been
entering as:
New Years 2007
Martin Luther King 2007
Presidents Day 2007
etc, etc, etc

As there will be different days of the year for MLK and Presidents Day, then
I would need to come back for 2008 and enter similarly for those days rather
than change the entry made for MKL 2007 to be in 2008.

Just wondering if this is the way MS intended to work or if i'm overlooking
something. Seems odd that you can no longer double click a day and mark it as
nonworking.

btw, i'm using the Standard calendar...

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

TroyS --

You are really missing a brand new feature in Project 2007 for creating
recurring holidays. Here's how to create a recurring batch of holidays over
a span of multiple years:

1. On the Standard calendar, select November 22nd in the calendar grid
(Thanksgiving Day).
2. In the first column of the Exceptions grid, enter the name "Thanksgiving
Day" and then right-arrow over to the Start column.
3. Click the Details button.
4. Select the "Yearly" Recurrence Pattern option and then select the "The
Fourth Thursday of November" option.
5. Select the "End After" option and then enter the number of Occurrences,
such as 5 (representing 5 years of holidays).
6. Click the OK button.
7. Click the next blank line in the Exceptions grid.
8. Select the next holiday in the calendar grid, such as Christmas Day, and
repeat steps #2-7.

Continue creating holidays in 2007 and 2008 until you have created all of
your company holidays. Using this approach, you can easily set up recurring
holidays for Martin Luther King Day (third Monday of every January),
President's Day (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in
May), Labor Day (first Monday in September), and Columbus Day (second Monday
in October). You can also easily set up recurring holidays for New Year's
Day, Christmas Day, Independence Day, and Veteran's Day. For some of the
latter holidays, when the holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, you will
need to create an individual instance for that particular year to show
whether the Friday or Monday is recognized as the holiday. Hope this helps.

 

[TroyS]

Thanks for the great insight....

TroyS --

You are really missing a brand new feature in Project 2007 for creating
recurring holidays. Here's how to create a recurring batch of holidays over
a span of multiple years:

1. On the Standard calendar, select November 22nd in the calendar grid
(Thanksgiving Day).
2. In the first column of the Exceptions grid, enter the name "Thanksgiving
Day" and then right-arrow over to the Start column.
3. Click the Details button.
4. Select the "Yearly" Recurrence Pattern option and then select the "The
Fourth Thursday of November" option.
5. Select the "End After" option and then enter the number of Occurrences,
such as 5 (representing 5 years of holidays).
6. Click the OK button.
7. Click the next blank line in the Exceptions grid.
8. Select the next holiday in the calendar grid, such as Christmas Day, and
repeat steps #2-7.

Continue creating holidays in 2007 and 2008 until you have created all of
your company holidays. Using this approach, you can easily set up recurring
holidays for Martin Luther King Day (third Monday of every January),
President's Day (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in
May), Labor Day (first Monday in September), and Columbus Day (second Monday
in October). You can also easily set up recurring holidays for New Year's
Day, Christmas Day, Independence Day, and Veteran's Day. For some of the
latter holidays, when the holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, you will
need to create an individual instance for that particular year to show
whether the Friday or Monday is recognized as the holiday. Hope this helps.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

TroyS --

You are more than welcome, my friend!