SAP Calendar Master

Simple guide on how to create and edit holiday

calendar and factory calendar.
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http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/NWTech/NW+Clients

Summary :
This tutorial describes the process of creating and adding a new holiday to holiday and
factory calendar.

Introduction :

SAP calendar master consists of three separate sub-objects which are inter-linked to
each other:
Public Holidays, Holiday Calendar and Factory Calendar.

Public holidays :
Public holidays can be defined and be combined into holiday calendars.
Public holidays describe the statutory holidays for a particular country or region within a
country.
Types of Public holidays:
Fixed date
Fixed day of week from a specific date
Specific number of days before or after Easter (Sunday)
Easter Sunday
Moveable holiday (with individual specification of dates during each specified
year).

For holidays with fixed date (such as Christmas) and moveable holidays it is possible to
specify simple rules guaranteeing the holiday if it falls on certain days of the week (Thu,
Fri, Sun, Sat/Sun). For instance, Christmas day public holiday may be moved to the
next working day if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

Holiday calendar :
Holiday calendar is assigned to each factory calendar.

Factory calendar
Factory calendar contain company specific dates such as alternate working Saturdays
and holidays.
T-Code

SCAL

IMG SPRO -> Time Management -> Work Schedules

Step 1: Create Public Holidays

1. Select the radio button Public holidays.

2. Click Change button

3. On Change Public Holidays: Overview screen click Create button

4. A pop up window appear to select the Type of Public Holiday.

4.

Type of Public Holidays

1. with fixed date: This public holiday falls on the same date every year (e.g.
Christmas Day).
a. Enter the Public Holiday Definition.
i. Day (e.g. 25)
ii. Month (e.g. 12)
iii. Guaranteed : specify whether the public holiday should be
moved or not if it falls on a weekend.
1. Not Guaranteed: Indicates that the public holiday
should not be moved if it falls on a weekend.
2. Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday/Sunday: If the
public holiday is to be "guaranteed", i.e., should be a
day off in any case, you have to specify the workday
to which the public holiday should be moved.
b. Enter the Public Holiday Attributes:
i. Sort Criterion: use this to display logically related holidays in a
block, e.g. all holidays for a country.
ii. Religious Denomination: (e.g. Christianity).
iii. Public Holiday Class: this specifies the holiday type. It can be
used to determine the groups of holidays and normal days.
(e.g. '1' is ordinary public holiday).
iv. Give Long/Short Holiday Names.
c. Click Create icon
.
2. Floating Public Holiday: This public holiday is not fixed. It must be defined
explicitly each year. (e.g. Vesak Full Moon Poya Day).
a. Enter the Public Holiday into relevant boxes: Year/Month/Day (e.g.
2012, 05, 05).
b. Enter the Public Holiday Attributes and click Insert Date icon.

Step 2: Create Holiday Calendar

Insert public holidays in holiday calendar. Insert public holidays in holiday calendar.
1. Select the radio button "Holiday Calendar".
2. On Change Public Holiday Calendar: Overview screen click Create button
.
3. Enter the Calendar ID and the Name of the calendar.
4. Enter the validity of the calendar.
5. Click on the Assign Holiday button to assign the holiday.

From the Insert Public Holidays into Holiday Calendar screen, search for the
respective calendar and select the holidays you want to allow.
Click on the Assign publ.holiday Button.
The public holiday gets added; click on save button to save the holiday
calendar.
Acknowledge all the messages.
1. From the Insert Public Holidays into Holiday Calendar screen, search for the
respective calendar and select the holidays you want to allow.
2. Click on the Assign publ.holiday Button.
3. The public holiday gets added; click on save button to save the holiday
calendar.
4. Acknowledge all the messages.

Step 3: Define the Factory Calendar

1. Select the working days and assign a holiday calendar to factory calendar.
2. Select the radio button "Factory Calendar".
3. Enter the Factory Calendar ID (same as the Holiday Calendar) and the Factory
Calendar Name.
4. Enter the Holiday Calender ID.
5. Save.
6. Click Year Overview and check for the dates.

Final Step: Transport the Calendar

1. Go to SAP Calendar: Main Menu.
2. Select one of the sub-objects and click Transport button
Useful Information
Quick guide on how to maintain
SAP calendar master.