Public Holiday Configuration

Learn how to configure Public Holidays within Maica

How do I configure Holidays in Maica?

In order to configure Holidays within Maica, please follow the steps outlined below:

1. Head to Setup and search for Holidays

To begin creating Holiday records, head to the Salesforce Setup and search for Holidays, as shown below.

2. Create a New Holiday

Once you have opened the Holiday tab, click the New button to create a new Holiday.

Maica supports both State and National Holidays.

Please refer to the following naming conventions for both State and National Holidays:

State Based Holidays

• In order to create a State specific Holiday, simply ensure that you include both the Short and Long State Suffix from the table below

• For example: to create a Victorian only Holiday for the Melbourne Cup on 01/11/2022, you need to use the following Holiday Name: Melbourne Cup (VIC) (Victoria)

National Holidays

• In order to create a National Holiday, simply ensure that you type only the Holiday Name and do not include any reference to a State Suffix from the table below

• For example: to create a National Holiday for Christmas Day on 25/12/2022, you need to use the following Holiday Name: Christmas Day

State Name	State Name Suffix (Short)	State Name Suffix (Long)
Victoria	(VIC)	(Victoria)
New South Wales	(NSW)	(New South Wales)
Queensland	(QLD)	(Queensland)
Western Australia	(WA)	(Western Australia)
South Australia	(SA)	(South Australia)
Tasmania	(TAS)	(Tasmania)
Australian Capital Territory	(ACT)	(Australian Capital Territory)
Northern Territory	(NT)	(Northern Territory)
National	Blank	Blank

3. Link your Holiday to a Business Hour Record

Once you have created your Holiday Records, it is crucial to link them to a Business Hour Record. To do so, first select the Holiday and then click the Add/Remove button under Business Hours, as shown below.

If you have not already defined Business Hours in Maica, you must do so first. To learn more, click here.

After clicking the Add/Remove button, you will be directed to a page which allows you choose to which Business Hours the selected Holiday applies.

In order for Maica's validation to run effectively, ensure you select Maica Holidays as your Selected Business Hours, as shown below.

Action	Description
1.	Select Maica Holidays as your Business Hours record to assign to the Holiday.
2.	Hit Add to move it from Available Business Hours to Selected Business Hours.
3.	Click Save to finalise your changes.

Once done, you will see your Business Hour record has been successfully added to your Holiday, as shown below.

How do I configure Business Hours in Maica?

In order to configure Business Hours within Maica, please follow the steps outlined below:

1. Head to Setup and search for Business Hours

To begin creating Holiday records, head to the Salesforce Setup and search for Holidays, as shown below.

2. Create New Business Hours

Once you have opened the Business Hours tab, click the New Business Hours button to create a new record.

Next, follow the below outlined steps:

Step	Note
Business Hours Name	When creating a Business Hours record to associate with Holidays, ensure you name it Maica Holidays.
Time Zone	Select your relevant Time Zone.
Business Hours	Again, when creating a Business Hours record to associate with Holidays, leave this stage at its default value. (24 hours selected for each day).

Ensure when completing Step 1, you mark your Business Hours as Active by clicking the Checkbox located below the name input.

Finally, hit Save to finalise your Record.