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Holidays provide a simple, explicit way to prevent scheduling on days when a facility is closed.

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What Is a Holiday

A Holiday represents a full-day closure for a location. When a holiday is configured:
  • The location is treated as closed for the entire day
  • Normal operating hours are overridden
  • New appointments cannot be scheduled on that date
Holidays are evaluated before other scheduling rules such as dock capacity or maintenance windows.

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How Holidays Fit into Scheduling

Holidays apply at the location level and affect all docks, zones, and equipment at that facility. Scheduling precedence is evaluated in the following order:
  1. Holidays (full-day closures)
  2. Location operating hours
  3. Maintenance windows
  4. Zone, dock, and equipment constraints
This ensures that no appointments can be created on a holiday, regardless of other configuration.

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How to Add a Holiday

Only administrators can manage holidays. To add a holiday:
  1. Navigate to Holidays for a location
  2. Enter a holiday name
  3. Select the date
  4. (Optional) Enable Annual holiday
  5. Click Add holiday
Once added, the holiday immediately blocks scheduling for that date.

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Annual Holidays

Annual holidays repeat every year on the same month and day. Use annual holidays for:
  • Public holidays (e.g. Christmas, New Year’s Day)
  • Company-wide closures
When enabled, Yardo automatically applies the holiday each year without requiring reconfiguration.

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Time Zone Behavior

Holidays are evaluated using the location’s time zone.
Holiday dates are treated as full, location-local days regardless of user time zone.
This ensures consistent behavior for all users scheduling at the facility.

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Viewing and Managing Holidays

Configured holidays are listed chronologically and can be filtered by year. Administrators can:
  • Edit an existing holiday
  • Delete a holiday
Changes take effect immediately and may impact future scheduling.

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Holidays vs Maintenance Windows

While both holidays and maintenance affect availability, they serve different purposes:
  • Holidays – Full-day closures that override operating hours
  • Maintenance windows – Time-bound downtime that may apply to a location, zone, or door
Use holidays for predictable, full-day closures and maintenance windows for partial or scoped downtime.

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Best Practices

  • Use annual holidays for recurring public or company-wide closures
  • Avoid using maintenance windows for full-day closures
  • Review holidays annually to ensure accuracy
  • Communicate holiday closures to carriers in advance

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Summary

Holidays provide a clear and reliable way to block scheduling on closed days. By configuring holidays at the location level, organizations ensure that appointment availability accurately reflects real-world operating calendars.