User`s guide

144 VEREX Director V4.73 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.7.3
Holidays
Holidays are defined dates for an account that:
• Automatically change the system time
between Daylight Savings Time and
Standard Time on the applicable days, or
;
• Allow blocking or setting different times for
scheduled features on these dates (area
openings, user access to doors, and
automated door unlockings).
Exception: Users with "24-hr" access and 'disarm'
authority for the specific area can gain entry on
holidays. For details, refer to "Authorities for
Users/Entrants".
Holiday Deployment
: See the "Holiday Type" selection
for details on system operation during holidays.
VEREX Director supports 32 'holidays', with the 1
st
two
reserved as the dates to switch between 'Daylight-
Savings' and 'Standard Time' (optional).
In Grid View, Small 1st Column with Blue B oxes
:
Blue rectangles indicate holida ys that apply to
multiple accounts (shared holidays).
Related Topic: "Users and Holidays Shared Across
Multiple Accounts".
How to Get Here
MyTools Bar: Holiday/Daylight Savings
In the Tree
: YourAccount,
ÖHoliday/Daylight Savings
Multi-Account Systems: First select [Account Folders]
in the 'tree', and locate and double-click the desired
account.
Tip: The Grid / Form toolbar-button allows selecting
your preferred view-mode.
Things You Can Do
• Add a New Holiday: Click [+] at the bottom
of the form, or right-click the form and select
Add New from the pop-up menu.
Tip: Also see "Daylight-Savings/Standard Time", to
follow/below.
• View/Change an Existing One: Select one
from the pop-up list at the bottom of the
form.
• Search for a Holiday: Click the 'binoculars'
symbol. Then, enter the name and click
[Find].
Tip: You can search by name or the 1
st
few
characters--e.g., nam∗
.
• Delete a Holiday: Right-click a blank area
on the form (If grid view: Right-click the item in
the list
), and select "Delete". When prompted
to confirm, select Yes.
Working in Grid View: You can: • View or enter values;
• Right-click an item and select from the pop-up menu;
• Click a column heading to sort on that column.
(Filter on Column: Shows only items matching an
entered value or 1
st
few chars.--e.g., nam∗. A red
column heading indicates the list is filtered.)
Daylight-Savings/Standard Time
Daylight Savings: Holiday 1;
Standard Time: Holiday 2.
If not listed, click Filter on the toolbar.
Note: You must also ensure the time is correct for your
PC/Windows and panel(s). Related Topic
: "Set the
Panel Date/Time…"
To cancel the Daylight-Savings / Standard-Time
changes, delete Holiday #1 or #2, or set one of them as
"Disabled".
Holidays and Time-Change Dates
Holidays (and/or time-change dates) Shared Across Multiple Accounts: Beginning with Director V4.20, groups of
holidays can be set up once, and then applied to multiple accounts. For a shared holiday, changes made here will
affect multiple accounts. To set up or change a 'shared holiday', refer to "Users and Holidays Shared Across Multiple
Accounts".