Calendars
The My webMethods profile contains calendar information that the Task Engine uses to assist with task definition and behavior.
The two types of calendars are business calendars and user calendars.
Business calendars define standard business days and hours for your organization, including holidays, weekends, and other times when your organization is
not conducting business. An administrator configures the business calendars. For example, an administrator might configure a business calendar for normal business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard time.
An administrator can configure multiple business calendars. For example, if your organization has different shifts, an administrator can configure a business calendar for each shift. Another reason for multiple business calendars might be if your organization spans multiple time zones; an administrator can configure a business calendar for each time zone.
If an administrator has configured business calendars, in your
My webMethods profile, you can select the business calendar that best fits your working hours so that the
Task Engine can determine your business hours and schedule tasks accordingly. For instructions, see
Defining Your Business Calendar.
User calendars are calendars that a third-party application maintains, for example, a Microsoft Outlook calendar or Lotus Notes calendar. An administrator must configure the
My webMethods Server so that it can access the user calendars. You maintain your calendar in the third-party application to define your availability. As a result, the
Task Engine can determine your individual availability when scheduling tasks. Also, you can view a read-only version of your calendar within
My webMethods. For instructions, see
Viewing Your Personal User Calendar.l
Note: If an administrator configures the use of user calendars, you can also use the User Calendar tool in a workspace to display your availability or the availability of another
My webMethods user by adding a user calendar to a workspace. For more information, see
User Calendar Tool.