Public Holidays

Public Holidays are specific to Jurisdictions, and are posted only to Staff associated with a Jurisdiction.

Public Holiday records for each Jurisdiction can be created and managed in Dimensions> Public Holidays.

public holidays screen

When Firm switch AutoCreatePublicHolidayTime is active (on), the Public Holidays maintenance form in StarPDM is disabled, and maintenance can be performed only in StarPM: Dimensions.

Add or Edit a Public Holiday

To add a Public Holidays record:

  • Click Add New. The New Public Holidays window is displayed.

To edit an existing Public Holidays record:

  1. Select the Public Holiday in the grid.
  2. Click Edit. The Edit Public Holidays window is displayed.

The New and Edit Public Holidays windows contain the same elements.

The layout of the New/Edit Public Holidays window and its mandatory inputs are dependent on Firm switch AsteeDisableNonChargeable. See Non-chargeable Time below.

New/Edit Public Holidays window

Here you can define Public Holiday records for each Jurisdiction, thus allowing users of Star PDM: Time and Expenses to choose either productive or non-productive charge accounts, or a combination of both, for each Client/Job.

In the New/Edit Public Holidays window:

  1. Jurisdiction - Select the Jurisdiction governing the Public Holiday.
  2. Holiday Date - Left-click the calendar icon to select the relevant date from a calendar control.
  3. Description - Enter the name, or a brief identifying description of the Public Holiday.

  4. Job - Select the Job.

    The Job field is not available if only Non-chargeable (Type 4) Charge Accounts are permitted for Public Holiday records.

    When available, the Job list is filtered automatically to include only Chargeable or Non-chargeable Jobs flagged as available for Public Holidays.

  5. Client - The Client is automatically derived from the selected Job.

  6. Charge Account - Select the appropriate Charge Account.

    The Charge Account list is automatically filtered on Job selection to include only Productive or Non-Productive Charge Accounts, as appropriate.

    Charge Account filtering on the Job Type can be used to restrict which Charge Accounts can be used for Public Holidays.

  7. Click Save to close the dialog.

    The Public Holiday is added to, or updated in the Public Holidays grid.

Delete a Public Holiday

To delete a Public Holiday:

  1. Select the Public Holiday in the grid.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. When prompted to confirm the deletion, click OK.