Creating and maintaining blackout periods

Administrators should establish blackout periods to specify times when events cannot be scheduled, for example, due to a holiday or when regular system maintenance is scheduled. The Event Manager takes blackout periods into account when scheduling and queuing events, event subscriptions, and undercover agents (UCAs).

To create, update, or delete a blackout period, complete the following steps:

• To create a blackout period:
  1. In the Server Admin area of the Process Admin Console, click the indicator next to Event Manager to list the available management options.
  2. Click the Blackout Periods option.
  3. Set a Date/Time Range or a Weekday/Time Range. For example, for a holiday, you'd set a Date/Time Range for a specific date in the future. For weekly system maintenance, you should set a Weekday/Time Range.
  4. Click the Add button. The new blackout period is added to the Blackout Periods list.
• To update a blackout period:
  1. In the Server Admin area of the Process Admin Console, click the indicator next to Event Manager to list the available management options.
  2. Click the Blackout Periods option.
  3. Select the blackout period that you want to update from the list.
  4. Change the details of the period as required.
  5. Click the Update button.
• To delete a blackout period:
  1. In the Server Admin area of the Process Admin Console, click the indicator next to Event Manager to list the available management options.
  2. Click the Blackout Periods option.
  3. Select the blackout period that you want to remove from the list.
  4. Click the Delete button.