If a due date falls on a designated holiday and it is indicated in the customer's Accounting Terms Codes record that holidays are to be avoided, an additional day is added to the due date.
To access the Edit Holiday Dates program, type EDITHOL (RET) at any menu "OPTION:" field or the appropriate line number on the Accounting Control Files menu. The screen will then display:
| OPTION: __ EDIT HOLIDAY DATES 1 Location 2 Month 3 Day 4 Year 5 Description 1SAVE 2NEXT 3ERASE 4DELETE 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |
Enter data as follows:
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1. LOCATION |
Enter up to 6 alphanumeric characters to indicate a location or a Group Name representing several locations. (Remember that Group Names begin with a plus sign.) Or, if the holiday is one that applies to all locations, leave this field blank. EXAMPLE: Press (RET) |
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2. MONTH |
Enter 2 numeric digits to represent the month. EXAMPLE: Type 12 (RET) |
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3. DAY |
Enter 2 numeric digits to represent the day of the month. EXAMPLE: Type 25 (RET) |
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4. YEAR |
Enter 4 numeric digits to represent the year. Or if the holiday falls on the same date each year, leave this field blank. EXAMPLE: Press (RET) |
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5. DESCRIPTION |
Enter up to 40 alphanumeric characters for a description of the holiday. EXAMPLE: CHRISTMAS (RET) |
| OPTION: __ EDIT HOLIDAY DATES 1 Location 2 Month 12 3 Day 25 4 Year 5 Description CHRISTMAS 1SAVE 2NEXT 3ERASE 4DELETE 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |
PRESS "F1" AT "OPTION" TO SAVE.
User tip: Note that this program affects due dates for billing purposes. It has no bearing on whether or not a rental location is open or closed on the holiday. It has no bearing on whether or not reservations can be taken with a pickup or return date of the holiday. To manage these features, use the Hours Of Operation control file.