Configure Time Periods
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A time period specifies a time range that includes a start time and end
time. Time periods also specify a repetition interval either as days of
the week or a specified date on the yearly calendar. You define time
periods and then associate the time periods with time schedules. A
particular time period can be associated with multiple time schedules.
.. note::
VOSS-4-UC provides one **All the time** time period. The **All the time**
period is a special, default time period that includes all days and hours,
and cannot be deleted.
1. Sign in as provider, reseller, or customer administrator.
2. Make sure that the hierarchy path is set to the node where you want to
configure the new time period.
3. Perform one of these options as appropriate:
* If you logged in as provider or reseller administrator, choose
**Apps Management > CUCM > Time Periods**.
* If you logged in as customer administrator, choose
**Apps Management > Advanced > Time Periods**.
4. Perform one of these options as appropriate:
* To add a new time period, click **Add**, then go to Step 5.
* To edit an existing time period, choose the time period to be updated by
clicking it in the list of time periods, then go to Step 6.
5. If the **Network Device List** popup window appears, choose the NDL for the time
period from the drop-down menu. The window appears when you are on a nonsite
hierarchy node. If you are at a site hierarchy node, the NDL associated with
the site is automatically used.
Note:
The **Network Device List** drop-down menu only appears when a time period is added;
it does not appear when you edit a time period.
6. Enter a unique name for the new time period in the **Name** field, or modify the
existing Name if desired. This field is mandatory. Enter a name in the **Time
Period Name** field. The name can comprise up to 50 alphanumeric characters. It
can contain any combination of spaces, periods (.), hyphens (-), and underscore
characters (_).
Use concise and descriptive names for your time periods. The hours_or_days
format usually provides a sufficient level of detail and is short enough to
enable you to quickly and easily identify a time period. For example,
office_M_to_F identifies a time period for the business hours of an office
from Monday to Friday.
7. Complete the other fields as appropriate.
+-------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Option | Description |
+===================+================================================+
| Description | Enter a description for the time period. |
+-------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| | From the drop-down list, choose the time |
| | when this time period starts. The available |
| | listed start times comprise 15-minute |
| | intervals throughout a 24-hour day. |
| | |
| Time of Day Start | Default: No Office Hours |
| | |
| | Note: |
| | |
| | To start a time period at midnight, choose |
| | the 00:00 value. |
+-------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| | From the drop-down list, choose the time |
| | when this time period ends. The available |
| | listed end times comprise 15-minute intervals |
| | throughout a 24-hour day. |
| | |
| Time of Day End | Default: No Office Hours |
| | |
| | Note: |
| | |
| | To end a time period at midnight, choose the |
| | 24:00 value. |
+-------------------+------------------------------------------------+
8. Choose one of these repetition periods and complete the required information:
Note:
If you choose to repeat the time period by the week, the **Repeat Every Year**
fields are dimmed and cannot be edited. If you choose to repeat the time
period by the year, the **Repeat Every Week** fields are dimmed and cannot be edited.
**Repeat Every Week** - For time periods defined by the week
a. From the **Start Day** drop-down menu, choose a day of the week
on which this time period starts.
b. From the **End Day** drop-down menu, choose a day of the week on
which this time period ends.
**Repeat Every Year** - For time periods defined by the year
a. From the **Start Month** drop-down menu, choose a month of the year on which
this time period starts.
#. Enter a number from 1 to 31 in the **Start Date** field to define the day of
the month on which this time period starts.
#. From the **End Month** drop-down menu, choose a month of the year on which
this time period ends.
#. Enter a number from 1 to 31 in the **End Date** field to define the day of the
month on which this time period ends.
* For weekly time intervals, choose a Start Day on Mon and End Day of Fri for
a time period starting on Mondays and ending on Fridays.
* For weekly time intervals, choose Start Day and End Day values of Sat to
define a time period that applies only on Saturdays.
* For yearly time intervals, choose Start Month value of Jan and Start Date of
15, and End values of Mar and 15 to choose the days from January 15 to March 15.
* For yearly time intervals, choose Start and End values of Jan and 1 to specify
January 1 as the only day during which this time period applies.
9. To save the new or updated time period, click **Save**.
Associate time periods with time schedules. See "Configure Time Schedules".
Note:
You cannot delete time periods that time schedules are using. Before
deleting a time period that is currently in use, perform either or both
of these tasks as appropriate:
* Assign a different time period to any time schedule that is using
the time period that you want to delete.
* Delete the time schedules that are using the time period that you
want to delete.