Calendar Periods Tab of the Calendar View
Use the Calendar Periods tab to generate calendar periods based on daily, weekly, monthly, end of month, quarterly, and yearly intervals. You can also select your own interval pattern that you can apply to specific calendar sets.
In a Cobra calendar, each date represents the end of a period. The periods defined by these dates can be of different lengths, provided that the periods span the entire duration of the project.
Right-clicking the Calendar Periods tab displays the Calendar Periods tab shortcut menu, where you can perform tasks such as adding new periods, generating multiple periods, and calculating productive hours. The Calendar Periods tab consists of the Periods and Holidays panes.
Periods
The Periods pane displays the Date and Hours columns.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | In this column, each date represents the end of a period, except the first date entry, which represents the project start date. The periods defined by these dates can be of different lengths, provided that the periods span the entire duration of the project. You can generate periods using the Generate Periods dialog box. |
| Hours | This column displays the number of productive hours for each period. You can calculate the number of productive hours for each day in the period using the Calculate Hours dialog box. |
Holidays
Use the Holidays pane to add holidays to your calendar.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | Use this field to enter the date that you want to include as a holiday in the calendar. |
| Repeat Yearly? | Select this option to instruct Cobra to mark the selected date as a holiday in the succeeding years. |
| Add | Click Add to add the selected date to the list of holidays in the calendar. |
| Automatically recalculate productive hours? | Select this option and click the Save button to instruct Cobra to:
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