Time period configuration tasks

Administrators can perform the following configuration tasks for the Time Period module.

• Configure time period global settings

  Configure some global settings for the Time Period Management module. This configuration includes updating or deleting existing settings and adding new settings.

• Configure a time period workflow

  Define the workflow in the time period category.

• Configure time period categories

  Create new time periodcategories, and update or remove existing ones to manage the data structures of different kinds of time period definitions.

• Configure time period approvals

  Define approvals for the Time Period module using approval definitions. The Timeperiod approval definition is linked to the Approval phase.

• Configure time period approval notifications

  Define and trigger the time period approval notifications. When a time period is added or updated, notifications are generated.

• Calculate time period conflicts

  Calculate time period conflicts between the current changes record or change task record and the existing time period.

• Trigger an approval for time period conflicts

  Define an additional approval for a module and then associate the approval definition to the corresponding phase of a record.

• Configure time period conflict notifications for Change Management

  Configure time period conflict notifications for Change Management. When a change with the Conflict with Freeze Window conflict type is approved, a notification is sent to the owner of the conflicted time period.

Related concepts

Time Period Management
Time Period Management concepts
Time Period Management process
Time period workflow
Time period occurrences
Time period recurrence rules
Time period security areas and roles

Related tasks

Working with time periods