Exceptions Element

The collection of exceptions associated with a calendar.

<Exceptions>
  <Exception>…</Exception>
</Exceptions>

Parent Elements

Calendar

Child Elements

Exception

Occurrences

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1

Example

The following example contains definitions for two calendar exceptions in the Exceptions element. New Year's Day is defined yearly by the day of the month (Type = 2). Thanksgiving is defined yearly by position (Type = 3), where the holiday is on the fourth (MonthPosition = 3) Thursday (MonthItem = 7) in November (Month = 10).

<Exceptions>
  <Exception>
    <EnteredByOccurrences>0</EnteredByOccurrences>
    <TimePeriod>
      <FromDate>2007-01-01T00:00:00</FromDate>
      <ToDate>2026-01-01T23:59:00</ToDate>
    </TimePeriod>
    <Occurrences>20</Occurrences>
    <Name>New Year's Day</Name>
    <Type>2</Type>
    <Month>0</Month>
    <MonthDay>1</MonthDay>
    <DayWorking>0</DayWorking>
  </Exception>
  <Exception>
    <EnteredByOccurrences>0</EnteredByOccurrences>
    <TimePeriod>
      <FromDate>2007-11-22T00:00:00</FromDate>
      <ToDate>2026-11-30T23:59:00</ToDate>
    </TimePeriod>
    <Occurrences>20</Occurrences>
    <Name>Thanksgiving</Name>
    <Type>3</Type>
    <Month>10</Month>
    <MonthItem>7</MonthItem>
    <MonthPosition>3</MonthPosition>
    <DayWorking>0</DayWorking>
  </Exception>
</Exceptions>

See Also

Concepts

Calendar Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Calendars Element