Exceptions Element

The collection of exceptions associated with a calendar.

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

Parent Elements

Child Elements

Occurrences

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