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At a Glance: Calendars

In eTrition7, Calendars are used to create start and end dates for each school year. Calendars are also used to create Eligibility Expiration Dates, which determine when a Patron's current Eligibility will expire. Holidays and Serving Days are both included in Calendars.

 

You will need to select a Calendar when you create a new Patron or Application, and you will need to select a Calendar as well when creating a new School. If you have designated a Default Calendar, you can leave the Calendar selection blank in most screens, in which case the Default Calendar will be used. Below is a list of the screens that use or require a Calendar in order to function:

 

 

* Calendars are required to set Serving Days, which are required for the Point of Sale client to process transactions.

 

In this section, you will find topics relating to the creation of Calendars and where you will need to go in order to make sure that they function properly. Below is a list of the topics in this section: