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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Calendars and Periods (CCP)</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>calendar codes</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>standard calendar</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>actual calendar</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>derivation path</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp" role="module">Calendars and Periods</GUIRef> module provides you with a range of functionalities to maintain calendars.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem>You can maintain unique <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#CalendCode.tc" role="glossary">calendar codes</Link> with descriptions, for which you can then define <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#ResoActiType.tc" role="glossary">availability types</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#CalendarLine.tc" role="glossary">calendar working hours</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>You can derive a calendar from an already existing calendar. So, instead of defining calendar working hours for all dates in a range, you need to specify only the exceptions. For example, company-wide normal working hours can be specified in a company calendar, while employee-specific information (such as vacations and meetings) can be stored in the employee calendar.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>You can create the calendars that SSA ERP applications use for planning and scheduling.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>You can define the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#StandaCalend.tc" role="glossary">standard calendar</Link> for a company. Note that one company can use another company's standard calendar, provided that both companies are maintained on the same system.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>A range of maintenance functions that enable you to copy and delete calendars.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000125" role="manual">To set up a calendar</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000126" role="manual">To use availability types</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000131" role="manual">To maintain calendars</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
