Automatic Holiday Bid List

Trapeze OPS automatically creates holiday bid lists. Holiday bids can only consist of holiday runs, holiday PASS runs, and holiday extraboard.

The system property OPS > Bidding > Holiday > Automated > Action defines how holiday bids are created. You can select the following values:
  • Never. Never generate automatic holiday bid lists.
  • Manual. Generate automatic holiday bid lists from the ancillary Holiday screen.
  • Activate Day. Automatic holiday bids are generated when you activate the day.
Note: Holiday bids can only be created for holidays that are activated.
The following properties must be selected to automatically assign holiday bids:
  • OPS > Bidding > Holiday > ForceLessSeniorEmployees
  • OPS > Bidding > Holiday > SeniorEmployeesMustVolunteerToWork

A value must also be defined for the OPS > Bidding > Holiday > HolidayVolunteerType property.

The following properties specify how employees qualify for holiday bids.
Table 1. Holiday Bidding Properties
Property Description
OPS > Bidding > Holiday > ForceLessSeniorEmployees If selected, less senior employees are prevented from taking a holiday off if the remaining employees cannot sufficiently cover the remaining holiday work.
OPS > Bidding > Holiday > HolidayVolunteerType Specifies the holiday volunteer type (for example, Day Off Volunteer). Used to check whether an employee volunteered to work on a holiday.
OPS > Bidding > Holiday > PreventAssignmentIfOnNonVacationAbsence If selected, employees who are scheduled for non-vacation absences are excluded from holiday bids.
OPS > Bidding > Holiday > PreventAssignmentIfOnVacation If selected, employees who are scheduled to be on vacation are excluded from holiday bids.
OPS > Bidding > Holiday > PreventAssignmentIfRegularDayOff If selected, employees who normally have the day off on the holiday are excluded from holiday bids.
OPS > Bidding > Holiday > SeniorEmployeesMustVolunteerToWork If selected, senior employees who intend to work on a holiday must volunteer in advance of the holiday bid.
OPS > Bidding > Holiday > Extraboard > PreventHolidayOffIfRegularWorkingDay If selected and the employee has Extraboard work on a Holiday, Holiday Day Off will not be shown on the employee's record in the Work Planner, Daily Activity, Employee Activities, and Extra Employee List screens. This also applies to the Day Off view in the Bidding screen.
OPS > Bidding > Holiday > Extraboard > PreventHolidayRunSelection If selected, an employee is prevented from bidding on a regular piece of work if it falls on a holiday.