FAQs: Schedules

How can I create a flow that takes different paths depending on the holiday day?

In this example, we use the Thanksgiving holiday:

To get the fourth Thursday of November: GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(5, 4, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 11)
To get the day after Thanksgiving (which may not always be the fourth Friday): AddDays(GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(5, 4, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 11), 1)
To see if today is the same day as the specified day:
1. Save the specified day as a datetime variable like Task.thanksgiving.
2. Use a decision action and compare the today’s year, month, & day to Task.thanksgiving. You might also want to check the hour/minutes if that’s needed.

For more details, download and import this Thanksgiving Schedule Example into Architect.

Show me other holiday examplesClick to expand

Holiday*	Calculation
New Year’s Day	MakeDateTime(Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 1, 1)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(2, 3, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 1)
Groundhog Day	MakeDateTime(Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 2, 2)
President’s Day	GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(2, 3, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 2)
Daylight saving’s starts	GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(1, 2, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 3, 2, 0, 0)
Easter	Cannot be calculated–use a list
Tax Day (approximate only–IRS can change the date)	MakeDateTime(Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 4, 15)
Mother’s Day	GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(1, 2, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 5)
Memorial Day	GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(2, -1, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 5)
Father’s Day	GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(1, 3, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 6)
Independence Day	MakeDateTime(Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 7, 4)
Labor Day	GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(2, 1, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 9)
Halloween	MakeDateTime(Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 10, 31)
Daylight Saving’s Ends	GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(1, 1, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 11, 2, 0, 0)
Election Day	AddDays(GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(2, 1, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 11), 1)
Veteran’s Day	MakeDateTime(Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 11, 11)
Thanksgiving	GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(5, 4, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 11)
Black Friday	AddDays(GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(5, 4, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 11), 1)
Cyber Monday	AddDays(GetDayOfWeekOccurrence(5, 4, Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 11), 4)
Christmas Eve	MakeDateTime(Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 12, 24)
Christmas Day	MakeDateTime(Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 12, 25)
New Year’s Eve	MakeDateTime(Year(GetCurrentDateTimeUtc()), 12, 31)

*Primarily US holiday examples