Managing Campaign Calendars
Assessment campaigns are based on calendars divided into calendar periods.
For more details on assessment campaigns, see Assessing Requirements by Questionnaires
A campaign calendar enables planning of campaigns and their division into periods called calendar periods. Campaign calendars can also be used in reports or to plan audits/tests/compliance.A calendar often covers a period of one year, either a fiscal year or a calendar year. In the latter case, a calendar period can correspond to a quarter.
Creating Calendars
To create a calendar:
1. In the Compliance desktop, select Compliance Testing > Preparation > Calendars.
2. In the right pane of the window, click New.
3. Enter the Name of the calendar and its begin and end dates.
4. Click OK.
You can then define calendar periods.
Creating calendar periods
To create calendar periods:
1. Open the Properties of the calendar.
2. Click the Characteristics tab.
3. In the Calendar Period section, click New.
4. Enter the Name of the calendar period and its begin and end dates.
5. Click OK.
6. Create other calendar periods in the same way.
The calendar is created. It can then be connected to a compliance plan.
Connecting a Calendar to a Plan
To connect a calendar to a plan:
1. In the Compliance desktop, select Compliance Testing > Plans.
2. Open the properties of the compliance plan that interests you.
3. Click Characteristics.
4. In the Calendar field, click the arrow and select List to display the list of calendars.
5. Select the calendar to be connected to the plan.
6. Click OK.