Business calendar vs schedule vs Fiscal calendar

[Ajith Saisidhar]

Hi, 

Can anyone share the difference between fiscal calendars, business calendars and the calendars we define in schedules....I tried to create a business day for my organization and confused where I have to define the the calendar for fy22-23 because in user creation it directs us to schedules, and in schedule entries business calendars are there for reference.

[Aman Kumar S · Accepted solution]

Business calendar

Business calendars represent the operating hours of a business. A business calendar specifies a time zone and a set of time period rules

https://docs.servicenow.com/en-US/bundle/sandiego-platform-administration/page/administer/time/task/define-business-calendar-entries.html

Schedule calendar

Graphically represent a defined schedule and its related schedule spans.

They are often made using a calendar, where the person making the schedule can note the dates and times at which various events are planned to occur. Schedules that do not set forth specific times for events to occur may instead list algorithmically an expected order in which events either can or must take place

https://docs.servicenow.com/en-US/bundle/sandiego-platform-administration/page/administer/time/concept/schedule-calendar.html

Fiscal calendar

Fiscal calendars provide a framework for the financial activity of an organization. Each fiscal calendar contains one or more fiscal years, and each fiscal year contains multiple periods. Fiscal calendars can be based on a January 1 to December 31 calendar year, or on any dates that you select.

https://docs.servicenow.com/en-US/bundle/sandiego-platform-administration/page/product/it-finance/concept/c_FiscalCalendar.html

Feel free to mark correct, If I have answered your query correctly 🙂

[Ajith Saisidhar]

thanks @Aman Kumar