Time Periods

Use the Configure Time Periods page to specify the time periods used for activity searching. Setting time periods for your enterprise enables you to track who is accessing your sensitive applications and when they are accessing it. Access at unusual times can indicate a security issue that requires investigation. Time periods include things such as office hours, holidays, and weekends. Because each time period is set individually, you can customize the setting to meet the needs of your enterprise.

The following are the available time periods:

  • Date ranges – a range of specific dates that define things such as fiscal quarters.

  • Time ranges – a range of hours, or times, that define office hours and non-office hours.

  • Date lists – a list of dates that define enterprise holidays.

  • Day lists – a list of days that define week days and weekends.

To edit a time period, click a time period in the Time Periods column to access the Configure Time Period page and make the required changes.

The configuration options on the Configure Time Period page are based on the type of time period to be edited.

For date ranges, specify the Begins on and Ends on dates for the time period to be defined. For these date ranges you can enter dates manually of click the [...] icon and select a date from the calendar.

For time ranges, specify the starting at and ending at times. Time ranges are used to define working and non-working hours.

Use the date list to specify a list of holidays, or regularly schedule dates on which your enterprise business would not normally conduct business. This list does not include weekends. Weekends are defined separately from a day list. You can enter dates manually of click the [...] icon and select a date from the calendar. Use the Add and Delete buttons to add or remove dates from the list.

Use the day lists to specify week days from weekend days. Select the correct days using the selection boxes on the right of the table and deselect, or DE-activate, the days that should not be included.