List of Dates lets you enter several dates or days in their order of importance to you.
Prefer Off List of Dates bid examples
Prefer Off Jun 9, 2011, Jun 14, 2011, Jun 10, 2011, Jun 13, 2011, Jun 11, 2011,Jun 12, 2011
The N-PBS Scheduler attempts to build you a block with the selected dates off, prioritized in the order in which they are listed
Reminder: An underlined date indicates that you have a pre-awarded activity of some type on that date. Refer to your calendar available on the Calendar tab for further information on the absence.
There is a difference between entering Prefer Off bids using "List Of Days" (e.g. Prefer Off Friday, Saturday, Sunday) or "Range of Days" (e.g. Prefer Off Between Friday and Sunday).
For example, suppose the 1st day of the month is a Saturday:
For List of Days (e.g. Prefer Off Friday, Saturday, Sunday), the priority order of the days is Friday 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, Saturday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, Sunday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, etc. These individual days are denied in reverse order, so the last Sunday is denied first, then the 2nd last Sunday, etc.
For Range of Days (e.g. Prefer Off Between Friday and Sunday), the priority order of the days is Saturday 1st, Sunday 2nd, Friday 7th, Saturday 8th, Sunday 9th, etc. These individual days are then denied (one day at a time) in reverse order (i.e. right to left).
Reminder: You can select dates or days of the week, but not both options at the same time. If you click a date, then click a day of the week, the day of the week, the day of the week is selected and your date selections disappear.