Setting up an Auto Open Deny (Holiday Schedule) rule

A holiday schedule is an Auto Open deny rule that can be created in the Auto Open section of pdk.io. A holiday schedule is used when a location will be closed for a holiday (or any other reason for closure) and the configured Auto Open schedule needs to be overridden.  

Click the Auto Open icon in the Customer Dashboard to open the Auto Open page. Any previously created Auto Open rules will be listed. Initially, the Auto Open page will only show a yellow plus (+) icon at the center of the page, allowing the Partner to set up the first rule.

Name - Assign a unique descriptive name for the Auto Open rule.

Partition - If the Auto Open Deny rule will be assigned to a specific partition, tap/click inside this Partition field or on the down arrow to select a listed partition. The Partition field will only be displayed if partitions beyond the default partition were created. For more information regarding partitions, please refer to our article on Partitions.

Action

The Action option specifies whether the Auto Open rule will enable or disable the Auto Open function for those Doors/Devices present in the rule

Deny - Will disable Auto Open functionality for the Door/Devices listed in the Auto Open rule. This is used for overriding an Auto Open schedule.

Schedule

Tap/click this field to select between Always, Recurring, or Single Date

Below is an explanation of each Schedule Type and how to configure it

Always - The rule will always be processed.

Recurring - The rule will be processed only during the selected time frame each week.

Start Time - Tap/click the digits to enter the specified time (in 24H format) the rule will begin or tap/click the calendar icon to use a visual clock to set the specified time the rule will begin.
Stop Time - Tap/click the digits to enter the specified time (in 24H format) the rule will end or tap/click the calendar icon to use a visual clock to set the specified time the rule will end.
Days - Select the days of the week the rule will be processed. By default, Monday-Friday are selected.

Single Date - The rule will only be processed for the specified timeframe on a single day.

Start Time - Tap/click the digits to enter the specified time (in 24H format) the rule will begin or tap/click the calendar icon to use a visual clock to set the specified time the rule will begin.
Stop Time - Tap/click the digits to enter the specified time (in 24H format) the rule will end or tap/click the calendar icon to use a visual clock to set the specified time the rule will end.
Day - Tap/click the field to enter the day or the calendar icon to use an on-screen calendar to select the day when the rule will be processed 

Devices

The Devices option allows Doors/Devices that are available on the Customer Account or Partition to be selected for inclusion in the Auto Open Deny rule.

First, tap/click the yellow plus icon (+) next to Devices. 

Next, tap/click to place checkmarks next to the device(s) for the rule. then tap/click Add. If more than one Cloud Node is present in the Customer Account, the Doors/Devices will be listed under the Cloud Node they are associated with.

After configuring the Auto Open rule, tap/click the Save button in the upper-right corner of the page to save the Auto Open rule.

Deleting Auto Open Rules 

In the Auto Open main screen, long-press or hover the cursor over the rule to be deleted and tap/click the trash icon.