To create a time zone, do the following:

1. Go to the Time zones tab of the Access Manager window.
   
2. There are two ways to create a new time zone:

   1. Right-click in the free area of the list of time zones and select the Create root time zone item in the opened function menu (1). In this case, the time zone will be created in the common list of time zones.

      
   2. Right-click on the folder and select the Create timezone item (2). In this case, the time zone will be created in the specified folder.
      
3. Regardless of the way you select to create a time zone, the Edit time zone window will open.
   

4. Enter the name of creating time zone in the Name field.

   The name should be unique. If a time zone with this name has already been created in the system, then while saving, a corresponding message will be displayed and the zone will not be saved. Also, the name should not contain the following characters: < | >.

   
   

5. Add week intervals to the time zone if it's required:
   1. Click right mouse button on the Week intervals line and select the Add item in the opened functional menu.
      

   2. New interval will be created in the Week intervals group. Panel of interval configuring will display at the bottom of the Edit time zone window.

      Name of the interval is a time period and specifying days in which interval operates within brackets. Apart of week days separated by commas, the following values can be specified: 1. Empty interval. 2. Whole week. 3. Whole week and on holiday. 4. On workdays. 5. On workdays and on holiday. 6. On the weekend and on holiday. 7. On the weekend. 8. Only on holiday.

      
      

   3. Enter or set using slider time of interval start in the Start field (1).
      
   4. Enter or set using slider time of interval end in the End field (2).
   5. Set checkboxes corresponding to days in which interval should operate (3).

   6. If it's required to eliminate holidays from the interval, set the Holidays checkbox (4).

      Working with holidays is described in the Edit holidays section.

      
      

      To delete interval, click right mouse button on the interval and select the Delete item in the opened functional menu.

      
      

   7. Repeat steps a-f for all required week intervals.
6. Add intervals of shift schedule to the time zone if it's required:
   1. Click right mouse button on the Intervals of shift schedule line and select the Add item in the opened functional menu.
      
      

   2. New interval will be created in the Intervals of shift schedule group. Panel of interval configuring will display at the bottom of the Edit time zone window.

      Name of the interval is a date of interval start, time interval and period of interval repetition in days.

      
      

   3. Enter or set using slider time of interval start in the Start field (1).
      
      
   4. Enter or set using slider time of interval end in the End field (2).
   5. Enter the start day of shift schedule in the Start date field using keyboard or calendar opened by  button clocking (3).
      
      

   6. In the Period field using up-down buttons enter the number of days in which the interval of shift schedule will be repeated (4).

      To delete interval, click right mouse button on the interval and select the Delete item in the opened functional menu.

      
      

   7. Repeat steps a-f for all required week intervals.
7. Click the Save button.
   
   As a result, the created time zone will be displayed in the time zone list.