## Create a Maintenance Window

Users can create either one-time or recurring maintenance windows, view and manage existing configurations, and preview the maintenance impact using an interactive scheduler.

Click the Add button at the top to open a new tab for creating a maintenance schedule. The configuration window is divided into the following sections:

### 1. Maintenance Configuration Section:

- Subject Level: Choose the target scope (e.g., Server, Tier, Tag, Group, Application, etc.) to apply the alert maintenance.
- Description: Provide a meaningful description of the maintenance.

### 2. Maintenance Schedule Section:

You can configure the schedule as either a One Time or Recurring window.

## One Time

This option is used for single, non-repeating maintenance events.

- Start From: Select the date from which the window starts.
- At: Define the time the window begins.
- For: Enter the duration of the maintenance.
- Time Zone: Choose the appropriate time zone (e.g., CDT).

A Schedule Preview Panel is shown on the right, which reflects the actual start time and duration.

Use the Schedule Preview Panel on the right to verify the calculated timings.

- Duration
- Start Time
- Time Zone

Click the refresh icon after making changes to update the preview.

## Recurring

Use this option to define repeating maintenance windows.

- Start From: Date when the recurring schedule begins.
- At: Start time for each occurrence.
- For: Duration of each recurrence.
- Time Zone: Time zone setting.
- Repeat Every: Frequency of recurrence (e.g., every 1 day or 2 weeks).
- End Condition: Choose when to stop the recurrence (Never, After N runs, or Until a specific date).

Click on Add New Recurrence Observer to define multiple observers. For each observer, define:

Click on Add New Recurrence Rule to define multiple rules. For each rule, define:

Use the Schedule Preview Panel on the right to verify the calculated timings.

- Duration
- Start Time
- Time Zone

Click the refresh icon to view updated values.

To view additional schedules, click on Show More. This will display more upcoming schedule entries.

## Final Actions

At the bottom of the configuration tab:

- Click Apply to save and activate the maintenance schedule.
- Click Cancel to discard the configuration and close the tab.