KB-2253 2023-2024 Holidays and On-Call Hours FAQ

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Customer support during on-call hours and holidays

Appian Advanced or Enterprise customers are entitled to 24x7 support for production issues (P1 and P2 cases only). This means that these customers will be supported over the weekends and bank holidays by on-call engineers. 

Below are the required steps Advanced or Enterprise customers must take to get support from on-call engineers:

  1. Raise a support case
  2. Contact support via phone

On-call hours within each region

Time zone Hours
EST Fri 18:00 to Sun 18:00
GMT/BST Fri 23:00 to Sun 22:00
AEST Sat 09:00 to Mon 08:00

Dates of holidays within each region

Below is a list of all holidays in various regions for 2023 and 2024. Some of these holidays will now include Blackout Dates. During these Blackout Dates no security patching, applying of hotfixes or upgrades can be scheduled between 4:00 PM EST / EDT on the Blackout Start Date until 10:00 PM EST / EDT on the Blackout End Date.

Should there be a requirement for patching, hotfixes or upgrades to be carried out during a blackout period, please open a support case no later than 48 hours prior to the commencement of the Blackout Start Date, requesting an exception including business or operational requirements.

Region

Holiday

2024 Date

Blackout Start Date*

Blackout End Date**

USA

Memorial Day

Monday 27th May

Friday 24th May

Monday 27th May

Independence Day

Thursday 4th July

Wednesday 3rd July

Monday 8th July

Labor Day

Monday 2nd September

Friday 30th August

Tuesday 3rd September

Thanksgiving (2 days)

Thursday 28th & Friday 29th November

Wednesday 27th November

Monday 2nd December

Christmas (2 days)

Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th December

Wednesday 18th December

Wednesday 3rd January 2025

New Year’s Day

Wednesday 1st January 2025

Wednesday 18th December

Wednesday 3rd January 2025

UK (EMEA)

Good Friday

Friday 29th March

Thursday 28th March

Monday 1st April

Easter Monday

Monday 1st April

Thursday 28th March

Monday 1st April

Early May UK Bank Holiday

Monday 6th May

N/A

N/A

Spring UK Bank Holiday

Monday 27th May

Friday 24th May

Monday 27th May

Summer UK Bank Holiday

Monday 26th August

N/A

N/A

Christmas

Wednesday 25th December

Wednesday 18th December

Wednesday 3rd January 2025

Boxing Day

Thursday 26th December

Wednesday 18th December

Wednesday 3rd January 2025

New Year's Day

Wednesday 1st January 2025

Wednesday 18th December

Wednesday 3rd January 2025

Sydney (APJ)

Australia Day

Friday 26th January

N/A

N/A

Good Friday

Friday 28th March

Thursday 28th March

Monday 1st April

Easter Monday

Monday 1st April

Thursday 28th March

Monday 1st April

Anzac Day

Thursday 25th April

N/A

N/A

King's Birthday

Monday 10th June

N/A

N/A

August Bank Holiday

Monday 5th August

N/A

N/A

Labour Day

Monday 7th October

N/A

N/A

Christmas

Wednesday 25th December

Wednesday 18th December

Wednesday 3rd January 2025

Boxing Day

Thursday 26th December

Wednesday 18th December

Wednesday 3rd January 2025

New Year's Day

Wednesday 1st January 2025

Wednesday 18th December

Wednesday 3rd January 2025

* No Maintenance Windows or Upgrades can be scheduled after 4:00 PM EST / EDT on the Blackout Start Date

** Maintenance Windows or Upgrades can be scheduled after 10:00 PM EST / EDT on the Blackout End Date

Last Reviewed: February 2024

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