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description: After you enable the feature, you can specify blockout hours and blockout dates. You can set hours, dates, or both. You can change these settings or opt out at any time.
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# Set Blockout Hours and Blockout Dates

After you enable the feature, you can specify blockout hours and blockout dates. You can set hours, dates, or both. You can change these settings or opt out at any time.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong class="uicontrol">Enterprise</strong>, <strong class="uicontrol">Performance</strong>, and <strong class="uicontrol">Unlimited</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

For example, to view contracts, a user needs the Read permission on contracts. To assign a given permission to a user, that user’s license (or licenses) must support the permission. Multiple licenses can support a single permission.

1. Next to Blockout Hours, click **Edit**, and then enter a time range. The maximum range for blockout hours is 12 hours.
    
    ![Set Peak Business Hours](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-access-264-0-0-production-enus/a92be132-3cbc-412a-9262-130636120c14/access/images/blockout_hours.png)
2. Click **Set**.
3. Next to Blockout Dates, click **Edit**, and then enter a date range. You can block out up to 30 consecutive days at a time and up to four windows within a calendar year.
    
    ![Set Blockout Dates](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-access-264-0-0-production-enus/a92be132-3cbc-412a-9262-130636120c14/access/images/blockout_dates.png)