The file org/jbpm/calendar/jbpm.business.calendar.properties specifies what business hours are. The configuration file can be customized and a modified copy can be placed in the root of the classpath.

This is the example business hour specification that is shipped by default in jbpm.business.calendar.properties:

hour.format=HH:mm
#weekday ::= [<daypart> [& <daypart>]*]
#daypart ::= <start-hour>-<to-hour>
#start-hour and to-hour must be in the hour.format
#dayparts have to be ordered
weekday.monday=    9:00-12:00 & 12:30-17:00
weekday.tuesday=   9:00-12:00 & 12:30-17:00
weekday.wednesday= 9:00-12:00 & 12:30-17:00
weekday.thursday=  9:00-12:00 & 12:30-17:00
weekday.friday=    9:00-12:00 & 12:30-17:00
weekday.saturday=
weekday.sunday=

day.format=dd/MM/yyyy
# holiday syntax: <holiday>
# holiday period syntax: <start-day>-<end-day>
# below are the belgian official holidays
holiday.1=  01/01/2005 # nieuwjaar
holiday.2=  27/3/2005  # pasen 
holiday.3=  28/3/2005  # paasmaandag 
holiday.4=  1/5/2005   # feest van de arbeid
holiday.5=  5/5/2005   # hemelvaart 
holiday.6=  15/5/2005  # pinksteren 
holiday.7=  16/5/2005  # pinkstermaandag 
holiday.8=  21/7/2005  # my birthday 
holiday.9=  15/8/2005  # moederkesdag 
holiday.10= 1/11/2005  # allerheiligen 
holiday.11= 11/11/2005 # wapenstilstand 
holiday.12= 25/12/2005 # kerstmis 

business.day.expressed.in.hours=             8
business.week.expressed.in.hours=           40
business.month.expressed.in.business.days=  21
business.year.expressed.in.business.days=  220