I see that this request is set to complete but the default start and finish dates are still today’s date. Is it planned that default dates will match the term?

Currently, the exception dates are factored into the schedule (classes are not schedules for those dates for recurring schedules), but this is not visible from all views:

"NOTE: Any exclusion dates configured for the term (i.e., school holidays or exam dates) will apply to all schedules created for sections during that term. This means that no captures will occur on exclusion dates where the scheduled capture and the exclusion date overlap. The Admin view of a scheduled capture on any given day may show a scheduled capture, but the calendar view on the scheduled capture page will not have a dot on the exception dates. in addition, classes are not automatically created on exception dates.

You CAN schedule one-time captures to occur on exception dates (the system assumes you know it is an exception date when you select it for a one-time capture). Alternately you can configure a capture to occur outside of a section, then publish it to a class after it is processed. See Adding Captures to configure recurring non-section-based captures to occur on exclusion dates."

From http://help.echo360.org/#t=Admin_Guide%2FBldgsCourses%2FScheduling_Sections.htm&rhsearch=schedule&rhhlterm=schedule

The default start/end dates are not, however, currently pre-filled with the term's start/end dates (or current date/term end date if it the start date of the term has already passed).