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Training ABCOM
Brass Contributor
Oct 20, 2017

Can Bookings limit appointments to a date range?

Is there a way to set a "Special offer" so that people can book themselves  but I only want certain dates shown, not a calendar with all dates.

 

Any help much appreciated.

 

Steve

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  • Gabriel_Valdez's avatar
    Gabriel_Valdez
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    Oct 23, 2017

    Hi there!

     

    There are no controls to do this inside Bookings but there are workarounds for this. It depends on how you have your reservation page set up.

     

    The easiest way I would recommend would be to create an "Offer" Bookings page. This allows you to create one Bookings calendar only for that event, and then you can block the times/days that do not work for you. You will have to manually block (using Time-off) after the day your offer is available, since Time-off blocks the staff member's calendar, I would recommend using a free Outlook.com account to set up that staff member.

     

    Let me know if this helps, I am happy to explain in more detail if needed.

    Thanks!

    • Mark Smith's avatar
      Mark Smith
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 23, 2017

      Hi Gabriel

       

      Are there any plans to introduce the feature of limiting appointments to a date range?

       

      We would prefer not to create separate email/accounts on Outlook.com, as the whole point of using Office 365 is to have an integrated and holistic solution.

       

      Many thanks

      Mark

      • Gabriel_Valdez's avatar
        Gabriel_Valdez
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        Nov 27, 2017

        Hi Mark,

         

        Thanks for your feedback! It is definitely a scenario we are evaluating but have not timeline for it yet.

        I recommend that you submit your request at our UserVoice channel.

         

        Thanks!

    • Training ABCOM's avatar
      Training ABCOM
      Brass Contributor
      Oct 24, 2017
      Hi Gabriel

      Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a go and come back to you. I just wanted to say 'Thank you', I really appreciate you taking the time to think this through.

      Steve
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      Training ABCOM
      Brass Contributor
      Oct 30, 2017

      Hi Gabriel

       

      I've just looked at this and fallen at the first hurdle!  

       

      When you say "create an 'Offer' Bookings page," I'm not clear on that. Can I have more than one Bookings page? A "normal" one and several 'Offers' ones?

       

      Kind regards

       

      Steve

       

      • Gabriel_Valdez's avatar
        Gabriel_Valdez
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        Oct 30, 2017

        Hi Steve,

         

        Yes, you can create as many Bookings pages as you want/need.

        From the Bookings page, click on the down facing arrow next to your calendar name (i'm attaching a screenshot for reference). You can see that there is the option to "Open" or "New". With new, you will be able to create another calendar completely independent from the one you already have. The "Open" option gives you a window that allows you to search for previosuly created calendars in your tenant (you can see all the calendars but will only be able to open the ones you manage or have been added to).

         

        Hope this helps!

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