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Staff, resources and locations

Offer a slot only when every required person, place, resource, and timing rule agrees.

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An illustrative schedule for Avery: an appointment at North Branch, a cleanup buffer, travel to South Branch, a preparation buffer, and then the next appointment. A conflicting slot is marked do not offer.
One employee, two branches, one continuous time chain.A free-looking slot is not bookable until branch hours, service eligibility, buffers, travel, and the employee's existing work all agree.

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Start with these five checks

  1. Shared employee identity
  2. Required resources
  3. Location and service eligibility
  4. Buffers and travel
  5. Customer/admin conflict parity

Four connected areas

Use these four areas to see which part of the booking setup needs attention.

Staff availability and assignment

Model shifts, time off, service eligibility, priority, staff selection, and automatic assignment.

Can every booking path see the same employee conflicts?

Resources, rooms and capacity

Reserve rooms, equipment, vehicles, chairs, or pooled capacity together with staff.

What else must be free before the appointment can exist?

Locations and service areas

Separate business locations, employee/service eligibility, customer addresses, zones, and remote delivery.

Does the selected place change who, what, and when can be booked?

Buffers, duration and travel time

Apply before/after blocks, variable duration, notice, horizon, and travel-aware availability.

Which nearby slots must disappear after a booking?