How to: Create an Appointment on the Redesigned New Appointment Page

1. Navigate to Left-hand Navigation: Reservations » New Appointment. Alternatively, if you're in the Animal/Owner Profile, you can click the calendar icon to open the drop-down to book a new appointment.
   
2. Select a pet to begin. You can select multiple pets from the same family if you wish to book multiple pets at once for the same date and with the same specialist (see the section on Creating Appointments for Multiple Pets below).
   Note: you can create a new profile from this page if a profile has not yet been created. 
   
   
   
3. In the Select Service Details box that appears after choosing the pet(s):
   a. Choose the Location - you can book appointments at any location, regardless of where you are logged into. 
   b. Choose a Service Category - this is any reservation type with the "Is this type appointment based" toggle turned on.
   c. Choose an Appointment Type - this is any additional service with a schedule on the Manage Schedules page. For more information on how to set up specialist schedules please see our article on Specialist Schedules. 
   
   
   
   Optionally, you can click the blue View Details button to see the descriptions for each service that is available for the selected Service Category as configured from Left-hand Navigation: Admin » Reservation Types and Services Configuration. Click Select Service to proceed with booking the given service. 
   
   
   
   d. Choose a Specialist - this is any user with the selected appointment type on their schedule. If a pet has previously completed the given service type, then the system will indicate who they were last booked with "(Last Booked for pet name)."
   
   
   e. Choose an Appointment Date - upon clicking a monthly view of dates will appear. Past dates, dates where the selected service is unavailable (no schedule or facility calendar blocks), and disabled dates display in grey. 
   
   If the user booking the appointment has the Group Permission "Can Override Appointment Capacity" enabled (as configured from Left-hand Navigation: Reports & More » Groups), then fully booked dates will show in orange and can be clicked. The user can then select a time and will be prompted to override the capacity upon clicking Create Appointment. 
   
   
   If the user does not have permission to override capacity, then fully booked dates will be red. The user can still click on these dates, but if they attempt to click to add the appointment time they will get an error "Sorry, this specialist is not available at the desired time". 
   
   
   
   
   
4. In the section with the pet's information there are a variety of actions you can take including:
   a. Add or remove custom icons with the "+" sign.
   b. View Appointment Cards by clicking the Appointment Card icon.
   c. Manage Immunizations by clicking the Immunizations icon.
   d. Edit the Animal's profile with the Edit Profile button. 
   
   
   
5. The Add From History button can be used to quickly select the same services the pet has done previously. The pet's latest three appointments will show here. The service date, type, cost, add-ons, specialist, duration, and service notes will show here. Clicking Book Again will re-enter those details into the appointment you are currently booking. 
   
   
   
   
6. Next, you will choose when to book the pet's appointment. This step will vary depending on if the service is time-based or slot-based. 
   a. If the service is time-based with the selected specialist, you will choose an Appointment Time below the pet's information. The duration of the service can be changed just above the time-picker. The system will default to the service's default duration or, if Remember Pet’s Last Duration for this service is on for the service type (editable from Left-hand Navigation: Admin » Reservation Types and Services Configuration » Edit Service » Booking Options), it will default to the pet's last duration for the selected service. 
   
   In the drop-down, all appointment times for that specialist and that service on the date selected will show. It will also indicate the capacity for the given appointment time with "(0/1 Booked)", "(1/1 Booked)", and so on. 
   
   For Users with the Group Permission "Can Override Appointment Capacity", booked appointment times will display an orange dot indicating that time is fully booked. Users with this permission will be able to click already full times and can override if needed when they create the appointment. 
   
   
   
   For Users without the Group Permission "Can Override Appointment Capacity," already booked times will show in red and are not clickable. For more information on enabling or disabling this permission please see our article on User Groups. 
   
   
   
   b. If the service is slot-based with the specialist, you will not need to enter a time. Slot-based appointments will default to 12am on the morning of the appointment. The number of slots the pet will take up can be changed just above the slot information. The number of booked slots will be displayed as a total booked out of the total available. Additionally, any other pets booked with the specialist on that date will be displayed. 
   
   
   
   
7. It is possible to add Daycare during this process by clicking the Add Daycare? button. By clicking this, the appointment will become a daycare reservation (of the specified type) and the additional service will be attached. Which reservation types are shown here is determined by the Booking Categories, as managed from  Left-hand Navigation: Admin » Reservation Types and Services Configuration » Manage Categories. Any reservation type categorized as Daycare will display in this list. For more information about Booking Categories please see this article. 
   
   
   
   After selecting a daycare type, you can enter Drop Off and Pick Up times. These can be any time within the Hours of Operation confirgured for that reservation type and is independant of the appointment time. 
    
   
   
   Additionally, if your daycare reservation type has associated lodgings (as configured from Left-hand Navigation: Admin » Manage Areas and Lodgings) then you can add a lodging assignment at this time. Click Select Lodging to open a popup where you can choose the area and specific lodging. If you have a capacity set on any of your lodgings then this will automatically assign the pet to the first avaiable lodging.  
   
   
8. Optionally you can add the pet to the waitlist with the Wait List? checkbox. For more information on waitlisting an appointment please see our article on Using the Waitlist. 
   
   
9. You may also optionally confirm the appointment for the customer with the Confirm for Customer? checkbox. 
   
   
10. If the Additional Service you have selected has Service Add-ons/Appointment Options, then you may select them from the middle column beside the animal's information. You may skip this or select as many options as needed. For more information on configuring add-ons please see our article on Creating Service Options. Please note that depending on the length of your descriptions you may need to scroll over within that box to see the prices and/or options to select. 
    
    
    
11. Service Notes and Reservation Notes can be added to the appointment in the 3rd column. Please keep in mind that Service Notes are visible to customers. Reservation Notes may also be visible to customers depending on your configuration in Left-hand Navigation: Admin » Reservation Form. Optionally, you can add a variety of additional fields from that Admin page. Booking Questions will also display here if configured to show for the selected service type. 
    
    
    
    
12. Other Dates can also be added at this time (see the bottom section near the Create Appointment button). You can set up a recurring schedule or you can enter specific dates. The system will default to booking with the same service, same reservation type (including Add Daycare), same specialist, same appointment time, and same service options. Service Notes and Reservation Notes are also copied into all reservations. Note: before proceeding with booking multiple dates, please ensure you have selected an appointment time. 
    
    For recurring dates, choose which days of the week to book with Begin on Which Days? Then select from the listed How Often? options or enter a custom # of Weeks for the frequency. Optionally enter an Until date or a set # of Dates to Add. 
    
    
    
    For specific dates, simply select a date from the calendar picker and then click Add Date(s). Repeat as needed to add all applicable dates. 
    
    
    
    
    If one of the selected dates is not available, you will receive an error that there is a conflict. If you click Override & Book All Dates, the system will allow you to book the appointment even if the specialist is not available for that time/date. Users without the permission "Can Override Appointment Capacity" will only have the button to Only Book Available Dates. 
    
    
    
    
13. If you have configured your appointment's reservation type to have Deposits, they will be calculated when you choose a date. If you adjust the price while booking, the deposit amount (if a percentage) will update when you click to create the appointment. 
    
    If you have deposits configured such that "Allow Deposit on Any Reservation" is toggled on from Left-hand Navigation: Admin » Deposits, then you will be able to apply a custom deposit entered as a dollar amount. If you have the toggle "One Deposit Per Family" on, then the system will only prompt a single deposit for multiple pets if their reservations are created at the same time. For more information about deposits see our article Using Deposits. 
    
    
    
    
14. An Estimate can be generated by clicking Generate Estimate next to the button to create the appointment. From the top right corner of the estimate, you can refresh it after you make any adjustments to the appointment and/or to your system settings. You can also email the estimate to the customer from here. 
    
    
    
    
15. Finally, click Create Appointment on the bottom right corner. A link will be provided to the reservation so you can view details as needed.
     
    
    

How to: Create Appointments for Multiple Pets 

It is possible to create multiple appointments at once for pets in the same family all from the same appointment booking process. These pets must be booking the same service type on the same date with the same specialist. If these details must vary please create independent bookings. You can select different appointment times for each pet.

1. Type in the pet name or owner name of one of the pets you would like to book. 
   
   
2. If you entered the owner name their other pets will appear. 
   
   
   
   
   You can instead click Select All Pets to add all pets for the given owner. 
   
   
   
   
3. Once you have selected all pets, follow all the steps in the above section Creating an Appointment on the new New Appointment page for the first pet. Then repeat for each additional pet. Be sure to fill out all details before clicking to create the appointment. If you need to remove a pet from this booking process you can click the orange Remove button on the top right of each pet's section. 
   
   

Video Tutorial: A tour of the Redesigned New Appointment Page

How to: Reschedule an Appointment

This section will show you how appointments can be rebooked with a different specialist by either clicking Reschedule, opening the Edit Reservation window or dragging and dropping on the Facility Calendar. Alternatively, you can cancel the appointment and create a new booking (see our article on Canceling Reservations and Appointments).

Please note that if using the Edit Reservation option, you must adjust the reservation time in addition to rescheduling the service. Reservation times will not automatically change if you only adjust the service. 

If your business uses the Rescheduled Appointment Report, then you should only use the first option, the Reschedule button. This manner of rescheduling will create an entry on that report. 

From Reschedule Option

From Edit Reservation

From the Facility Calendar Drag & Drop Function

If appointments are being rescheduled within the same day or week, it is possible to quickly change the appointment to a different specialist, day, and/or time. This function changes both the reservation and the service at once, avoiding the need to individually adjust these. It is not possible to do this on the month view.

If doing this in the week view to change the date, the system will default to adding the appointment to the same specialist at the same time on the new date. Click to the day view on the day you moved it to if you would like to change the time and/or specialist. 

Note: if the specialist who you are attempting to move the service to does not perform that service (as set up on the Manage Schedules page), the system will not allow you to add to that specialist. 

Within the same day: 


Within the same week:

How to: Create an Appointment on the Legacy New Appointment Page

1. Navigate to Left-hand Navigation: Reservations » New Appointment. Alternatively, if you're in the Animal/Owner Profile, you can click the calendar icon to open the drop-down to book a new appointment.

    

2. Select the Location, Type, Service, and Date. Only reservation types that are configured to be scheduled with a specialist will appear in the drop-down menu.
   
   

   
   

    

3. Click on the appointment Start Time within a specialist's available appointments or by the slots that they have available. Only specialists who have the availability to perform this service on this date will be populated here.
   

   
   
   
   

4. After choosing a time/slot for your pet, you'll be directed to this page in order to set up which pet you'll be reserving for, service add-on's, icons, previous appointment history, grooming notes and any notes needed for the reservation.
   
   
   
   

   The Confirm for Customer? box will send a confirmation email to the customer. The Wait List box will send the reservation to the Wait List area.

   
   

Video Tutorial: A tour of the Legacy New Appointment Page

FAQ: Check it out.

How do I tag information to the New Appointment page and/or Appointment Cards?