Customized time slots: allow a member to change the start time and/or duration of their reservation

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January 2015

By default, a member cannot change the duration or the start time of his reservation. They must comply with the slots established in the configuration of each schedule (Administration > Schedules configuration).

For example, you have a schedule open from 8am to 10pm with 60 minute slots. Currently, the member is restricted to the pre-established slots (8am-9am, 9am-10am, ...). If he wants to reserve two hours, he must perform the reservation operation twice. They cannot reserve 90 minutes if they wish, nor can they reserve a "half-hour" slot from 8:30 to 9:30.

You can now address each of these issues and offer more flexibility to your members.

At the time of booking, the member will have a drop-down menu to select the start/end time of their reservation, the authorized slots will be generated automatically according to your configuration.

To activate this new option, go to Administration > Users > Subscriptions, then to the "Authorizations" tab. You will find the option called "Custom Slots".

Below you will find several examples with images showing the configuration and the result for the user at the time of his reservation:

Example 1you have a schedule open from 8am to 10pm with 30 minute slots.
You would like a member to be able to book up to 2 hours (4 x 30 minutes) in one transaction. The minimum reservation time would be 60 minutes (2 x 30 minutes).

Example 2you have a schedule open from 8am to 10pm with 60 minute slots.
You want a member to be able to book a "half hour" slot, for example from 9:30 to 10:30.

Configuration of the subscription :	Result:

Example 3you have a schedule open from 8am to 10pm with 60 minute slots.
You would like a member to be able to reserve an additional half hour, for a total of 90 minutes (e.g. from 9:00 to 10:30)

Configuration of the subscription :	Result:

Example 4you have a schedule open from 8am to 10pm with 60 minute slots.
You would like a member to be able to reserve a "half-hour" or "quarter-hour" slot as well, for example from 9:30 to 10:30 or from 9:15 to 10:15. Also, the length of the reservation should not exceed 120 minutes.

Configuration of the subscription :	Result:

Please feel free to contact technical support if you need help,

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