Service Booking Calendar
The Service Booking Calendar allows you to schedule vehicle services and manage workshop capacity.
Accessing the Calendar
Navigate to: DMS / Service / Booking Calendar
Calendar Views
- Day View: See all bookings for a specific day
- Week View: See bookings for the week
- Month View: See bookings for the month
Creating Bookings
- Select date and time slot
- Click "Create Booking"
- Enter customer and vehicle details
- Select service type
- Set estimated duration
- Set estimated cost
- Assign service advisor
- Assign technician (optional)
- Assign service bay (optional)
- Add special instructions
- Save booking
Workshop Diary
The Workshop Diary shows:
- All bookings for selected period
- Service bay separation
- Multiple bay views
- Color-coded bookings
- Drag-and-drop booking rescheduling
Booking Management
- Edit existing bookings
- Delete/cancel bookings
- Duplicate bookings
- Recurring bookings
- Booking confirmation workflow
Workshop Load Visualization
- Visual indicators of workshop load
- Capacity warnings
- Available time slots highlighting
- Overbooking prevention
- Load balancing suggestions
Tech Scheduler
Allocate tasks to technicians:
- Skill-based technician assignment
- Shift pattern consideration
- Technician availability calendar
- Workload balancing
- Technician performance history
Diary Controls
- Lock diary days (prevent bookings)
- Set working hours per day
- Set break times
- Set public holidays
- Set special opening hours