Note: Configuring preferences here will override the policies and preferences at the workspace level.

1. General 
2. Time Zone Presets 
   
3. Booking Confirmation Page
4. Booking Notice
5. Terms and Conditions 
   
6. Cancelations & Reschedules 
   

General 

 

The image below displays "Auto-assign staff" displayed as a default value on the booking page. 

 

Note: When 'Auto-assign staff' is selected, scheduling follows a load balancing algorithm while assigning a staff for a booking.  

When the Include 'auto-assign staff' in the staff list  box is unchecked, the Auto-assign staff option is removed and only the Staff List shows up on the booking page. 

 

The screen below shows the 'Auto-assign staff' option removed on the booking page. 

 

 

1. To edit the scheduling interval: 
   
   
   
   1. Click the edit icon. 
      
      
      
       
      
      
      
   2. Choose the required interval and then click Save. 
      
      
      
       
      

Time Zone Presets 

This setting lets you customize how the time zone of your booking page should be made available for your Customers. It also deals with the visibility and editability of the time zone field in the booking page. The time zone in the booking page can be set to any of the following presets -  Customer's local time, Business time zone and Specific time zone.

Note: Customer's local time preset is selected by default.
 
 
 

1. To change the Time zone preset: 
   
   
   
   1. Click the edit icon against the selected preset. 
      
      
      
       
      
   

   2. A pop-up containing the different presets and their preferences opens up once the edit icon is clicked. 
      
      
      
       
      
      
      
             Below are the available Time Zone Presets: 
   

   
   

   • Customer's local time  - This preset automatically detects the time zone of the customer and displays the booking slots based on the Customer's local time. 
     
     
 
     
      
     
     
     
     Show time zone in Booking Page -  When this option is checked, the time zone field shows up in the Booking Page. Unchecking this option will remove the time zone field from the Booking Page. 
     
     
     
     Lock time zone in Booking Page -  When this option is checked, the time zone field shows up in the Booking Page but is disabled for further updates. Unchecking this option will remove the time zone field from the Booking Page. This option is disabled when  Show time zone in Booking Page  is unchecked. 
     
     
     
   • Business time zone  - This preset allows you to enforce the business time zone as the only available time zone on the Booking Page, irrespective of the customer's location. 
     
     
     
      
     
     
     
     Show time zone in Booking Page  - When this option is checked, the time zone field shows up in the booking page. The time zone field is locked for further updates, by default. Unchecking this option will remove the time zone field from the Booking Page. 
     
     
     
   • Specific time zone  - This preset allows you to enforce a specific time zone as the only available time zone on the booking page, irrespective of the customer's location. 
     
     
     
     You can choose a required time zone from the list of available time zones. 
     
     
     
      
     
     
     
     Show time zone in Booking Page  – When this option is checked, the time zone field shows up in the booking page. The time zone field is locked for further updates, by default. Unchecking this option will remove the time zone field from the booking page. 
     
     

         3. Choose the required preferences for each time zone preset and click Save. The changes will reflect in the booking page. 
   

Confirmation Page

This is the page that will be displayed to customers once an appointment is booked or rescheduled. 



The Appointment Summary page 

This is displayed to customers by default with a Book another appointment button. 

To remove the button or edit the text on it:

1. Click the edit icon. 

     

2. A pop-up appears, containing options to display or remove the  Book another appointment  button. It also provides a text box to customize the button text. 

     

3. Edit the button text and click  Save . The custom button text is reflected on the booking summary page. 

     

Note: Unchecking  Show 'Book another appointment' button on booking page  removes it from the booking page.

Custom URL Redirection 

Note: Redirecting customers to a custom URL on booking confirmation is available the paid plans of Zoho Bookings.  

You can override the default booking summary page and redirect customers to a custom URL or page when they book or reschedule appointments. 

1. Click the edit icon and select Show your own confirmation page.

      

2. Enter the URL of the page you want to redirect customers. 

     

3. Additionally check the Pass booking details to confirmation page option to pass booking details and UTM parameters to your page.

Note: UTM parameters can help gauge your booking page's effectiveness. Learn how.  

Assume that you have embedded the booking page on a website (say, Twitter). And you would want to track the source for your campaign (say, 'user-adoption'), you can append UTM parameters to your page (say https://www.zylker.com/thankyoupage) like the below. 

https://www.zylker.com.thankyoupage?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-adoption    

List of supported UTM parameters 

           

These parameters can trace aid performance-tracking and analytics. 

          1.  utm_source

          2.  utm_medium 

          3.  utm_content 

          4.  utm_campaign 

          5.  utm_term 

List of supported Booking parameters 

These parameters can pass booking details along with your custom URL. 

https://www.zylker.com/thankyoupage?booking_id =ZO-12345&assigned_to=John%20Doe    

Booking details 

          1.  booking_id=<value> 

          2.  workspace_uuid =<value> 

          3.  workspace_name =<value> 

          4.  assigned_to =<value>  (staff or resource name) 

          5.  service_uuid =<value> 

          6.  service_name =<value> 

          7.  booking_start_time =<value>  (represented in ISO 8061 format in customer timezone) 

          8.  booking_end_time =<value>   (represented in ISO 8061 format in customer timezone) 

          9.  booking_cost =<value> 

          10.  booking_cost_paid =<value> 

          11.  booking_currency =<value> 

Customer details 

          12.  customer _name =<value>

          13.  customer_first_name   =<value>  (if applicable) 

          14.  customer_last_name =<value>  (if applicable) 

          15.  customer _contact_no =<value> 

          16.  customer_email =<value> 

Custom fields 

          17.  customer _<custom_field_name> =<value>

Appointment Title  Customization

Zoho Bookings let you have a customized appointment title by including variables according to your preferences. This will be applied to the event title in calendar invites. It will also be used as titles of online meetings(Zoho Meeting, Google Meet, Zoom Meeting, Microsoft Teams, Zoho CRM Calendar), Zoho Assist sessions, and ICS files.

Steps to Customize Appointment Title

1. Click Services on the Bookings menu bar.

2. Select the required service from the left pane and click Service Preferences in the middle pane.

3. Under the General section, you can see the Appointment Title Customization option. In the text box, add the required text.

4. Click Insert Variable to the right of the text box to include variables in the title.

5. Click Save.
   
   
   

Booking Notice

• Avoid last-minute bookings by setting minimum booking notice. (eg. two hours from booking time)
  

• Avoid too far bookings by setting maximum booking notice. (eg. 24 hours from booking time)

Minimum Booking Notice 

Maximum Booking Notice

1. To edit this value, select the required values from the dropdown. Changes are auto-saved. The setting period can be in days/hours/minutes.

    

   
   

Let's assume the time now is 2.00 pm and we want to set the minimum booking notice to two hours. Now, the booking page will not show the slots of the next two hours. The below image shows the slots that are available after two hours (4.00 pm in this case).

Terms and Conditions 

1. Set toggle to Enabled. 
   
   
2. Specify the required text in the editor. For example, include a link in your message and redirect customers to read your privacy policy or terms and conditions. 
   
   
3. Click Save.