This error appears when the Scheduled Start and End Time of a new appointment overlaps with any existing appointment assigned to the same service resource or equipment—even if the dates differ.
By default, Zoho FSM does not allow overlapping appointments for a field agent or equipment. To override this, you must enable the Allow Overlapping Appointments setting.
To enable overlapping appointments in Zoho FSM:
- Go to Setup > Field Service Settings > Transaction Settings.
- Scroll to the Appointment Scheduling Preferences.
- Enable the toggle for Allow Overlapping Appointments.
- Choose one of the following options based on your preference:
- Allow Overlapping without Warning: Appointments can be scheduled without any warning, even if they overlap.
- Allow Overlapping with Warning: The system shows a warning with the list of conflicting appointments, but still allows the scheduling.

Also enable overlapping timesheets (if needed) :
Enabling Overlapping timesheets allows field agents to track multiple jobs at once or multitask across appointments
- Navigate to Setup > Field Service Settings > Transaction Settings
- Under Time Sheet Settings, enable Allow Overlapping or Concurrent Timesheet Entries
