15. Block Scheduler

Blocks can be opened in BLOCS in many different ways, but when you want to open them in bulk, for example on a regular day each week when the business in quiet, you can use the block scheduler to help speed up the process.

The block scheduler can be used to repeat block openings (or delete open blocks) on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, filtered further by team member and by time.

To access the Block Scheduler:

1. Login to BLOCS at www.salonblocs.com/app
2. Navigate to “settings” in the top toolbar.
3. Click “”Block Scheduler” in side bar menu.

To Schedule an opening at the same time every 1, 2, or 3 days (up to 30 days):

1. In the row labelled “Repeat” choose “daily”
2. In the row labelled “Every” choose how many days should pass before the block is repeated.
3. In the row labelled “Team Member” choose which team members column to open the blocks.
4. In the row labelled “Starts On” choose the day which the first block will be opened.
5. In the row labelled “Ends On” choose the effective last day of the schedule (depending on chosen pattern, open block may not fall on this date)
6. Finally in row labelled “Block” choose the time at which each block should be opened.
7. Click “Create Blocks” to complete the process.

To Schedule an opening at the same time and day(s) every week:

1. In the row labelled “Repeat” choose “Weekly”
2. In the row labelled “On Days” choose which days of the week the opening should be repeated (multiples are excepted).
3. In the row labelled “Team Member” choose which team members column to open the blocks.
4. In the row labelled “Starts On” choose the day which the first block will be opened. (depending on chosen pattern, open block may not fall on this date)
5. In the row labelled “Ends On” choose the effective last day of the schedule (depending on chosen pattern, open block may not fall on this date)
6. Finally in row labelled “Block” choose the time at which each block should be opened.
7. Click “Create Blocks” to complete the process.

To Schedule an opening at on the same date every month:

1. In the row labelled “Repeat” choose “Monthly”
2. In the row labelled “Every” choose which date of each month the opening should be repeated (if date does not appear in a month it will be ignored).
3. In the row labelled “Team Member” choose which team members column to open the blocks.
4. In the row labelled “Starts On” choose the day which the first block will be opened. (depending on chosen pattern, open block may not fall on this date)
5. In the row labelled “Ends On” choose the effective last day of the schedule (depending on chosen pattern, open block may not fall on this date)
6. Finally in row labelled “Block” choose the time at which each block should be opened.
7. Click “Create Blocks” to complete the process.

To Undo or Delete any of the above procedures choose “REMOVE BLOCKS”

Blocks will not be created if existing appointments conflict with the openings.