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<span class="qa">[[Adding_services,_providers_and_availability(new_interface)#How_to_set_specific_schedule_for_service | How to create schedules for services]]</span>

:1. Go to Manage // Services// Add service and create all necessary services.<br/>

:2. Then in Manage // Services click on "Service schedule" tab and set schedule for each service.<br/>

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:1. In Manage//Services click on "+" icon to create new service.  

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:2. In Manage//Services choose "Service schedule" tab on the newly created service switch on the option "Do you want to set service on special days only?".  

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:3. Then use the calendar, click on the dates that you want to open and set the schedule for these dates by moving the sliders(bright blue zone is open time).

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:If you need to select several dates at once please switch on "Enable group dates selection?", choose the dates to edit and click on "Setup schedule" to set the times.

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:4.  Connect service to necessary provider in "Service providers" tab.

==Option 2 (as Event with the help of [[Custom_Features#Classes | Classes]] custom feature)==

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:1. Enable Classes custom feature on your Custom features page.

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:2. Navigate to Manage//Classes page and create a new class.

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:3.  Choose "Class schedule" tab on the newly created class and switch on the option "Do you want to set service on special days only?"

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;How events(classes) work

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The general logic of event(class) is creating Service + Provider related to it with dates selected in the settings of the event(class) as special days. When you use [[Custom_Features#Classes | Classes]] custom feature the event creates service+provider related to it with identical name. In order to preserve proper functioning of the event on the dates needed, you should not delete provider with identical name related to event (but you can easily change his/her name) and should not disconnect provider from the event. <br/>

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You can create recurring services and enable your clients to book a particular amount of sessions.  

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'''How to create recurring service:'''

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:1. Go to Manage // Services // "Time details" tab on the needed service.

:2. Enable "Make service recurring (pack)?" there  

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:4. Choose when your service will repeat. Select "Repeat weekly (please select week days)" and day/days of the week (e.g Mondays) when your service occurs. <br>

:If you need more specific intervals, you can choose "Or repeat each" and set your service to reoccur every 14 days, for example.  

:5. Choose the mode for the bookings. Available modes:

::'''Not allow''' - not allow recurring bookings if one of dates in between unavailable (Using the example below, if 15th is busy, the system will not allow to book 1st and 8th, only days after busy day).

::'''Add appointments''' - book on all available dates and add dates behind for unavailable in between dates (Using the example below, if 15th is busy,  the system will book 1 and 8th and 22nd + 1 day instead of busy 15th, which is  August 29th).

:6. Set the number of times your service will repeat in "Repeat count".

::''Example'': If you set up Mondays and repeat count 4, when clients book this service from booking page, they will book 4 Mondays at once.  

[[File:Recurring dates example.png |center]]

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<span class="qa">[[Categories_and_Locations#How_to_add_Category| Having many services]]</span>

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In Manage// Service Providers // select the desired provider // Services, attached to this service provider check boxes with necessary services to connect them.<br/>

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