Breaks
Breaks allow you to block out time slots on an event to prevent people from booking them, such as a staff member who can't stay for the whole event. Blocked time slots will appear as unavailable to attendees. Staff making bookings are able to bypass breaks where needed.
Breaks can be managed by Event Managers and Administrators for all staff. Staff can also manage their own breaks if your school or organisation allows it.
Setting breaks
- When viewing an event, click on Settings > Breaks.
- Choose the date you'd like to manage.
- Using the table of staff and times, click on a time slot to toggle it between available and blocked.
Changes to breaks take immediate effect. Only time slots without a booking can be toggled. If you need to set a break on a time slot with a booking, you'll need to cancel the booking first.
Limiting staff breaks
If your school or organization allows staff to set their own breaks, you can limit the number of breaks they can set themselves on a per-event basis. This can be useful to prevent staff blocking out large chunks of times and not participating in the event.
Use the Limit Staff Breaks option to set the total number of breaks for each date. To remove the limit, set this to 0.
If the staff member tries to set breaks beyond the limit, they'll be presented with an error and will need an Event Manager or Administrator to make the change for them.
Bulk toggling time slots
If you need to mark a time slot as available or unavailable for all staff, use the Bulk Toggle Slot to make the change.
This will not affect any existing bookings for the chosen time slot.