Appointment Booking Plugin Configuration and Setup

Appointment Booking Plugin Configuration and Setup

Introduction

Plugins are small, but effective software modules that seamlessly integrate with your Tagrain Edition and contain features that extend the functionality offered by your base Tagrain Edition. You can activate a plugin from the Purchase Subscription screen. You can approach this screen from the Plugins screen or the Manage Account section. Please refer to the article on Subscription Management which explains in detail the journey and the process to activate the plugins. 

Appointment Booking Plugin Overview

The Appointment Booking plugin when subscribed to and activated allows you to to extend your retail portfolio by letting you to book appointments for services on behalf of your customers. You can book appointments for shopping, technical assistance on products and services purchased, or personal sessions with the professionals at your store.  

Info - Appointment Booking is a mechanism where your customer can reserve a specific time slot usually online or over the phone to avail professional services. 

Steps To Book / Schedule Appointments

The steps to book / schedule an appointment are explained below:

Step 1. Navigate to Home > Setup > Store Management > Appointment Schedule. This will open the Appointment Booking Schedule screen.

Note: The Appointment Booking Schedule screen will display the Appointment Booking URL and the Appointment Schedules - Current and Expired. 

Step 2. Fill in the various fields on the Create Schedule Screen with appropriate values to create a schedule. 

Create Schedule Screen Explained

These fields are explained below: 

Schedule Name
Specify the name of the schedule

Store
Select the Store the schedule is applicable to

Appointment Days Allowed
Specify the number of days allowed for advance booking of an appointment, from the current date.

Month
Select the Month from the drop-down 

Service
Select an existing service offered by the store. Select the option - Create New Service if you want to create one. See: Create a New Service

Select Template
Select an existing service template from the drop down. Select the option - Create New Template if you want to create one. See: Create a New Template

Step 3. Click the Add Service button to save the changes. You can open the Appointment Booking Url to view the services defined. 


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