Appointments & Scheduling · How-to guide

Close the company on specific weekdays

Disable normal booking availability on recurring closed weekdays such as weekends.

Audience: Staff who manage appointmentsFeature: Closed weekdaysModule v1.3.6
Feature pathAppointments > Company Schedule
Before you beginThis guide follows the supplied Britixo Appointments & Scheduling module version 1.3.6. The relevant access is Appointments: View. A menu, button, provider, time slot or client action can remain hidden when the signed-in user lacks the required permission, the module setting is disabled, the related record is in an ineligible state, or availability validation rejects the request.

What this feature does

Disable normal booking availability on recurring closed weekdays such as weekends. It uses Britixo's permission-aware appointment, availability, status and integration flow rather than an unconnected diary entry.

How the module flow works

A disabled weekday is excluded from the company schedule.

Providers inheriting company hours receive no normal slots on that day.

Staff-specific overrides may differ, so each provider's configuration must be reviewed when closure must be universal.

Step-by-step workflow

  1. Open Company Schedule.
  2. Locate the weekday to close.
  3. Disable that day.
  4. Save the schedule.
  5. Test public and staff slot searches for that weekday.

Important fields and decisions

Disabled weekdayRecurring weekly closure.
Inherited providerStaff member affected by company hours.
Override providerStaff member with separate hours that may remain available.
Public slotsResults generated after schedule checks.

What happens after completion

After this workflow completes, Britixo keeps the appointment and its supported relationships connected. Reopen the appointment and verify the saved status, date, timezone, customer or lead, service, provider, attendees, reminder state, calendar or meeting reference, invoice reference and history that apply to this feature. External email, SMS, Google, Microsoft or payment outcomes must be checked separately from the Britixo database save.

  • Open the saved appointment and confirm the final status and source.
  • Check the participant, provider, timing and timezone from the full detail page.
  • Review the relevant table filter, calendar, history, report or linked invoice instead of relying only on a success message.

Controls, checks and common mistakes

  • Review provider overrides before claiming a universal closure.
  • Use a blocked date for a one-off holiday.
  • Existing appointments are not automatically cancelled by disabling a weekday.
  • Use the least destructive correction and retain the appointment history when the booking existed operationally.
  • Never bypass a permission, availability, approval, client-access or verification control by changing an unrelated route or setting.
Scheduling and data safetyAppointment changes can notify customers, reserve provider time, update remote calendars, create meeting links or invoices and alter reports. Confirm the exact record, timezone, status and recipients before saving.