Block busy times from a personal calendar
Link a team member's Google, Apple or Outlook calendar. Events in it automatically block those times for online booking, so nobody gets double-booked.
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Does a team member also work elsewhere, or do you keep personal appointments in your own calendar? Link that calendar to Bitbooking. Every event in it blocks that time for online booking with that team member. Clients only see that the time isn't free, not why.
Link a calendar
Step 1: Find the calendar's secret iCal address.
In Google Calendar it's under Settings › your calendar › Secret address in iCal format. Other calendar apps often call it an “iCal link” or “publish”.
Step 2: Go to Businesses, click Manage next to your business and open Calendar sync.
Step 3: Under Personal calendars, click Link calendar next to the right team member.
Step 4: Paste the address under iCal address and give it a Name if you like, such as “Private”.
The address starts with https:// or webcal://.
Step 5: Click Link.
You'll immediately see how many busy times were found.
How it works
- Bitbooking checks linked calendars every 15 minutes. Check now does it right away.
- Events marked as free or cancelled in your calendar are ignored.
- Your Bitbooking agenda shows blocked times as Busy (calendar). The content of personal events isn't shown.
- You can link up to 5 calendars per team member.
Pause or remove
- Turn off Use for availability to pause a calendar. Its busy times no longer block bookings.
- Remove takes the calendar away. Those times become bookable again.
My calendar says `Problem`.
Bitbooking can't read the calendar. Check that the address is still valid and that it's the iCal (.ics) address, not a web page link. Link the calendar again if needed.
Do my Bitbooking appointments go into that personal calendar too?
Not through this link. Use the subscription link for that. See See appointments in your own calendar.
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