[{"id":"3","title":"Services","contentTitle":"Services","content":"<p>The <strong>services<\/strong> are the tasks the <strong>employees<\/strong> can perform, like Haircuts, Massages, Cleanings and so on.\u00a0The\u00a0<strong>services<\/strong>\u00a0can be assigned to one or more employees simultaneously<em>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>In the <strong>Services List<\/strong> page in the front-end, the services are displayed following the defined ordering. The <strong>services<\/strong> can be categorized in groups, so that\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the services inside groups with lower ordering will be displayed first<\/span>. The services that are not assigned to any group will be always displayed as last.<\/p>\r\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>services<\/strong>\u00a0can be translated in different languages only from the service edit page, by clicking the flags on the top right side.<\/p><ul class=\"fields-list\">\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Name<\/span> - the name of the service.<br \/>This value can be translated in multiple languages.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Alias<\/span>\u00a0- the alias used for SEF URL..<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Duration<\/span> - the effective duration (in minutes) of the service. This value is used to calculate automatically the checkout of the appointments.\u00a0When you change this setting of a service, the duration of the assigned employees won't be affected (see Employees &gt; Overrides).<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Sleep Time<\/span>\u00a0- the sleep time (in minutes) of the service. The duration seen by the customers will be the same but the real duration of an appointment will be duration + sleep time. This option can assume negative values. This setting can be used, for example, when there is a required time to wait between 2 appointments. When you change this setting of a service, the sleep time of the assigned employees won't be affected (see Employees &gt; Overrides).<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Time Slots Length<\/span>\u00a0- the length (in minutes) of the time slots of the service. This option can be equals to\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">duration + sleep time<\/span>\u00a0or equals to the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">minutes interval<\/span> setting (configuration). The time slots are the green\/yellow\/red block displayed when you click on a day from the calendar.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Advance Bookings<\/span>\u00a0- it is possible to specify here the minimum number of minutes required to book this service in advance. This parameter overrides the global\u00a0<strong>Booking Minutes Restrictions<\/strong>\u00a0configuration setting.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Price<\/span>\u00a0- the total cost of the service. Set this value to <strong>0.00<\/strong> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>hide the price label<\/strong><\/span> and to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>skip the payment selection<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0for this service.\u00a0When you change this setting of a service, the price of the assigned employees won't be affected (see Employees &gt; Overrides).<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Maximum Capacity<\/span> - set this value greater than 1 if you want to have more than one appointment at the same date &amp; time. The availability is given by the sum of all the participants for each appointment at the choosen date and time and it cannot be higher than the specified maximum capacity. Use this option if you are using services like Yoga, fitness courses, sauna, etc...<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Min People per App.<\/span> - the minimum number of people allowed per appointment. When a customer chooses the number of people for this service, it can't be lower than this value. This option is considered only when the Maximum Capacity is greater than 1.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Max People per App.<\/span> - the maximum number of people allowed per appointment. When a customer chooses the number of people for this service, it can't be higher than this value. This option is considered only when the Maximum Capacity is greater than 1.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Price per People<\/span> - enable this option if you want to multiply the price of the service per the number of selected people. This option is used only when the maximum capacity is greater than 1.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Multiple app. per slot<\/span>\u00a0- when enabled, the time slots will be able to host different appointments until the full capacity is reached. Turn off this setting only if you want to receive a single appointment per time slot.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Published<\/span> -\u00a0the status of the service. An unpublished service can't be booked and it won't be displayed in the front-end.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Start Publishing<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0the service will become bookable only starting from the selected date.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">End Publishing<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0the service will be no more bookable after the selected date.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Enable Quick Contact<\/span> - enable this option to allow the customers to send e-mail messages to the administrator(s) from the front-end.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Employee Choosable<\/span> - turn on this option to allow the customers to select the employee from the front-end. This option should be disabled in case the employees are not visible by the customers. When this option is disabled, the program will find automatically an employee assigned to the selected service. The selection of the employee is not random, the system counts the number of reservations for all the employees and chooses the employee with the lowest amount.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Has Own Calendar<\/span>\u00a0- this setting should be used only if your service is self-managed and doesn't need a real employee. When this option is enabled, the reservations of this service won't affect the calendar of the other services.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Checkout Selection<\/span>\u00a0- enable this setting to allow the customers to select the checkout time. The checkout selection is allowed only in case the service is assigned only to one employee or when the employee selection is enabled.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Display Remaining Seats<\/span>\u00a0- turn on this setting to display the remaining seats within the timeline. The seats will be displayed only in case the service is assigned only to one employee. It should be used also in case the maximum capacity is higher than 1.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Enable Zip Restrictions<\/span> - if enabled, this service will be available only for those customers that live in ZIP codes that are accepted by the system. It is also required to select a ZIP Code field from the configuration of the system.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Enable Recurrence<\/span> - When this option is enabled, the customers will be able to book an appointment with limited recurrence (only if the shopping cart is enabled). All the appointments will be stored in the system as different reservations. The recurrence options can be configured from the shop configuration of the system. The recurrence will be available only if the <strong>CART<\/strong> system is enabled.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Choose Image<\/span> - you can choose an image for the service to be displayed in the site. If you haven't uploaded yet an image, you can use the Upload Image field to upload a new picture without leaving the page.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Group<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0select the group to which the service belongs. A service may not have an associated group.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Access<\/span>\u00a0- the access level group that is allowed to view this item. By selecting <strong>registered<\/strong> option, all the guest users won't be able to see this service.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Ordering<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0a number to display the services in ascending order, the services with the lowest ordering will be displayed first. The ordering of the groups has higher priority than the ordering of the services.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Description<\/span> - the extended html description displayed in the Services List page and in the Service Details page. The description of the services\u00a0can be translated in multiple languages. It is possible to use the READ MORE separator to create also a short description.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>When you are editing a service and you have changed the price, the duration or the sleep time, you will be asked to update these values also to all the overrides of the employees assigned to that service.<\/em><\/span><\/p>"},{"id":"10","title":"Assignments","contentTitle":"Assignments","content":"<p>While creating\/editing a service it is possible to create the relationships with the employees and with the options.<br \/>The services have to be assigned <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">at least<\/span> to one employee, while it is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not required<\/span> a relation with the options.<\/p>\r\n<p>To create a relationship it is needed to select an item from the dropdown and press the near button.<\/p>\r\n<p>The availability calendar is strictly related to the employees. This means that, if a service is assigned to 3 employees, it could be booked up to 3 times at the same date and time.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">In order to receive online reservations it is required to create at least one service, which has to be assigned at least to one employee.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>"},{"id":"874","title":"Metadata","contentTitle":"Metadata","content":"<p>The <strong>metadata<\/strong> section is used to overwrite the metadata options of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">active menu item<\/span>. For example, if you are using a generic menu item (such as a <em>services list<\/em>), it is possible to use these fields in order to have custom titles and descriptions depending on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">selected service<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"fields-list\">\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Browser Page Title<\/span> - an optional text for the Browser page title element to be used when the article is viewed with a non-article menu item. If blank, the article's title is used instead.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Meta Description<\/span>\u00a0- an optional paragraph to be used as the description of the page in the HTML output. This will generally display in the results of search engines.<\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"field-param\">Meta Keywords<\/span>\u00a0- an optional comma-separated list of keywords and\/or phrases to be used in the HTML output.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"}]