Override Appointment
Explanation
This activity is used to
override the appointment offers sent by the Appointment
Booking Engine (ABE) and instead create a manual (exception) appointment. If the
customer/appointment stakeholder is not satisfied with the appointment slots
presented by the Appointment Booking Engine the user can choose to create an
appointment slot by manually entering the start and end time of the slot. The
user can choose if to book an appointment to start or an appointment to finish.
For more information refer to the activity Request Appointment Offers.
Prerequisites
To perform this activity,
a work task needs to be created and a resource demand needs to be specified
for the work task.
System Effects
- The work task appointment dates will
be updated and visible in the Scheduling-tab of the work task.
- The appointment details in the scheduling tab for the work task will be updated.
- Work Order journal get updated with a new entry.
Window
Appointment Booking
Related Window Descriptions
Appointment Booking
Procedure
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Open the Work Task window.
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Populate (F2) or query (F3) for the required work task.
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Right-click, then click Appointment Booking to open the
Appointment Booking window.
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Click the Override Appointment button in the right-hand side menu.
This will open up the dialog to enter a manual appointment slot.
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Specify the appointment mode to be used. Either Appointment to Start or Appointment to Finish.
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Enter the Start date and time for the appointment slot to be booked.
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Enter the Completion date and time for the appointment to be booked.
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Click the OK button to register the appointment in the work task.