Block part of a day (e.g. a staff meeting) or the whole day. End Time is inclusive -- blocking 2:00-5:00 keeps 5:00 itself blocked too, with the next slot open right after. Start/End options match the selected schedule's own time increment. Standard U.S. holidays are pre-blocked automatically as whole-day closures.
Date
Time
Schedule
Reason
Type
Concurrent Appointments per Slot
Sometimes extra staff on hand means a schedule can take more than one appointment at the exact same time on a specific day (e.g. Tire at 2:00 on a particular date could handle 3 cars). Every slot defaults to 1 (no stacking) unless it's listed below for that exact date. Pick "All Schedules" and/or a date range to set the same time+capacity across several schedules and days at once -- closed days (Sundays, holidays) within the range are simply skipped, not treated as an error.
Schedule
Date
Time
Max Appointments
Scheduler Initials
These are the initials available in the "Scheduler Initials" dropdown on the scheduling screen, shown alphabetically.
Vehicle Data (Year/Make/Model)
Make and Model are searchable dropdowns. Model suggestions are fetched live from FuelEconomy.gov the first time a given year/make is used, then cached locally so every later lookup is instant and works with no live connection at all. A background job also pre-warms common makes/years automatically about once a month, or you can trigger it immediately below.
Manage Cached Makes & Models
Edit or remove entries from the cached vehicle data -- e.g. to prune specialty/niche manufacturers the FuelEconomy.gov source includes that this shop wouldn't normally service. Click a make to see its cached models. Note: this only clears the local cache -- if a make is ever needed again for a real vehicle lookup, it'll simply get re-fetched and re-cached automatically, same as any other cache miss.
Schedule Tab Order
Choose what order the schedule tabs appear in at the top of the scheduling screen. The first tab shown here is also the one that loads by default. Changes save immediately.
Service
LOF
Flat Repair
Tire
Rotate
Alignment
Appointment Time Increments
Set how far apart appointment slots are for each schedule, and optionally the earliest/latest time appointments can start — Mon-Fri and Saturday are set separately, since business hours differ (Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Sat 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM). "Latest" is the last bookable start time itself (e.g. setting 5:00 PM keeps 5:00 PM available, not just up to 4:30). Changes save immediately.
Manage quick-pick services for each schedule. These appear as clickable bubbles on the appointment form, between the Year/Make/Model row and the Service field, so staff can fill in common jobs with one tap instead of typing them out.
Alignment
Flat Repair
LOF
Rotate
Service
Tire
In Process Status
These are the status bubbles available on the In Process board. Each has its own color -- click a status's color swatch to change it.
Tech
Technicians available in the Tech dropdown on the In Process board.
Location
Locations available in the Location dropdown on the In Process board.
Reset
This clears every appointment in the system — waiting and drop-off, past and future, on all six schedules. Blocked days/holidays, common services, scheduler initials, vehicle data, tab order, and every other setting are left untouched. This cannot be undone.
Build Version
The version of the app currently running on this server. Compare this against what the deploy script prints when you run it, to confirm a deploy actually picked up the latest build (and to rule out your browser showing a cached page).