Here, we provide a clear explanation of the key settings—Enable and Disable—and their impact on booking validation.
What Are Booking Rules (Limits)?
Booking rules are controls set within SpaceTi that dictate how bookings are managed and validated. These rules help prevent overlapping reservations, limit the number of bookings per day, and maintain an organized scheduling system.
Enable vs. Disable: What Do They Mean?
Enable:
When the booking rule is enabled, the system actively checks each new reservation against existing bookings to prevent overlaps. This means:No two artists or users can book the same workspace during overlapping time frames.
The system enforces the rules to maintain non-overlapping schedules, ensuring each booking is unique within the specified limits.
Disable:
When the rule is disabled, the system does not perform conflict checks beyond the default settings:Overlapping bookings are allowed.
The system operates as it has always—without enforcing strict non-overlap rules.
This setting is useful if flexibility is preferred over strict schedule management.
Practical Implications
If your goal is to prevent double bookings and ensure each workspace is allocated to only one user at a time, it is advisable to enable the non-overlap rule.
If the rule is disabled, users might accidentally book overlapping slots, potentially leading to schedule conflicts unless managed manually.
Note on Limitations
When attempting to enable the non-overlap rule, you may encounter error messages if other restrictions or settings prevent changes. In such cases, support assistance may be required to resolve configuration issues.
Proper configuration of booking rules is vital for seamless workspace management. By understanding the difference between Enable and Disable, you can tailor the booking system to fit your operational needs—whether that be strict conflict prevention or flexible scheduling.
For further assistance or customization of booking rules, contact your system administrator or support team.