I just wanted to check in to see if there was a summary of how services compare to events?
My client runs yoga classes at fixed times so I thought these should be recurring events, but I did notice your documentation uses yoga classes as an example for a service that people could book (as appointments I assume)?
Do you have anything that explains the difference between running a class via a service or an event?
Appointments are being defined by the Service's duration, while an event has a predefined time and date set up.
For example, if you configure your service so it lasts 1 hour, and assign an employee who works Mon - Fri from 09:00 - 17:00, that service's appointments will be available for booking on every hour, so:
09:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
And so on.
When you're configuring events, you're setting the time and the date when the event will take place.
Multiple employees can host the event, but only one employee can be assigned to a service at a time.
Also, the service is offered all the time (Mon - Fri at the same time, unless you configure your employee's working hours so he works only on specific days at specific times), while an event is held only on particular dates.
One more thing: Google Calendar integration works only with Services at the moment (in case you plan to use it).
And regarding our demo site: we used Events and Service as well, so you can see how both options can be applied.
Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Hi,
I just wanted to check in to see if there was a summary of how services compare to events?
My client runs yoga classes at fixed times so I thought these should be recurring events, but I did notice your documentation uses yoga classes as an example for a service that people could book (as appointments I assume)?
Do you have anything that explains the difference between running a class via a service or an event?
Thanks,
Alex
Hi, Alex!
Thank you for choosing Amelia.
Appointments are being defined by the Service's duration, while an event has a predefined time and date set up.
For example, if you configure your service so it lasts 1 hour, and assign an employee who works Mon - Fri from 09:00 - 17:00, that service's appointments will be available for booking on every hour, so:
09:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
And so on.
When you're configuring events, you're setting the time and the date when the event will take place.
Multiple employees can host the event, but only one employee can be assigned to a service at a time.
Also, the service is offered all the time (Mon - Fri at the same time, unless you configure your employee's working hours so he works only on specific days at specific times), while an event is held only on particular dates.
One more thing: Google Calendar integration works only with Services at the moment (in case you plan to use it).
And regarding our demo site: we used Events and Service as well, so you can see how both options can be applied.
Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Best Regards.
Hi Liza,
that was very helpful and certainly cleared things up, thank you!
Cheers,
Alex
Hi, Alex!
I'm glad I could help
Feel free to contact us in case you have any other questions.
Best Regards.