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[Flex] Booking Permissions Outside Business Hours

Control who can book outside business hours on the Public and Member Portal calendars.

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Written by Krasto Milchev
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Many flex spaces allow non-active members to book resources only during business hours, when staff are available at the reception. Active members, on the other hand, often have 24/7 access.

To support these policies in OfficeRnD Flex, admins can restrict bookings outside business hours and choose whether the rule applies to active members, non-active members, or both.

The business hour bookings setting is available globally at Settings > Calendar > Business Hours and per location in the Add/Edit Location dialog. Admins must be able to forbid Non-active members from booking outside business hours in the Public Calendar.

Applies only to resources bookable by Time. It does not apply to resources bookable by Date.


Restrict bookings outside business hours

When the Restrict outside business hours bookings option is selected, admins can choose to forbid bookings for:

  • Active members – Active members can't book outside business hours.

  • Non-active members – Non-active members can't book outside business hours.

Possible configurations and behaviors

There are four possible configurations and their resulting behaviors.

  1. Both Active and Non-active members can book 24h

  2. Both Active and Non-active members cannot book outside business hours

  3. Only Non-active members cannot book outside business hours

  4. Only Active members cannot book outside business hours

Read more about each configuration below:

Both Active and Non-active members can book 24h

Calendar View

Card View

Member Portal and Public calendars allow bookings anytime between 00:00 and 23:59.

  • Members see availability from 00:00 to 23:59 on both the Public and Member Portal calendars.

  • The Date & Time picker in the Booking dialog allows bookings anytime between 00:00 and 23:59.

Both Active and Non-active Members can't book outside business hours

Calendar View

Card View Filter

Both Member Portal and Public calendars allow bookings only during business hours.

  • Members see availability from 00:00 to 23:59 on both calendars.

  • The Date & Time picker in the Booking dialog allows bookings only during business hours.

Only Non-active members can't book outside business hours

Calendar View

Card View Filter

  • Non-active members (Drop-in, Contact, or Pending) see a calendar showing only business hours.

  • Active members see a calendar in the Member Portal showing hours between 00:00 and 23:59.

  • Members see availability from 00:00 to 23:59 on both calendars.

  • The Date & Time picker allows bookings only in business hours.

  • For Active members: the picker in the Member Portal allows bookings anytime between 00:00 and 23:59.

  • For Non-active members: the picker allows bookings only in business hours.

Only Active members can't book outside business hours

Calendar View

Card View Filter

  • Non-active members (Drop-in, Contact, or Pending) see a calendar that allows bookings from 00:00 and 23:59.

  • Active members see a calendar showing only business hours.

  • Members see availability from 00:00 to 23:59 on both calendars.

  • The Date & Time picker in the Public Calendar allows bookings anytime between 00:00 and 23:59.

  • For Active members: the picker in the Member Portal allows bookings only during business hours.

  • For Non-active members: the picker in the Member Portal allows bookings anytime between 00:00 and 23:59.

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