Special appointment sessions (also referred to as temporary sessions) are practitioner-specific sessions, indicating the practitioner's availability for different sessions over a range of dates. Special sessions override standard sessions for the practitioner in question.

To Setup Special Sessions:

Open the Appointment module by either;

Clicking

Selecting Waiting Room > Appointment Book.

If you have multiple Appointment Books in use, select the Appointment Book you wish to use via the associated drop-down list.

Select Setup > Availability > Special Sessions. The Scheduling Temporary Sessions window appears.

From the Practitioner drop-down list select the practitioner you wish to create a temporary session plan for.

Select a date range for the temporary session.

Enter starting times and finishing times for each session via the associated text boxes. You can use the > buttons to shift forward and backward in half-hour increments.

(Optional) Tick the Other Location check box to indicate that for a given session, appointments will be consulted at a site other than the normal Practice. This option can be used to show when a practitioner is available to conduct home visits, for example.

When you have completed your session times, click Save to confirm your settings.

Click to close the Scheduling Temporary Sessions window.