Processing time is a super useful tool, depending on how you like to manage your schedule! Services with processing time have a start time in which you will be working with one of your clients, a processing time in which you could schedule other clients and a finish time in which you will return to the original client in order to finish the service.
Here's an example:
For a Cut and Color service, I would enter ‘cut and color’ as the service name. Click on the 'add processing time' link. I would specify 30 minutes for the start duration because that is how long it takes me to add an all over color. I would specify 30 minutes for the processing time because that is how long it takes the color to set. Then I would specify 60 minutes for the Haircut and Style. This then means that in the middle of the processing time, another client could book so long as they were scheduling a service that is 30 minutes or less.
Here's how you can add or edit processing time for your services:
- Go to Settings in the Schedulicity dashboard
- Select the Services tile
- Select the “add new” button in the upper right hand corner of the screen
- Beside the duration field, select the “add processing time” link and specify the start duration, the length of the processing/break, and the finish duration (the system does currently require there to be a finish time!)
- Enter any other information about the service including the price, if the service is outcall or requires a credit card to book, and a default color
- Save your changes when you’re done
Here's how you can delete processing time if it's not working out for you:
- Go to Settings
- Select the Services tile
- Select the service from the list for which you would like to remove processing time
- Select the “edit” button and select the “remove processing time” link
- Save your changes!
Hit us up by clicking the chat bubble in the lower, right-hand corner if you have more specific questions about how you can make processing time work for you!