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Copying Weekly Schedules

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Duplicate schedules to save time.


When to Use Copy

  • Schedules repeat week to week
  • Same staff/client pairings continue
  • Minor adjustments needed, not rebuild

How It Works

Copy Week takes all appointments from one week and creates drafts for another week.

Source Week (Mar 3-9) → Target Week (Mar 10-16)
All appointments duplicated as drafts
Adjust as needed, then publish

Copying a Week

Step 1: Go to Schedule

  1. Navigate to Schedule
  2. Select Week View

Step 2: Choose Source Week

  1. Navigate to the week you want to copy
  2. Click Copy Week button

Step 3: Select Target Week

  1. Choose destination week
  2. Options:
    • Next week (default)
    • Specific week

Step 4: Review Options

OptionDescription
Include cancelledCopy cancelled appointments too
Copy as draftsCreate as drafts (recommended)
Skip conflictsDon't copy if conflicts exist

Step 5: Copy

  1. Click Copy Schedule
  2. System creates appointments
  3. All new appointments are drafts

What Gets Copied

ItemCopied
Client
Team member
Time (day/time)
Duration
Service type
Notes
Transportation
Recurring setting
Completed status

After Copying

Review and adjust the draft appointments:

Common Adjustments

  • Remove holidays — Delete appointments on holidays
  • Cover absences — Reassign if staff is off
  • Add new clients — Schedule additional appointments
  • Adjust times — Fine-tune start/end times

Publish

When ready:

  1. Review all drafts
  2. Click Publish All

Copying Multiple Weeks

Plan ahead for a month:

  1. Copy Week 1 → Week 2
  2. Copy Week 2 → Week 3 (or Week 1 → Week 3)
  3. Copy Week 3 → Week 4
  4. Adjust each week as needed

Handling Conflicts

If a copy would create conflicts:

Pre-Copy Warning

System shows:

  • Staff already scheduled
  • Client already booked
  • Outside working hours

Options

ChoiceResult
Skip conflictDon't copy that appointment
Copy anywayCreate with warning flag
CancelDon't copy anything

Copying from Templates

For consistent weekly schedules:

Create Template Week

  1. Build a "perfect" week
  2. Save all appointments
  3. Note the week (e.g., "Mar 3-9 Template")

Use Template

  1. Navigate to template week
  2. Copy to target week
  3. Adjust as needed

Tips

  • Copy early in week — More time to adjust
  • Always use drafts — Review before publishing
  • Check holidays — Remove those days
  • Verify unit availability — May change week to week

Troubleshooting

Not all appointments copied

Check:

  • Source appointments are in selected week
  • No filters hiding appointments
  • User has permission to copy

"Conflict detected"

  • Review the conflict
  • Decide to skip or override
  • Manually resolve after copying

Staff can see drafts

  • Verify appointments created as drafts
  • Check "Save as draft" was selected
  • Unpublish if accidentally published

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