If you rent out products, spaces, or equipment, keeping your calendar accurate is a big part of avoiding double bookings and missed revenue. With blocked slots inside your CRM, you can reserve time on a listing without creating a customer booking, which makes it easier to handle maintenance, personal use, or other offline commitments.

📌 Why This Matters

Small business owners often need to take inventory temporarily off the calendar for reasons that have nothing to do with a customer order. Maybe an item is being cleaned, repaired, held for in-person pickup, or used internally. Blocked slots let you mark that time clearly so your availability stays correct everywhere your bookings appear. That means fewer scheduling mistakes, less back-and-forth, and more confidence that customers only see what is truly available.

✨ What’s New

• Blocked time for listings: You can reserve time on a rental listing without attaching it to a customer or order.
• Availability updates automatically: A blocked slot reduces availability the same way a regular booking would.
• Variant and quantity control: If your setup includes variants or quantities, you can block only the specific items you need.
• Easy calendar management: You can view, edit, and delete blocked slots directly from the calendar.
• Clear visibility: Blocked slots appear on the calendar with details so you can quickly understand why time is unavailable.

🛠️ How to Use It

1. Step 1: Open your calendar or booking area in the CRM and start creating a new booking entry.
2. Step 2: Choose the event type labeled Blocked slot.
3. Step 3: Select the listing you want to make unavailable.
4. Step 4: Add the date and time range for when the item, space, or rental should be blocked.
5. Step 5: If applicable, choose the specific variant and quantity you want to hold back.
6. Step 6: Save the blocked slot so the listing becomes unavailable during that time.
7. Step 7: Return to the calendar anytime to review details, make changes, or delete the blocked slot to reopen availability.

💡 Pro Tip

Use blocked slots for maintenance, cleaning, and offline holds so your calendar reflects real availability and you do not lose money to avoidable double bookings.