In this article

  1. How to set up booking confirmation
  2. Writing a message template
  3. Previewing and verifying message template
  4. Enabling notification and setting recurrence
  5. Viewing sent notification messages

How to set up booking confirmation

To set up the booking reminder:

  1. In the top right corner, choose the icon, enter Customer Notifications, and select the related link.
  2. The window that appears displays a list of all the customer notifications that have been previously set up.

  3. You can modify existing Booking Confirmation or create a new one. We’ll create a new one to help you understand booking confirmations better.
  4. To create a new notification, click +New.
  5. From the General FastTab, begin by assigning a code to the customer notification in order to identify it in the system. In this case, we’ll set up an Booking Confirmation. So, we’ll enter BOOKINGCONFIRMATION2 in the field Code.
  6. Add the Description field as well, which also populates the Display Description field but can be changed. Display Description is what the customer sees when the notification is sent.

  7. The next step is to add the Type of notification to the system; in this case, select Booking Confirmation from the available options.
  8. In the field Date Formula, enter the number of days (D), weeks(W), or months(M), preceded by a negative sign, for which the notification should be sent from the system before the due date. It is recommended that the notifications is sent right after the booking has been made; so we’ll add -1D.
  9. Select the Source Code as Booking Confirmation.

  10. Don’t Show Booking Time field: when enabled the booking confirmation email doesn’t include the time in the Booking Date/Time field.
  11. Email Show Location Info field: when enabled the booking confirmation email uses company name, address, picture, contact details from Location Info and not from the Company Info.
  12. Send on Jobsheet Close field: when enabled the booking confirmation notification is sent after closing the jobsheet.

  13. To set which location to apply to the Booking Confirmation, search for Locations in the top right corner icon, and select the related link.
  14. Open the location to apply, and under General FastTab select the Code for the booking confirmation to use in the Booking Confirmation Notif. Code field.

  15. The number of locations using the Booking Confirmation will be indicated in the Used in Locations.

  16. The Default slider indicates whether the Booking Confirmation is the default. To change the Default booking confirmation, search for Service Mgt. Setup GH in the top right corner icon and select the related link. Scroll down to the Notifications section and enter the booking confirmation code in the Default Booking Confirmation Notif. Code field to make it the default.

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Writing a message template

After setting up the details above, it’s time to create the message that will be sent to the customer. To add a message template, follow the steps below:

  1. You can either send a message via the email or the SMS or both. There are two sections to set up the messages for SMS and email.
  2. In each section, there is a field called Field Tags that defines the specific tags to use in the message template, so that the tagged field is automatically added to the text based on the service document selected. Some examples are as follows:
    • [CustName] - When included in the message template, the Customer’s Name from the service document is automatically added in the message.
    • [VehReg] - When included in the message template, the Vehicle Registration No. from the service document is automatically added in the message.
    • [Make] - When included in the message template, the Vehicle Make from the service document is automatically added in the message.
    • [Model] - When included in the message template, the Vehicle Model from the service document is automatically added in the message.
    • [BookingDate] - When included in the message template, the Booking Date from the service document is automatically added in the message.
  3. Create a message in the field SMS Text and Email Text.

Email Text Example:

Hi [CustName], This is a confirmation that you have a booking with [LName] on the [BookingDate].

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Previewing and verifying message template

To see a preview of the messages you’ve added:

  1. Enable the Send SMS and Send Email sliders and choose a Vehicle No. and Customer No. from which you can use the information as a sample. If you are satisfied with the message, click Yes for SMS and OK for email.

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Enabling booking reminder and setting recurrence

Scroll down to the Recurrence FastTab and select the slider on the days when you want the notification to be sent. Then, from the General FastTab, enable the notification to make it operational. After enabling the customer notification, it cannot be edited unless it is disabled.

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Viewing sent notification messages

  1. To see a list of the customer notifications that have been sent, choose the icon in the top-right corner, enter Communication Log Entries and select the related link.

  2. The page that appears lists all of the details for the customer notifications that have been sent. To see the status, view the Status column and the Delivery Status column.

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See Also

Customising Vehicle Reminder Dates Notification
How to Setup Booking Reminders Notification in Garage Hive
How to Setup Vehicle Date Reminders Notification in Garage Hive
Setting Up Online Documents
Setting Up NPS Customer Surveys