Zones provide a convenient way for users to book a seat, desk, locker, or spot without needing to specify a particular location. For example, zones are ideal for desk bookings where users reserve space until capacity is met. Unlike individual desk reservations, the exact seat location is not important; the booking is based on the total available capacity of the zone.
However, there are situations where you may need to block an entire zone. For instance, during a meeting or event that requires exclusive use of the entire area. Instead of creating individual reservations for every seat, you can simply “block” the zone.
Block-a-Zone functionality is now available to all admins and location managers in officeAdmin. If this feature is successfully adopted, we will consider extending it to all ‘elevated roles’ in the new web app.
How to Block a Zone
- Navigate to the ‘Planner’ view in officeAdmin.
- Select a time slot; the booking popup will appear.
- Check the ‘Block entire zone’ option and save your reservation.
- Once saved, the reservation will be highlighted in maroon.
What If There Are Existing Reservations?
A zone cannot be blocked if there are existing reservations. In such cases, you must either cancel or move the existing reservations to proceed.
How to Test
To test the feature, attempt to create a new reservation within a blocked zone. You should see an error message stating that booking a seat is not possible as the zone is blocked.