Inactivating operatories

You can inactivate operatories that doesn't have any upcoming appointments to prevent future usage. Once inactivated, they no longer display on the schedule and is unavailable as a view option for the schedule.

To inactivate an operatory

1. On a location's Operatories page, select an operatory.

   

   The options for editing the operatory become available.

   

   If the operatory is associated with operatory group(s), a message with the name(s) of the operatory group(s) displays.

   

   If the operatory held any appointments in the past, a message with the total number of past appointments displays also.

   

   If the operatory has any future appointments, a message with the total number of future appointments displays instead of the past appointment message.

   

   Tip: You can view a list of past or upcoming appointments by clickingtapping the message to generate the Appointments window. If you clickedtapped the message with past appointments, the window displays a list of past appointments. If you clickedtapped the message with future appointments, the window displays a list of future appointments.

   

2. Under Status, deselect the Active check box. This option is available only if there are no future appointments scheduled in this operatory.

   

   Note: If the operatory has any future appointments, the check box is disabled. If you need to inactivate the operatory, you need to either reschedule or delete the future appointments.

3. ClickTap Save.