When to use an event
For a temporary closure (you’re just shutting, not changing the service), use a Block instead — not an event.
How an event is scheduled
- Set Shift type to Event
- Pick a start date (and an end date for a multi-day event like Ramadan)
The override rule
This is the key concept:If a date has at least one Event shift, only Event shifts are bookable that day. Every recurring shift is hidden for that date.So an event doesn’t change one service on a day — it takes over the whole day. This is exactly what you want for a full special night, but it has an important consequence below.
Existing reservations are never lost. The override only changes what’s available to book on that date.
Changing just one service for one day
Say you run Lunch and Dinner every day, and you want a special Dinner for one night — but lunch should stay exactly as normal. Because the event hides all recurring shifts that day, creating only a special dinner event would make lunch disappear for that date. To keep lunch (and anything else) running, you recreate the whole day as events:1
Duplicate the services you want to keep unchanged
Duplicate your normal Lunch shift, set its type to Event on the target date, and leave its settings as they are. Repeat for any other service that should run that day.
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Duplicate and edit the service you want to change
Duplicate your Dinner shift, set it to Event on the same date, and make your changes (new menu, deposit, hours…).
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Check the day
That date now shows a full day of events — lunch as usual, dinner with your changes — and your recurring schedule resumes automatically the next day.
