Importing Bookings into BookThatApp

Product Implementation

If you offer a product that can be booked in the app as well as on an external site this will allow the product’s availability to be updated in the app. This saves you time because you will not need to create a manual booking or blackout to compensate for the external booking.

1. First, you will need to retrieve the iCal feed link provided by your external app.
2. In BTA, navigate to the corresponding service/product.
3. On the service configuration page locate the External Calendars section and select the Edit link.
   
   
4. Select the Add External Calendar button and a field will appear where you can add a name for the calendar feed link as well as the actual link.
   
   
5. Select Apply.
6. You also will need to select Save to update the product configuration. 

Now bookings for the product made on your external site will have their availability updated in the app. The app reviews the feed once per hour in order to update availability. 

Resource Implementation

For instance, say you have a service provider that you have set up as a resource in the app. It is now possible for their busy time from their external calendar to be reflected in the app without creating a corresponding staff account.

It will work by affecting the availability of the products the resource is associated with. This is great for stores that have a service provider that handles multiple services. 

1. First, you will need to retrieve the iCal feed link provided by your external app.
2. In the app, select Settings-> Resources.
3. Select the Staff resource where you want to add the external calendar feed.
   If you need details on how to create your resource please see the following.
   https://support.zetya.com/hc/en-us/articles/211514086-Resources
   
4. Locate the External Calendars section and select the Edit link.
   
   
5. Select the Add External Calendar button and a field will appear where you can add a name for the calendar feed link as well as the actual link.
   
   
6. Select Apply.
7. You also will need to select Save to update the resource configuration. 

Now bookings for the resource made on your external site will impact the resource's availability in the app. The app reviews the feed once per hour in order to update availability.