Locate a Booking if You Have Forgotten the Booking Date

Booking DiaryUpdated 20 Sep 20262 min read

A customer rings about their booking but cannot remember the date, and neither can you. This article shows you three ways to track down a booking without knowing when it was made.

This article explains how to locate a booking if you have closed it and cannot remember the original date. Imagine this scenario: You have a vehicle in your workshop waiting for parts you had to source internationally. Weeks have passed, and you have just received confirmation that the parts will arrive next Tuesday. You want to allocate time in the Booking Diary for Wednesday to complete the job. However, you cannot recall the original booking date.

Steps to Locate the Booking

1. Find the Customer

Search for the customer who owns the vehicle associated with the booking. Open the customer’s profile, and scroll to the bottom where you will find the Customer Bookings tab. This tab lists all bookings related to that customer: Workshop Software screen showing this tab lists all bookings related to that customer

2. Search by Vehicle

If you do not remember the customer’s name, locate the booking through the vehicle details. Open the vehicle’s profile using the top search bar or the Vehicles tab on the left hand-side menu, and from there, you can find the associated booking under Vehicle Bookings. Workshop Software locate a booking if you have forgotten the booking date showing vehicle’s profile using the top search b...

3. Use the Job Details

You can also locate the booking from the job itself by clicking on the customer’s name in the job details. This will display all the customer’s related information, including their bookings. Workshop Software screen showing this will display all the customer’s related information, including their boo... By following these steps, you will be able to locate the original booking and make the necessary updates or adjustments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can customers see this in the online booking diary?

If you have the public online booking diary enabled, customers can book appointments through it. The settings you configure here control what is available in the internal and/or public diary. Check your online booking settings for customer-facing options.

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