How-to: Create and manage desk reservations

How to: Create and manage desk reservations

Requires OfficeMaps Professional
For information on how to enable reservations and to configure reservations options, please see this article:  https://help.officemaps.com/portal/en/kb/articles/reservations

Many users require the ability to reserve a desk for some day in the future. 




Creating a reservation in the browser client

There are 2 methods to create a desk reservation:

First method: 

  1. Find a desk that you would like to reserve and hover your mouse pointer over its name. The desks availability calendar will be displayed.
  1. Dates shown in green are available. Dates shown in orange are already reserved by you and dates with a cross are unavailable. Click on an available date to confirm your reservation. 
  1. Your reserved date will now be shown in orange.
Hover your mouse pointer over a desk

Second method:

  1. Click on the reserve button on the top bar.
  1. Use the calendar icon to select the time period you want to reserve the desk. Click on the desk you want to reserve to confirm your reservation. 
  1. With the reserve button you can also use filters to select a specific desk with a specific feature, eg. a dual monitor or a standing desk. After selecting the date, you can select which features you want, OfficeMaps will display the available desks with that specific feature. Click on the desk to confirm your reservation.
Using the reserve button


Viewing reservations in the browser client

  1. To show your upcoming reservations, click on your name in the top left corner.
  2. Reservations dates are shown in your profile.
  3. Click on a date to view more information about your reservation.
  4. Click on the desk name to view the desk on the map.
View reservations


Cancelling a reservation in the browser client

  1. To show the reservation that you wish to cancel, click on your name in the top left corner.
  2. Click on the date of the reservation that you wish to cancel.
  3. Click 'Cancel Reservation' and then confirm.
Cancelling a reservation


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