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The inspection schedule

Inspection schedule, in the Money and inspections group under Settings, decides when an inspection can be booked and which email address receives an inspector's calendar invites. Staff who can schedule inspections book them on the schedule board, not on this page.

When inspections can be booked​

  • Inspection days: tick the days of the week.
  • First slot starts, Last slot ends and Slot length in minutes: the time slots offered each day.
  • Most inspections per inspector per day.
  • Days of notice before the first slot: 0 lets residents book the same day.
  • Days ahead that can be booked: how far into the future the calendar opens.
  • Phone request hours: the days and the Phone line opens and Phone line closes times when residents can phone the office to ask for an inspection.
  • Residents can request inspections online: tick it to turn on online requests.

This part uses drafts and Put into use. See how changes are saved and put into use.

Inspector calendars​

Every booking is sent to the inspector as a calendar invite. Chiban is the record, and the calendar holds a copy. Under Inspector calendars, each inspector with an account has a block.

  • Send invites by: Email with a calendar invite, or Microsoft calendar (practice connection).
  • Email address: where the invite goes.
  • Microsoft 365 user: only for Microsoft calendar.

Choose Save calendar target for each person. These save at once and are not versioned. Inspectors appear here once they have an account with the Inspector role. See inviting staff.

Microsoft calendar is a practice connection in this release. No live Microsoft 365 tenant is connected, so invites set to it are tested against a practice server and never reach a real calendar. Use the email option for real invites. The Microsoft 365 connection section at the foot is for a town whose inspectors keep their calendars there, and the page says its details are not yet checked against a live account.