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Channel Scheduling Overview

The Channel Scheduling hub is the starting point for all administrator and scheduling tasks related to channelling sessions. It provides quick access to schedule management, session instance management, activity management, and fee editing.

Navigation

Menu → Channelling → Channel Scheduling

Requires the ChannelSessionManagement or ChannelSheduleManagement privilege.

Hub Page Layout

The hub page (/channel/channel_scheduling/index) shows a left panel with six action buttons:

Button	Function	Privilege Required
Channel Schedule Management	Create and edit the master schedule templates (recurring session definitions)	`ChannelSheduleManagement`
Bulk Hospital Fee Editing	Update hospital fees across multiple sessions at once	`ChannelSheduleManagement`
Channel Session Management	View and manage individual session instances — change dates, times, max patient counts, cancel instances	`ChannelSessionManagement`
Channel Activity Management	Manage appointment activities and status workflows	`ChannelSessionManagement` or `ChannelSheduleManagement`
Channel Scheduling for All Doctors	Open the schedule management view pre-filtered to show all doctors	`ChannelSheduleManagement`
Retired Channel Schedules	View schedule templates that have been retired (deactivated)	`ChannelSheduleManagement`

The right side of the hub page loads the selected tool's content without leaving the page.

Workflow: From Schedule to Booking

Understanding the two-level structure is key:

Service Session (master template)
  └─ defines: consultant, speciality, days/dates, time, fees, numbering type
        ↓  generates
Session Instances (individual occurrences)
  └─ each instance has: specific date, status, bookings, max count
        ↓  receive
Channel Bookings (patient reservations)