The Room Bookings module manages the booking of meeting rooms and other room types, optionally coordinated with timetabling defined in a CMIS or CELCAT database.
Room Bookings access security functions
Room Bookings access security tables
Room Bookings fields for rooms
User access to Room Bookings can be controlled, and the booking of specific rooms may be subject to an approval process.
Email is used to issue booking receipts, booking approval requests, booking notifications and booking cancellation advice..
In addition to configuration settings, the following files in the custom folder are accessed:
| roomBookings\header.jpg | The Booking List header image. | |
| roomBookings\header.aspx | A page whose content is displayed under the Booking List header image. Optional. | |
| roomBookings\timetableHeader.aspx | A page whose content is displayed under the timetable header line. Optional. | |
| roomBookings\bookingEmail.htm | The email template for confirming a room booking. | |
| roomBookings\approvalEmail.htm | The email template for requesting a room booking approval. | |
| roomBookings\notificationEmail.htm | The email template for the administrator to send a room booking notification or cancellation. | |
| roomBookings\Room Bookings FAQs.pdf | Accessed by a FAQs link in the Room Bookings menu. If this file does not exist the link is not displayed. |
These email templates may contain the following placeholders which are replaced when messages are sent:
| $$appRoot$$ | The SISfm web application root URL. | |
| $$user$$ | Name of person making booking. | |
| $$site$$ | Site in which room is located. | |
| $$room$$ | Room being booked. | |
| $$title$$ | Title of the booking. | |
| $$time$$ | Time of the booking. Not used in notificationEmail.htm where times are included in $$date$$. | |
| $$date$$ | Date of the booking. | |
| $$id$$ | Internal booking identifiers (links containing these must remain as supplied). | |
| $$locCode$$ | The building and room number. | |
| $$note$$ | In bookingEmail.htm for an advisory note if the booking is awaiting approval.
In notificationEmail.htm for notification and cancellation text. |