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Send an appointment reminder early

Manually send a reminder before its scheduled cron time when operational circumstances require earlier participant contact. The guide then takes you through the correct route, the checks to complete before making changes, the workflow in order, and the evidence to review afterwards.

Audience: Staff who manage appointmentsFeature: Manual reminderModule v1.3.6
Jump to steps
Where to goAppointments > Open appointment > Send reminder
Before you startThis guide follows the supplied Britixo Appointments & Scheduling module version 1.3.6. The relevant access is Appointments: View. A menu, button, provider, time slot or client action can remain hidden when the signed-in user lacks the required permission, the module setting is disabled, the related record is in an ineligible state, or availability validation rejects the request.

What you’ll accomplish

Manually send a reminder before its scheduled cron time when operational circumstances require earlier participant contact. It uses Britixo's permission-aware appointment, availability, status and integration flow rather than an unconnected diary entry.

How the module flow works

The detail action can trigger an appointment reminder manually under permitted access.

It uses the configured message channels and appointment data rather than changing the scheduled start.

Notification state and history should be reviewed to avoid unintended duplicate messages.

Follow these steps

  1. Go to the appointment.
  2. Verify recipient details and current schedule.
  3. Select the early/manual reminder action.
  4. Verify the intended channel.
  5. Check activity and delivery results.

Fields and decisions to review

Manual actionImmediate reminder request.
Scheduled reminderSeparate cron-based due time.
RecipientCustomer, provider or configured participant.
Notification stateEvidence of message processing.

How to confirm it worked

After this workflow completes, Britixo keeps the appointment and its supported relationships connected. Reopen the appointment and verify the saved status, date, timezone, customer or lead, service, provider, attendees, reminder state, calendar or meeting reference, invoice reference and history that apply to this feature. External email, SMS, Google, Microsoft or payment outcomes must be checked separately from the Britixo database save.

  • Open the saved appointment and confirm the final status and source.
  • Check the participant, provider, timing and timezone from the full detail page.
  • Review the relevant table filter, calendar, history, report or linked invoice instead of relying only on a success message.

Controls, checks and common mistakes

  • Check whether an automatic reminder is still due later.
  • Do not send repeated reminders without reason.
  • Update the appointment before reminding if timing changed.
  • Use the least destructive correction and retain the appointment history when the booking existed operationally.
  • Never bypass a permission, availability, approval, client-access or verification control by changing an unrelated route or setting.
Scheduling and data safetyAppointment changes can notify customers, reserve provider time, update remote calendars, create meeting links or invoices and alter reports. Confirm the exact record, timezone, status and recipients before saving.
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