Automatic Checkout for reservations
Is there a way to have items get automatically checked out? Currently, my team puts in a reservation and then we have to change it to a checkout. Can't the system just switch over to checked out upon the date and time requested by the team member?
If there are any conflicts then the team member is notified. For example, the item is currently checked out and it needs to be checked in for the reservation. Can the system send an email to both team members to let the one in possession of the vehicle to check in the item, and the person for the reservation to know the item is still checked out.
There is an issue with automatic checkouts. The actual ‘real life’ action of check out is to be mapped with an event in the software. The actual decision is to be made by a person and not the software. Auto-checkout will be software taking the decision.
There are ways in which you’re notified that you have an upcoming reservation:
- ‘Reservations starting today’ on dashboard. You can click on it to go to the reservations starting today
- Have the alert ‘Reservation started today’ from Alerts
- Staff can enable alert ‘Reservations on assets in my possession’
Let us know what you think.