Configure late-cancellation and no-show rules

Record attendance exceptions consistently and control their credit or fee consequences.

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Before you start

  • Permission to manage studio settings
  • Permission to manage participant attendance
  1. 1

    Enable attendance status management

    Open Studio → Business Settings → Late cancellations & no-shows. Enable attendance status management, then independently allow Late cancellation and No-show actions. The feature is off by default.

  2. 2

    Set each consequence

    Configure late cancellations and no-shows separately. For a membership or block card, StudioPlan keeps the credit already used by the booking and never deducts a second credit. For an unlimited membership, set the CHF fee that should create an internal fee draft.

  3. 3

    Add class-type exceptions if needed

    Under Class type overrides, leave a type on the studio default or enable custom rules when that class type needs a different fee or no consequence. Keep the studio default whenever possible so policies remain easy to maintain.

  4. 4

    Record the outcome

    Open a class from Dashboard, Classes, or Calendar and use the participant actions to mark Present, Regular cancellation, Late cancellation, or No-show. Late/no-show actions appear only when enabled and permitted.

  5. 5

    Use waivers carefully

    When granting an exception, choose the waiver/override option and enter the required reason. The team member, time, previous outcome, consequence, and reason are retained in the audit history.

  6. 6

    Review the result

    The participant view and client account show the outcome. Any unlimited-membership fee appears as a draft under Payments → Receivables. Repeating the action does not apply the consequence twice; ambiguous older bookings are flagged for manual review.

Tips

  • Make the cancellation deadline and possible consequences clear in your booking terms before enabling fees.
  • Changing a rule affects future recorded outcomes; review existing fee drafts separately in Receivables.

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