Block a workplace location

Block a workplace location for a specific period. The blocked workplace location is unavailable during the specified period for any type of reservation on the Workplace Reservation Management Reservation portal.

Before you begin

Note: The blocked location is unavailable only on the Workplace Reservation Management Reservation portal for reservation.

Role required: sn_wsd_core.admin

About this task

You can block a workplace location, such as a region, a site, a campus, a building, a floor, an area, a room, or a space. When you block a location, the location is unavailable for any type of reservation on the Workplace Reservation Management Reservation portal. Because of the block action, any existing reservations made on the workplace location are automatically canceled.

You can also block a location directly. Open the location and select the Block location option on the form.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Workplace Core > Administration > Block location.

2. Select New.

3. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Field	Description
   Number	Number of the location. This field is automatically set.
   Location	Location that you want to block.
   Opened by	User who is blocking the location.
   Reason	Reason for blocking the location. Select from a list of available options.
   Comment	Comment that explains the reason for blocking the location or any important information.
   Active	Option to activate the block action.
   Progress state	Current progress state of the block action.
   Start time	Start time of the block.
   End time	End time of the block.

4. Select Submit.

Result

The workplace location is blocked for the specified period. You can’t make any reservations for the location on the Workplace Reservation Management Reservation portal during this period. All existing reservations that are made on the workplace location are canceled.

Parent Topic:Manage workplace safety activities

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