Marking a Client as a Walkout or No-Show
What is the difference between a walkout and a no-show?
A client who is on the Walk-In Manager wait list but never shows up for the appointment is considered a "no-show." A client who checks in (via Walk-In Manager), but then leaves the location prior to the appointment, should be marked as a "walkout."
What happens when a client is marked as a walkout or no-show?
- The appointment history will specify that a walk-in client did not show up for an appointment or walked out. Meevo differentiates between standard appointments and walk-in appointments in the appointment history.
- No-show clients are moved to the Walk-In Manager's No-Shows list.
- Walkout clients are removed from the Walk-In Manager entirely.
What happens if there are clients still on the Walk-In Manager wait list at close of business?
At the end of each day, the Walk-In Manager lists are cleared. Prior to being removed from lists, all appointments in the Walk-In Manager and No-Shows lists are marked as "no-shows" in the clients' appointment history.
To prevent marking clients as no-shows who were on your premises but could not be booked due to no availability, remove those clients from your Walk-In Manager list at the end of each day. Also, don't forget to review your no-show clients in the register!
To mark a walk-in client as a walkout or no-show
- Locate the client in the Walk-In Manager wait list.
- Select delete to display the pop-up window.
- In this window, select No Show (which displays if the client is not checked-in), or Walkout (which displays if the client is checked-in). Alternatively, select Delete to remove the client from the list with no consequence (that is, no record in the client's appointment history).
- Select Yes on the confirmation message. If you selected No Show or Walkout, the event is recorded in the appointment history.
To reinsert a no-show client who arrives for the appointment
If a client arrives for an appointment after you marked the client as a no-show, you can reinsert the client into the list by navigating to the No-Shows list and selecting reinsert for that client row.