Task: This article will describe how to manage drop-in appointments in the Appointment Center.
Instructions:
Appointment Center - Drop-in appointments
Advisors will need to set availability for Drop-in appointments to use this functionality. See EAB (Navigate) - Advisor-Setting Availability
Adding a student to the drop-in queue
- Search for the student

- Click Add to Staff Queue
- Choose First Available Staff
- Choose Service
- Click Add to Staff Queue

Viewing the drop-in queue
For Advisors
When students are added to the drop-in queue there will be a notification that shows in the top navigation bar. This is queue specific, users will only see notifications for their queue.
To take a drop-in appointment

- Click on the notification NOTE: This queue shows all the students checked in for appointments which may include some drop-ins and some queued to advisors directly.
- Click Start Appt
- Add appointment report details
- Click Save this Report

For admins managing the queue
Anyone managing the Drop-in queue will access it through the Appointment Center

Actions
Select a student from the list by checking the box to the left of their name
Click on the Actions Menu

- Send a Message - Send an email to the student(s) checked off
- Move to Top - moves a checked student to the top of the queue
- Remove - removes the checked student from the queue without adding history to their profile
- Check Out - checks out a checked student that has had an appointment. Creates a time stamp in the appointment
Outcome:
Users should be able to manage drop-in appointments in the Appointment Center.
Further reading:
EAB (Navigate) - Advisor-Setting Availability
Need additional help?
Please fill out the EAB (Navigate) web form with as much information as possible, or contact the ET&S Help Desk team on your local campus.
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