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# Room Blocking
Steps to block and unblock the room
### **Room Blocking**
This option is used to block rooms. There are two types of Room blocking
1. Management room block – Pre-blocking of a particular room for future arrivals or other reasons can be done using the management type.
2. Maintenance Room Block
1. Out Of Order (For Long Duration)
2. Out Of Service (Temp Block for Short Duration)
### **Steps for Room Blocking**
1. Go to Front Office>> Front Desk >>Room Blocking.
2. Click on the new button .png?alt=media) to create a new block
3. Select the type of blocking. Management/ maintenance.
4. Select the dates for which the room is to be blocked by filling in the “From” and “To” dates using the calendar icon
3. After selecting the dates, choose the room to be blocked. If you know the room number, enter it directly; otherwise, use the magnifier icon to search for the room
4. Click on the room number and select the room number from the room search screen.
5. Enter the narration for the room blocking in the narration field. and save.png?alt=media)
Important Note:
1. In the Maintenance Block, if a room is blocked as out of order, then the room count will not be considered for ARR. If it is out of service, then it will be considered for ARR.
### **Steps to release the room block**
1\. To release blocked rooms, click on the Blue R icon.png?alt=media) to display the list of blocked rooms.
2. Select the room number from the listed room numbers and enter the reason for release in the reason fiel.
3. Click the Release button located in the right corner of the window under the “Block Release” option.
4. A confirmation message is displayed to confirm the release.
To edit an existing blocking, click .png?alt=media)
To view the list of blocked rooms, click.png?alt=media)
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