Creating a booking policy

Written By Natalia Povrozniak (Administrator)

Updated on October 20th, 2026

Table of Contents

Applies to app version 2026.02 onwards

 

Booking policies allow users to create a series of rules for how spaces should be booked and used. Read more about the concept of booking policies here: Understanding Booking Policies: Guidelines for Efficient Space Bookings and Usage 

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All pages and actions within IBSS apps are security controlled.

⚠️ While the product names and pages names have changed, we're still working to rename associated permissions.

ADMINPORTAL.Manage.BookingPolicies Shows the Booking Policies menu item in the Operations sidebar and the page.
DATAMODEL.BookingPolicies.Read Lets the user view existing booking policies. The sidebar and Home tile also need it, together with the ADMINPORTAL permission.
DATAMODEL.BookingPolicies.Create Allows creating and saving a new policy from the list page.
DATAMODEL.BookingPolicies.Update Opens the edit route and shows Save when you edit an existing policy. It also shows Save on the Assign to Spaces page, which applies a policy to spaces.
DATAMODEL.BookingPolicies.Delete Turns on the Delete button on the list page, once at least one policy is selected.
 

Creating a booking policy

To create or edit a booking policy, do the following:

  1. On the Booking Policies page, click +Add. A new page opens.
  2. Define relevant settings in the sections as explained in the concept article: Understanding Booking Policies: Guidelines for Efficient Space Bookings and Usage.
    Depending on the Policy Type that you choose, the form is updated accordingly:
    1. Building Booking Policy 
    2. Floor Booking Policy 
    3. Space booking policy 
  3. Click Save once all required fields are filled in.