Adding a Staff Member to Bookings Error

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Adding a Staff Member to Bookings Error

Mallie Jenkins 0

I have a staff member who was currently added on our Bookings page and then all of a sudden she was not able to schedule appointments. I removed her as a staff and then tried adding her back. She keeps receiving an error that she does not have access to the Bookings page when she tries to click the link to accept. This happens very frequently with other staff members too. I'm not sure what the problem is. I've been trying to get this particular staff member added for about 2 weeks now. I've tried the work around and went to the Bookings homepage, but there is not anything on the homepage for her to accept.

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Dear Mallie,

As a forum moderator, I genuinely wish I could directly review your Bookings page or your organization's settings to diagnose and fix this for you. Unfortunately, my role here is limited to providing general guidance and solutions that can be applied by users. Since this affects several staff members repeatedly and the current invitation no longer appears on the Bookings homepage, the affected user may have a stale membership record for that shared booking page. There are two quick things you can check first:

Staff role: In Bookings, open the booking page, go to Staff, and check the role assigned to her. Staff with the Guest role can be booked for appointments but can't open the booking page. If she needs to schedule appointments, assign a role such as Scheduler or Administrator and save.
Signed-in account: Ask her to open the link in a private browser window and sign in with her work account. If she's signed in with a personal Microsoft account or a different work account, Bookings will show that she doesn't have access.

If neither of these helps, please ask your Microsoft 365 administrator to confirm that her account is active, her license includes Microsoft Bookings, and Bookings isn't turned off for her mailbox. It also helps to add her to a new test booking page. If she can access the test page, the problem is limited to your original page. If she can't, it's more likely related to her account or license.

Because the problem has persisted for two weeks and affects multiple staff members, I recommend that the Global Admin in your organization create a service request with Microsoft Support. A technical support engineer can perform a remote session to investigate the situation, verify the backend configurations, and run any necessary synchronization tools to resolve the problem. If the issue requires further attention, they can escalate it to a specialized team for deeper analysis. For detailed instructions on how to get support, please refer to Get support - Microsoft 365 admin. If you don't know who your IT administrator is, please refer to this article: How do I find my Microsoft 365 admin? - Microsoft Support

I truly hope you get your issue resolved swiftly. Please know that even though I can't directly intervene, directing you to the correct, specialized support is the most effective help I can provide from my position. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please let me know if you need anything else. Wishing you all the best.