# How to Bulk Edit Calendar Availability for Multiple Team Members > Learn how to bulk edit Weekly Working Hours and Date-Specific Hours in GHL Customer Care to safely update availability for multiple team members. - Source: https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/calendars-and-appointments/calendar-availability-settings/how-to-bulk-edit-calendar-availability-for-multiple-team-members - Section: Calendars & Appointments / Calendar Availability Settings - Reading time: 6 min - Images: 6, each explained below --- Bulk Edit Availability in GHL Customer Care helps you update availability for multiple team members from one calendar settings area. It is designed for teams that need to adjust Weekly Working Hours or Date-Specific Hours without editing each user one at a time. The enhanced bulk edit experience adds clearer warnings, better visibility into date-based exceptions, and safer save behavior to help prevent accidental schedule changes. Bulk Edit Availability is especially useful when multiple users share similar schedules, need the same special availability on a specific date, or require coordinated updates across a calendar. --- **TABLE OF CONTENTS** - [What is Bulk Edit Availability?](#what-is-bulk-edit-availability) - [Key Benefits of Bulk Edit Availability](#key-benefits-of-bulk-edit-availability) - [Weekly Working Hours in Bulk Edit Availability](#weekly-working-hours-in-bulk-edit-availability) - [Date-Specific Hours in Bulk Edit Availability](#date-specific-hours-in-bulk-edit-availability) - [Adding Date-Specific Hours in Bulk](#adding-date-specific-hours-in-bulk) - [Smarter Save Logic for Bulk Availability Edits](#smarter-save-logic-for-bulk-availability-edits) - [How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability](#how-to-setup-bulk-edit-availability) - [Frequently Asked Questions](#frequently-asked-questions) - [Related Articles](#related-articles) --- # **What is Bulk Edit Availability?** Bulk Edit Availability allows you to update calendar availability for multiple selected team members from the **Availability** tab inside a calendar. Instead of opening each team member’s availability settings individually, you can select users, edit their hours, and save the changes from one workflow. This feature supports two important availability types: **Weekly Working Hours** and **Date-Specific Hours**. Weekly Working Hours control the regular recurring schedule, while Date-Specific Hours are used for exceptions on specific dates, such as holidays, events, vacations, extended hours, or one-time closures. --- ## **Key Benefits of Bulk Edit Availability** Bulk Edit Availability helps calendar admins and managers make schedule updates faster while reducing the risk of accidental changes. The enhanced experience gives users more context before saving and more control over how availability updates are applied. - **Clearer schedule updates:** An informational banner appears when editing Weekly Working Hours so you know changes will apply to all selected users. - **Safer bulk editing:** Section-specific save behavior helps prevent Weekly Working Hours and Date-Specific Hours from overwriting each other. - **Better date exception visibility:** Date-Specific Hours are grouped by date so you can review exceptions across selected users more easily. - **Faster team availability management:** Add Date-Specific Hours once and apply them to all selected users at the same time. - **More user-level control:** Edit or delete Date-Specific Hours for individual users after they are added in bulk. - **Reduced accidental overrides:** Smarter save logic helps protect schedule data that was not edited. --- ## **Weekly Working Hours in Bulk Edit Availability** Weekly Working Hours define the regular recurring availability for selected team members. These hours are typically used for standard workdays, normal business hours, or recurring appointment availability. When editing Weekly Working Hours in Bulk Edit mode, GHL Customer Care displays an informational banner to make the impact clear. Any changes made to Weekly Working Hours apply to all selected users when saved. This helps ensure you understand the scope of the update before applying it. Use Weekly Working Hours when you need to update a recurring schedule, such as: - Changing standard working hours for multiple team members - Adding or removing regular availability on certain weekdays - Aligning team schedules across a shared calendar - Updating regular appointment availability after a staffing or business hours change **Important:** Updating Weekly Working Hours only modifies the weekly schedule. It does not update Date-Specific Hours. --- ## **Date-Specific Hours in Bulk Edit Availability** Date-Specific Hours are used to manage availability exceptions for specific calendar dates. These are helpful when a user or team has different availability than their normal Weekly Working Hours on a particular day. The enhanced Bulk Edit Availability experience displays Date-Specific Hours in a grouped-by-date format across all selected users. This gives you a clearer view of which users have availability set for each date before you make  changes. For each date, you can: - See how many selected users have availability set - View individual user time blocks under that date - Edit entries for a specific user - Delete entries for a specific user This structure makes it easier to manage exceptions such as holidays, special events, limited availability days, extended hours, or temporary schedule changes. **Important:** Updating Date-Specific Hours only modifies date-based exceptions. It does not update Weekly Working Hours. --- ## **Adding Date-Specific Hours in Bulk** Adding Date-Specific Hours in bulk lets you apply the same date-based availability block to every selected user at once. This is useful when multiple team members need the same special availability or unavailable time on a specific date. When you add a new Date-Specific Hours time block in Bulk Edit mode, GHL Customer Care applies that time block to all selected users. After the entry is created, you can still edit or remove the entry for individual users as needed. Use this when: - A team is available for special event appointments on the same date - A business location has adjusted holiday hours - Multiple staff members need the same one-time availability exception - Selected users need a temporary schedule change for a specific day --- ## **Smarter Save Logic for Bulk Availability Edits** Bulk availability updates now use section-specific save behavior. This means GHL Customer Care only updates the availability section you changed, helping prevent accidental schedule loss when editing multiple users. For example, if you update Weekly Working Hours, only the weekly schedule is modified. If you update Date-Specific Hours, only the date-based exceptions are modified. This save behavior is important because Weekly Working Hours and Date-Specific Hours serve different purposes. Keeping the save logic separate gives you more control and helps protect existing availability details that were not part of your current update. Section-specific save behavior works as follows: - Updating **Weekly Working Hours** only modifies weekly schedules. - Updating **Date-Specific Hours** only modifies date exceptions. - Unedited availability sections are not changed by that save action. --- ## **How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability** Properly setting up Bulk Edit Availability helps ensure the right team members receive the intended schedule updates. Before saving, review the selected users and confirm whether you are editing recurring Weekly Working Hours or Date-Specific Hours for specific dates. - In GHL Customer Care, go to **Calendars**. - Open **Calendar Settings**. - Select the calendar you want to update. ![How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 1 of 6)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155072195956/original/lohvZQjUOJ4wq3s1c3puzrJ2fgmvKzAyLA.png) **How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 1 of 6)** This screenshot appears in the "How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability" section of "How to Bulk Edit Calendar Availability for Multiple Team Members". The text alongside this image reads: In GHL Customer Care, go to Calendars. Open Calendar Settings. Select the calendar you want to update. Immediately after, the guide continues: Click Pencil Icon to Edit your desired calendar. - What to choose: In GHL Customer Care, go to Calendars. Open Calendar Settings. Select the calendar you want to update. - Controls: Calendars, Calendar Settings, Pencil Icon, Edit, Availability, Bulk edit, Edit hours, Weekly Working Hours, Date-Specific Hours, Save Changes - Next: Click Pencil Icon to Edit your desired calendar. Full procedure: 1. In GHL Customer Care, go to Calendars. 2. Open Calendar Settings. 3. Select the calendar you want to update. - Click **Pencil Icon** to **Edit** your desired calendar. ![How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 2 of 6)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155072196504/original/gKbdFrbXYtJ_cjB97DugUB3klxiaRazMcw.png) **How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 2 of 6)** This screenshot appears in the "How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability" section of "How to Bulk Edit Calendar Availability for Multiple Team Members". The text alongside this image reads: Click Pencil Icon to Edit your desired calendar. Immediately after, the guide continues: Click Bulk edit. Select the team members you want to update. Click Edit hours. - What to click: Click Pencil Icon to Edit your desired calendar. - Controls: Calendars, Calendar Settings, Pencil Icon, Edit, Availability, Bulk edit, Edit hours, Weekly Working Hours, Date-Specific Hours, Save Changes - Next: Click Bulk edit. Select the team members you want to update. Click Edit hours. Full procedure: 1. In GHL Customer Care, go to Calendars. 2. Open Calendar Settings. 3. Select the calendar you want to update. - Go to the **Availability** tab. ![How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 3 of 6)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155072197104/original/cIJBOR_P5xmWu5tipgnJUwsHj9Js5zzojA.png) **How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 3 of 6)** This screenshot appears in the "How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability" section of "How to Bulk Edit Calendar Availability for Multiple Team Members". The text alongside this image reads: Click Pencil Icon to Edit your desired calendar. Immediately after, the guide continues: Click Bulk edit. Select the team members you want to update. Click Edit hours. - What to click: Click Pencil Icon to Edit your desired calendar. - Controls: Calendars, Calendar Settings, Pencil Icon, Edit, Availability, Bulk edit, Edit hours, Weekly Working Hours, Date-Specific Hours, Save Changes - Next: Click Bulk edit. Select the team members you want to update. Click Edit hours. Full procedure: 1. In GHL Customer Care, go to Calendars. 2. Open Calendar Settings. 3. Select the calendar you want to update. - Click **Bulk edit**. - Select the team members you want to update. - Click **Edit hours**. ![How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 4 of 6)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155072197873/original/L0xec2T2DqITH51_ugklmxj1ZvZDfvuYzg.png) **How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 4 of 6)** This screenshot appears in the "How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability" section of "How to Bulk Edit Calendar Availability for Multiple Team Members". The text alongside this image reads: Click Bulk edit. Select the team members you want to update. Click Edit hours. Immediately after, the guide continues: Update either Weekly Working Hours or Date-Specific Hours. - What to choose: Click Bulk edit. Select the team members you want to update. Click Edit hours. - Controls: Calendars, Calendar Settings, Pencil Icon, Edit, Availability, Bulk edit, Edit hours, Weekly Working Hours, Date-Specific Hours, Save Changes - Next: Update either Weekly Working Hours or Date-Specific Hours. Full procedure: 1. In GHL Customer Care, go to Calendars. 2. Open Calendar Settings. 3. Select the calendar you want to update. - Update either **Weekly Working Hours** or **Date-Specific Hours**. ![How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 5 of 6)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155072198125/original/tukiBWPfXpu67pnxQyiAN_NIXiiSYpCoRA.png) **How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 5 of 6)** This screenshot appears in the "How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability" section of "How to Bulk Edit Calendar Availability for Multiple Team Members". The text alongside this image reads: Update either Weekly Working Hours or Date-Specific Hours. Immediately after, the guide continues: Review the selected users and availability changes. Click Save Changes. - What this covers: Update either Weekly Working Hours or Date-Specific Hours. - Controls: Calendars, Calendar Settings, Pencil Icon, Edit, Availability, Bulk edit, Edit hours, Weekly Working Hours, Date-Specific Hours, Save Changes - Next: Review the selected users and availability changes. Click Save Changes. Full procedure: 1. In GHL Customer Care, go to Calendars. 2. Open Calendar Settings. 3. Select the calendar you want to update. - Review the selected users and availability changes. - Click **Save Changes**. ![How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 6 of 6)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155072198358/original/V6MUrN3_eq0gqttMe7ouUHAfDG06xu2EMg.png) **How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability (image 6 of 6)** This screenshot appears in the "How To Setup Bulk Edit Availability" section of "How to Bulk Edit Calendar Availability for Multiple Team Members". The text alongside this image reads: Review the selected users and availability changes. Click Save Changes. Immediately after, the guide continues: Only the edited availability section will be updated. For example, saving Weekly Working Hours will not remove Date-Specific Hours, and saving Date-Specific Hours will not change Weekly Working Hours. - How to confirm: Review the selected users and availability changes. Click Save Changes. - Controls: Calendars, Calendar Settings, Pencil Icon, Edit, Availability, Bulk edit, Edit hours, Weekly Working Hours, Date-Specific Hours, Save Changes - Next: Only the edited availability section will be updated. For example, saving Weekly Working Hours will not remove Date-Specific Hours, and saving Date-Specific Hours will not change Weekly Working Hours. Full procedure: 1. In GHL Customer Care, go to Calendars. 2. Open Calendar Settings. 3. Select the calendar you want to update. Only the edited availability section will be updated. For example, saving Weekly Working Hours will not remove Date-Specific Hours, and saving Date-Specific Hours will not change Weekly Working Hours. --- ## **Frequently Asked Questions** **Q: Do Weekly Working Hours changes apply to every selected user?** Yes. When you edit Weekly Working Hours in Bulk Edit mode, the changes apply to all selected users after you save. **Q: Can I edit Date-Specific Hours for one user after adding them in bulk?** Yes. New Date-Specific Hours apply to all selected users, but you can later edit individual user time blocks if someone needs a different schedule. **Q: Can I delete Date-Specific Hours for only one user?** Yes. Date-Specific Hours are displayed by date with individual user time blocks, allowing you to delete an entry for a specific user when needed. **Q: Will saving Weekly Working Hours delete Date-Specific Hours?** No. Save behavior is section-specific. Updating Weekly Working Hours only modifies weekly schedules. **Q: Will saving Date-Specific Hours change Weekly Working Hours?** No. Updating Date-Specific Hours only modifies date-based exceptions. **Q: Why are appointment slots still missing after I update availability?** Availability is one part of booking slot visibility. Connected calendars, conflict calendars, buffers, appointment limits, calendar settings, and other restrictions may still prevent certain slots from appearing. **Q: Should I use Weekly Working Hours or Date-Specific Hours?** Use Weekly Working Hours for regular recurring schedules. Use Date-Specific Hours for one-time changes on specific dates. **Q: Does Bulk Edit Availability change existing booked appointments?** The release note describes updates to availability settings. It does not state that existing booked appointments are changed. Review your calendar after saving if you need to confirm how availability changes affect future booking options. --- ### **Related Articles** - [GHL Customer Care Calendar Availability: Weekly Working Hours & Date-Specific Hours](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/calendars-and-appointments/creating-calendars/calendar-availability-weekly-working-hours-date-specific-hours) - [Schedules - Centralized Availability Management](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/calendars-and-appointments/calendar-availability-settings/schedules-centralized-availability-management) - [Understanding Calendar Availability Settings](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/calendars-and-appointments/calendar-availability-settings/adjusting-availability-settings-for-individual-calendars) - [Configuring Staff Availability and Hours in Services](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/calendars-and-appointments/services/configuring-staff-in-services) - [Setting Up Linked Calendars & Conflict Calendars](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/calendars-and-appointments/calendar-settings-and-preferences/setting-up-linked-calendars-conflict-calendars) - [Why Appointment Time Slots Are Missing on Your Calendar](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/calendars-and-appointments/troubleshooting-calendars/why-appointment-time-slots-are-missing-on-your-calendar) --- Documentation for GHL Customer Care. 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