Appointments & Scheduling · How-to guide

Edit a recurring appointment

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Change the recurrence parent carefully and understand that previously generated appointments remain independent records.

Audience: Staff who manage appointmentsFeature: Edit recurrenceModule v1.3.6

Jump to steps

Where to goAppointments > Open recurring parent > Edit

Before you startThis guide follows the supplied Pixie CRM Appointments & Scheduling module version 1.3.6. The relevant access is Appointments: Edit. A menu, button, provider, time slot or client action can remain hidden when the signed-in user lacks the required permission, the module setting is disabled, the related record is in an ineligible state, or availability validation rejects the request.

What you’ll accomplish

Change the recurrence parent carefully and understand that previously generated appointments remain independent records. It uses Pixie CRM's permission-aware appointment, availability, status and integration flow rather than an unconnected diary entry.

How it works

Editing the parent updates its stored appointment and recurrence settings under Edit permission.

Previously generated child appointments are not generic placeholders and retain their own saved details.

Future generation uses the current parent configuration and next-cycle state.

Follow these steps

Identify the recurrence parent.
Check generated child appointments.
Edit timing, provider, frequency or cycles as authorised.
Save and confirm the next recurrence state.
Update remote calendar events for affected existing records separately.

Settings to check

ParentRecord controlling future generation.

Child appointmentsAlready generated independent records.

Next cycleFuture calculation using current settings.

Remote eventExternal calendar item tied to a specific appointment.

Check it worked

After this workflow completes, Pixie CRM keeps the appointment and its supported relationships connected. Reopen the appointment and verify the saved status, date, timezone, customer or lead, service, provider, attendees, reminder state, calendar or meeting reference, invoice reference and history that apply to this feature. External email, SMS, Google, Microsoft or payment outcomes must be checked separately from the Pixie CRM database save.

Open the saved appointment and confirm the final status and source.
Check the participant, provider, timing and timezone from the full detail page.
Review the relevant table filter, calendar, history, report or linked invoice instead of relying only on a success message.

Common mistakes to avoid

Do not assume one edit rewrites all existing children.
Check availability after provider/time changes.
Document material recurrence changes.
Use the least destructive correction and retain the appointment history when the booking existed operationally.
Never bypass a permission, availability, approval, client-access or verification control by changing an unrelated route or setting.

Scheduling and data safetyAppointment changes can notify customers, reserve provider time, update remote calendars, create meeting links or invoices and alter reports. Confirm the exact record, timezone, status and recipients before saving.

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Edit a recurring appointment

What you’ll accomplish

How it works

Follow these steps

Settings to check

Check it worked

Common mistakes to avoid

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