The Booking Index is your command center for viewing, sorting, and managing all your bookings in one place. Use it to quickly access key details, open booking invoices, and analyze Customer and revenue data without leaving the main dashboard.
Learn what information is available to you by default in the Booking Index.
New to the Booking Index? Be sure to read the first article in this series for an introduction to this feature!
Accessing the features mentioned in this article
Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
- Reports > Booking Index
What more do I need to use this feature?
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Admin or restricted permissions to View all reports or the Booking Index.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - Classic Items, Classic Products, or both?
- The Booking Index is available to both those using classic items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our Classic Items version of Checkfront, and those using classic products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our Classic Products version of Checkfront.
Default booking information
By default, the following booking information displays in columns:
| Column | Description |
| Booking | The Booking ID and name of the item/product booked. Clicking on the Booking ID opens the Booking Invoice. This column is fixed, so it cannot be removed from the Booking Index. |
| Start Date | The start date of the booking, including the start time, where applicable. |
| End Date | The end date of the booking, including the end time, where applicable. |
| Created | The date and time the booking was created. The Booking Index is sorted by Created date, with the oldest records showing first (ascending) by default. |
| Customer | The First Name, Last Name, and Email address of the booking Customer. |
| First Name | The First Name of the booking Customer. |
| Last Name | The Last Name of the booking Customer. |
| Booking Source | The source of the booking, e.g., Customer, Staff... |
| Staff | The name of the Staff member or Partner Account who created the booking. |
| Amount | The total amount of the booking. |
| Provider | How the booking was created, e.g., API, Customer Booking Page, Staff Booking Page... |
| Method | The method used to create the booking, e.g., Booking Button, Catalog, URL... |
| Status |
The status of the booking. This dynamically updates, for example, if the Amount Due is Paid. Admin and Staff users can also manually change the status as needed. Learn more about Booking Statuses and Notifications triggered by Booking Status changes here: |
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Learn more about column display
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Next Steps
Next, we learn how to edit columns within the Booking Index.
< Filtering the Booking Index | Editing columns within the Booking Index >