How to change a scheduled meeting time with a customer?
Short answerChange a scheduled appointment by offering two specific new times, confirming the change in writing, updating the calendar and the crew, and releasing the old slot. If the owner caused the change, apologize briefly, move fast and consider the customer's schedule before your own.
The explanation
Who asked for the change matters. If the customer asks, the policy applies: free change with enough notice, a fee for very late changes. If you ask, the customer is being inconvenienced, so offer options and make it easy.
Never change time silently. Send a written confirmation with the old time, the new time and the arrival window, and wait for a yes if the new time is not agreed. Update the calendar, the crew list and any route so the crew does not drive to the old slot.
Release the old slot properly. If it becomes open, offer it to waitlisted customers or other requests. Keep a note of why it moved. A pattern, such as repeated weather moves or late supplies, shows a process problem worth fixing.
Steps
- Offer two specific new times that fit your route and crew.
- Send a written confirmation with the old time, new time and window.
- Update the calendar, crew list and route for the new time.
- Release the old slot and offer it to waiting customers.
- Note the reason so repeated causes show up.
What to watch for
- Moving the visit without confirmation.
- Forgetting to tell the crew.
- Charging a fee when you caused the change.
How Apex does it
In progress
Part of this is built. The rest is not. Status as of 2026-10-07; the badge shows the least-built feature involved.
Apex is designed to give customers a reschedule or cancel link, reassign jobs with automatic notices and backfill from a waitlist. The reschedule link is built; reassignment is rolling out and the waitlist is in progress.
- BK24Reschedule / cancel link for customer(Built, rolling out)
- SC44Reassign job with automatic notices(Rolling out)
- BK18Waitlist with auto backfill(In progress)
Apex Flow Scheduler is in early access. See how we label status.
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