{"id":48139,"date":"2023-06-23T09:56:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T08:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/manage-rooms\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:34:18","password":"","slug":"manage-rooms","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/first-steps\/manage-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Manage rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many congregations and churches have their own rooms or houses that can be used for congregational work. Regardless of whether one room or 50 are available: it is annoying when rooms are used twice. ChurchTools supports you here with the resources module. This allows you to keep track of who has booked\/reserved what and when.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create and request rooms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ChurchTools allows you to organize and manage rooms. The resources module makes it easy for you to create rooms and make them available to different groups of people for booking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create all rooms in the master data<a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/resources\/overview-of-resources\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7428\">(Help<\/a>, <a title=\"YouTube: Set up resources module\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2o75D_jNACY&amp;list=PLKkd9_EOcMn2nhaNkHN5ZDRD2A3MEKLeF&amp;index=9\">YouTube<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assign permissions according to who is allowed to view and book which room<a title=\"YouTube: Assigning permissions sensibly\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EhylDYtWTY0&amp;list=PLKkd9_EOcMn2nhaNkHN5ZDRD2A3MEKLeF&amp;index=4&amp;t=380s\">(YouTube<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book rooms for recurring appointments directly in the calendar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#22c55e;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#dcfce7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">You can also use the resources module to manage items such as projectors, vehicles or technical equipment.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video recommendations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"YouTube: Set up resources module\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2o75D_jNACY&amp;list=PLKkd9_EOcMn2nhaNkHN5ZDRD2A3MEKLeF&amp;index=9\">YouTube: Set up resources module<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"YouTube: Transaction rooms and objects\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bAosZS-Z5PQ&amp;list=PLKkd9_EOcMn1Mgj6gYoIP56mGE2JgxW13&amp;index=9\">YouTube: Booking rooms and objects<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"YouTube: Transact resources via the Calendar module\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A0Pjy6bkK0w&amp;list=PLKkd9_EOcMn2VuAG_pZ4x1HWMsRgScAHh&amp;index=11\">YouTube: Booking resources via the Calendar module<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"YouTube: Assigning permissions sensibly\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EhylDYtWTY0&amp;list=PLKkd9_EOcMn2nhaNkHN5ZDRD2A3MEKLeF&amp;index=4&amp;t=380s\">YouTube: Assigning permissions sensibly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many congregations and churches have their own rooms or houses that can be used for congregational work. Regardless of whether one room or 50 are available: it is annoying when rooms are used twice. ChurchTools supports you here with the resources module. This allows you to keep track of who has booked\/reserved what and when. 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