Automate follow-up communications with Zanda post-appointment automation. Learn to set up conditions and actions for automated SMS, emails, and tasks after client appointments.
A post-appointment automation enables you to create automated SMS or emails that the system will send to clients that have had an appointment, following the conditions you've defined. Additionally, it facilitates the creation of automatic tasks according to your specified conditions.
This is how you will set this up:
- Navigate to Settings > Communication > Automations
- Click on '+ Add Automation'
- Name the Automation based on its purpose.
- Select the 'Post-Appointment' Automation Type.
- Set the Conditions for this automation. All conditions must be met for an automation to be triggered. The following conditions can be set:
- Days after Appointment Date - this is when the automated message will be sent for the past appointment. Minimum time period for setting this automation is 1 day after the appointment date.
- Appointment Location - leave as all, or select one or more locations.
- Appointment Status - leave as all, or select one or more statuses.
- Appointment service - leave as all, or select one or more services linked to the appointment.
- Appointment flag - leave as all, or select one or more flags.
- Client Status - leave as all, or select one or more statuses.
- Client Type - leave as all, or select one or more types.
- Client Classifications - leave as All, or select one or multiple client classifications.
- Telehealth Status - refers to appointments with telehealth links on or off, select All, Enabled or Disabled.
⚖️ How Matching Works
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Within a single condition (for example, selecting multiple Services or Client Classifications), the system applies OR logic. Example: If you select Physiotherapy and Massage, the automation will trigger if the appointment is for either Physiotherapy or Massage.
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Across different conditions (for example, Days after Appointment + Service + Location), the system applies AND logic. Example: The automation will trigger only if the appointment was 2 days ago AND is for Physiotherapy AND is at the Melbourne location.
| Logic Type | Example | Result |
|---|---|---|
| OR (within one condition) | Appointment Service = Physiotherapy OR Massage | Triggers if the appointment is for either service |
| AND (across conditions) | Days After Appointment = 2 AND Service = Physiotherapy AND Location = Melbourne | Triggers only if all match |
💡 Tip: Multiple selections inside one condition = OR, while multiple conditions together = AND.
6. Click on the 'Action Type' dropdown to set the action type, SMS, email, or task and select the communication template you created to use for this Automation.
7. You can add another action by clicking the '+AND' button and selecting an action, then choosing your template. You can add as many additional actions as needed.
8. If you selected a Task action, in addition to selecting a communication template, you can also add an internal note for your team in the Task Details field. The automation task will appear in your main Tasks dashboard and will be visible to all users.
9. Save the changes.
