# Fixed Seating Times

> Build your shifts to offer fixed seating times for specific turns on each table. There are two ways to set up fixed seating times: pacing and availability.  ...

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Last updated: 2025-10-08T15:58:31.254Z

Build your shifts to offer fixed seating times for specific turns on each table. There are two ways to set up fixed seating times: pacing and availability. 

**Please note:** In this example, we’ll be creating a shift with dinner seatings at 5pm, 7pm, and 9pm, for 40 guests at each time.

**In this article:**

*   Using Pacing
*   Using “More Customization” under Availability

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## **Using Pacing**

#### If you only seat guests at predetermined times at all tables for the examples of 5pm, 7pm, and 9pm, you could set your pacing to maximum guests bookable in the times you want sat and 0 at all other times making them unavailable to book.

1.  First, you'll log on to the [Dashboard](https://os.resy.com/portal/login) using Chrome.
2.  Click **"Service"** from the left-hand menu options.
3.  Click **"Shift Settings"** from the drop-down menu options.
4.  Click the three dots in the upper-right corner of the shift to edit each one. 
5.  Go to "Step 2: Service Settings” and scroll to Pacing. 
6.  By default, your pacing will be set to 10 covers every 15 minutes from the shift start to end time.
7.  Click “Customize Intervals” or “Customize Pacing by Floor Plan” to further edit by 15 minutes to allow more control.
8.  Set the pacing to the max covers desired for the 5pm, 7pm, and 9pm seating times. All other times will be set to 0 pacing.

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## **Using “More Customization” under Availability**

If you're looking to have set available times per table, you will want to use the availability grid for further customization (i.e., Tables 10-15 are only available to book at 5pm, 7pm, and 9pm. Tables 16-20 are only available to book at 6pm and 8pm). 

For the times tables are available to book, you'll want to set that 15-minute increment block to “online”. All other blocks should be set to “walk-in”. Walk-in tables cannot be booked online or in-house which will keep all your reservations at the desired seating times. 

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#### **Editing Your Table Availability With Fixed Seating Times**

1.  In the “Shift Editor” you'll find your availability settings in “Step 3 Availability”.
2.  Click **“More Customizations”**.
3.  Click **“Update Availability”**. 
4.  Click **“Update Shift”**.

**Please note**: You can use the in-house availability to restrict some reservations from online booking if you need to hold anything back or utilize exclusive groups to offer online reservations to your VIP or concierge guests.

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