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# How to schedule a job using the ServiceM8 iOS app
> Learn how to schedule a job using the ServiceM8 iOS app in ServiceM8.
## To schedule a job from the job card:
1. Tap **Jobs** and find the job you would like to schedule. Tap the job to open its job card.
2. Scroll down and tap **Add Booking**.
The Job Booking window will open. You can choose from the suggestions, or use the parameters to narrow suggestions to a specific staff member, time, or date.
**To use a suggested time & staff member:**
1. Under *Suggestions*, tap your preference.
2. You will see the job against the staff member's calendar. (You can tap it again if you want to expand the calendar view.)
* If you are not satisfied, tap another suggestion.
* If you are satisfied, tap **Book**.
**If you or your client have a preferred staff member, time, or date:**
1. Tap **Date** or **Time** and populate accordingly.
2. Under *Suggestions*, tap your preferred opening for an appropriate staff member.
3. You will see the job against the staff member's calendar.
* If you are not satisfied, tap another suggestion.
* If you are satisfied, tap **Book**.
## To schedule a job from the Schedule tab (iPad only):
1. Tap **Schedule**.
* Navigate between days by swiping or by using the left and right arrows, or tap the date heading to bring up a calendar to jump to a date.
2. Tap **Schedule Job**.
3. The Job Booking window will open. Tap **Job**.
* You can search for a job, or select a job from a job filter or queue.
4. Find and tap the job you want to schedule.
5. Use booking suggestions to book the job to the earliest available opening, or to a specific staff member, time, or date. When you are satisfied, tap a suggestion, then tap **Book**.
**TIP:** From the Schedules tab, you can also tap and hold on an available time for a staff member to open the **Job Booking** window for that time slot and staff member.
## Allocating a job to a specific staff member
You can allocate a job by specifying a staff member and a booking window (for example, early evening). This option is best for jobs that don't require a specific booking time or date - for example, it could be done at any time of day within the next week, or it must be done as soon as possible.
*Note you can only allocate jobs if you have the **Job Allocations** add-on enabled. (From your Online Dashboard, go to **Settings > ServiceM8 Add-ons > Job Allocations** to enable it.)*
To allocate a job within the app:
1. From the Job Booking window, tap **Allocate**.
2. Tap the desired fields to specify booking information.
* **Staff Member** and **Booking Window** must be completed to allocate a job.
* You can also specify estimated duration, date, and expiry date (if the job is not completed by the expiry date, the allocation disappears).
3. Tap **Book**.
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