> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dialtu.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Professionals

> Profiles, linking a Dialtu user or not, and personal booking rules

A **profile** is a bookable person: *Dr. Emily Carter*. It carries a timezone, the services they serve, their hours, and optionally the Dialtu user who owns it. **Calendar → Settings → Profiles**.

<Frame caption="Team profiles in calendar settings">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/dialtu-0be120d3/4ZUrsSjBIO2Dd9Ez/images/en/calendar/settings-profiles.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=4ZUrsSjBIO2Dd9Ez&q=85&s=13ccd42bef1d5b9eb983218494ec01ed" alt="Calendar Settings 'Team Profiles' page listing 5 active members — Dr. Emily Carter, Dr. Felipe Velasquez, Dr. James Reed, Dr. Michael Brooks and Dr. Sarah Mitchell (tagged 'No user') — all in America/New_York, with a search box and an Add Profile button." width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/en/calendar/settings-profiles.png" />
</Frame>

Two badges on the list matter:

| Badge            | Meaning                                                                                              |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Not bookable** | Not in any active service — add them to one                                                          |
| **No user**      | No Dialtu account attached — only admins see and manage this calendar, and it can't sync with Google |

## Identity & location

<Frame caption="Calendar profile identity and services form">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/dialtu-0be120d3/4ZUrsSjBIO2Dd9Ez/images/en/calendar/profile-form.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=4ZUrsSjBIO2Dd9Ez&q=85&s=3207cc6f57c5a79c261be41b21c0eda5" alt="Edit Calendar Profile 'Identity & Location' form with User 'Emily Carter', an unchecked 'Don't attach a user account' box, Prefix Dr., First name Emily, Last name Carter, Timezone America/New_York and '3 services selected', with the Personal Booking Rules section beginning below." width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/en/calendar/profile-form.png" />
</Frame>

| Field                           | What it does                                                                                  |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **User**                        | The Dialtu account that owns this calendar. Name fields prefill from it. One profile per user |
| **Don't attach a user account** | A professional without a login — bookable, admin-managed, no Google sync                      |
| **Prefix**                      | **Dr.**, **Dra.**, **Lic.**, **Ing.**, none or custom                                         |
| **First Name / Last Name**      | Required                                                                                      |
| **Timezone**                    | Required. Hours and slots are read in this zone; stored as UTC                                |

<Frame caption="Profile without a linked user account">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/dialtu-0be120d3/4ZUrsSjBIO2Dd9Ez/images/en/calendar/profile-no-user.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=4ZUrsSjBIO2Dd9Ez&q=85&s=77f019257e9bdabecb44c4e59f25eb90" alt="Edit Calendar Profile form for Dr. Sarah Mitchell with the User dropdown showing 'Select a user...', the 'Don't attach a user account' box checked, the Calendar Sync sidebar item marked 'NEEDS A USER', timezone America/New_York, '2 services selected' and Personal Booking Rules (4 service · 1 off) below." width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/en/calendar/profile-no-user.png" />
</Frame>

## Calendar services

Save the profile first, then tick the services this person serves. The list **Assigned Calendar Services** shows them; **Remove** takes one away. This is the same membership you see on the service form.

## Personal booking rules

<Frame caption="Per-provider booking rule overrides">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/dialtu-0be120d3/4ZUrsSjBIO2Dd9Ez/images/en/calendar/profile-booking-rules.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=4ZUrsSjBIO2Dd9Ez&q=85&s=8e6a90ca70a33575b26d085ff2c8e11a" alt="Edit Calendar Profile 'Personal Booking Rules' section (4 service · 1 custom) listing Buffer Between Events overridden to 10 min with Service / Custom / Off toggles, plus Minimum Notice 2 h, Booking Window 30 days, Late Cancellation Notice 12 h and Late Reschedule Notice 6 h all following the service rule, above the Assigned Calendar Services chips General consultation, Cardiology and Follow-up check." width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/en/calendar/profile-booking-rules.png" />
</Frame>

The five service rules again, but per professional. Each has three positions:

| Position    | Effect                                                | Badge          |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
| **Service** | Inherit whatever the service says                     | *Service rule* |
| **Custom**  | This person's own value                               | *Overridden*   |
| **Off**     | No limit for this person, even if the service has one | *Off*          |

Custom starting values: buffer 10 min, notice 60 min, window 30 days, late cancel 120 min, late reschedule 120 min. Minutes over 60 display as hours.

<Warning>
  **Off is stronger than the service.** A cardiologist with *Minimum Notice → Off* can be booked for the next slot even if *Cardiology* requires two hours' notice.
</Warning>

## Deleting a profile

*This will immediately cancel their active slots and remove them from all scheduling teams.* Their past appointments stay on the record.

## What doesn't exist

* **Specialty, photo, bio, phone or email** on the profile.
* **A colour per professional** — colour is per service.
* **Connecting Google on someone's behalf** — each professional connects their own.

## Next step

<Card title="Availability" icon="clock" href="/en/calendar/availability">
  When this person takes bookings.
</Card>
