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# Dynamic Capacity Planning with On-Demand Resources

> Automatically match your appointment capacity to demand by using on-demand resources.

With **dynamic capacity planning using on-demand resources**, anny automatically matches an appointment's capacity to actual booking demand. Resources like guides, trainers, or equipment are **not scheduled in advance**. They are assigned automatically only once a booking comes in and capacity is needed.

That way resources stay flexibly available, are protected against double booking, and appointments scale with demand in **real time**.

## How to automatically match appointment capacities to demand

In the appointment settings, you can add **on-demand resources** alongside fixed resources. These stand ready on call at first and are only used automatically when needed.

**Here is how dynamic capacity planning works behind the scenes:**

<Steps>
  <Step title="No fixed allocation">
    On-demand resources are assigned to an appointment but not yet blocked.
  </Step>

  <Step title="A booking triggers provisioning">
    As soon as a booking claims capacity, anny automatically assigns a matching on-demand resource.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Automatic calendar blocker">
    With the assignment, a blocker is created in the resource's calendar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Protection against double booking">
    During the same period, the resource is no longer available as on-demand for other offers.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Real-time capacity adjustment">
    The appointment's capacity updates dynamically, depending on: booking status, available on-demand resources, and their individual capacity.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Requirements and notes

For the logic to work cleanly, keep the following in mind:

* **Maintain availabilities:** On-demand resources must have correct availabilities so they are only considered for matching appointments.
* **Clean assignment:** If resources can only serve certain offers, this restriction must be mapped correctly through the link.

### Practical example: tourism agency

An agency offers **5 parallel tours**. Guides are on-demand resources with a capacity of **max. 10 guests** per guide.

| Bookings | What happens                               |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| 1–10     | Guide 1 is provisioned and blocked         |
| 11–20    | Guide 2 is provisioned and blocked as well |

Both guides are now no longer available for other tours in the same period. The capacity adjusts automatically, without any manual intervention.

## Related articles

* **[Getting Started: Courses](/en/getting-started-courses):** Set up courses with sessions, capacities, and recurring appointments.
* **[Smart Availability](/en/smart-availability):** Learn how to define complex availability rules for your resources.
* **[Resources and Child Resources](/en/ressourcen-konfigurieren):** Understand the difference between main and child resources.
* **[Schedules](/en/schedules):** Define regular opening hours for your resources.
* **[Available Slots](/en/available-slots):** Create individual bookable time slots for events, courses, or workshops.