# Desk booking policies

UMA has a number of desk booking policies that can be implemented to control your hybrid working environment for your employees.

### <mark style="color:blue;">Desk release</mark>

This setting is used to automatically cancel desk bookings that a user hasn't checked into after a configurable period of time after the start of the booking.

To configure, use the following format: **1h 30m**

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### <mark style="color:blue;">Desk booking threshold</mark>

This setting is used to restrict users from booking desks too far in advance.&#x20;

Enter in a numerical digit and select **days**, **weeks** or **months** from the drop down to create a restriction for desk bookings in the future.

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### <mark style="color:blue;">Half day bookings</mark>

This setting is used to enable morning and afternoon slots for desk bookings.&#x20;

This setting uses the working hours in **booking policies** to determine the AM start time and PM end time.&#x20;

To configure the AM end time and PM start time just enter in the desired time value in each of the fields.&#x20;

For example, if your working hours are 9am - 5:30pm and you want to enable a morning slot for 9am - 12pm and an afternoon slot for 12:30pm - 5:30pm just enter 12pm as the AM end time and 12:30pm as the PM start time.&#x20;

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### <mark style="color:blue;">Multiple day bookings</mark>

This setting is used to allow employees to book the same desk for multiple days in the future.