Set Up Delivery Slot Unavailable Reasons (1205 onwards)

Created by Migration Bot, Modified on Fri, 23 Oct at 11:23 AM by Migration Bot

Originally written by John Hardwick, last updated Jan 30, 2026, on the Swan Retail knowledge base (FRS).

This optional routine is used in partnership with delivery slots and holds a list of reason why a particular slot is not available for allocation to a customer delivery.

Menu Location: System Admin > Sales > Set Up Delivery Slot Unavailable Reasons

Click the NEW button or New on the side panel to generate a new record.
Click the icon to amend an existing record.
Once in amend / insert more, click the to save changes or to abort the action.
Click the CLOSE button, or Back option on the side panel to leave the page (or select another option from the menu)

Item

Description

Reason

Specify a reason as to why a particular slot on a delivery run is being reserved / blocked for use with customer deliveries.

Active

Tick to include the reason in the pick list.

Untick to hide from pick lists.

It is not possible to remove a discount reason once created, making in-active (unticking) prohibits further use, whilst retaining the ability to report on historic use.

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