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title: Set Up Appointment Types Available for Online Booking
slug: portal-sub/set-up-appointment-types-available-for-online-booking
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createdAt: 2026-03-04T12:03:19.226Z
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1. 1\. Ensure you have met all of Ocean's [online booking prerequisites](https://support.cognisantmd.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042444272).
2. 2\. Login to the [Ocean Portal.](https://ocean.cognisantmd.com/) Click the "**Menu**" button in the top left corner and select "**Online Booking**". Click the "**Settings**" button in the top right corner.
3. 3\. Next to the Appointment Types heading, click **Configure**.
4. 4\. If EMR Appointment Type Mapping is not enabled, click "Enable EMR Appointment Type Mapping." button.

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Enable/Disable EMR Appointment Type Mapping



EMR Appointment Type Mapping is a feature that allows Ocean to book patients into your EMR and assign one of your pre-existing EMR Appointment Types to the booked appointment. When enabled, you will see the "EMR Appointment Type" field, where you can indicate the type of appointment that will be booked into your EMR schedule. In the image above, you can see that when a patient selects the "General Checkup" label, the patient will be booked into the EMR schedule using the "CPX" appointment type.



When EMR Appointment Type Mapping is used, you can also customize powerful restrictions for each type of appointment such as the maximum number per day of each type, and even restrict the types of appointments that can be booked into certain time slots throughout the day. Read more about [EMR Appointment Type Mapping for online booking](docId\:eBfB_KznXYWQRPAtPJCHo). 





Add Appointment Type



This button will add a new row to the appointments table. There is no limit to the number of appointment types you can create.





Label



Refers to how the patient will see the appointment when booking online. We recommend giving each of your Appointment Type Labels a distinct name.



Appointment Duration



The duration is the length of the appointment that will be booked into your EMR schedule, in minutes.



Location



Select between "On Site" or "Virtual". If "Virtual" is selected, the booking confirmation page and confirmation email will **not**include the physical address of the clinic provided in your Directory Listing, and the following note will be appended instead: "Please do not go to the clinic for this appointment".



If "On Site" is selected, the physical address of the clinic provided in your Directory Listing will be shown to patients on the booking confirmation page and within the confirmation email.



Medium



This setting allows you to select the Medium for your appointment. Setting the 'Location' to 'Virtual' will provide three options: 'Telephone Call', 'Virtual Visit Video', or 'Unspecified'. When the 'Location' is set to 'On-Site', the Medium will default to 'In Person'.

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EMR Appointment Type



*Only available with EMR Appointment Type Mapping enabled.* This allows you to select the specific EMR Appointment Type that patients will be booked into your EMR schedule with. If you've recently added a new appointment type to your EMR or if you notice a discrepancy in the EMR appointment types listed, try running a [full schedule sync](https://support.cognisantmd.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020396371) in Cloud Connect.