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title: "Appointments and professional sign-up"
description: "Find appointment configuration and choose how professionals can register for the project."
canonical: https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/settings/appointments-and-professional-sign-up/
---

# Appointments and professional sign-up

Open **Settings → Orders & checkout** as an administrator. The **Appointments** category is where appointment settings are grouped when the project returns fields for it. If it appears only as a category without its own controls, use **Professional sign-up** for registration options.

## Configure professional registration

In **Professional sign-up**, review **Enable professional signup** and **Professional signup approval required**. Use the first to allow registration. Use the second to require approval before new professionals can sign in. Select **Save changes**. Test with a synthetic professional account in a channel that supports registration.

For user records and store assignments, use [Professionals](https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/users/professionals/). For viewing appointments and the orders associated with them, use the [appointment calendar](https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/addons/appointments/).

[![Professional sign-up enable and approval controls](https://docs.ordering.co/assets/images/signup-en-91e16456d799b8a1865b2c9a9fee56e6.webp)](https://docs.ordering.co/assets/files/signup-en-91e16456d799b8a1865b2c9a9fee56e6.webp)