Scheduling
New and recurring services both begin life as drafts.
Features
Draft Synagogue Services: Plan Before You Publish in iLeyn
Draft Synagogue Services: Plan Before You Publish in iLeyn
A draft service in iLeyn is a service that administrators and service coordinators build privately before it becomes visible to the wider membership. Drafts let a planning team assign readers and honors, set readings, and add notes ahead of time, then publish the service once the details are ready to share.
Plan ahead without notifying members
Not every service is ready to share the moment it is created. A draft stays out of regular member view, so your team can work on an upcoming service without prematurely notifying readers or showing an unfinished schedule.
Assign and adjust in private
While a service is a draft, the roles that manage services can make assignments, add member-facing notes and admin notes, and review the readings, honors, and roles. Nothing is visible to the general membership until you decide it is ready.
Publish when the service is ready
Publishing records when the service went live and makes it visible to members. You control the moment a service moves from private planning to something the whole community can see.
Keep drafts and published services together
Drafts and published services both appear on your calendar and services list for the team, so upcoming plans are easy to find. Recurring schedules also place their generated services as drafts, giving you time to review each one before it is published.
Why a private planning stage matters
Publishing a half-finished service creates noise: members see empty parts, get notified early, or read a schedule that still changes. The draft stage removes that risk by keeping the work invisible until it is right. It is especially valuable for recurring services, where iLeyn may place weeks of drafts at once, and for High Holidays or life-cycle events that take several planning passes before the assignments settle.
Frequently asked questions
Who can see a draft service?
Drafts are for planning. They are visible to the roles that manage services, and regular members do not see them until the service is published.
Why keep a service in draft?
A draft lets your team assign readers, set readings, and add notes ahead of time without prematurely notifying members or showing an unfinished schedule.
Can we assign readers before publishing?
Yes. Assignments, notes, and readings can all be set while the service is still a draft, then shared with members when you publish.
Do recurring services create drafts?
Yes. A recurring schedule generates draft services on the calendar so your team can review and assign each one before it is published.
Works well with
Claiming and requesting
Staff a draft by assigning readers or opening items to claim.
Calendar
Drafts appear on the calendar in a muted style until published.
Bima sheets
Publish first, then print the day's sheet from finalized assignments.
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