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description: Enable the Appointment Distribution and Aggregate Resource Use settings. Then define an appointment assignment policy to calculate resource utilization and link the assignment policy to your scheduling policy.
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# Enable Appointment Distribution

Enable the Appointment Distribution and Aggregate Resource Use settings. Then define an appointment assignment policy to calculate resource utilization and link the assignment policy to your scheduling policy.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Appointment Distribution Implementation Considerations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.ls_appointment_distribution_implementation_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Learn about the limitations for appointment distribution, and plan your implementation accordingly.
- **[Enable Appointment Distribution Settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.ls_enable_appt_distribution_settings.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To enable appointment distribution, enable the Appointment Distribution and Aggregate Resource Use settings. The Appointment Distribution setting provides access to the appointment distribution feature. And the Aggregate Resource Use setting starts the utilization score calculation for service resources. A utilization score is required for appointment distribution to work as expected.
- **[Define an Appointment Assignment Policy](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.ls_define_an_appt_assignment_policy.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Define an appointment assignment policy and specify the parameters that are used to calculate the utilization score for service resources.
- **[Link Your Appointment Assignment Policy to a Scheduling Policy](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.ls_link_appt_assign_policy_to_scheduling_policy.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Link your appointment assignment policy to the scheduling policy that your flows use for appointment scheduling.