Challenges allow a lower ranked pencil to request a decision from a higher ranked pencil.
🎯 When a challenge can happen
- A studio with a 2nd pencil can challenge a 1st pencil.
- A studio with no pencil can challenge a lone 1st pencil.
- Dummy 1st pencils can be challenged.
- Confirmed and DND blocks are never challengeable.
🚀 Starting a challenge
- Studio clicks a Challengeable block.
- Selects Challenge.
- Enters project name, dates and notes.
- Sends the challenge to the freelancer.
After sending:
- Challenger sees Challenged.
- Others see Unavailable.
👁️ What each user sees
- Challenger: purple Challenged (project-name).
- 1st pencil owner: sees Unavailable until the challenge is resolved.
- Freelancer: sees Challenged and can make a decision.
- Unrelated studios: see the slot as Unavailable.
🧑⚖️ Freelancer decision
The freelancer can choose:
- ✅ Confirm 1st pencil
- 🟩 Confirm challenging studio
- ❌ Decline both
If they do nothing before the deadline:
➡️ PencilCase automatically confirms the challenger after three business days.
🟩 After the decision
- The selected booking becomes Confirmed.
- All other pencils for that date are released.
- Everyone else sees the time as Unavailable.
- Freelancer and confirmed studio see full project details.