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title: "Using flags"
description: "Flags are used in the calendar and in the patient file to find information at a glance."
url: https://helpcentrum.crossuite.app/en/articles/96-using-flags
collection: "Afspraak"
updated: 2026-10-29
language: en
alternates: [nl, fr]
---

# Using flags

Flags are used in the calendar and in the patient file to find information at a glance.

Flags are used in the calendar and in the patient file to find information at a glance.  
Go to **\[Settings\]** \> **\[Patient\]** > **\[Flag categories\]**. Create a new category with the **\[+\]** button or modify an existing category with the button.

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Select the name and color of the flag here and click **\[Save\]** to modify it.

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## Adding a flag from the patient details or from the patient file.

Click \[Add Flags\] at the bottom of the summarized patient data and follow the steps. In the patient file, click the flag icon under Finances and click \[Add Flags\].

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Select the category and add a comment if applicable. Click \[Save\] to add the flag.

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## Adding a flag from the appointment

In the agenda, click on the appointment. Click here to show the flags. Flag categories with the **'Show flag'** option are shown next to the appointment. The color of the category is shown to the left of the flag.

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The DNA (Did Not Appear) flag in the appointment is used to track absences. Click \[DNA\] and add a comment. The appointment date is added to this flag, and a 'DNA' icon is added to the bottom left of the appointment.

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