EMS | Package Availability

EMS | Package Availability

Description

To control the number of packages which can be booked and to help reduce overbooking limits can be assigned to each package and a restriction can be created for total numbers in the spa per day. 

Each package can be configured with their daily limits and duration.

Resolution



Creating Availability Limits

In "Administrator" or via "Configuration" click onto “Packages", and select the "Site Details" tab


  1. To create New Package Availability, select the package from the list and then select the "Availability Tab", click onto the "Green Plus", 
  2. Dates - enter a start and end date to define the valid period, by leaving the end date blank will make the rule permanently available.
  3. Create Blank - will create a blank time band grid.
  4. Create Based On Existing Package Time band Limits - will create based on the rules from the your local site or based on the rules configured at another site.
  5. Select the "Green Tick" to confirm the creation

Package Allocations


Options

  1. Start Date - ability to define the bookable availability for the package
  2. End Date - ability to define the bookable availability for the package, if dates are blank always available 
  3. Booking Limit - The ability to define the maximum number of packages which can be booked on a day of the week
  4. Web Booking Limit - the ability to define how many of this package can be booked online on a day of the week
  5. Allow Booking (Tick Box) - ability to select the arrival time for the package
  6. Number of Bands Booked - the ability to define the departure time for the package
  7. Select the "green Tick" to save the rules

Using the Example 
Band 1 - 09:00 to 13:00. Band 2 - 12:00 to 16:00, Band 3 - 15:00 - 19:00
A half day package (4 hours) could be booked in Band 1, 2 or 3 - the number of band to be booked is 1
A full day package (8 hours) could be booked in band 1 or 2 - the number of bands to be booked is 2, as the package would start at 9:00 and finish at 16:00 or 12:00 and finish at 19:00

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