Add options and rates to your product

Add options and rates to your product

How to add options and rates to a product within a supplier

Overview

Once you have completed the product setup within a supplier - as series of new tabs will appear next to the 'Setup' tab. These new tabs give you the ability to enter a description, locations and times, media, amenities, inclusions and options for your product. In this article we will cover how to enter Options for your products. 





















After setting up the conditions of your contract with the Supplier in the Margins section, add prices to each Supplier Product.



Step-by-Step 

Options

1. Switch to the Products tab within the Supplier and select the Product you would like to set up rates for.



2. Switch to the Options tab.

Note: When you set up the product, if you had the box checked to auto-create options, a series of options will already be available for you to edit.



3. To remove an option (that was auto-created or that you no longer need for the product), click the 3 dots indicating 'more'.



4. Select 'archive' from the dropdown menu. You'll see in this menu you can also duplicate an option or edit the name. 



Rates

To set a rate period:

1.   Click the $ symbol alongside an option to access the Rate periods section.























2. Click 'Create rate period' to name the rate period and applicable rates for the period. 




3. Name the 'Rate period'

4. Enter the 'Start date' and the 'End date'

5. Choose when the Rate period remains active based on:

Entire Period: A rate applicable for the specified date range
Weekdays & Weekend: An option that lets you separate weekday rates from weekend rates
Individual Days: Lets you define different rates for each day of the week.






4. Enter the 'Net' price and the associate 'Markup' for the rate period.

Note: The 'Gross' price and 'Commission' will be automatically calculated. 


5. Click 'Save'


Blackout periods 

Blackout periods are designed to indicate the period the Product Option is unavailable.

To add a blackout period:

1. Click 'Create black period' after clicking the $ symbol



2. Enter the 'Name'.

Enter the 'Start date' and the 'End date'.

Select whether the Blackout period applies on account of a close-down or unavailability of check-ins.

Enter a Description of the blackout period - this is an internal description to provide context or notes for your company. 



3. Click 'Save'




Top tips for blackout periods
  • Blackout periods can overlap Rates Period but not vice versa. You cannot set any Rate periods over a Blackout period.
  • To set a Rate period when a Blackout period is already in place, you’d have to delete the Blackout period.
  • You cannot schedule check-ins or start an itinerary on a date that spans the Blackout period.


FAQs:

Q: How do I see expired rates periods?

A: Expired rates periods will show when you click on the $ symbol next to the option. 



Use the toggle to 'Show expired rates period's.






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