Configuration: Time-Based Activities

Setup Checklist

This section is a comprehensive and high level summary of all tasks and prerequisites required for this feature to function properly. This section is purposed for use after an administrator is familiar with configuring this feature as an “audit” checklist. For detailed set-up instructions, jump down to “Prerequisite Tasks” and “Detailed Setup Guide” and then follow up with this checklist to ensure all steps are completed.

Prerequisite Tasks

This section describes all requirements that must be completed before you can begin setting up this feature. Once these tasks are complete continue to the next section.

POS Tasks

• Complete required Activity module configuration.

• Create or configure any RTP|One Activity Codes that will be used. Make note of these codes as they will be needed during the Commerce configuration.

• Create or configure any RTP|One Activity Location Codes that will be used. Make note of these codes as they will be needed during the Commerce configuration.

Commerce Tasks

• Create a Core product and ensure a PHC is added. Follow product shell configuration steps here: Configuration: Product Shell
  

Detailed Setup Guide

This section describes all required steps to set up the feature after prerequisite tasks have been completed.

1. Assign Time-Based Activity Functionality to a Core Product

2. Assign the Product to an Activity

1. Assign Time-Based Activity Functionality to a Core Product

Time-based activities should only be set up for products that are set up in RTP|One as an activity.

• From the Edit product details page, scroll to the Product attributes tab. 

• Add the following product attributes: (If these attributes have not already been added, then add them under Catalog > Attributes > Product Attributes. 

  1. Add the Start Date attribute. Enter ‘[Date] [Dynamic]’ in the text prompt. This should be set up as a Date Picker. 

     1. No attribute values should be added

  2. Add the Lock ID attribute. Enter ‘[Lock ID]’ in the text prompt. This should be set up as a Textbox.

     1. No attribute values should be added

  3. Add the Time attribute. Enter ‘[Activity Time]’ in the text prompt. This should be set up as a Textbox. 

     1. It is also recommended to include ‘[Dynamic]’ in the text prompt as this will populate with available activity times for the selected date.

     2. No attribute values should be added

• In order to allow quantity selection for the activity on the product detail page, scroll back to the Product info tab. 

• In the Inventory section for the Allowed quantities field, add a comma-separated list of the lowest to highest quantity numbers you wish to sell, for example, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.
  

2. Assign the Product to an Activity

• Go to Aspenware Commerce > Activities and click Add activity and enter the following:

  • Product: Select the product that you want to assign as a time-based activity product. 

  • Code: Enter the RTP|One Activity Code (only 1 activity code is supported.)

  • Location: Enter the RTP|One Activity Location Code (only 1 activity location is supported.)

• Click Save.