The Blackout Windows feature of Aspenware Commerce allows resorts to set blackout windows for products to limit when guests can purchase or make changes to purchases using specification attributes. The configuration of this window can be specified to a specific time on a particular number of days in advance of arrival date.
This feature is supported for: Date-based products in all versions of Aspenware Commerce.
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Specification Attribute
This attribute adds another degree of specificity to an attribute. It is a way that Aspenware Commerce allows for further customization for the resort’s specific product offerings.
Feature Description
Aspenware Commerce allows resorts to set blackout windows for products to limit when guests can purchase or make changes to purchases using specification attributes. This feature enables resorts to require a set number of days in advance that a product must be booked (e.g. a ski lesson must be booked two days prior to the arrival date.) This feature enables even more specific definition of the blackout window by also allowing configuration of the cut-off time on the advance booking (e.g. a ski lesson must be booked by 3:00 pm two days before the arrival date.)
This functionality supports preventing a guest from adding to cart past the allowed window, and also prevents the scenario where if a guest adds to the cart during a valid time and then leaves the item in the cart past the allowed window they are prevented from checking out past the blackout window.
For example: Guest puts a product with date 2/16 in their cart on 2/15 but doesn't check out until 2/16. On 2/16 the product is no longer available on the PDP but since the guest already has it in their cart they can still check out.
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