Configuration: Advanced Date Selection

1 Setup Checklist
- 1.1 1. POS TASKS
- 1.2 2. COMMERCE TASKS
2 Prerequisite Tasks
- 2.1 POS Tasks
- 2.2 Commerce Tasks
3 Detailed Setup Guide
- 3.1 2. Advanced Date Configuration Option 2: Set Up Add on Products to Book Before The Start Date of Core Product

Setup Checklist

1. POS TASKS

1. POS TASKS
Ensure that products are configured in the POS database. Required	Prerequisite
2. COMMERCE TASKS
When a product requires the option to book multiple nonconsecutive days, ensure that the core product(s) are configured properly. required When an add-on product should be booked for one or more days prior to the date selected for the core product, ensure the add-on product has been created and associated with the core product. required	Prerequisite
Advanced Date Configuration Option 1: Set Up Products to Support Nonconsecutive Date Selection optional	Detailed Setup
Advanced Date Configuration Option 2: Set Up Add-on Products to Book Before The Start Date of Core Product optional	detailed setup

Prerequisite Tasks

POS Tasks

Ensure that products are configured in the POS database.

Commerce Tasks

When a product requires the option to book multiple nonconsecutive days, set up the core product(s). See the Configuring Products documentation for details.
When an add-on product should be booked for one or more days prior to the date selected for the core product, begin by creating the add-on product and associating it with the core product. See the Add-On Products documentation for details.

Detailed Setup Guide

Advanced Date Configuration Option 1: Set Up Products to Support Nonconsecutive Date Selection
Advanced Date Configuration Option 2: Set Up Add-on Products to Book Before The Start Date of Core Product

NOTE: Adding pass media for non-consecutive multi-date products is not currently supported in Aspenware Commerce.

Use this setup for products that book a separate line item for each date selected (e.g. private lessons). This is not a standard configuration, so talk to your Aspenware representative for clarification on whether this type of setup is advised for your product. Only core products are able to have date attributes added to them. Add-on products always inherit the date of the core product. (Core Product Only).

IMPORTANT: Products set up with this configuration cannot have add-on products that follow the same booking pattern. If an add-on is added to a product configured for nonconsecutive date selection, it will only be added for the first date, not additional non-consecutive dates.

From Catalog > Products find your product and Edit the product.
Next, go to the Product attributes tab if attributes/attribute combinations apply to this product.
To add a date-based attribute (e.g. start date), click Add new attribute.
On the Add a New Attribute screen, enter:
1. Attribute: Select Start Date(s)
2. Text Prompt: Enter [Dynamic] [Date] [Multiple Dates]
3. Is Required?: Check to select ‘Required’
4. Control Type: Select the Date Picker Control Type.
5. Click Save.
Next, go to Aspenware Commerce Plugins > Product Classification and select Add Assignment.
1. At the product that was modified above and scroll down to Is Non Consecutive Multi-Day Product classification and check the box to Assign this classification to the product.

IMPORTANT: Nonconsecutive multi-day products CANNOT be dynamically priced. The logic to calculate the price of the product multiplies the base price for each date selected and does not work properly if dynamically priced.

Typically inventory is also configured for these products. See the Inventory Configuration guide for details. When adding inventory to nonconsecutive date products, only configure single-day inventory pools. Each date a guest selects on the calendar will be checked for inventory availability.

2. Advanced Date Configuration Option 2: Set Up Add on Products to Book Before The Start Date of Core Product

When an add-on product should be booked for one or more days prior to the date selected for the core product, begin by creating the add-on product and associating it to the core product (covered in previous sections). Then complete the following to ensure the add on product books for the correct date:

Go to Aspenware Commerce Plugins > Product Classifications and click Add Assignment.
1. In the Product drop-down, find and select the desired add-on product.
2. In the Classifications table, scroll to ‘Days Before Arrival’ and check to Assign the classification.
3. In the Value field, enter the number of days prior to the start date of the core product that the add-on product should be booked. (e.g. In the case of ski free on the day before, enter 1).