Configuration: Simple Add On Products

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.

1. POS Tasks

RTP|ONE - The product must be a fully configured product in the POS system and able to be sold in ONE|Resort.

• General tab

  • Product is active

  • The appropriate Security level is set at or below the Aspenware User security level.

  • Optionally set the Validate Customer Procedure if needed for features such as Arrival tablets

• Sales Locations

  • Appropriate Sales Location for Aspenware is assigned

• Components

  • Required Component(s) for the product have been added.

• Sales Channels

  • The appropriate Sales Channel for Aspenware has been added.

• Pricing

  • Pricing date ranges and/or pricing seasons are valid.

• Rules

  • Optionally add any rules the product may require (ie Customer Required, PUB/Skiosk, etc) added to the product

Siriusware - The Item must be a fully configured product in the POS system and should be able to be sold on Sales.

• Salespoint Type

  • Item is available to be sold from Web Sales

• Restrictions

  • Available Sales Dates has the Item priced for the current season

• Items

  • Item is added to the Item Tree being used by the Online Salespoint

  • Add-on Item is set up as either:

    • A standalone DCI (example: a rental add-on to a ticket)

    • Required modifier Item added to main DCI (example: accept or decline insurance)

2. Infrastructure Tasks

• Connectivity between Aspenware Commerce and the POS system has been fully established through Unity. This should have been completed during the implementation of your store.

3. Aspenware Commerce Tasks

• Create a core product.

• Create a hidden category for add-ons if one does not already exist.

Detailed Setup Guide

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

1. Create an Add-on product

2. Create the attribute to house the add-on product

3. Associate the add-on product to the core product

1. Create an Add-on product

• To create an add-on product, follow the steps to create a product shell: Configuration: Product Shell

• Assign the add-on product to a hidden category.

2. Create an attribute to house the add-on product

• To create an attribute, follow the steps in section 1 of the associated guide: Configuration: Product Attributes

  • No attribute value(s) should be added to the attribute on the add-on product attribute editor screen.

3. Associate the add-on product to the core product

• Go to the core product Catalog > Products click Edit next to the product you wish to associate with an add-on.

• Go to Product attributes > Add a new attribute.

• Complete the following fields in the Info dropdown on the Add a new attribute screen.

  • Attribute: Select the attribute created in step 2.

  • Text prompt: Enter “[Add On]” (most commonly used)

  • Is Required: Leave unchecked (most commonly used)

  • Control type: Select “Checkboxes” (most commonly used) (avoid using dropdown)

  • Display order: Leave as “0”

  • Enable linked attribute: Leave as “Not Set”

• Click Save and Continue Edit.

• Once saved, click the Add a new value button > on the pop-up window click the Attribute value type > select “Associate to product” > then click the blue Associate a product button.

• In the modal, type the name of the add-on product that you created in Step 1 in the Product name field and Search for the product. Once found, click Select next to the add-on product.

• On the initial modal, the name of the add-on product should now appear next to the Associate a product button, and the remaining fields can be completed:

  • Leave Customer enters quantity unchecked

  • Leave Product quantity as “1”

  • Enter the Name you want the add-on to display as on the PDP. Separate the attribute title and description with a pipe (|), (e.g. VIP Package | Includes dinner, drink tickets, meet the pros). If no description is necessary, title the product with a | and space only after the value name. (e.g. General Admission | )

  • Check Is pre-selected if you want the add-on to be preselected on the PDP. Leave as unchecked if you want the add-on to start as unselected on the PDP.

  • Leave Display order as 0, unless there are multiple attribute options that should be ordered.

  • Picture: If you don’t want an icon image next to the add-on on the PDP, leave the radio button selected as “no picture”. If you do want an icon image next to the add-on, select from images you have added to the core product. (Product icons will be scaled to 40x40).

• Click the Save button.

• Go to the core product’s PDP and the add-on will now appear.