Add a Prerequisite Session to an Activity or Session

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This article will show you how to add a Prerequisite Session to a session or Activity. If a prerequisite is added to a program, a participant must register for the prerequisite to enroll in the new session. Some use cases for prerequisites include:

  • Level-based classes (for example, participants must register for Dance Level 1 before enrolling in Level 2)

  • Classes that are limited to Members

  • Verification (for example, Insurance and residency)

Important Notes:

  • The prerequisite session must already exist in the Recreation Management.

  • Existing Memberships that are imported into the Recreation Management solution during implementation through the Membership Import cannot be used as valid prerequisites.

  • Prerequisites do not require that users pass a previous session before enrolling in the next session. If you require participants to pass a level before registering for the next one, please Utilize Account Flags.

Instructions

  1. Sign in to your solution

  2. Create both the prerequisite session and the session the prerequisite will be added to.

    • For example, create session Level 1 and session Level 2.

  3. Navigate to the Activity List: The Activity List is a list of all activities hosted at the chosen location.

    1. Expand the Activities menu

    2. Select Activity List

  4. Locate the session that needs a prerequisite and click the edit pencil icon. select edit icon on activity session.png

  5. Navigate to the Advanced tab The Advanced tab allows the user to set more precise settings for a Session.

  6. Next to Prerequisite Sessions, click the Add Item button: The Add Item button allows the user to select what items will be prerequisites for the session.

    Note:

    Prerequisites can also be added to activities by selecting add item when you create a new activity.

  7. Search for and select items to add as prerequisites: A search for yoga reveals several options.

  8. Configure the Prerequisite options: Checkboxes that allow specific options to be performed for the session.

    • Any Account Member: This will allow any individual account member within the entire account to register for a Session as long as one account is registered for the prerequisite

    • Block Registration: This will block registration for the attempted Activity if the prerequisites are not met. If this box is not checked, the Prerequisite Session will automatically be added to the cart

    • Allow Expired: This will allow an expired prerequisite to be used during registration (for example, if an Annual Membership expired on February 1st but registration occurs on February 5th, the Annual Membership will still be recognized as meeting the prerequisite)

  9. If multiple prerequisites need to be added, repeat steps 4 through 6.

  10. If adding multiple prerequisites, choose whether to Require All or Require One prerequisite. Rec Management Create Session Prerequisite behavior menu.png

    • Require All: The customer needs to complete all of the session's prerequisites before they can attend the session.

    • Require One: The customer needs to complete 1 of the session's prerequisites before they can attend the session.

  11. Click the Save New Session button: The Save New Session button allows the user to save the prerequisites they just added to the session.

  12. On the Catalog, when your prerequisites are configured to Block Registration, if the participant has not enrolled in the prerequisite, they will receive an error and will be prevented from registering. Blocked registration example.png

  13. On the catalog, when your prerequisites are not configured to Block Registration if the participant has not enrolled in the prerequisite, they will not receive an error and can add the session to their cart. Not Blocked Registration example.png

    Notes:

    If there is only one option for a prerequisite, the prerequisite session will be automatically added to the customer's cart if they have not enrolled in it. auto added prerequisite.pngIf the session has multiple prerequisite options, the customer can choose the prerequisite session they wish to register for.Choose the auto prerequisite option.png