F3. Configuring Rental Options

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Previous Lesson: Create a Facility

When creating a facility, the Rental Options tab allows you to set parameters for your facility.

Video Instruction

Please watch the video to learn about Configuring Rental Options, then Move on to completing the Homework before proceeding to the next lesson, Creating and Configuring Rate Types.

When to Use

Rental Options can determine settings such as:

  • If the public can Cancel reservations from home

  • If reservations need to be approved by staff members

  • The maximum days in advance a reservation can be made by a user

How to Apply

While learning how to utilize Rental Options, you may experience areas where you have questions. If you have any questions or run into issues, please keep track of them so your CivicPlus representative may address them.

Please complete the following:

Consider allowing your Users to make their reservations or to have staff approve rental requests

If you plan to support/decline rentals, create a public user test Account to practice making reservation requests

Consider post-rental buffers for your facilities

Determine if you will allow public cancellations and rentals then configure your timeframes

Additional Resources

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Related Lessons

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