F5. Configuring Parent and Child Facilities

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Child Facilities are facilities that are reserved under a parent facility. Parent facilities can then be reserved under a grandparent facility.

Video Instruction

Please watch the video to learn about Configuring Parent and Child Facilities. Once finished, review how to apply what you learned in the system before continuing to the next lesson, Testing Transactions in the Catalog.

When to Use

Parent and Child Facilities are commonly configured for:

  • The option to book two halves of a tennis court as under one full tennis court rental.

  • The option to book two Meeting rooms to make one large conference room.

How to Apply

While learning how to utilize Parent and Child Facilities, 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:

Identify potential Parent Child Facilities

Create Parent Facilities and select the Block Child Facilities Option in the Rental Option tab

In the Child Facilities tab, choose the appropriate child facilities

Finish configuring the facility if you haven't already

Perform a test transaction and confirm the calendar is booking parent/child facilities correctly

Additional Resources

Here is a helpful article about Child Facility best practices:

Related Lessons

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