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[[Category:Virtual Rooms Room Linking and Dependencies]] ''This page explains how to use virtual rooms to sell two rooms independently and as a suite at the same time'

'''Example 1__TOC__=Use=You can use this method if:''' A B&B has 3 standard You sell individual rooms (tulip, iris, rose) and one economy room. Tulip can be combined with the economy room link them together to form sell as a suite.

'''1. Set <div class="warning">{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} If you are using dependencies please test thoroughly to make sure your set up reflects your "real" rules. If you are connecting one physical room more than once to a booking channel you are risking overbookings.</div> =How it works= Selling rooms:'individually or as a suite. Bookings are assigned to the 'booked'room and a mirror booking is shown in the dependencies to close  The virtual room requires availability in all of the real rooms.Bookings are assigned to the room/suite and mirrored in the other room/suite closing the availability.

'''2Step 1. Set up your "virtualreal" rooms:'''*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP **Create one room double**Set "Quantity" = 1**Create one room single**Set "Quantity" = 1**Use the context help <span style="color:#007bff;“ >{{#far:question-circle}} </span> for further setup instructions.

*Create one room type standard containing iris and rose with a quantity of '''Step 2 and set . Set up your "Sell Priorityvirtual"= hide to hide the room from your booking page: (Suite)'''

*Create room standard Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room tulip with a quantity for each of 1and set "Sell Priority"= hide your rooms*Go to hide {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP **Create one room Suite**Use the room from your booking pagecontext help <span style="color:#007bff;“ >{{#far:question-circle}} </span> for further setup instructions.

*Create '''Step 3. Set up the suite with a quantity of 1room dependency settings:'''

'''3. Set up the room dependency settings in Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS->) PROPERTIES->ROOMS->DEPENDENCIES as followsand set:'''

Room type standard roomSuite: *Requires Availability in = room type standard No 1 and No 2double*Requires Availability in = standard No 3single*Combination Logic = any room all rooms must be available*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Assign Bookings to = First available dependency This roomLeave all other setting set to the defaults.

EconomyOptional:If you want to see the bookings in your virtual room you can use the "Include Bookings from" setting. This will mirror the bookings from the "real" rooms into the virtual room.  Double:*Requires Availability in = nothing selected*Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies

Leave all other setting set *Assign Bookings to the defaults.= This Room

TulipSingle:*Requires Availability in = nothing selected*Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies

Leave all other setting *Assign Bookings to = This Room =Example 2: A Lodging has 2 identical rooms which are set up as one room type with the quantity of 2. The rooms can be sold individually or together as a suite.= '''Set up''' '''Step 1. Set up your "real" rooms:'''*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP **Give each room a "Name"**Set "Quantity" = 2. '''Step 2. Set up your "virtual room" Suite'''*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP **Give each room a "Name"**Set "Quantity" = 1. '''Step 3. Set up the defaults.room dependency settings:'''  Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > DEPENDENCIES and set:

*Requires Availability in = select all the individual rooms. (2 to 12 of them)*Combination Logic = 2 units must be available*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Assign Bookings to = This room  Rooms:*Requires Availability in = suite*Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = Suite*Assign Bookings to = This Room Optional: If you want to see the bookings in your virtual room you can use the "Include Bookings from" setting. This will mirror the bookings from the "real" rooms into the virtual room. Please note that the unit allocation within the units of the virtual room will not work in this case. =Example 3: A Lodging has a double room and a twin room. The twin room is also sold as king room. The double and the twin room are sold as Suite 1 and the double and the king room are sold as Suite 2= The 2 real rooms and the king room can all be sold separately as well as the 2 suites. '''Step 1. Set up your "real" rooms''' *Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP **Create a Room - Name - Double **Set "Quantity" = 1 **Create a Room - Name - Twin **Set "Quantity" = 1 '''Step 2. Set up your "virtual" rooms'''*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP  **Create a Room - Name - King **Set "Quantity" = 1 **Create a Room - Name - Suite 1 **Set "Quantity" = 1 **Create a Room - Name - Suite 1 **Set "Quantity" = 2 '''Step 3. Set up the room dependency settings:''' Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > DEPENDENCIES and set: King:*Requires Availability in = Twin*Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = nothing selected*Assign Bookings to = This Room  Suite 1:*Requires Availability in = Twin and Double*Combination Logic = All rooms must be available*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = nothing selected*Assign Bookings to = This Room Suite 2:*Requires Availability in = King and Double*Combination Logic = All rooms must be available*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = nothing selected*Assign Bookings to = This Room Double:*Requires Availability in = nothing selected*Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = Suite 1, Suite 2*Assign Bookings to = This Room Twin:*Requires Availability in = nothing selected*Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = King, Suite 1, Suite 2*Assign Bookings to = This Room =Example 4: A B&B has 3 standard rooms (tulip, iris, rose) and one economy room. Tulip can be combined with the economy room to form a suite. = '''1. Set up your "real" rooms:''' *Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP *Create one room type standard **Set Name = iris and rose**Set "Quantity" = 2 **Set "Sell Priority"= hide to hide the room from your booking page *Create one room standard No **Set Name = tulip **Set "Quantity" = 1 **Set "Sell Priority"= hide to hide the room from your booking page *Create the economy room**Set Name = economy **Set "Quantity" = 1  '''2. Set up your "virtual" rooms:'''*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP  *Create one room type standard **Set Name = standard**Set "Quantity" = 3 *Create one room type Suite**Set Name = Suite**Set "Quantity" = 1 '''3. Set up the room dependency settings:''' Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > DEPENDENCIES and set: *Room type standard room: **Requires Availability in = room type standard containing iris and rose **Requires Availability in = tulip**Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings**Assign Bookings to = First available dependency room *Suite:**Requires Availability in = tulip**Requires Availability in = economy room**Combination Logic = all rooms must be availableLeave **Assign bookings to = This room  *Tulip:**Requires Availability in = nothing selected **Include Bookings from = Suite**Combination Logic = Sum of all other setting bookings**Assign bookings to = This room  *Economy:**Requires Availability in = nothing selected **Include Bookings from = Suite**Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings**Assign bookings to = This room   [[Image:distribution.jpg|500px|link=]][[Media:distribution.jpg|view large]]   <span class="circle" >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} Note </span> Test dependencies carefully. If you are using dependencies please test thoroughly to make sure your set up reflects your rules. If you are connecting one physical room more than once to the defaultsa booking channel you are risking overbookings.