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If you have messages/emails that need to send to your guest at various points before they arrive at your property, then for Same day/Near term bookings, you should consider consolidating the information and sending one message/email.  
If you have messages/emails that need to send to your guest at various points before they arrive at your property, then for Same day/Near term bookings, you should consider consolidating the information and sending one message/email.  


In the Trigger tab of the auto action, 'Between booking and checkin' can be used to manage which bookings the action can be triggered on.  
In the Trigger tab of the auto action, 'Between booking and check-in' can be used to manage which bookings the action can be triggered on.  


===Example 1 - Same day booking ===
Trigger tab:
Trigger tab:
*Trigger Event = Booking
*Trigger Event = Booking
*Trigger Time = Immediate
*Trigger Time = Immediate
*Between booking and checkin = 0 and 0 (same day).  
*Between Booking and Check in = 0 and 0 (same day).  


For your other auto actions, set the Between booking and checkin = 1 and 999, then they will not trigger on same day bookings.  
For your other auto actions, set the Between Booking and Check in = 1 and 999, then they will not trigger on same day bookings.  


If your business process is to send a confirmation message at the time of booking, then the checkin instructions 2 days before arrival, then for same day bookings, you can use 1 auto action.  
===Example 2 - Near term booking ===
If your business process is to send a confirmation message at the time of booking, then the check-in instructions 2 days before arrival, then for same day bookings, you can use 1 auto action.  


Trigger tab:
Trigger tab:
*Trigger Event = Booking
*Trigger Event = Booking
*Trigger Time = Immediate
*Trigger Time = Immediate
*Between booking and checkin = 0 and 2 (Near term).  
*Between Booking and Check in = 0 and 2 (Near term).  


Message tab: consolidate the message from your standard Confirmation message and checkin instructions.  
Message tab: consolidate the message from your standard Confirmation message and check-in instructions.  


For your other auto actions, set the Between booking and checkin = 3 and 999, then they will not trigger on Near term bookings.  
For your other auto actions, set the Between Booking and Check in = 3 and 999, then they will not trigger on Near term bookings.


== Multiple Properties ==
== Multiple Properties ==