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Automatic actions will trigger every 15/20 minutesThe auto action batch process runs multiple times per hour.
== Setup ==
Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) GUEST MANAGEMENT -> AUTO ACTION
Other files can not be attached. We recommend you use a link to a file you upload to your web site.
===HTML and Templates===
If you use HTML you will need to make sure your code is correct and clean otherwise it might trigger our firewall.
HTML messages created by third party services is often convoluted and might contain critical content. Some tools like https://stripo.email/ or https://www.designedwithbee.com/ that allow you to create your own templates and also provide many templates have tested to work well in Beds24.
=== SMS ===
It is also possible to specify a booking number and test if the auto action would trigger on that booking with some diagnostics information shown to help trouble shooting.
'''Optimising your auto actions''' You can trigger multiple actions in one auto action,
*send an email/api message to the guest,
*send an SMS, update booking settings,
*add/delete a booking info code,
*trigger a webook,
*add a pending payment,
*update/add/delete a Charge/Payment item,
*assign an invoice number.
There is no requirement to set an individual auto action for each item if they can all apply at the same time.
<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> '''It is not possible to specify a specific time for the auto action to trigger.''' The use of the Trigger time 'Immediate' + 14 hrs (for example) will not trigger the auto action at 2pm local time, this will be the first time the booking could be checked to see if all other conditions are met, and added to the batch for processing.
== Troubleshooting ==
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====Send an email to the guest email address when a payment FAILS at Stripe====
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Trigger tab:
*Trigger Event = After Booking
*Trigger Time = Immediate
*Trigger Window = 365
*Booking Source = All
*Booking Status = All but not cancelled
*Booking Info Code = STRIPEFAIL, CARDFAILSTRIPE
'''Message tab:''' Update details as appropriate
*Send Message = Booking API and Email Smart: If the "Mail & Actions" tab contains a "real" Email address the message is sent to the guests Email address.
If only a masked Email address is available the message sends via the channels API messaging systems if possible. If no connection to a messaging system is available the message will send to the Email address from the "Mail & Actions" tab of the Email. Messages to the Email address entered in the field "Internal" are sent via Email.
*Plain text box (Using Message API)
Subject - enter the subject for your Guests
Plain Text Message :- enter the Message text you wish to send to your guests including the payment link
https://beds24.com/bookpay.php?bookid=[BOOKID]
You can find extra options to add to the payment link if you want to refine the details
https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Category:Payments#Payment_Request
*HTML Message (Send Email)
Email Subject - enter the subject for your Guests
Email Text :- enter the Email text you wish to send to your guests include template variable
[PAYLINK] this creates a payment link (HTML A tag) for the payment request for the amount in the booking deposit field if non zero, otherwise the outstanding balance. Check the template variables for other options.
'''Booking tab:'''
*Execution = One time only
*Flag Text = The text you want to display
*Flag Colour - choose the flag colour
Booking changes are applied before the mail is sent so that the flag template variable can be reflected in the Email.
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====Send an Email in the guests language to an internal Email address ====
Enable list, untick all channels, leave only 'beds24.com' for your booking page.
'''Step 3: ''' Create the custom question for the booking id Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > PROPERTIES > BOOKING QUESTIONS > CUSTOM QUESTIONS and create a question*Question = Booking Id*Single Line field*Optional '''Step 4: ''' Create the Auto Action
Trigger Tab :-
If you would like a late checkout, please use this link to make the booking and payment.
https://beds24.com/booking2.php?checkinpropid=[PROPERTYID]&checkin_hide=[LEAVINGDAYYYYY-MM-DD]&br7br5-[ROOMID]=Book
<span class="" style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> The details in the URL, will direct the guest to make a new booking in the existing room with the check-in date = leaving date and for Offer 7 &br-7 (offer created in Step 1 above)
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Trigger tab
*Trigger Event = After Booking
*Trigger Time = 1 Hour
*Trigger Window = 365 days
*Booking Status = No Change
*Flag text = (enter the text you require)
*Flag Colour = 999999 default cancel colour - (Set as required)
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====Apply a flag for a bookings from a channel which have breakfast included====
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