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Under [[Category:Booking_Engine]]<div class="heading">Booking Questions</div> This page is about the menu {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS -> ) PROPERTIES -> BOOKING QUESTIONS you __TOC__=Functionality=You can determine which set up questions to collect the information you want your require from guests to enter. For each question you have these options:

There are default settings which you can set to "Optional", "Compulsory" or "*'''Not Used"used''' - This field will not appear on your booking page.*Guest Name'''Compulsory''' - A manual booking or a booking on the booking pace can not can not be completed without entering this information.*Email'''Compulsory' Booking Page'' - Your guests can not proceed the booking on the booking page without entering this information.*Telephone'''Optional''' - Show the field on your booking page but leave it to your guest to enter information or not.*Mobile*Fax*Address*Arrival Time*Guest Comments'''Internal''' - This field will not appear on your booking page but is still available in the control panel to collect and store internal information about each booking.

Options with 'Guest can edit''Custom Questions''' may , - will be definded request specific information e.g. age of children, allergies....Select whether an answer is compulsory or optionalavailable in the Guest Login soon.

Select whether the answer field should = Custom Questions =Custom questions can be shown defined to the guest as a single linerequest specific information e.g. age of children, a multi lineallergies, a multiple choice list or selector, a date selector or a single tick boxetc.

*Multiple choice options must be entered in square brackets after your question. For exampleAdditionally, you can select the 'Type' of input field:This is a multiple choice question [this is option 1][this is option 2][this is option 3]

*If '''Single Line Field'''*'''Multi Line Field'''*'''Multiple List''' - This creates a tick box question is made compulsory the booking cannot proceed until the guest has ticked the boxlist of choices with radio buttons. Format: Question [option 1][option 2][option 3]*'''Multiple Select''' - This creates a drop-down list of choices. Format: Question [option 1][option 2][option 3]*'''Tick Box''' - You can be used for example with a link assign values to your terms and conditions in the questiontick box. Format: Question [Yes][No]. If ticked, 'Yes' is saved. If not ticked, 'No' is saved.*'''Date Selector'''

The questions <span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> In REPORTS > CUSTOM REPORTS you can contain HTML for formatting purposes or create a report and use the answers to embed links to other pages. the custom questions

If you have enabled languages please make sure you enter == Question Order ==You can change the custom question order in all languages you have selectedwhich the fields appear on your booking page. Just drag and drop or use the arrows.

You can change the =Usage Examples for Custom Questions===Agreement to Terms and Conditions==If a '''Question OrderTick Box''' in which question is made compulsory the fields appear on your booking page using via drag on drop or using cannot proceed until the guest has ticked the box: *I agree to the arrows.terms and conditions [yes][no]

Questions set Using HTML formatting you can also embed a link to your terms and conditions: *I read the <a href="<nowiki>http://my_terms.com</nowiki>" target="_blank">Terms and Conditions</a> and agree to them [yes][no] ==Creating a list for arrival and/or departure times==You can control the format of the arrival and departure times using custom questions. Set up a custom question like this: *Arrival Time[12:00][12:30][01:00][01:30][02:00][02:30][03:00][03:30][04:00][04:30]05:00][05:30][06:00][06:30][07:00][07:30][08:00][08:30][09:00][09:30][10:00][10:30][11:00][11:30] Make it Type = 'Multiple Select''internal''' are not shown on the booking page but are still available in the control panel to collect . This creates a drop-down list and store internal information about each bookingleaves no room for formatting errors or inconsistencies.