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''This page explains how to offer only part a limited number of your rooms for sale and add a new one increase the inventory whenever one room is booked''.__TOC__=Use=You can use this method if:

'''Example:''' A hotel has 10 double You have a number of individual rooms. They connected to individual listings at a channel and want to limit the number of rooms you offer only 2 rooms for booking and open an additional room whenever the receive a bookingat any one time.

*Create <div class="warning">{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} 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 a booking channel you are risking overbookings.</div> =How it works= Bookings are assigned to the 'real' room type (Top-up).The virtual room (Double with a quantity ) will control the maximum number of units available in Top-up The total number of units/rooms available will show as the lower number and will be 'topped - up' as each new booking is created in the calendar, until the total bookings meet the total inventory.  =Set up=  '''Example:''' A hotel has 10 double rooms. They want to offer only 2rooms for booking and open an additional room whenever they receive a booking. '''Step 1: Create "real" room''' *Create one Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room *Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP **Give room type a Name "Top-up with " **Set "Quantity" = 10**If you do not want to show the room on the booking page set Sell Priority = Hide (optional)**Set Overbooking Protection =Property**Use the context help <span style="color:#007bff;“ >{{#far:question-circle}} </span> for further setup instructions. '''Step 2: Create a quantity virtual room (Double)''' *Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room *Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP **Give the room a Name "DOUBLE" **Set "Quantity" = 2 **Set all other settings to the same characteristics as your "real" room**If you do not want to show the virtual room on the booking page set Sell Priority = 10Hide (optional)**Set Overbooking Protection =Property '''Step 3: Set dependencies for the virtual room '''

Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS->) PROPERTIES->ROOMS->DEPENDENCIES and use the following settingsset:

Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS->) PROPERTIES->ROOMS->SETUP DEPENDENCIES and set: *Sell Priority Use Prices from = Hide Double (to not show the room type on your own booking pageDouble needs prices for availability calculation) '''Step 4: Check existing bookings'''

Go If you already have bookings in the virtual room type you need to SETTINGS->PROPERTIES->ROOMS->DEPENDENCIES *Use Prices from = Double (Double needs prices for availability calculation)move them to one of the real room

=Manage bookings=<span div class="circlewarning" >{{#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 manually add a booking channel you are risking overbookingsneed to do this in the "real" room not in the virtual room.</div>