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This page explains how to create a virtual <div class="heading">Dependencies: Individual rooms and room type with multiple rooms from a number of individual rooms. types </div>

'''Example''': You have 3 real rooms all updated individually at a channel like Airbnb. You also want This page explains how to sell them on Booking.com or other channel but they require create a "virtual room type" with multiple rooms from a quantity number of 3individual rooms and sell all without over booking. (__TOC__=Use=You can use this example will work with any number between 2 and 12 individual rooms)method if:

It is assumed you already You have the a number of individual rooms each with connected to individual listings at a quantity of one, if not, create these first.channel (for example Airbnb or TripadvisorRentals)

'''Virtual You also want to sell these rooms on Booking.com or other channel that requires a "room'''type" with a quantity of the available rooms. (this example will work with any number between 2 and 12 individual rooms)

 You have a room type with a quantity of more than one on a channel (for example on Booking.com) And  You want to showcase each room individually on your booking page.  <span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> If you offer your rooms by roomtype on your booking page but have several rooms of one type and want to assign bookings to specific rooms you can assign "unit names" in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP.  <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 rooms. The virtual room requires availability in at least one of the real rooms.Bookings for the virtual room are placed into one of the real rooms.Multi day bookings for the virtual room are still accepted if a room change in the real room is required, in this case the booking will stay in the virtual room and requires manual assignment. =Set up='''Step 1: Create individual "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" = 1**If you do not want to show the individual rooms 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 virtual room (room type)''' *Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >DEPENDENCIES ROOMS and use add a room for each of your room type*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP **Give the room a "Name" **Set "Quantity" = the number of the following individual rooms which are bookable via this room type. This should be the sum of the individual rooms you have created in Step 1. **Set all other settings to the same characteristics as your individual rooms**If you do not want to show the virtual room on the booking page set Sell Priority = Hide (optional)**Set Overbooking Protection =Property '''Step 3: Set dependencies for the virtual room'''  Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > DEPENDENCIES and set:*Requires Availability in = Room 1 or Room select all the individual rooms. (2 or Room 3to 12 of them)

*Use Prices From Assign Bookings to =First Available Dependency Room 1 (*Optional: If you want to use see the prices from bookings in your virtual room 1, alternatively 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. '''Dependencies for the real rooms''' <span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span>Do not set any "Availability Dependency"settings for your individual (real) rooms. You should have the default settings set which are: *Requires Availability in = nothing selected*Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Assign Bookings to = This Room*Include Bookings from = nothing selected '''Step 4: Add prices prices '''  The individual rooms and the virtual room can have their own prices or you can set them up for one room and link them. There are two options to do this: 1. Link prices Both Daily Prices and Fixed Prices can be linked across rooms.  2. " Use Prices and create individual rates for Restrictions From" another room When using prices and restrictions from another room the following values from the other room are applied: * Daily Prices* Fixed Prices* Price Multipliers (including those set by the Yield Optimizer)* All restrictions set in the Calendar* If a minimum stay is set in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP it will apply but can be overridden by values in Daily Prices, Fixed Prices or the virtual roomtypeCalendar. * If a maximum stay is set in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS)PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP it will apply but can be overridden by values in Daily Prices, Fixed Prices or the Calendar.

If you want to see the bookings in your virtual All other settings from this room you can use still including the "Include Bookings fromMinimum Price" setting. This will mirror the booking from the "real" rooms. Please note that the unit allocation within the 3 units of the virtual room will not work in this caseapply.

'''BookingsStep 5: Check existing bookings'''

If you manually add a booking already have bookings in the virtual room type you need to do this in move them to one of the "real" rooms not in the virtual room.

It is possible that =Manage bookings=<div class="warning">{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} If you manually add a booking could be made for you need to do this in the virtual room where there is always an individual room available but "real" rooms not the same one on each night. In this case the booking will remain in the virtual room. It is normally possible to reassign the individual room bookings and then manually assign the virtual room booking to the resulting free space. If you cannot tolerate this situation, you should not be using room types to sell your rooms.</div>

It is also possible Occasionally a booking will not be able to be assigned automatically because for example a two night booking might require a change of room or other bookings to be re-assigned. In this case the booking will be assigned to show the virtual Virtual room type on your direct booking page and hide you must manually re-assign bookings to block the individual real rooms if . If you cannot tolerate this situation, you prefershould not be using room types to sell your rooms.