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''This page explains how to use virtual rooms to sell two rooms independently and as a suite at the same time''

'''Example 1__TOC__=Use=You can use this method if:''' A B&B has 2 You sell individual rooms (single and double). The rooms can be sold individually or link them together to sell as a suite.

'''1. Set up your <div class="realwarning" room>{{#fas:'''*Create 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 doublemore than once to a booking channel you are risking overbookings.</div>

Selling rooms individually or as a suite. Bookings are assigned to the 'booked''2. Set up your "virtual" room:'''and a mirror booking is shown in the dependencies to close

*Create one The virtual room requires availability in all of the real rooms.Bookings are assigned to the room/suite and mirrored in the other room/suiteclosing the availability.

=Example 1 : A B&B has 2 rooms (single and double). The rooms can be sold individually or together as a suite.= '''Set up'3'' '''Step 1. Set up your "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 **Create one room double**Set "Quantity" = 1**Create one room single**Set "Quantity" = 1**Use the context help <span style="color:#007bff;“ >{{#far:question-circle}} </span> for further setup instructions. '''Step 2. Set up your "virtual" room dependency settings in : (Suite)''' *Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS-) PROPERTIES >ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES->ROOMS> SETUP **Create one room Suite**Use the context help <span style="color:#007bff;“ >{{#far:question-circle}} </span>DEPENDENCIES as follows for further setup instructions. '''Step 3. Set up the room dependency settings:''' *Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > DEPENDENCIES and set: Suite:**Requires Availability in = double**Requires Availability in = single**Combination Logic = all rooms must be availableLeave *Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Assign Bookings to = This room  Optional: If you want to see the bookings in your virtual room you can use the "Include Bookings from" setting. This will mirror the bookings from the "real" rooms into the virtual room.  Double:*Requires Availability in = nothing selected*Combination Logic = Sum of all other bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = Suite*Assign Bookings to = This Room Single:*Requires Availability in = nothing selected*Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = Suite*Assign Bookings to = This Room =Example 2: A Lodging has 2 identical rooms which are set up as one room type with the quantity of 2. The rooms can be sold individually or together as a suite.= '''Set up''' '''Step 1. Set up your "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" = 2. '''Step 2. Set up your "virtual room" Suite'''*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. '''Step 3. Set up the room dependency settings :'''  Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > DEPENDENCIES and set : Suite:*Requires Availability in = select all the individual rooms. (2 to 12 of them)*Combination Logic = 2 units must be available*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Assign Bookings to = This room  Rooms:*Requires Availability in = suite*Combination Logic = Sum of all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = Suite*Assign Bookings to = This Room Optional: If you want to see the bookings in your virtual room 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 defaultsvirtual room will not work in this case. =Example 3: A Lodging has a double room and a twin room. The twin room is also sold as king room. The double and the twin room are sold as Suite 1 and the double and the king room are sold as Suite 2= The 2 real rooms and the king room can all be sold separately as well as the 2 suites. '''Step 1. Set up your "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 **Create a Room - Name - Double:**Include Bookings from Set "Quantity" = 1 **Create a Room - Name - Twin **Set "Quantity" = Suite1 Leave all other settings set '''Step 2. Set up your "virtual" rooms'''*Go to the defaults.{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP

*Single:*Create a Room - Name - King **Include Bookings from Set "Quantity" = 1 **Create a Room - Name - Suite1 **Set "Quantity" = 1 Leave all other settings set to the defaults.**Create a Room - Name - Suite 1 **Set "Quantity" = 2

'''Example 2Step 3. Set up the room dependency settings:''' Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) A Lodging as has 2 identical rooms which are PROPERTIES > ROOMS > DEPENDENCIES and set up as one room type with the quantity of 2. The rooms can be sold individually or together as a suite.:

'''1. Set up your "real" roomsKing:'''*Create one room Requires Availability in = Twin*Combination Logic = with a quantity Sum of 2.all bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = nothing selected*Assign Bookings to = This Room

Suite 1:*Create one room suiteRequires Availability in = Twin and Double*Combination Logic = All rooms must be available*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = nothing selected*Assign Bookings to = This Room

'''3. Set up the room dependency settings in SETTINGS->PROPERTIES->ROOMS->DEPENDENCIES as follows:''' *Suite2:**Requires Availability in = roomsKing and Double**Combination Logic = 2 units All rooms must be availableLeave all other settings set *Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = nothing selected*Assign Bookings to the defaults.= This Room

*RoomsDouble:**Requires Availability in = suitenothing selectedLeave *Combination Logic = Sum of all other settings set bookings*Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Include Bookings from = Suite 1, Suite 2*Assign Bookings to the defaults.= This Room

'''=Example 34:''' A B&B has 3 standard rooms (tulip, iris, rose) and one economy room. Tulip can be combined with the economy room to form a suite. =

*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS and add a room for each of your rooms*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP *Create one room type standard containing **Set Name = iris and rose with a quantity of **Set "Quantity" = 2 and set **Set "Sell Priority"= hide to hide the room from your booking page

*Create one room standard room **Set Name = tulip with a quantity of **Set "Quantity" = 1 and set **Set "Sell Priority"= hide to hide the room from your booking page

*Create the economy room with a quantity of **Set Name = economy **Set "Quantity" = 1

*Create one room type standard room with the quantity of **Set Name = standard**Set "Quantity" = 3

*Create the suite with a quantity of one room type Suite**Set Name = Suite**Set "Quantity" = 1

'''3. Set up the room dependency settings in :''' Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS->) PROPERTIES->ROOMS->DEPENDENCIES as followsand set:'''

Leave all other settings set **Assign bookings to the defaults.= This room

Leave **Combination Logic = Sum of all other settings set bookings**Assign bookings to the defaults.= This room

Leave **Combination Logic = Sum of all other settings set bookings**Assign bookings to the defaults.= This room

NOTE<span class="circle" >{{#fas: exclamation-triangle}} Note </span> Test dependencies carefully. If you are sending virtual rooms and real rooms using dependencies please test thoroughly to an OTA which allows multiple make sure your set up reflects your rules. If you are connecting one physical room bookings we can not stop more than once to a guest booking any combination at the same timechannel you are risking overbookings.