Once you have depots and vehicles setup, you can add and configure your optional extras. Instead of adding optional extras manually, they are "sychronised" into your dashboard from the reservation system, saving you a lot of time.
Follow the steps below to synchronise the Optional Extras from the reservation system to the Carcloud dashboard:
- Navigate to the staging site.
- In the booking widget, conduct a search for each depot using any available date.
- Select an age range, if it has been configured.
- Run the search, selecting any available car and then going to the Extras page. Select any number of extras and continue. This will synchronise the Vehicles and the Optional Extras into the dashboard.
Once you have completed this, go to your Carcloud dashboard and select Optional Extras. You should see a list of Optional Extras. You are now ready to configure your optional extras.
There are three categories of optional extras:
Extra: for things like navigation systems, car seats, airport surcharges etc.
Distance: for distance restrictions.
Coverage: for insurance and damage waivers.
To configure and enable your optional extras, click "Edit" on the far right alongside the extra you want to modify.
Modifying an Extra:
1. Option Type: use the drop-down to select the Option Type.
2. Title: give your Extra a title; this will be displayed during the booking process.
3. Description: give your Extra a meaningful description: this will be displayed during the booking process. This field has a 255 character limit.
4. Image: upload an image for you Extra. Images are required for items in the Extra category.
5. Quantity Limit: enter the maximum quantity a customer can hire per booking; the booking screen will allow the customer to Add then adjust the quantity purchased using + / - selectors.
6. Enabled: tick the box to enable the Extra so it is able to be selected during the booking process.
Modifying a Distance Restriction:
1. Option Type: use the drop-down to select the Option Type.
2. Enabled: tick the box to enable the Distance Restriction so it is able to be selected during the booking process.
Modifying a Coverage Extra:
1. Option Type: use the drop down to select the Option Type.
2. Title: give your Coverage Extra a title; this will be displayed during the booking process.
3. Description: give your Coverage Extra a meaningful description: this will be displayed during the booking process.
4. Enabled: tick the box to enable the Extra so it is able to be selected during the booking process.
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