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Core Concepts

This tutorial outlines the basic concepts and terminology.

Schedule

This is your list of scheduled services, tours, charters or otherwise.  The schedule is granual; that is, it can be adjusted for each individual day it is run. This comes in handy for holidays and last minute changes for a particular day.

Examples:

Date Time Schedule Locks Class
July 1 08:00 AM Morning Snorkeling Trip 10 Passengers
July 2 08:00 AM Morning Snorkeling Trip 8 Passengers
July 3 09:00 AM Morning Snorkeling Trip 8 Passengers

 

Date Time Schedule Locks Class
July 1 15:30 PM Flight #1200 10 Passengers
July 2 15:40 PM Flight #1200 10 Passengers
July 3 15:30 PM Flight #1200 10 Passengers

Address Book

This is your full list of customers. You can add and change bookings for your customers here. This is where your reservations department will focus most of their energies.

Examples:

  • John Smith

  • Donna Williams

  • Bradley Adams

Segments

Each schedule is attached to a segment.  Since each schedule is granual (or individual), the segment ties them together as a group.  Only one segment can be assigned for each individual schedule. This feature assists in reporting and helps filter results when searching for availability.

Note: It is important to breakdown your segments as much as possible so you can generate effective reporting for each section of your business.

Examples:

  • Schedule #100
  • Schedule #101

  • Schedule #102

  • Schedule #103

  • Tour #1 (Morning)

  • Tour #1 (Mid-day)

  • Tour #1 (Afternoon)

  • Tour #2

  • Tour #3

  • Charters/Tours
  • Charters/Business

Equipment

This is the individual aircraft, boat, bus or otherwise transportation vehicle.

Examples:

  • Aircraft ABC
  • Aircraft XYZ
  • Large Boat (40 ft)
  • Small Boat (22 ft)
  • Bus #10
  • Bus #34

Classes

This is the bookable section of the schedule.  This is configurable to your company's business model.

Examples:

  • Passengers

  • Luggage

  • Freight

Locks and Weights

This is maximum number of allowed bookings made for each individual class, such as number of seats or number of luggage items.

And when you have a business model dependent upon weights, such as airlines, you can assign weight limits to each class.

An example of a class breakdown for a small aircraft would be:

Class Locks Limit Weight Limit
Passengers 10 1500
Luggage (Unlimited) 200
Freight (Unlimited) 50

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