Entering Rates (Using the Rates Screen)

Use the Rates screen to enter your rates for this rate plan. You can also use this screen to set up your seasonal rates and seasonal policies. Setting policies in this screen would be the same as setting them in the rate/item intersection (see Appendix A for policy hierarchy). The screen displays the room types selected in the Room Types screen.

If you based your rate on the percentage of another rate, the Rates screen will not appear. Instead, go to the Contracts Screen.

Note:  Initially, you must build your rate plan in English before creating it in another language.

Building a Rate Plan Process:  Step 4

In the Rates screen, do the following:

1. Click the OK button to clear the warning pop-up.

2. If rate plan applies only to specific days of the week, clear the days the rate will not be available, otherwise go to step 2. By default, all days are selected.

3. If this is not a seasonal rate, go to step 4.

4. If entering seasonal rates (specific periods of time this rate plan is available):

Note:  If you did not enter an End Date in the Build Rate Plan screen, you must enter an end date in the Seasonal End Date field or your rates will only appear for the current date.

1. Enter a Seasonal Start Date and Seasonal End Date, or click the Calendar icon to select the dates from a drop-down calendar.

2. Use Inherited Value appears by default even if you do not have any inherited policies. Chose one of the following:

• If you set a default policy in Preferences (see Preferences) or inherited polices from the Chain Level, it will use that policy here. Go to step 4.

• If using a Guarantee policy that would only apply to this rate period, select an available policy type from the drop-down list, otherwise do not perform this step. This will add the policy at the rate/item level; see Appendix A for policy hierarchy.

• If using a Cancel policy that would only apply to this rate period, select an available policy type from the drop-down list, otherwise, do not perform this step. This will add the policy at the rate/item level.

4. 5. Enter the rates for each person allowed in each room type in the list.

5. After all your rates are entered for each room type, click Save Rates to save the rates.

The rates you entered appear in a summary at the bottom of the screen. The rate summary displays all rates that have been entered. If you make changes to previously defined rates, the most recent changes will override the previous rates when saved.

Note:  If you used a different policy for a seasonal rate period, the policy will display in the corresponding row under the appropriate policy column heading.

6. Do one of the following:

• Click Clear to clear the fields and add additional rates starting back at step 1.

• Click Next. The Contracts screen appears.

Related Topics

Using the Rate Wizard