Rules

The rules extension allows users to change the default manner in which reservations are being made. More specifically an administrator can add restrictions for his clients, like setting the duration of the reservation, the number of booked items per reservation, blocking a period around a reservation, stop booking requests X minutes or days in advance and limit the number of reservations per user. Every rule can contain only one option, to add multiple rules to a calendar they have to be created separately.

Once you have created a rules extension, you have to select its type from the provided list and after that you can customize it in the configuration section. Main settings incorporate three tabs: ‘applied to’ that can be used to link the rules component to one or more calendars, ‘actions’ which can be used to delete or duplicate it and ‘main data’.

Block the period around a reservation for future booking requests

• 1a. Name input - Edit this field to change the name of the rule. Only you can see this name.
• 1b. Label input - Edit this field to create a label for your rule. This is the name your clients will see.
• 1c. The period before input - Set the time period you want to block before the reservation in days / minutes.
• 1d. The period after input - Set the time period you want to block after the reservation in days / minutes.

Set the number of booked items per reservation

• 2a. Name input - Edit this field to change the name of the rule. Only you can see this name.
• 2b. Label input - Edit this field to create a label for your rule. This is the name your clients will see.
• 2c. Minimum number input - Set the minimum number of booked items per reservation.
• 2d. Maximum number input - Set the maximum number of booked items per reservation.

Limit the number of reservations per user

• 3a. Name input - Edit this field to change the name of the rule. Only you can see this name.
• 3b. Label input - Edit this field to create a label for your rule. This is the name your clients will see.
• 3c. Maximum number input - Set the maximum number of reservations a single user can make.

Set the duration of a reservation

• 4a. Name input - Edit this field to change the name of the rule. Only you can see this name.
• 4b. Label input - Edit this field to create a label for your rule. This is the name your clients will see.
• 4c. Minimum size - Set the minimum size of a reservation in days / minutes
• 4d. Maximum size - Set the maximum size of a reservation in days / minutes.

Stop booking requests X minutes/ days in advance

• 5a. Name input - Edit this field to change the name of the rule. Only you can see this name.
• 5b. Label input - Edit this field to create a label for your rule. This is the name your clients will see.
• 5c. Stop booking requests input - Set the number of days / minutes

In the advanced settings, you can set custom values, availability, schedule and conditions. For more information on how to use the advanced settings, check the following sections of Pinpoint.Docs: Availability and Schedule and Conditions.