Page Comparison

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1. Navigate to the "Content Manager" module.

2. Select the configuration tab

3. Navigate to the "Accommodation Type groups" sub-tab

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Setup of Accommodation Type groups

1. Content Manager > Configuration

   • Go to the "Configuration" menu in the "Content Manager."

   • Select "Accommodation Type groups" from the menu.

   • Click on “Create Accommodation type group“.

   • In Step 1, add the name of the group, code (used only for internal purposes) and description, if any. Click on “Next step“.

   • In Step 2, apply the filters to select the accommodation types to link to the group. Filters can be Location, Name, Code, Quality levels, Number of Bedrooms, Accommodation kind, and more. Select the required accommodations. Click on “Create accommodation type group“.

   • “Translations” can also be added for the Accommodation type groups from the “Translations“ card.

2. Linking Accommodation Types to Groups

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• Once the Accommodation type groups are created, they can be used to filter accommodation types within various areas in Maxxton Software to add configuration

  • Content Manager > Choose the Accommodation type group filter in various menus where the list of accommodation types is shown like

    • Batch updates > Accommodation types batch updates

    • Batch updates > Add-ons > Link or updated Accommodation types as mandatory or additional bookable

    • Accommodation type list page > In the Advanced search option

    • Add-ons > Linked accommodation types (as Mandatory or additional bookable)

    • Add-on rate > When creating “Rate per accommodation/add-on/offer/kind“

    • Upsell/Upgrade configuration at accommodation type or batch update level etc.

  • Rate Manager > Choose the Accommodation type group filter in various menus where the list of accommodation types is shown like

    • Batch updates

    • Offers > When linking accommodation types to Offers

  • Customer care > Choose the Accommodation type group filter in various menus where the list of accommodation types is shown like

    • Loyalty program reward/redemption rule configuration

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• The accommodation types where no Accommodation type group is linked can be identified from the Content Manager dashboard

  • Go to Content Manager > Dashboard

  • Click on“Missing Accommodation type groups“ '

  • The list of accommodation types where no Accommodation type group is linked can be seen. It is also possible to export this list from the dashboard in Excel if required.

Dependencies

Dependencies

• Kindly note that the configuration of Accommodation type groups (if enabled) is mandatory for the bookable accommodation types (consisting of actual units). It is not required for the parent-level accommodation types.

• First, at least one Accommodation type group should be created if you wish to create bookable Accommodation types in Maxxton Software

Impacts

The following parts of Maxxton Software are impacted by this feature:

• Back Office Manager (new rights linked to Accommodation type group)

• Content Manager (Configuration and filtering based on groups)

• Customer Care (Filtering based on groups)

• Rate Manager (Filtering based on groups)

• API’s (APIs to fetch the details of Accommodation type group and the linked accommodation types)

API Usage

• The Accommodation type group or the resourceGroupId field has been added for both the endpoints

  • GET /maxxton/v1/accommodationtypes (check the filter on the field resourceGroupId) https://developers.maxxton.com/maxxton/v1/swagger/index.html#/Accommodation%20Types/getAccommodationTypes

  • GET /maxxton/v1/accommodationtypes/{id}

• The same can also be fetched using the following endpoints two endpoints

  • GET /maxxton/v1/accommodationtypes/details https://developers.maxxton.com/maxxton/v1/swagger/index.html#/Accommodation%20Types/getAccommodationTypeDetails

  • GET /maxxton/v1/accommodationtypes/{id}/details

Conclusion

In summary, the "Accommodation type groups" feature in Maxxton Software makes it easier to organize different types of accommodations, helps in managing them better, and allows for analyzing trends in available inventory. You can quickly set it up and use it to improve how you filter accommodation types within various modules. It's a user-friendly tool that helps make accommodation management smoother and more efficient in Maxxton Software.

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