Accommodation type groups
- Ankita Saxena
- Dmitry Finkel
Introduction
With the "Accommodation Type Groups" feature, it is possible to create groups of accommodation types based on specific parameters/criteria, for example, a 4-person Bungalow with 2 bedrooms having a quality level of 3 stars.
This functionality enhances the
Ability to quickly filter accommodation types based on multiple filters like capacity, number of bedrooms, quality levels, accommodation kinds, etc without having to select them manually every time,
Helps filter relevant accommodation types for configuration in modules like Content Manager, Rate Manager, and Customer care module (for Loyalty program)
Analyze inventory trends in your BI solutions
Kindly note, that this feature is only available within Maxxton Software, and if required can be accessed via the API.
Initial set up of Accommodation type groups
Prerequisites
To access and manage the "Accommodation Type groups" feature, (which needs to be enabled by Maxxton teams), the user needs to navigate to the Back-Office Manager. Within a given role, select the Content Manager in the “Assigned rights” card. Navigate to the permission “Content Manager - Accommodation type groups“ to activate the permission for that role. Users with this permission will be able to:
Manage Accommodation Type groups
Link/Unlink accommodation types to/from groups
Accessing Accommodation type groups
To access the accommodation type groups page, follow the path below :
Maxxton Software Home Page > Content Manager > Configuration > Accommodation Type Groups
Navigate to the "Content Manager" module.
Select the configuration tab
Navigate to the "Accommodation Type groups" sub-tab
Setup of Accommodation Type groups
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.
Linking Accommodation Types to Groups
Link accommodation types to existing Accommodation type groups:
Go to the “Linked Accommodation types“ card in the Accommodation type group details page.
Click on “Add accommodation types“. The “Link accommodation types“ pop-up opens up.
Apply the filters to select the accommodation types in this pop-up 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“.
Moving accommodation types from one group to another
Move the accommodation types linked to one Accommodation type group to another group
Go to the “Linked Accommodation types“ card in the Accommodation type group details page.
Select the accommodation types to move to another group by clicking on the check-boxes
Then click on “Move accommodation types“. The “Move accommodation types“ pop-up opens up.
Choose the Accommodation type group where the selected accommodation types are to be moved.
Managing Accommodation type groups
New accommodation type creation
Select the Accommodation type groups when creating new accommodation types. Refer to the following page to learn more about how to create accommodation types.
Go to Content Manager > Accommodation types menu
Click on “Create accommodation types“
While creating a new accommodation type, select the respective Accommodation type group to be linked to the accommodation type being created
Note, selection of Accommodation type group is not required for Parent accommodation types
Existing accommodation type
Link Accommodation type groups to existing accommodation types
Go to Content Manager > Accommodation types menu
Select the required accommodation type
In the “General“ section of the accommodation types, select the required Accommodation type group from the drop-down
Note, selection of Accommodation type group is not required for Parent accommodation types
Archiving Accommodation type group
It is possible to archive an Accommodation type group if no accommodation types are linked to it.
Go to Content Manager > Accommodation types menu
Select the Accommodation type group to be archived
Go to the 3 dots menu on the top right
Select the “Archive“ option
If there are no linked accommodation types, simply archive the Accommodation type groups. If there are linked accommodation types then can move the linked accommodation types to another group and then archive the Accommodation type group
Using created Accommodation type groups as filters
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
Identifying accommodation types without Accommodation type group
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.