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Scenario 2- Block codes associated to Marketing Promotions 

Users would like to run a marketing promotion that provides users with a total of $200 off any booking made on Black Friday.  They would like this promotion to only be eligible for 150 bookings.  Users will build the block code under Operations Inventory first, associate the allotment and dates to the block codewith an IDate of Dec 31, 2050 and the appropriate allotment, and then apply add the block code to the promotion in Marketing.

For additional information regarding marketing promotions, review the promotions article.  

  • Contracted

    • Enter the number of rooms or the amount of space that is contracted for this block code.

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  • Asset ID

    • This is a pointer to the inventory asset table.

      Shares: Shared inventory to be used for rooms that will be shared among one or more reservations. Uses prefixes M for Male, F for Female

      Ex. M:2/2. This is a system generated value. It is not directly user created.

      This field can be left empty.

  • Block Cap

    • This is the maximum number of rooms that can be sold within a block.  Once the inventory reaches this value, the inventory state will be changed to the cap type defined.  This field can be left empty.  

  • Cap Type

    • The Cap Type is the inventory state that will only apply to the inventory once the BlockCap is reached.  If the BlockCap field is left blank, the CapType can be left blank as well.  

    • The possible Values are: B (Block), R (On Request), and F (Freesale):

      • B (Block) - Once the BlockCap has been exhausted, all remaining rooms/inventories will be sold as B (Block)

      • R (On Request) - Once the BlockCap has been exhausted, all remaining rooms/inventories will be sold as R (On Request)

      • F (Freesale) - Once the BlockCap has been exhausted, all remaining rooms/inventories will be sold as F (Freesale)

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In the above scenario, users will enter a value of 55 under the "block cap" and "C" under the cap type.  

Date Ranges

  • Single Date

    • Users can create inventory for a single date. 

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The Black Friday Marketing Promotion is capped at 100 and is only valid on Black Friday.  Users will create inventory for the date of Black Friday only for this promotion.  

  • Multiple Days

    • Users can create and allocate inventory to multiple days.  This option gives users the opportunity to select multiple dates during the week, keeping a running list of the dates as they are selected.

  • Date Range 

    • Users can select a date range for the inventory to be created.  This option is mostly used when users are associating inventory based on a contract provided by a vendor (supplier).

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Because the search filters provide users with the opportunity to conduct a search that may include multiple results, users can take advantage of the grouping options available at the top of the screen.  Using the grouping options allow users to filter through their results easier.  These grouping options are expandable and collapsible.  

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Updating Inventory:

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