With this article, you can learn how to manage availability events for your product from the Availability tab of the Product Builder.
Learn more about the Availability tab here: Step 3: Determining the availability of products.
Get started with availability events here: Understanding product availability events.
New to the Product Builder? Read the first article in this series for an introduction to the Product feature.
Which plans include this feature?
Legacy: Soho, Pro, Plus, Enterprise, Flex
New: Growth (Subscription), Growth (Online Booking Fee), Managed
→ Learn more about our new plans or how to change your plan.
Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
Inventory > Products > Products > Add Product/Add New Product/Edit Product > Availability
What more do I need to use this feature?
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Admin permissions to manage inventory or restricted permissions to View products and assets and Manage products and assets.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new or both?
- Your account must have access to products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our new version of Checkfront. This feature is not available for use with items (Inventory > Items) in our classic version. → Learn more about products.
Managing availability events for your product
Have you created one or more availability events for your product? Added product availability events are listed in table format with the following information and actions displayed for each event.
You can sort your list of events in ascending (↑) or descending (v) order by clicking on the column headers within the table.
Availability Event Information
| Value | Learn More |
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Name |
This is the unique name of your event. |
| Type | This is the type of event - availability or closure. |
| Date Range | This is the date range of the product event. |
| Status | The status of the availability event. Once created, an event is active within the specified date range. |
More actions
| Action | Learn More |
| Edit |
Click on the pencil icon at the end of the row to open the event in edit mode. For step-by-step instructions on editing availability events, check out the following article: |
| Copy |
Click on the ellipses (...) at the end of the row and then the Copy option to open a copy of the availability event. You can update the Event Name and other settings as needed. The event is active as soon as you save your availability event. If your product is also active, the event is immediately live! For step-by-step instructions on copying availability events, check out the following article: |
| Delete |
Click on the ellipses (...) at the end of the row and then the Delete option to permanently delete the event. Once the event is deleted, the event cannot be re-activated! For step-by-step instructions on deleting availability events, check out the following article: |
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