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How do I make my product available for select dates?

Sometimes you need a product to be available on specific dates, such as certain weekdays when your business is open or for special events. In Checkfront Classic Products, you can achieve this using an Availability type Availability Event. This article shows you how to open dates and explains the settings involved.

Learn how to set inventory products to be available only on specific dates using availability events.

 

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Where can I find this feature using the top menu?

  • Inventory > Products > Edit Product or Add New Product > Availability > Create New
     

What more do I need to use this feature?

  • Admin permissions to manage inventory or restricted permissions to View items, products, and assets, Manage items, products, and assets, View events and rules, and Manage events and rules.
     

Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic items, classic products, or both?

  • Your account must have access to the classic products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of the Checkfront classic products version. This feature is not available for use with classic items (Inventory > Items) in our classic items version. → Learn more about products.

 

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What is a product?

A product represents the goods, experiences, or services you offer for sale.

 

Setting up the availability of products using availability dates

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New availability dates product event form with fields for name, applicable date range, days of week, and more.

How do I open products for specific dates?

To make your product available on a specific date or within a date range, create an Availability Event under the Availability tab in the Product Builder/Editor. 

  1. Select Inventory > Products from the top menu within your account.
  2. Choose to either add a new product (+ New Product) or edit an existing product, then navigate to the Availability tab within the Product Builder/Editor. Make sure you have saved your product!
  3. Click the Create New button under Availability Events, selecting Availability from the dropdown menu.
  4. Fill out the Create an Availability Event form, specifying Event Name, Date Range, Days of Week, Timeslots (if applicable), Booking Rules, Guest Visibility, and Number of Guests Per Booking.
  5. Select the Save button to save your availability event.
  6. Preview your product calendar and note that the product is available during the period you specified with the availability event!

 

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Product closure events

Closure availability events can be viewed and created from Inventory > Product Closures. Learn more here:

 

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Learn more about availability events

For a detailed look at product availability events, check out the following articles:

For a detailed look at making items available for certain dates, check out the following article:

 

 

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