Category Availability Check
Purpose
You can check any of the changes that you make to your web setup by using the Category Availability Check screen. This screen will show you the information that will come back through the Web API.
This option allows the users to see what categories are available between certain date ranges and locations. This can also be filtered down brand, driver age and campaign code. Once the results have been run, you will also be able to see the selected category number of days available, rates, discounts, free days and free days amount. Further to this, any mandatory, optional and insurance fees will be shown.
Accessing Category Availability Check
Web Site Interface > Web Vehicle Categories > Category Availability Check
Parameters/Filters
Pickup and Dropoff Location | Select the pickup and dropoff locations on each of the drop down lists. |
Category Type | Select the category type you want to display the results for. |
Category | Select the vehicle category you want to display the results for. |
Brand | If applicable, select the brand from the drop down list. All brands is the default selection. |
Pickup and Dropoff Date | Select both the pickup and dropoff dropdown lists to filter the dates of what results you want to see. |
Driver Age | Select the minimum driver age. |
Campaign Code | If you wish, select a pre existing campaign code. |
Example
The results above show you what will appear for selection on your website if the customer were to enter the parameters you have specified here.
In this case, if they select the given dates for Adelaide Airport for the Compact Category, there will be availability. They will also see the Mandatory, Optional and Insurance fees associated with this vehicle as above.
Points to Note
- Select a category if you want to see the extra or insurance fees.
Printing/Exporting
Click here for details on how to print or export a report from RCM.
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