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Types of time periods

Key information

The reservation settings and parameters modules are closely related:

  • the settings will allow you to create notions
  • the parameters will allow you to specify these notions to apply your own rules

Key features

Purpose

The type of time period was created to define the different rules of use. They can last from a few days to several months. This notion is used to set up different modes of functioning according to the period of the year such as the summer period, the winter period, the school term, the holiday period, etc.

Synonym of "type of time period"

summer, winter, competition time, school year

What are "types of time period" made for?

This notion is used to define different rules of reservation. Then, you can decide to apply these rules for a few days or for several months (summer period, winter period). A time period can be applied to all the resources or only some of them.

Where can I manage the types of time period?

Adding, editing or deleting

You can add, edit or delete a type of time period in the “reservation” section, under the “settings” module, in the “Type of time period” menu.

Defining the dates of application of a time period

You can define these dates in the “Reservation” section, then choose “Parameters”, and “Time period”.

Read the manual on how to create a type of time periods.

Characteristics of the type of time period

Name: The name is used every time the notion is used. Order: The order defines the order in which the types of time periods are displayed on a list.

Examples of use

In all sports, with all types of clients, we can find one of the three following examples:

Example #1

All year long, everything stays the same: the hours of operation of your fields, courts or courses never change; the duration of the time slots, the prices, the off-peak hours, the resources that can be reserved online… all this never changes, so you have only one type of time period:

Example #2

There are elements that change according to the season (winter or summer): the operating hours of your resources or any other notion (such as duration of time slots, prices, peak hours, resources that can be reserved online…) change in the winter and in the summer. You can set up time periods like this:

or

or

Example #3

There are elements which vary between the school term and the holiday term in your club: the hours of operation of your resources or any other notion changes between the school term and the holiday term. You can set up time periods like this:

Some clubs being in the one of the situations described above define different rules for competition times. As they have fewer fields, courts or courses available, they shorten the time of the reservation or they reduce the possibilities of reserving online.