====== Online Hire - Party Packs ======

Setting up your Settings, Toys and Member Categories for Online Hire.

**Settings**

Go to **Home - Global Settings** and change the following

online_hire = Yes

hire_everyday = Yes/No

**Member Categories**

Member Categories need to be flagged to be included in the Party Pack Hire process, see image below.
Most Toy Libraries set up a new member category just for **Party Pack Hire/ Jumping Castle Hire**. This Member Category is usually set to a shorter expiry period, e.g. 3 weeks, or 3 month membership. 

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To set the JC flags go to 
Members - Select Boxes - Member Categories
and change the below setting to YES

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**Toys**

For each Toy that needs to be included in the Party Pack Hire process, set the Loan Type to **JC** and Reservation Toy = Yes.
Go to the Toy Details page and edit toy, select JC for loan type and reservation Toy = Yes.

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//If you don't have a Loan Type = JC, then create it.//

Go to Toys - Select Boxes - Loan Types - New and create a loan type JC ( make sure the code is uppercase JC)

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Setting up your Templates

**The hire process requires the setup of 2 templates**

To Edit Templates go to **Home - Templates**

**approve_jc** - email that goes out to member and admin, acknowledging the new application

**accept_jc** - after admin has checked dates and approves the new member this email is send on approval

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**
Booking Notes - to appear at the bottom of the signup form. **

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To add instructions to the signup form, go to **Home - Website** - Bouncy Castle terms and Conditions (scroll down)

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You are now ready to Hire out your Party Pack or Jumping Castle.


Related pages [[member_online_hire|Member_online_hire]] and [[approving_online_hire|Approving_online_hire]]