Standard Program Boat Dock Setup

If your department is looking for solutions to rent boat docks or boat slips to the community, this sample setup will allow the public to purchase their slip (or select it free of charge, if desired), while also allowing the staff to send out blasts, have a roster, and utilize the digital sign-in along with all other Standard Program features. Using a facility reservation setup does not offer the rostering or communication blast options that the standard program setup does, which is what we are modeling here.

Creating the Slips as Products

1. Move to the Products menu on the left and click Products
2. Create the individual boat docks by clicking Add New Product in the top right corner of the screen
   1. Name the product with the slip number and season
   2. Set the fee to $0 
      1. The activity fee will be set up to charge the user in this example
         1. If you plan to allow an individual to purchase multiple slips, you may want to assign the fee here to the slip products and set the fee for the activity to $0 instead
   3. Set the inventory quantity to 1 so that a slip cannot be double purchased

3. The remaining product setup should be as follows:
   1. Create and select a product category for reporting
   2. Do not check Hide from Public
   3. Do not check Sold Out from the Public
   4. Check Use Product Inventory
   5. Check Show Availability to Public
   6. Generate Barcode if you want to scan the item to give the customer their credentials or sticker at their first visit, or to scan for any special events
   7. Assign the Budget Group
   8. Click Update

4. Click Clone Product Info in the upper right corner if you need multiple slips
   1. Update the inventory on each product to 1
   2. Make sure each product is toggled Yes for Add-On Product

Create an Activity Question

1. In the Programs menu, click Questions to add a new question
   1. Add the question “Which boat slip did you select?”
      1. You will later add this to the Requirements tab of your activity

Program Settings

1. Create a new Standard Program
   1. Include a full description of your boat dock program for the public
   2. If you have several types of boat docks or slips, you may want to turn on Subheadings for organization and clarity on the public side
2. If a specific staff member or marina manager is the contact for this program, be sure to add them as the Coordinator on this screen
3. Select Standard Activity for Program Type
4. Finish the program setup fields
5. Click Update

Activity Settings

1. Add Activity to the Boat Dock program
2. Set up the activity details on the Basic Info tab
   1. Select Show Add-on Products
   2. Check the products for the boat docks
   3. Uncheck the Required boxes
   4. Submit

3. Create the schedule using Other Location
   1. This will keep the activity from populating the calendar unnecessarily
   2. Choose the dates and times when the marina is open for people to access their boat slips

4. Complete settings on the Finance Info tab
5. Complete settings on the Registrant Settings tab
   1. Check Allow Multiple Registrations to allow users to purchase additional slips through a separate registration (see 1. ii. at the top of the page for other options)
   2. Include Registration Dates to ensure that the marina activity closes correctly at the end of the season
6. Add the question you created at the beginning of these instructions to the Requirements tab
   1. This will allow you to easily view the activity roster and check the box to Show Activity Q&A to see a list of all assigned slips with their registrant details
7. Review, complete, and submit this activity

Viewing on the Public Side

Program Page

Activity Page with Member Selection

Shopping Cart and Disclaimer

Selecting the Available Garden Plot Product

Answering the Verification of Slip Selection question

You can use this answer if there is any discrepancy between the slip purchased and the slips available. These should match if the customer completed the process accurately.