For example, on the weekend Rate Product WKEND renters are usually allowed 100 free miles a day. However, from time to time you may offer certain customers a lump sum of 500 miles for the weekend period. By applying a Free Miles code to the RA, the free mileage allotment AND the method in which it is applied can easily be changed--without having to create a separate Rate Product.
To access the Edit Free Miles Tables program, type EDITMILE (RET) at any menu "OPTION:" field or the appropriate line number on the Rental Rates menu. The screen will then display:
| OPTION: __ EDIT FREE MILES TABLES 1. Code 2 Description 3 Mileage rate . 4 Free per hour Miles Meth Day/Tier1 5 6 Week/Tier2 7 8 Month/Tier3 9 10 Xday-Wknd/Tier4 11 12 1SAVE 2NEXT 3ERASE 4DELETE 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |
Enter data as follows:
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1. CODE |
Enter a one or two character alphanumeric code to indicate this free miles modifier. EXAMPLE: Type W5 (RET) |
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2. DESCRIPTION |
Enter up to 50 characters to describe this Free Miles Modifier. EXAMPLE: Type WEEKEND 500 MI LUMP SUM (RET) |
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3. MILEAGE RATE |
Enter the amount for each chargeable mile driven. You may enter up to 3 characters to the right of a decimal point. If this rate product has unlimited free miles, leave this column blank. EXAMPLE: Type.250 (RET) |
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4. FREE PER HOUR |
Enter up to 4 numeric characters to indicate the number of free miles allowed for each hour charged. If free miles are not offered on a hourly basis, skip this field. EXAMPLE: Press (RET) |
| FIELDS 5 THROUGH 12 |
Fields 5
through 12 are used to define how free miles are offered on rentals. These
fields are arranged in a similar manner to the mileage fields on the
Rules/Rate Record. .............Miles Method The four rows are labeled on the left indicating a period of time (days, weeks, tier1, tier2, etc.). |
| MILES | This column (Fields 5, 7, 9, 11) is used to define number of free miles offered per increment of time. If the record offers unlimited free miles (no rate entered in Field 3) leave fields 5 through 12 blank. |
| METHOD |
This column (Fields 6, 8, 10, 12) contains a code defining how free miles are applied to a rental agreement.
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The modifier used as example above (lump sum for weekend period) would appear as follows:
| OPTION: __ EDIT FREE MILES TABLES 1. Code W5 2 Description WEEKEND 500 MI LUMP SUM 3 Mileage rate .250 4 Free per hour Miles Meth Day/Tier1 5 6 Week/Tier2 7 8 Month/Tier3 9 10 Xday-Wknd/Tier4 11 500 12 L 1SAVE 2NEXT 3ERASE 4DELETE 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |
The following screen illustrates a Free Miles Modifier that is used to offer unlimited miles on a mileage restricted Rate Product. This is done by leaving Fields 3-12 blank.
| OPTION: __ EDIT FREE MILES TABLES 1. Code UL 2 Description UNLIMITED FREE MILES 3 Mileage rate 4 Free per hour Miles Meth Day/Tier1 5 6 Week/Tier2 7 8 Month/Tier3 9 10 Xday-Wknd/Tier4 11 12 1SAVE 2NEXT 3ERASE 4DELETE 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |