A customer may want to make a reservation at a location that is already fully booked for the class of vehicle requested. Sometimes an alternative class may be acceptable. If not, rather than turning the customer away, alternative locations can be offered.

Use this program to define a list of alternative locations that can be offered. When the requested class is available at one or more of the alternative locations, a pop-up window listing them will automatically appear in the Reservations program. The user can then offer these other locations to the customer.

User tip: The alternate location logic is used when the user's User Access File record does not allow overbooking. (When the user is allowed to overbook, there is no need to offer an alternative location.)

To access the Edit Alternate Locations program, type EDITALTL (RET) at any menu "OPTION" field or the appropriate line number on the Location Control Files Menu. The screen will then display:

OPTION: __ EDIT ALTERNATE LOCATIONS

1 Loc Code
2 Alt Loc1 3 Miles
4 Alt Loc2 5 Miles
6 Alt Loc3 7 Miles
8 Alt Loc4 9 Miles
10 Alt Loc5 11 Miles
12 Alt Loc6 13 Miles
14 Alt Loc7 15 Miles
16 Alt Loc8 17 Miles
18 Alt Loc9 19 Miles
20 Alt Loc10 21 Miles



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Enter data as follows:

1. LOC CODE

Enter up to 6 alphanumeric characters representing the location code.

EXAMPLE: Type TUS (RET).

2. ALT LOC1

Enter up to 6 alphanumeric characters representing the first location code.

EXAMPLE: Type SNA (RET).

3. MILES

 For reference purposes, enter the number of miles it is from the location enter in Field 1 to the location entered in Field 2. This field is not required.

EXAMPLE: Type 5 (RET)

FIELDS 4
THROUGH 21

 Enter any other locations that can be offered as an alternative to the location entered in Field 1.
Note that the locations will be shown in a pop-up window on the Reservations screen in the order they are listed in this record.

The screen will then display:

OPTION: __ EDIT ALTERNATE LOCAITONS

1 Loc Code TUS
2 Alt Loc1 SNA 3 Miles 5
4 Alt Loc2 SNAC01 5 Miles 10
6 Alt Loc3 ANH 7 Miles 18
8 Alt Loc4 9 Miles
10 Alt Loc5 11 Miles
12 Alt Loc6 13 Miles
14 Alt Loc7 15 Miles
16 Alt Loc8 17 Miles
18 Alt Loc9 19 Miles
20 Alt Loc10 21 Miles


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PRESS "F1" AT "OPTION:" TO SAVE THE RECORD.