Use time pattern periods for seasonal schedules

A time pattern period groups start-time rules under one reusable name. Activate the period for one or more date ranges to change every assigned time pattern together.

Use periods for high and low seasons, school holidays, holiday opening hours, evening programs, or any other schedule that should be switched on as a unit from the Calendar.

How periods work

Each period has a Mode:

The period must have rules assigned to time patterns. A date range controls when it is active; the Calendar can apply or change those active ranges later.

Before you start

• Create and verify the normal base time patterns.
• Decide which patterns should change together.
• Write down the exact first and last dates of each season or exception.
• Decide whether the seasonal rules replace, add to, or subtract from the base schedule.
• Check existing bookings inside the date range before removing start times.

Create a period

1. In the back office, open Settings > Time Pattern Periods.
2. Select Create. The page title is Create period.
3. Under Basics, enter a clear Name, such as “High season”, “Low season”, or “December holidays”.
4. Choose Replace, Add, or Subtract under Mode.
5. Under Active date ranges, select Add range and enter the first and last active dates. Add more ranges when the same schedule applies in several separate windows.
6. Save the period before adding rules when the editor asks you to do so.

Screenshot

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Add rules for each time pattern

1. Under Rules in this period, select a pattern from Time pattern.
2. Select Add time pattern.
3. Add the recurrence rules that should apply to that pattern while the period is active.
4. Repeat for every pattern that should change with this period.
5. Review Upcoming start times and save.

Assign every rule to a time pattern. Rules left under Unassigned time pattern must be assigned or deleted before the period is complete.

One period can coordinate several patterns. For example, “High season” can add evening starts to a tour pattern and weekend starts to an admission pattern, then both can be activated for the same summer date range.

Activate or adjust a period from the Calendar

1. Open Calendar and move to the first affected date.
2. In the day header, find Active periods and select Edit active periods.
3. Select the period.
4. Use Apply to date range when the period should cover more than one date.
5. Enter the date range and apply the change.
6. Review dates at the start, middle, and end of the range.
7. Open the public shop and confirm the changed start times.

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Expected result

The named period can be activated for a date range, all of its assigned time patterns change together according to the selected mode, and the Calendar and customer shop show the expected seasonal start times.

Troubleshooting

Related articles

• Create a time pattern
• Use and read the back-office Calendar
• Close or remove future time slots
• Move or rebook an order to another date