Hi all,
I'm wondering if anyone has come up with a utility to update multiple pricetypes/pricemaps, specifically related to dynamic pricing. I know that I can go in to each pricetype and add a new pricemap, but there just has to be an easier way...
Thanks in advance for your help!
Lesley
Our intrepid DBA is out on vacation this week, but he has built us a wonderful gadget that allows us to add price maps on to prices. It is kind of like season manager, but it does not overwrite existing price maps. So far we have only ever raised prices by $5 at a time, so I have a couple of price maps for each house that are $5 increases. When we are ready to raise prices on a show I use the gadget to dictate which performances, and which price types get the new price maps added on. What is great about using the gadget instead of season manager is that I don't have to worry about what the original price map is (weekend vs. matinee price, etc).
If this is something you might be interested in we can check in with Bob when he returns from vacation to see if he can put it together to share.
Hi. I'm the guy who built the gadget Boann is talking about. It was coded in Visual Basic and runs on Windows XP, which is the operating system we use here at Portland Center Stage. It may run on Windows 7, but I haven't tested it. For those interested, I've put together a very brief description of the interface (in an MS Word .Doc file) which I will happily email to anyone interested in further information. We have no plans to market this, and thus it would be provided gratis, 'as-is', and technical support would have be very limited. However, if it can help anyone, I'm happy to pass it along. If you have questions or need more information, it would probably be better to talk to me directly rather than clog the forum with technical chat. Try me at 503-445-3726, or email bobt@pcs.org
Best,
Bob Thomas, DBA, Portland Center Stage