Configuring Effectivity Groups

You can assign discounts, menu item prices, and reservation periods to an effectivity group. Effectivity groups let you configure and package promotions and reservation times. For example, you can make menu items or discounts available for a fixed period of time.

1. Select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Configuration, and then click Effectivity Groups.
2. Insert a record for the effectivity group, enter a descriptive name, and then click OK.
3. Double-click the record to open it.
4. Click the Add link, and then select the Start Time and the End Time from the calendar.
5. Click Save.
6. After creating the Effectivity Group, you need to associate the Effectivity Group with one of the following types of records to make it active:

   • Tender/Media

   • Menu Item Prices

     Note:

     When adding (or editing) effectivity group records to menu item price records, a price record’s sequence number can only be associated with one effectivity group. Oracle Food and Beverage recommends configuring (and saving) effectivity groups from one price record at a time to avoid errors.

   • Discounts

   • Combo Group Detail Prices

   • Service Charges

   • Taxes

   • Page Content Areas

   You can make the association in the record type. For example, to associate a Tender/Media record with the Effectivity Group, click the Tender/Media module, and then click the Effectivity tab.

   Note:

   Valid Property effectivity date settings take precedence over enterprise effectivity date settings. If no valid effectivity dates are configured for a property, then valid enterprise effectivity dates are then used by the system.