One of the primary reasons for implementing memberships/pass programs is to control access to restricted areas such as ski lifts, amusement parks, museums and movies. Guests (and/or employees) are issued passes that allow or deny access to these restricted areas based on the type of program purchased. While access to these restricted areas may be granted by simply looking at the pass, it is possible to implement sophisticated access control via the scan of a barcode on the pass. The “rules” for allowing access based on the pass number scanned are verified and access is either granted or denied based on the pass status. These types of validation programs are typically referred to as auto-validation or self-validating programs.

In addition to controlling access to restricted areas, memberships/pass programs can be used at a point-of-sale in order to authorize purchases of discounted items.

 

Members may use their passes to receive discounts on additional guest entrance tickets or retail purchases, employees may present their passes to receive discounts at food venues or guests may present their frequent use cards in order to obtain day tickets that are collected or scanned at entrance points for parks or ski lifts. These types of validation programs are typically referred to as validation with a DCI and the products purchased or discounted with the entry of a valid pass number are referred to as validation products.

While this document explores a few basic validation programs that are often implemented with the Salesware Memberships and Passes module, detailed information regarding validation program configurations and options is found in the Salesware Validation document.