Rentals : Pay-upon-return: System configuration and use Pay-upon-return: System configuration and use
In a pay-upon-return rental process, the guest can check-out any type or level of equipment, although only one checkout per type is allowed at any given time. For instance, two snowboards may not be checked out on the same Rental form at the same time. The guest pays for the rentals used when they return the final piece of equipment. The Salesware Rental module calculates the charges due based on the guest rental activity. The following is the typical flow in this type of a rental shop:
Guest enters information at the Self-Entry stations; guest proceeds to a contract station (salespoint) where an operator collects some form of security deposit such as a credit card number (if not entered during the Self Entry stage) and starts the contracts; guest picks up equipment at a tech station; guest returns equipment at the end of the rental duration; guest pays for equipment at a salespoint.
There are five major functional areas in a pay-upon-return rental process:
1. Self Entry station (optional)
2. Generating rental contracts
3. TechStation functions
4. Collecting payment on closed contracts
5. Reports