To change the number of seats, it is first recommended you duplicate an existing pricing map and make your changes to the new map.
- A deployed map cannot have the number of seats decreased.
- Adding seats to an existing map only affects current and future sales. You cannot go back and decrease the number of seats later.
To duplicate a Pricing Map, you perform the following steps:
1. Enter the appropriate price code for the section.
2. Open the Pricing Map you want to duplicate.
3. Click the Duplicate button.
- A NEW Pricing Map, a copy of the duplicated map opens.
- You can now go on and edit the new map.
Using Duplicate Map for Price Changes Top
Your venue is running a special event. One evening performance is to only have two Price Codes. All the seats on the main floor of the theatre are to be sold at the Adult Price only (your price code A) and all the raised seats are to be sold at a different Price Code, Price Code B. Or you want to implement Demand Pricing for the event.
Your standard seating map contains six codes ABC123.
The following how to guide demonstrates how to set up your venue to accomodate this new event, quickly and easily.
1. Click the Venue button in the main Theatre Manager toolbar / ribbon bar.
- The Venue listing opens, choose the correct venue by double-clicking.
2. Choose the pricing map to be duplicated and click the Open button.
- The selected pricing map opens.
3. Click the Duplicate
button.
- The Pricing Map number is changed.
- The Internal Pricing Map name has changed. You will want to give this a more meaningful name.
- Leave the rest of the selections.
To change the number of seats, it is first recommended you duplicate an existing pricing map and make your changes to the new map.
-
A deployed map cannot have the number of seats decreased.
-
Adding seats to an existing map only affects current and future sales. You cannot go back and decrease the number of seats later.
- To correct changes before saving click the Revert
button to revert back to the last saved point.
4. Click on the Graphic Map tab. If necessary, remove or add any holds.
5. Highlight the holds, use the right click menu and choose - Clear Default Holds.
6. Highlight the block of seats you want to change the code on and right click.
- A data entry dialog opens.
- Enter the code you want the section to be.
If it is a code that is not in the map you copied from, it will NOT be available to add. Also, If you are replacing the pricing map for one or more performances, you must ensure all maps being used have the same price codes. Your pricing map can have unused price codes in its description.
7. Enter the appropriate price code for the section.
- Click on the Seat Names tab, you see the Price Codes column contains the new Code.
- Continue until all the seats have the correct Price Code.
8. Click the Save
button.
You now have a duplicate map for your event and can now:
- Change the map for a specified performance.
- Change the map for an entire event (e.g. all performances)