coreSTORE- Inventory: Creating Rental Items
In this article we will take you through the process of creating a rental item in coreSTORE.
Do not use the actual inventory item for rentals, as this would prevent the sale of other units of the same item. Instead, create a new rental item to represent the actual items. This is especially important for firearm rentals.
Name The Item
Define Category. Later, we will make sure the rental category is also set to "rental." It's up to you how you want to organize rental categories. Keep in mind, each category will be a separate square on the rental grid, which is covered in a separate article
Once "Rental Item?" is selected, items will have a start and end time when added to a sale and suspended or completed.
If "single rental item" is not checked, that means multiple units of the same item can be rented at the same time. If the box is checked, that mean only one of that item can be rented at a time.
Hearing protection is a good candidates for not being "single rentals," as you likely dont want to keep track of each individual set of ear pro.
On the other hand, it's advisable to mark firearms as "single rental item," as that allows only that particular gun to be rented, and it gives you a record of who has had the gun, and where it has been.
If using the grid to visually show rentals, this will change the color of the grid square when rented. If you add an image to the item, the image will show on the grid.
Click on Save
Now lets set up the rental category
Navigate to Inventory>Categories, and click edit on desired category.
Check "Rentals?"
Optional: Check "Require A Waiver."
If selected, rental items cannot be added to a sale if customer does not have a waiver. This can also be set at the item level. It is recommened to have "requires waiver" and "Require Customer for sale" selected.
Set Age Limit for customers under a specific age who cannot have items in this category added to a sale
Click on Save
Next, to ensure your rental item shows on the grid, go to Inventory> Categories, and make sure "hide from grid" is not selected.
Uncheck Hide from Item Grid
Now you rental items will show on the grid.
Do not use the actual inventory item for rentals, as this would prevent the sale of other units of the same item. Instead, create a new rental item to represent the actual items. This is especially important for firearm rentals.
Name The Item
Define Category. Later, we will make sure the rental category is also set to "rental." It's up to you how you want to organize rental categories. Keep in mind, each category will be a separate square on the rental grid, which is covered in a separate article
Once "Rental Item?" is selected, items will have a start and end time when added to a sale and suspended or completed.
If "single rental item" is not checked, that means multiple units of the same item can be rented at the same time. If the box is checked, that mean only one of that item can be rented at a time.
Hearing protection is a good candidates for not being "single rentals," as you likely dont want to keep track of each individual set of ear pro.
On the other hand, it's advisable to mark firearms as "single rental item," as that allows only that particular gun to be rented, and it gives you a record of who has had the gun, and where it has been.
If using the grid to visually show rentals, this will change the color of the grid square when rented. If you add an image to the item, the image will show on the grid.
Click on Save
Now lets set up the rental category
Navigate to Inventory>Categories, and click edit on desired category.
Check "Rentals?"
Optional: Check "Require A Waiver."
If selected, rental items cannot be added to a sale if customer does not have a waiver. This can also be set at the item level. It is recommened to have "requires waiver" and "Require Customer for sale" selected.
Set Age Limit for customers under a specific age who cannot have items in this category added to a sale
Click on Save
Next, to ensure your rental item shows on the grid, go to Inventory> Categories, and make sure "hide from grid" is not selected.
Uncheck Hide from Item Grid
Now you rental items will show on the grid.
Updated on: 04/02/2025
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