Code

5 characters

A unique alphanumeric code by which to identify the Voucher Type.

Description

1–50 characters

The name of the Voucher Type. This will appear on Reports.

For example: Adult Gift Voucher.

Group

Any configured Business Group

The Business Group that the Voucher Type belongs to. This usually represents the Supplier.

Category

Any configured Voucher Category

The Voucher Category that the Voucher Type belongs to.

For example: Gift Vouchers.

Symbol

No Symbol

Square

Triangle

Circle

Star

Optional field determining the type of symbol to be printed on the Voucher Type.

Units in Book

Any number

Determines whether or not the Voucher Type can be sold in booklets containing multiple vouchers.

For example: Adult Gift Vouchers may be purchased individually, or in books of 10.

Redeemable Type

Ticket Voucher

Payment Voucher

Miscellaneous Voucher

Gift Card

Multiuse Voucher

Booklet of Varying Types

Determines the behaviour of the Voucher Type and how it is redeemed:

Ticket - the voucher is redeemed against/ exchanged for a ticket.

Payment Voucher - the voucher is redeemed with a monetary value.

Miscellaneous Voucher -

Gift Card - the voucher functions as a stored value card. If this option is selected, configure the settings on the Gift Card tab.

Multiuse Voucher - the voucher can be redeemed a specified number of times as a ticket/payment/misc. voucher. If this option is selected, configure the settings on the Multiuse Voucher tab.

Booklet of Varying Types - the voucher represents a booklet containing a specified number of ticket/payment/misc. vouchers. If this option is selected, configure the settings on the Booklet of Varying Types tab.

Override System Position

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, the format and length of the voucher barcode will be determined by the Start and End options.

If the checkbox is cleared, the barcode format will default to the values specified in the VoucherBarcodeNoLength system setting.

Note: When processing a gift card request, OVV ignores the serial number that’s sent from Cinema, and instead extracts the serial from the barcode by looking at the positions set in the Start and End options. If these are empty, it will use the values of VoucherBarcodeNoLength. For vouchers, OVV uses the value present in the request.

Start

Any number

Determines the starting position of the voucher barcode. The default value is 6.

For example: If the Start value is configured as 6, the barcode will start at the sixth character. The first five characters will be the prefix, as determined in the Code field.

Note: This field is only available if Override System Position is selected.
For vouchers, configure this when creating the stock. Subsequent changes, once stock exists, won’t be honoured. To use the configuration you set here, ensure the voucher’s barcode settings in Cinema match these values.

End

Any number

Determines the length of the voucher barcode. The default value is 12.

For example: If the End value is configured as 12, the entire barcode (prefix included) will be twelve characters in length.

Note: This field is only available if Override System Position is selected.
For vouchers, configure this when creating the stock. Subsequent changes, once stock exists, won’t be honoured. To use the configuration you set here, ensure the voucher’s barcode settings in Cinema match these values.

Complimentary Ticket

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, the Voucher Type will be redeemed as a complimentary ticket.

Third Party Voucher

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, the Voucher Type will be configured as being provided by a third party.

Requires PIN for Redemption

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selected

Select this option to require a PIN to be entered when redeeming the voucher or gift card at POS or Kiosk.

Generate random PINs

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selected

Selecting this option causes a random PIN to be generated for the voucher or gift card.

Note: this field is only available if the option Requires PIN for Remote Redemption is selected.

Randomise Barcode

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selected

Enables the production of randomised barcodes, increasing security.

Also a Loyalty Card

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, the gift card is configured as a Loyalty-Integrated Gift Card that holds both the gift card balance and loyalty membership details.

Valid From Date

Valid From Sale

Before Session Date

After Session Date

Determines the expiry details of the Voucher Type:

Valid From Sale - the voucher's expiry date will be calculated from the date of sale.

Before Session Date - the voucher's expiry will be calculated using the Time Unit selected and the Time From Date.

After Session Date - the voucher's expiry will be calculated using the Time Unit selected and the Time From Date.

Time Unit

Days

Months

Determines whether the voucher's expiry date is based on a period of Months or Days.

Time From Date

Integer values greater than or equal to zero.

The amount of Days or Months the voucher's expiry date is calculated on depending on the Valid From Date and Time Unit selected.

Expiry Date

Based on Sale Date

Based on Printing Date

No Expiry

Based on Session Date

Determines the expiry details of the Voucher Type:

• Based on Sale Date - the voucher's expiry date is calculated as the Default Months/Days to Expire after it is purchased. If When Sold, Prompt at POS for Expiry is selected, the operator must enter the expiry date.
• Based on Printing Date - the voucher's expiry date is calculated as the Default Months/Days to Expire after it is printed. If this setting is used, Expiry Pre-printed should also be selected.
• No Expiry - the voucher does not have an expiry date.
• Based on Session Date - the voucher's expiry date is calculated as the Default Months/Days to Expire after the session date of the ticket purchased.

  Note: The ticket must be added to the transaction before the voucher.

Time Unit

Months

Days

Determines whether the voucher's expiry date is based on a period of Months or Days.

The Default Unit to Expire field will change according to the option that is selected.

Default Unit to Expire

Any number

Determines the expiry date of the Voucher Type, based on the Expiry type selected.

Depending on the Expiry Period selected, this field will either refer to a number of Months or Days.

Note: If the Expiry type is set as No Expiry this field is not available.

When Sold, Prompt at POS for Expiry

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, when the voucher is sold at POS, the operator will be prompted to enter the expiry date.

Note: This option is only available if the Expiry type selected is Based on Sale Date or Based on Session Date.

Expiry Pre-printed

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selected

Select this checkbox if the card used for the voucher stock already has the expiry date printed before the voucher is printed.

Expire at Month End

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, the expiry date will be at the end of the month. If the checkbox is cleared, it will be at the beginning of the month.

Note: If the expiry type is set as No Expiry, then this field will have no effect.

Minimum Value

Any monetary value

Determines the minimum value that can be loaded onto the Gift Card when it is first purchased.

For example: A value of 20 would indicate that the gift card cannot be activated with a balance of less than $20.

Maximum Value

Any monetary value

Determines the maximum value that can be loaded onto the Gift Card when it is first purchased.

For example: A value of 100 would indicate that the gift card cannot be activated with a balance of more than $100.

Minimum Value

Any monetary value

Determines the minimum transaction value that the Gift Card can be used as payment for.

For example: A value of 5 would indicate that the gift card cannot be redeemed for transactions of less than $5.

Maximum Value

Any monetary value

Determines the maximum transaction value that the Gift Card can be used as payment for.

For example: A value of 100 would indicate that the gift card cannot be redeemed for transactions of more than $100.

Redeeming Sales Channels

POS

Kiosk

All Other

Gift Cards of the Voucher Type will only be able to be redeemed through the selected Sales Channels.

For example: A Gift Card may be redeemable at POS, but not Kiosk.

Selecting All Other will make the Gift Cards redeemable at all remote sales channels, such as Vista Web.

Extend On Redemption

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selected

Causes the gift card to extend its expiry date based on the date on which the card is redeemed.

Time Unit

Days

Months

The unit of time for the gift card's extension length.

Extension Length

Any number

The number of days/months for which the gift card's expiry date is extended, upon redemption of the card.

Allow Reload

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, the Gift Card can have its balance topped up. If the checkbox is cleared, the card can no longer be used once the balance has run out.

Minimum Value

Any monetary value

Determines the minimum amount that can be loaded onto the Gift Card to top up the balance.

Note: This option is only available if Allow Reload is selected.

Maximum Value

Any monetary value

Determines the maximum amount that can be loaded onto the Gift Card to top up the balance.

Note: This option is only available if Allow Reload is selected.

Extend On Reloading

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selected

Causes the gift card to extend its expiry date based on the date on which funds are reloaded onto the card.

Time Unit

Days

Months

The unit of time for the gift card's extension length.

Extension Length

Any number

The number of days/months for which the gift card's expiry date is extended, upon reloading funds onto the card.

Allow Cashout

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, cash can be withdrawn from the balance of the Gift Card. If the checkbox is cleared, it can not.

Allow Partial Approval

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selected

If selected, insufficient funds to complete a transaction can be approved for the available gift card balance, paying for a portion of the overall transaction.

Apply Inactivity Rules

1–30 characters

Custom validation values can be entered, in order to create a voucher rule specific to your required business logic.

Redemption Type

n/a

A Multiuse Voucher can be configured for any number of redemptions of the following types:

Ticket Voucher

Payment Voucher

Miscellaneous Voucher

Quantity

Any number

Determines the number of time the Voucher Type can be used for the corresponding Redemption Type.

For example: A voucher that can be redeemed for a ticket and a popcorn five times may be the Quantity value for Ticket and Payment Voucher configured as 5.

Note: Configure the quantity as 0 if you do not want the voucher to be used for that redemption type.

Automatic Recharge

Cleared

Selected

If selected, the voucher will automatically recharge according to a configurable schedule and limit.

Note: This option is not available when Manual Recharge is selected.

Recharge Start Date

(Based on Sale Date)

(Based on Printing Date)

The voucher will be recharged at regular intervals from this point, according to the Recharge Frequency set.

For example: If set to Based on Sale Date with a recharge Frequency of three months, the voucher will automatically recharge three months after the sale date, and every three months subsequent to that.

Recharge Frequency

(1-10,000)

(Days/Weeks/

Months)

Determines the intervals at which this voucher will be recharged.

Limit the Number of Recharges

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Selected

If selected, allows you to limit the number of times this voucher will be recharged.

Recharge Limit

Integer values ranging from 1-10,000

Sets the number of times this voucher will be recharged.

Note: To enable this option, Limit the Number of Recharges must be selected.

Manual Recharge

Cleared

Selected

If selected, allows vouchers to be manually recharged though any sales channel that supports vouchers, such as POS.

Note: This option is not available when Automatic Recharge is selected.

Allow Recharge Before Empty

Cleared

Selected

If selected, the voucher may be recharged while valid redemptions remain.

Extend Expiry of the Last Redemptions Purchased

Cleared

Selected

If selected, each recharge will extend the expiry of the last batch of redemptions purchased to match that of the newly purchased batch.

Note: This will only occur for redemptions that have not already expired.

Recharge Options

n/a

Multiple Recharge Options can be linked to a multiuse voucher.

Recharge Options for this Voucher

Cleared

Selected

Recharge Options that have an Item selected with the same Voucher Product Code as this voucher type.

Others

Cleared

Selected

Recharge Options that have an Item selected that is not linked via the same Voucher Product Code as this voucher type.

Voucher Code

1–5 characters

A unique alphanumeric code by which to identify the voucher included in the booklet.

Note: It is recommended that this corresponds in some way to the Code as configured on the main Voucher Type tab.

Description

1–50 characters

The name of the voucher included in the booklet.

Redeemable Type

Ticket

Payment Voucher

Miscellaneous

Determines how the voucher included in the booklet is redeemed.

Units in Book

n/a

This field is automatically filled for each voucher included in the booklet, based on the Units in Book field as configured on the main Voucher Type tab.

For example: If a Voucher Type has its Redemption Type configured as a Booklet of Varying Types and the Units in Book configured as 5, each there will be 5 of each voucher included in the booklet.

Effective Date

Any date, in your computer's local date format

The date on which the price details come into effect.

Issue Price

Any monetary value

The sale price of the individual voucher included in the booklet.

Redemption Price

Any monetary value

The redemption price of the individual voucher included in the booklet.

Restrict Sale and Redemption

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, the Voucher Type can have its sale and redemption restricted by criteria such as Location, Cinema Type, barcode and time.

If the checkbox is cleared, sale and redemption of the Voucher Type will be unrestricted.

Location

Any configured Location

Select a Location to determine whether or not the sale and redemption of the Voucher Type is valid at the Location.

Cinema Type

Any configured Cinema Type

Select a Cinema Type to determine whether or not the sale and redemption of the Voucher Type is valid at cinemas of the selected type.

All Vouchers

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, the specified limitations will affect all vouchers of the Voucher Type.

If the checkbox is cleared, a barcode range can be defined with the Start/End Number fields to determine which range of vouchers are affected by the limitations.

Start Number

Any barcode number

The start of the barcode range, indicating which vouchers are affected by the limitations.

End Number

Any barcode number

The end of the barcode range, indicating which vouchers are affected by the limitations.

Valid Sale

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selected

If the checkbox is selected, vouchers meeting the specified criteria will be valid for sale.

For example: Vouchers in the specified barcode range will be able to be sold at the selected Location/Cinema Type.

If the checkbox is cleared, vouchers meeting the specified criteria will NOT be valid for sale.

For example: Vouchers in the specified barcode range will NOT be able to be sold at the selected Location/Cinema Type.

Note: Selecting this checkbox ONLY makes vouchers valid for sale - it doesn't make vouchers valid for redemption.

Valid Redeem Time

(All Times)

(Not Valid)

Any configured Timetable

There are three options for restricting redemption of Voucher Types:

(All Times) - vouchers meeting the specified criteria will be valid for redemption.

For example: Vouchers in the specified barcode range will be able to be redeemed at the selected Location/Cinema Type.

(Not Valid) - vouchers meeting the specified criteria will NOT be valid for redemption.

For example: Vouchers in the specified barcode range will NOT be able to be redeemed at the selected Location/Cinema Type.

If you have configured any Timetables, one can be selected to restrict the valid times of the vouchers in the specified barcode range based on the details configured in Timetable maintenance.

Valid Redeem Films

(Any)

(At least one Film)

Any configured film

(Any): the voucher type is not limited by film.

(At least one Film): the voucher type is only valid when purchasing a film ticket.

Alternatively, select a specific film to limit redemptions for this voucher type.

Valid Redeem Formats

Any movie format

Select a specific movie format to limit redemptions for this voucher type.

Select (Any) if you don't want the voucher type to be limited by movie format.

Valid Redeem Distributors

Any distributor

Select a specific distributor to limit redemptions for this voucher type.

Select (Any) if you don't want the voucher type to be limited by movie format.

Client Order Range

Any client order range

Select a voucher range for an order, to limit redemptions for this voucher type.

Code

Any configured Artwork

Displays the code used to identify the artwork associated with the voucher as defined in Vouchers and Gift Cards > General Maintenance > Artworks.

Artwork for Web Sales

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selected

If selected, the artwork is used for vouchers of this type sold via Vista Web's online gift shop.