How to Create or Modify a Central Rate Plan
1.Click on the 
Rate Plans link.
2.Click on the Express Rate Load link.
The existing property rate plans defined at brand level are shown in a list.
3.To create a property rate plan, click on 
Add Rate Plan.
4.To modify an existing rate plan, select it in the list, then click on 
Modify.
5.Select the channels through which the products in the rate plan can be sold.
For each channel you select, a corresponding viewership rule is created and associated to the rate plan. For more information about viewership rules, see What Are Viewership Rules? .
6.Define the main attributes of the rate plan.
The attributes of a central rate plan include Status: Active or Inactive. An inactive rate plan be stored but is not saleable. For more information, see What Is Rate Plan Activation? .
The rate plan type determines whether or not the rate plan can be modified at property level. If you select Yieldable as the rate plan type, you can define which elements of the rate plan can be modified at property level: amounts, stay restrictions or both.
The minimum and maximum amounts define the cap rate limit for the rate plan. For more information, see Setting Cap Rate Rules .
For more information about rate plan attributes in general, see Setting Main Attributes .
7.Select the room types to be included in the rate plan and define the rates for each room type.
All the room types defined for the property are shown in the list.
If you select a room type, you can define a period and define rates for each occupancy type.
The minimum and maximum amounts define the cap rate limit for the rate plane and room type. For more information, see Setting Cap Rate Rules .
Note: For more information about rate plans periods, see What Are Rate Plan Periods? .
If room rates vary, according to the day of the week for example, you can add a second period and set of rates for the room type.
For more information about setting room rates, see Setting Room Rates .
8.Select the services to be included in the rate plan and define the rate for each service.
A service can be set as optional to a rate plan in which case it can be commissionable.
The minimum and maximum amounts define the cap rate limit for the rate plane and service. For more information, see Setting Cap Rate Rules .
If service rates vary, according to the day of the week for example, you can add a second period and rates for the service.
For more information about setting service rates, see Setting Service Rates .
9.If required, map the rate plan to a specific inventory allotment.
By default, the rate plan is mapped to the general inventory.
For more information about allotment to rate plan mapping, see What Is Allotment-to-Rate Plan Mapping? .
10.For each channel included in the Channel Mapping section of the rate plan, define the distributed codes.
This set maps your internal rate plans code to standard distribution rate plans used by the channel.
This step is optional. Rates will be distributed using internal default codes if you do not define distributed codes.
For more information, see Rate Plan Code Mappings .
11.If required, set black-out dates for the rate plans.
Black-out dates create a Closed stay restriction at property level.
12.Click on 
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At brand level, you can remove property rate plans as long as they were created at brand level.
In addition, the rate plan must be inactive or its last check-out date must be before the current date.
If there are business rules such as viewership rules associated to the rate plan, the system displays a warning message when you try to delete the rate plan. If you choose to confirm the deletion, the rate plan and all its sale conditions and business rule associations are removed.
At property level, you can only delete a centrally-created rate plan if its type is Open.