Thinking about parking booking the anny way
The central principle: the area is a resource, and each bay inside it is a child resource. The booking option defines whether someone books a day, a few hours or a fixed bay.Decision helpers: when do I use what?
Shared pool or fixed bay?
Rule of thumb: Create the visitor area and the staff area as two resources. Otherwise anny can hand a staff bay to a visitor.
Day or hours?
Step-by-step setup
1
Create the area as a resource
Open Catalog → Resources and click New. Category Parking lot, name it after the area (for example “Underground car park”). Add properties people filter on, such as a height limit or EV charging.
2
Create the bays as child resources
Open Availability and set the resource to Multiple with assignment. Add each bay as a child resource and name it the way it is signed on site (for example “P1-014”).Leave Customer may choose options off when any free bay will do. Turn it on when size, location or a charger decides the choice.
3
Set the schedule
Under Availability → Schedules, create the days and times when the area can be booked.
4
Create the booking option
Open the Booking options tab. For day parking: period Fixed duration, 1 day, start and end time inside opening hours. For hourly parking: period Flexible duration, minimum and maximum in hours.A day booking starts at the stored start time. With a lead time of 0, today is no longer bookable after that. A negative lead time, for example -8 hours, keeps today open. Details: Booking option.
5
Separate visitors and staff
Create the visitor area as its own resource, not as a booking option on the staff area. Limit the staff booking option via Access to the staff community.
6
Ask for the licence plate when a barrier is involved
Under Booking option → Form, add a required field for the licence plate. Connect the barrier afterwards in Comydo: licence plate recognition, optionally Check in on the first scan and Check out on the second scan.
Typical examples
Visitor parking next to reception
Visitor parking next to reception
Resource “Visitor parking” with 20 child resources. Booking option “2 hours” with flexible duration, free, accept automatically. Customer may choose options stays off. The licence plate is a required field, and Comydo opens the barrier.
Day bays for staff
Day bays for staff
Resource “Staff parking” with named bays. Booking option “Day parking”, fixed duration 1 day, only for the community “Staff”. People who need a charger pick the bay. Everyone else gets the next free bay.
FAQ
Does every bay show in the calendar?
Does every bay show in the calendar?
In the calendar under Bookings → Calendar, the area appears as a total. You see the individual bays when you expand the resource (Show child resources) or open its detail page.
How do I assign a bay permanently?
How do I assign a bay permanently?
Not with a blocker. A blocker drops out of reporting, and the person has no booking of their own. Limit a booking option to that person’s community, or use a subscription when the bay should renew and be invoiced every month. A booking over twelve months does not renew itself.
Do I need a terminal for the barrier?
Do I need a terminal for the barrier?
No. Comydo checks the licence plate from the booking and can check in on the first scan and check out on the second. You only need a Check-In terminal when someone without a licence plate checks in at a sign.