Determining Provider Faring

Trip Booking contains a feature that displays the amount of money a provider would charge a site for an individual trip.

Before you begin

The Trapeze4 Workstation must be open to Providers ancillary data.

About this task

In addition to defining fare types for providers you must assign fare types to each provider. This can be done in the Providers ancillary data dialog box after you have defined all your providers. This feature is only functional if you have the Coordinated Transportation (CT) module integrated into your system. If this product is installed at the site, contact your Trapeze Customer Care representative for detailed instructions.

The Provider Fares dialog box allows you to define how a chosen provider’s cost of serving a trip is computed for Low Cost Provider determination. To find out more about the Low Cost Provider functionality, refer to the PASS System Administrator and User Guide.

Provider rates vary among passengers, especially those who require a particular space type, such as a wheelchair. To accommodate fare calculation for varying passenger types, the Provider Fares dialog box is organized into Calculation Method, Provider Fares, and Provider Fare Exclusions areas.

The Calculation Method frame allows you to pick the type of calculation method to use when arriving at a fare amount.

The three calculation methods are as follows:
  • Use SpaceType for PassType and flat rate for all other Passengers allows you to use a space type rate specified in the Fare Type field of the Provider Fares frame when the passenger type selected from the list is used in the booking. All other passenger types are charged the flat rate specified in the Provider Fares area.
  • Sum all Passenger rates is used for clients who require a space type. This calculation method sums up the space type and passenger type rates into one total rate for the trip.
  • Use most expensive passenger rate calculates the more expensive rate of a client’s space type rate and passenger type rate.

The Provider Fares frame allows you to define fare types for specific space types.

Procedure

  1. On the Select tab, search for and select the provider.
  2. On the Misc tab, click Faring.
    The Provider Fares dialog box appears.
    The Provider Fares dialog box. It contains a Calculation Method frame, a Provider Fares frame, and a Provider Fare Exclusions frame.
  3. In the Calculation Method frame, select a calculation method.
  4. In the Provider Fares frame:
    1. In the Space Type list, click a space type.
    2. In the Fare Type list, click a fare type.
    3. In the Flat Rate field, type the flat rate in dollars.
  5. To add a provider fare for a space type, click the double-left arrow button in the Provider Fares frame:
    A button with two left-facing arrowheads.
  6. To define a passenger type to be excluded from paying a fare, select an existing passenger type from the Passenger Type list and click the double-left arrow button in the Provider Fare Exclusions frame.
  7. Click Save.
  8. To remove a provider fare for a space type, select the provider fare and click the double-right arrow button in the Provider Fares frame:
    A button with two right-facing arrowheads.
  9. To remove a passenger type from the fare exclusion list, select the provider fare and click the double-right arrow button in the Provider Fare Exclusions frame.
  10. Click Save.
  11. Click Exit.