Class Types

1. Log in as the owner
2. Follow this menu path: Toolbox => Services => Class Type Setup
3. Use the drop-down boxes to select the Program you are adding a Class Type to
4. Enter the Class Type name to the right of the drop-down box
5. Click on the Update Button

It may seem strange, but you must create Class Types for room rentals or equipment rentals - especially if you're going to sell the rentals from your Point-of-Sale Screen. Don't worry; this won't make rentals show up on your Classes Calendar. The rentals will eventually show up on your Resource Schedule Calendar.

No problem, when you're done setting up your Class Types, click here to set up your Session Types.

If this class type is related to yoga, yo may want to associate it with one of these yoga categories which will be used by MINDBODY Finder. Matching your class types to YogaNOW categories:

1. Follow this menu path: Toolbox => Services => Class Type Setup
2. If you left the "MINDBODY Finder Opt-In" box checked, then you'll notice a new "MINDBODY Finder Category" Column on the far right of your Class Type Setup Screen. The categories available are set in stone, but we tried to find the best match for your existing yoga class types. For any of your yoga services that don't have a MINDBODY Finder Category selected, try to match the categories available as well as you can.

NOTE: this dropdown box appears only if the MINDBODY Finder Feature is enabled. Click here to learn how to enable/disable MINDBODY Finder.

Classes

Basically, Class Types give your classes and workshops more clarification. To use high school as an example, you may create a Program called "Classes." But various Class Types of that Program may be, "Algebra," "Biology," "Social Studios," and etc…. Class Types don't affect the behavior of your site as much as Programs do, but they help people find the services that they want on your Classes and Workshops Screens. For every Class Type you add, people can use the drop down boxes in the upper right corner to search for all classes or events (workshops) within that Class Type. This isn't where you type the actual name of the class. You do that later on the Class/Event Description Screen.

 

Events (Workshops)

Let's use the high school example to explain Class Types' relationship with workshops. If a high school created a workshop Program called "Camps," then Class Types for the Program might be, "Band Camp," "Cheerleading Camp," and "Senior Retreat." There isn't much different between the way classes and events are setup by this point. This isn't where you type the actual name of the event (workshop.) You do that later on the Class/Event Description Screen.

 

Resources (equipment rentals, room rentals, etc…)

The system treats resources a lot like it treats classes. If you rent and/or schedule your resources, they will eventually appear on the Resources Schedule Screen. Even if you don't schedule resources, you just rent them, then you still need to give each resource a Class Type. This helps give the resource another layer of classification. It also helps get the resource on the Resources Schedule screen.

Oops!  You shouldn't be here. If you don't offer any group services or rent equipment, then you don't need to setup Class Types. Click here to setup your private appointments.