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The first step is to Set up permit allocations. To access Permit Allocations hover over Allocations (The clock icon) and select Permit Allocations from the drop down menu.

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The Permit Allocation Screen will open.

From the Select Allocation drop down select Insert New Allocation

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In this example we will create an allocation for a yearly lot using the following data.

Allocation Title: 2017 Annual
Allocation Type: Yearly
Start Date: Jan 1, 2017
End Date; Dec 31, 2017

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Click on Insert New to submit the allocation. Your resulting screen should look like this:

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You will now have to make this allocation active. To do so go back to the Allocations menu and select Active Permit Allocations.

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Select the allocation you just created by clicking the radio button beside the allocation title.

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To activate this allocation click Update Current Allocation.

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Once the allocation is set up we can now create our lot.
From the Parking Management Menu hover over Lot Administration and select Pricing & Lot Admin from the resulting drop down menu.

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The Permit Pricing & Lot Administration window will open.

To create a new lot click on Add New Lot in the upper right of the screen.

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In this scenario we will be setting up a lot with the following data:

Check the box beside "This lot is visible to site users" to ensure the lot will be visible on the user side.
Lot Name: Parkade Level 1
Lot Short Name: PL1
Default Cost: 530.00
Check to select This lot can be used for a second permit
(This allows end users to have more than one permit in the lot however if space is limited Administrators can limit this to a single permit)
Check to select Allow the use of a waiting list with this lot
Set the Lot category to Parkade Building
LPR Lot Group: Hotel (Note. This is for LPR functionality) *need link to LPR explanation
Set Lot type to Full Time Staff

Click on Insert this Lot to save it.

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In the location Tab Enter a Description in the Location field. This information will be visible on the user side when selecting lots.
Ensure that Lot Allocation is set to yearly so it will be in sync with the Allocation you set up earlier.

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Temporary Parking Tab - You can designate a number of spaces as Temporary Parking.
In this example we will set up Temp Parking with the following data:

Max permits per Day: 30
Daily Cost: 12.00 (This is the maximum fee for parking anything over 6 hours.)
Hourly costs: 2 Hours - 3.00, 4 Hours - 6.00, 6 Hours - 9.00

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Statistics Tab - This Tab allows the admin to set certain parameters to the lot.

Total Spaces: 100
ADA: 10 (These are special needs spots, Handicap, Expectant Mothers, etc.)
Visitor: 20

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Click Update this Lot to save this configuration.

We will now need to set up Permits for this lot. To access the permit setup. Hover over Lot Administration to display the submenu and select Allocate.

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As you can see at this point in the process the lot has been created but there are no permits associated with the lot.

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As a best practice notice there are gaps between permit numbers in as much as we don't have any lots that permit numbers end and start in sequence.
That is to say we don't have a permit numbers 1 through 10 in one lot and then the next lot starts at 11 to 20 for example.
Note: It is always a good idea to leave a gap in case the lot changes over time. For example if a series of parking spots were redrawn to allow narrower spots for motorcycle parking,
the number of spots in a lot would increase. Having the gap allows the administrator to add permits to an existing lot.

In our example we will be allocating 100 permits to the lot numbered 520 through 619. Once you have updated the start and end range for this lot Click Update Lot to submit your changes.

A pop up will appear confirming your action.

Upon return to the Permit Number Administration page note that the lot now has permit numbers listed.

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To view the actual permits click on the Lot name (Parkade Level 1)
This will display a list of permits as shown below.

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