Vik Rent Items General Info
General information about Vik Rent Items.
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Henrik Holm Nielsen 
9-1-14 11:46
Hi there ;)
Quick presales question, I cant' seem to find the answer to in your demos or descriptions.
Is it possible to setup a requirement for customer to accept sales terms on each rental of an item, and not just when creating the account?
Cheers ;)
Quick presales question, I cant' seem to find the answer to in your demos or descriptions.
Is it possible to setup a requirement for customer to accept sales terms on each rental of an item, and not just when creating the account?
Cheers ;)
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Staff E4j
9-1-14 12:03
Hi,
Yes, you can do that through the Custom Fields and in the order summary page the users will have to tick a checkbox for accepting your terms before saving the order. Additionally, by clicking on the label of that field, it is possible to display a modal box window (a pop-up) that contains an article with your actual terms and conditions text.
If you take a look at the administrator section of the demo website, in the task Custom Fields, you will see how you can create this type of Custom Field.
Yes, you can do that through the Custom Fields and in the order summary page the users will have to tick a checkbox for accepting your terms before saving the order. Additionally, by clicking on the label of that field, it is possible to display a modal box window (a pop-up) that contains an article with your actual terms and conditions text.
If you take a look at the administrator section of the demo website, in the task Custom Fields, you will see how you can create this type of Custom Field.
Staff E4j 6-11-14 09:23
Hi,
With the latest version 1.3 of Vik Rent Items you can set some global closing days from the Configuration task. If you don't want to accept pick up or return for your ware on Saturday or Sunday then you should add those two days in the Global Closing Days with a Weekly frequency.
Those days will then be disabled in the jQuery UI Datepicker Calendar of the front site.
With the latest version 1.3 of Vik Rent Items you can set some global closing days from the Configuration task. If you don't want to accept pick up or return for your ware on Saturday or Sunday then you should add those two days in the Global Closing Days with a Weekly frequency.
Those days will then be disabled in the jQuery UI Datepicker Calendar of the front site.
Np 
4-20-14 10:44
Hi, I'm trying to use the "item list" menu item but there's something I probably do not get right about the config: i see "STARTING FROM € 19.90 PER HOUR" but the 19.9 is the daily price, not the hourly one. What am I doing wrong.
Thanks and happy Easter everybody
Thanks and happy Easter everybody
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Staff E4j 4-20-14 17:59
Hi,
in the Items List view you can have a custom "Starting From" price and label by specifying it from the parameters of all your Items. If you don't specify a custom starting from price then the system will automatically calculate it from the prices of the Fares Table.
If you want to change the label "per hour" you simply have to edit your Items and change the parameter "Custom Starting From Text" to "per day". By default that label is set to "VRI_PERHOUR" which is a language definition. You can change it to "VRI_PERDAY" or literally "per day" if you don't need your website to be in multiple languages.
Happy Easter to you too!
in the Items List view you can have a custom "Starting From" price and label by specifying it from the parameters of all your Items. If you don't specify a custom starting from price then the system will automatically calculate it from the prices of the Fares Table.
If you want to change the label "per hour" you simply have to edit your Items and change the parameter "Custom Starting From Text" to "per day". By default that label is set to "VRI_PERHOUR" which is a language definition. You can change it to "VRI_PERDAY" or literally "per day" if you don't need your website to be in multiple languages.
Happy Easter to you too!
Staff E4j 3-27-14 10:53
Hi,
It is not possible to completely remove the time selection when you are not using the Time Slots because the time is required to calculate the exact duration of the rent. The only thing you can do is forcing the Pickup and Return times to a fixed time that you can define from the Configuration page. This way it won't be possible to select the time.
It is not possible to completely remove the time selection when you are not using the Time Slots because the time is required to calculate the exact duration of the rent. The only thing you can do is forcing the Pickup and Return times to a fixed time that you can define from the Configuration page. This way it won't be possible to select the time.
Sillecs 
3-13-14 17:16
Hi all,
I'm trying to make Vik Rent Item working but, on frontend, when i click on a day in the calendar, the page reload ans nothing happen (index.php?option=com_vikrentitems&view=itemdetails&elemid=1&day=1396994400&Itemid=205)
My Joomla version : Joomla 2.5.18
My VRI version : VikRentItems 1.2
I'm trying to make Vik Rent Item working but, on frontend, when i click on a day in the calendar, the page reload ans nothing happen (index.php?option=com_vikrentitems&view=itemdetails&elemid=1&day=1396994400&Itemid=205)
My Joomla version : Joomla 2.5.18
My VRI version : VikRentItems 1.2
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Staff E4j 3-13-14 17:53
Hi,
That could be caused by a Javascript/jQuery conflict. When clicking on a date from the availability calendar in the Item Details page, the hourly availability for that day should be displayed unless it's disabled from the parameters of the Item. Then the calendar in the booking form should take that selected date as input.
That could be caused by a Javascript/jQuery conflict. When clicking on a date from the availability calendar in the Item Details page, the hourly availability for that day should be displayed unless it's disabled from the parameters of the Item. Then the calendar in the booking form should take that selected date as input.
Chris Helson
2-18-14 00:58
I have installed rent items 3 zip files on a clients joomla v3 site. I then went to follow the instruction:
"Falang_ContentElements.zip - Content Elements Files for FaLang, unzip it first, then copy all the files into your /administrator/components/com_falang/contentelements/ folder via FTP"
however I don't have a com_falang folder in the sites components folder. Should the installation have created one or do I have to make these folders manually via ftp?
"Falang_ContentElements.zip - Content Elements Files for FaLang, unzip it first, then copy all the files into your /administrator/components/com_falang/contentelements/ folder via FTP"
however I don't have a com_falang folder in the sites components folder. Should the installation have created one or do I have to make these folders manually via ftp?
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Staff E4j 2-18-14 01:18
Hello,
Falang is a third party extension used for translating contents that are saved in the database into other languages. If you want your website to be available in multiple languages but you don't need to translate the names and the descriptions of your Items for example, then you can use the native Joomla functions and translate any language definition with the .INI files.
For more details please have a look at the Documentations page, under the section Translations.
Falang is a third party extension used for translating contents that are saved in the database into other languages. If you want your website to be available in multiple languages but you don't need to translate the names and the descriptions of your Items for example, then you can use the native Joomla functions and translate any language definition with the .INI files.
For more details please have a look at the Documentations page, under the section Translations.
Staff E4j 2-14-14 16:03
Hi,
You need to change the width from the CSS rule declared in the main CSS file of Vik Rent Items if you want your image to be wider than the default 200px.
If you used a tool like Firebug or the native Inspector of Safari or Chrome, you would easily find the exact line to edit in the CSS file.
There isn't a setting in the Configuration of the program to do such a thing as it's just a CSS rule.
You need to change the width from the CSS rule declared in the main CSS file of Vik Rent Items if you want your image to be wider than the default 200px.
If you used a tool like Firebug or the native Inspector of Safari or Chrome, you would easily find the exact line to edit in the CSS file.
There isn't a setting in the Configuration of the program to do such a thing as it's just a CSS rule.
Staff E4j 1-13-14 02:46
Hi,
You just have to change the label of the "Custom Starting From Price" text. From the edit page of your item, change the default value "VRI_PERHOUR" into "VRI_PERDAY". Those values are language definitions and if you only have one language installed then you can just enter "per day".
If you leave the field "Custom Starting From Price" empty, the program will automatically calculate the daily cost of your Item.
You just have to change the label of the "Custom Starting From Price" text. From the edit page of your item, change the default value "VRI_PERHOUR" into "VRI_PERDAY". Those values are language definitions and if you only have one language installed then you can just enter "per day".
If you leave the field "Custom Starting From Price" empty, the program will automatically calculate the daily cost of your Item.
Staff E4j 1-1-14 22:00
Hi,
If you don't need to calculate a different cost depending on the distance then you can just use the Options and make them always selected. It's up to you. The only thing is that it is not possible to force the Delivery Service to be selected, only the Options can be forced to be selected. Another difference between using the Delivery Service or the Options is that the Maximum cost of an Option will be considered only on each Item while the Maximum Cost for the Delivery Service will be considered globally. Not sure if I expressed myself well but if you want to set a Maximum cost for the Delivery of all the Items selected, more than one then you should use the Delivery Service because with the Options the Maximum cost would be summed for each Item ordered.
For more details please have a look at the demo website, you can also access the administrator section.
If you don't need to calculate a different cost depending on the distance then you can just use the Options and make them always selected. It's up to you. The only thing is that it is not possible to force the Delivery Service to be selected, only the Options can be forced to be selected. Another difference between using the Delivery Service or the Options is that the Maximum cost of an Option will be considered only on each Item while the Maximum Cost for the Delivery Service will be considered globally. Not sure if I expressed myself well but if you want to set a Maximum cost for the Delivery of all the Items selected, more than one then you should use the Delivery Service because with the Options the Maximum cost would be summed for each Item ordered.
For more details please have a look at the demo website, you can also access the administrator section.
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