Choosing a Permit Type Setup

Choosing a Permit Type Setup

Choose how permits behave—whether access is fixed, scheduled, or flexible for the user.

Quick Guide

• Specific Date(s) → Best for events or fixed schedules
• Date Range(s) → Best for longer access (days, weeks, months)
• Flexible Time → Best for user-driven or short-term parking

How Each Option Works

Specific Date(s)

Best for: Events, bookings, or predefined access windows

• You create one or more specific dates
• Each date can include one or multiple time intervals (e.g. 8am–12pm, 1pm–5pm)
• Users cannot change these times

User experience: Users select from predefined date options, or proceed directly if only one exists

Date Range(s)

Best for: Continuous access (e.g. daily, weekly, monthly permits)

• You define a start and end date (and time)
• The permit is valid across that full range
• Optional rules like “never expires” or scheduled times can be applied

User experience: Users typically don’t choose dates—the range is already defined

Flexible Time

Best for: Transient or on-demand parking

• You define rules (e.g. allowed days, duration limits, time windows)
• Users choose their own start and/or end times within those rules
• The system ensures all selections are valid

User experience: Users actively choose when their parking starts and ends

Common Use Cases

Events

• Game days, concerts, or one-time bookings → Specific Date(s)

Long-Term Access

• Employee or monthly permits → Date Range(s)

Short-Term / Visitor Parking

• Hourly or flexible parking → Flexible Time

FAQs

Which option should I choose?

• Use Specific Dates for fixed schedules (like events), Date Range for continuous access, and Flexible Time when users need control.

Can users change dates?

• Only with Flexible Time. Specific Dates and Date Ranges are controlled by the system.

Why don’t I see certain options in the portal?

• The portal only shows what the Permit Type requires. If something isn’t configured, it won’t appear for the user.