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title: "How price rules work with different product types"
slug: "price-rules-product-types"
description: "Automate your pricing with flexible price rules based on quantity, time, and session fullness. Learn how to manage and apply them effectively."
updated: 2026-10-13T18:17:02Z
published: 2026-10-13T18:17:02Z
canonical: "mysupport.roller.software/price-rules-product-types"
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# How price rules work with different product types

Price rules automatically adjust your pricing based on quantity, time of day, booking lead time or how full a session is. While session passes support all rule types, other product types have specific restrictions depending on their setup.

> [!NOTE]
> To create or manage price rules, staff need both the **Can edit products** and **Can manage price rules** permissions.

## Which products each rule type supports

| Rule type | Session pass | Standard pass | Package | Party package |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Quantity-based](/v1/docs/create-a-quantity-based-price-rule) | Yes | Yes | Yes, single-pass only | No |
| [Time-based](/v1/docs/create-a-time-based-price-rule) | Yes | Yes, by day only | Yes, single-pass only | Yes |
| [Early bird](/v1/docs/create-an-early-bird-price-rule) | Yes | Yes | Yes, single-pass only | Yes |
| [Capacity-based](/v1/docs/create-a-capacity-based-price-rule) | Yes | No | Yes, with a session pass | Yes |

- **By day only:** Allows daily price variations (eg weekday vs. weekend). Standard passes don't support time-of-day pricing (eg morning vs. afternoon) because they lack fixed start times.
- **Single-pass only:** Applies to packages that contain a single standard or session pass, with tier pricing setting the price for that pass. If you're using a capacity-based rule, this must be a session pass.
- **Packages and party packages:** Tier pricing applies strictly to the pass or party ticket. Extra inclusions (eg food, drinks, merchandise) remain the same price across all tiers.
- **Unsupported combinations ("No"):** A rule type cannot be used if product mechanics prevent it. For example, party packages are sold as a single bundle (no individual tickets to count for quantity rules), and standard passes have no scheduled sessions (nothing to measure session capacity).

## Unsupported product setups

Price rules cannot be applied to:

- Recurring passes
- Memberships
- Multi-pass products
- Stock and merchandise (eg food, beverages, retail items)
- Gift cards

Price rules won't apply if your product setup includes any of the following:

- **Group ticket variations on quantity-based rules:** Variations priced as a single bundle (eg "Admit 4") cannot be counted per individual ticket. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/23700755-951c-4b69-8afe-ec8b33c6c689/Images/Documentation/image(66).png)
- **Discounted consecutive sessions:** Price rules cannot be applied to session passes (or packages containing session passes) that have consecutive sessions enabled. If a price rule is already applied, the consecutive sessions option is disabled automatically. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/23700755-951c-4b69-8afe-ec8b33c6c689/Images/Documentation/image(65).png)
- **Missing resources for capacity rules:** Capacity-based rules require the session pass ticket variations to have assigned resources to calculate fullness. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/23700755-951c-4b69-8afe-ec8b33c6c689/Images/Documentation/image(67).png)

## One rule per product

A product can run **one price rule at a time**, but you can assign the same rule to as many products as you like.

Choose the rule that matches your primary pricing trigger: quantity, time of day, booking lead time or how full a session is. You can switch to a different rule whenever your strategy changes.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/23700755-951c-4b69-8afe-ec8b33c6c689/Images/Documentation/image(63).png)

## Where price rules apply

- **Quantity-based, time-based, and early bird rules:** Apply automatically across all sales channels.
- **Capacity-based rules:** Allow you to select specific channels. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/23700755-951c-4b69-8afe-ec8b33c6c689/Images/Documentation/image(68).png)

For details on standard rates per channel and handling post-booking modifications, see [Which sales channels a price rule applies to](/v1/docs/price-rules-sales-channels).

## What HQ controls and what your venue controls

For multi-venue accounts, HQ can create and manage every price rule type centrally, including capacity-based, to keep pricing consistent across locations.

**HQ & venue permissions**

- **HQ price rules:** Staff working in the HQ account can create and manage group-wide rules for all venues.
- **Local price rules:** Staff working in a managed venue can create and manage rules specific to their venue.
- **Locking HQ rules:** HQ administrators can deselect **Can change price rules on HQ products** (**Venues** *>* **Permissions**) to prevent venues from changing or removing HQ-assigned rules. See [Create and manage HQ venue permissions](/v1/docs/create-and-manage-hq-venue-permissions).

Staff must have both the **Can edit products** and **Can manage price rules** [permissions](/v1/docs/permissions-by-feature-and-role) in the account where they are working.

| Setting | HQ | Managed venue |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tiers and rule settings in an HQ price rule | Creates and manages in HQ | View-only |
| Tier prices for each variation included in an HQ product | Sets default prices | Edits locally |
| Dates in a custom date group (such as school holidays, in a time-based rule) | Sets the dates. Can select **Allow managed venues to override** on any group | Can edit the dates and times for a group with the override on. |
| Which rule applies to a product | Can lock it per venue permission group, using **Can change price rules on HQ products** | Can choose, unless HQ has locked it. When it's locked, you see the name of the rule HQ assigned instead of the **Price rule** drop-down. |
| Local price rules on local products | Not applicable | Can create and manage them |

**Custom date groups** (like school or public holidays) in a time-based price rule allow managed venues to adjust schedule dates only when HQ explicitly enables the **Allow managed venues to override** setting. If HQ disables this later, the original HQ dates overwrite any venue-level edits. See [Create a time-based price rule](/v1/docs/create-a-time-based-price-rule).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/23700755-951c-4b69-8afe-ec8b33c6c689/Images/Documentation/image(64).png)

**Finding HQ rules:** HQ-created price rules appear in a managed venue's rule list with an **HQ** label. From Venue Manager, go to **Products > Price rules > All rules.**

## FAQs

**Can I apply two price rules to the same product?**

No. A product uses one rule at a time.

**Can I change a rule's tiers while it's applied to a product?**

You can change tier prices for a product at any time. To change the rule's own tiers, schedules or lead times, unlink the rule from every product using it first.

**Do price rule changes affect bookings already taken?**

No. Changes to a rule or its prices apply to new bookings. Bookings already taken keep the price they were sold at.

**How do price rules interact with multi-pass products?**

You cannot attach a price rule to a multi-pass product itself. Additionally, when a guest redeems a multi-pass for a session, the pass covers the full cost of that visit. They will not be charged any extra fees, even if the session has reached a higher pricing tier due to a capacity-based or time-based rule.

**Do price rules apply when a guest uses a membership?**

It depends on the type of membership benefit being used:

- **Included passes (entitlements):** No. When a member redeems a fully pre-paid pass included in their membership, they are simply drawing down an existing entitlement. There is no new transaction, so price rules do not apply.
- **Membership discounts:** Yes. If a membership gives a guest a discount on a new purchase (eg 20% off standard passes), the price rule adjusts the product's base price first. The membership discount is then calculated on top of that new adjusted price.

**Can guests use a discount code on a product that has a price rule applied?**

Yes, price rules and discount codes can be used together. The price rule automatically adjusts the product's base price first (for example, applying a cheaper off-peak rate). If a guest or staff member applies a valid discount code at checkout, that discount is calculated on top of the newly adjusted base price.

**How are price rules different from discount codes?**

Price rules are automated and ongoing. They adjust a product's base price automatically based on conditions you set (like time, day, or group size). Discount codes are tactical and short-term—they require a guest or staff member to manually apply a code at checkout, typically for specific marketing campaigns or promotions.

## Related

- [Get started with price rules](/get-started-with-price-rules.md)
- [Apply a price rule to products](/apply-a-price-rule-to-products-and-set-prices.md)
- [Which sales channels a price rule applies to](/price-rules-sales-channels.md)