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Setting Up Products & Services

Set up Products & Services in Cobot as one-time fees and booking extras, such as catering, coffee, equipment rental or snacks.

Written by Amanda

Products & Services let you pre-configure commonly charged items such as catering, coffee and snacks, service fees, or discounts. Once set up, they can be added to members' accounts or applied to both member bookings and external bookings, saving time and capturing valuable extra income.


Step 1: Set up Product Categories

Product Categories help you organize your Products & Services into logical groups – for example, Food & Beverages, Equipment, or Cleaning.

💡 Categories are optional but make it easier to manage longer product lists and give your customers a clearer overview when selecting booking extras.

To create a category, go to Products » Product Categories » Add Category, give it a name, and save. Your categories will then be available to select when setting up individual products in Step 2.

Product Categories setup page in Cobot, showing a list of existing categories with options to add or edit them.


Step 2: Create your Products & Services

Go to Products » Products & Services » Add Product/Service.

Basic Settings

  • Name:This is the name that appears on invoices and booking summaries.

  • Description: Add a brief description explaining what this product or service provides. For example, food and beverage services will be prepared in the booked room prior to the start of the booking.

  • Category: Add the product to a pre-configured category.

Category field in the Add Product/Service form in Cobot, showing a dropdown to assign the product to a pre-configured category.

Who can book the product

This settings determines whether the product or service can be chosen as a booking extra in the resource settings.

Who can book this setting for products and services in Cobot, with "can be booked by members" and "can be booked by visitors" selected.

Pricing

Choose how the price is calculated:

  • Per hour

  • Per person

  • Per item

  • Fixed amount

Pricing setting for products and services in Cobot, with options per hour, per person, per idem or fixed price.

💡 To create a credit or one-time discount, enter a negative amount.

  • Accounting Codes & Cost Centers: Use these for proper revenue tracking and accounting exports. More details.

  • Custom Tax Rate: Available if custom tax rates are enabled under Setup » Basic » Payments.


Step 3: How to Use Products & Services

Once saved, Products & Services can be applied in the following ways:

  1. As one-time charges or credits to member accounts. This is ideal for fees not tied to bookings, such as a one-time fee for a lost key charge. Click here to learn more about how this works.

  2. As booking extras for members. These options are shown during the booking process when a member books a meeting room, desk or other resource via the app or their member portal. Click here to read more about how this works.

  3. As booking extras for visitors. These extras can be added by visitors reserving a conference room, hot desk or other resources directly on your homepage or via public links. Ideal for catering, lunch options or additional equipment. Click here to learn how it works.


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