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Dive Shop 360 – An Official PADI Partner

Flexible E-Learning Options for Courses (PADI Club Ready)

Courses with multiple e-learning options now give you full control over how they’re sold. Set a default, require a selection, or make one mandatory. Built for PADI Club, but it works for any course or agency.

Before you start: your PADI integration needs to be on version 1.1. Check under Office > Back Office Settings > Integrations.

Other Details tab with Generate Learning Agreement and PADI Product highlighted

Step 1: Set up your products

Each e-learning option needs to be linked as a product before it can go on a course.

  1. Go to Inventory > Products > Manage Products and find the product.
  2. Open the Other Details tab.
  3. Turn on Generate Learning Agreement, then PADI Product.
  4. Pick the course type from the popup and click Copy.
Description tab, Issue PADI E-Learning Code toggle

Step 2: Build the course

When you set up the course itself, leave Issue PADI E-Learning Code off on the Description tab. That function gets handled by the add-on products instead, so turning it on here will cause duplicate codes.

Course Addons tab, full view

Step 3: Add the e-learning options

In the course’s Course Addons tab, add the part numbers for each e-learning option your students can choose from.

From here, you’ve got three settings per add-on, and they work independently:

  • Require add-on selection during purchase (top toggle): makes sure at least one e-learning code gets picked before checkout can finish.
  • Select by default: pre-selects your most common option. Customers can still change it at checkout.
  • Mandatory: forces that specific add-on into the cart no matter what, even if the customer doesn’t pick it.

Mix and match these based on how much choice you want to give. Want to guarantee a sale includes e-learning but let the customer pick which one? Turn on Require, skip Mandatory. Want everyone to get the Club Bundle regardless? Check Mandatory on that one.

Booking screen, Select Addon dropdown

Step 4: What the customer sees

At checkout, in-store or online, the student picks their e-learning option from a dropdown before completing registration.

Dive Shop 360 FAQ

How do I update or import from catalogs?

Go to Office > Inventory > Catalog System > Product Catalogs and search for the vendor you want to update. Select all the results, then click the red "Select All Parts on All Pages" button. 

You'll see two options. Bulk Add brings in anything you don't carry yet, plus gives you the choice to update what you already have. Sync Existing only touches products already in your system, nothing new gets added. 

I did a catalog update and my prices didn't change. Why?

The catalog system updates MSRP, Cost, and MAP. It won't touch anything you've priced manually. So if a product already has a manual override on it, that's usually the issue. If you want pricing to stay in sync automatically, call support and we can set up a formula for that.

Why are past trip reservations still showing on a customer's profile?

That's by design. Trips and charters stick around on a profile until you mark them as sold. Once you do that, the system closes it out and turns the deposit into revenue. If you've got old travel that's still sitting open, support can help you backdate it so it closes properly.

How do I merge or delete duplicate contacts?

Go to Office > Contacts > Contacts, search for the contact, then click the trash can icon next to their name. The system will ask if you want to merge.

How do I print a worksheet for physical inventory?

Search for the items you want included in Manage Products. Then click Actions in the upper left, then Print Inventory List. You'll get a worksheet with just the parts from that search.

How do I check if an email was sent for a course, trip, or charter?

Look at the contact's details page. Every email they've been sent shows up right under their name. You can also check it from the course, trip, or charter's own page, under the Email Messaging tab. Click the down arrow next to the campaign, then click into the grey box that pops up to see stats on it.

My reports won't open, or they open and immediately close. What's going on?

Usually it's Chrome blocking the pop-up. Open the report again, and right when it closes, look for a small window icon on the right side of the URL bar. Click it, choose Always Allow, then reopen the report. Should load fine after that.

How do I refund a trip or charter but keep a non-refundable deposit?

The system refunds the full amount automatically, so you'll need to adjust it manually. Pull up the refund on the invoice, add a MISC line item, rename it something like "Non-Refundable Deposit," and set it to whatever you're keeping. If the tax needs adjusting too, click directly on the line item description. This way the customer gets refunded and your deposit still counts as revenue.

A part shows up in Manage Products but not in Select Parts to Order. Why?

Check if it's marked "Don't Check for Inventory in Stock." Parts marked that way get hidden from that screen by default, but you can still order them. Just turn on "View Non-Inventoried Items" and you'll be able to add it to a PO.

How do I return something bought on a House Account?

Pull up the refund on the invoice and ring it up as a payment toward the House Account. That puts the value of the return straight onto the customer's balance instead of handing back cash.

I can't find Vendor XYZ in the catalog. What's wrong?

You probably need to subscribe to their catalog first, under Catalog Settings. That's also where you set your cost level for each vendor. Still can't find them after that? Reach out to support and we'll dig in.

How do I change the vendor on a bunch of products at once?

Use Bulk Actions in Manage Products. It lets you update Vendor, Manufacturer, or Category across multiple parts in one shot.

What's the difference between a House Account and an Expense Account?

House Account is what a customer owes you, basically in-house credit. Expense Account is your shop's own spending: supplies, services, whatever keeps the lights on. One thing to know: we don't track credits through House Account.

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