Total Access Pricing - Bookstore Guide
What is Changing
Total Access Pricing is coming soon for Fall 2024 Adoptions in Connect! Unlike Course Access Prices, Total Access Prices will be locked prior to Fall Adoptions for the duration of the 2024-2025 academic year to ensure that Total Access Program Fee prices can be accurately quoted.
Connect users will have the ability to search for products with Total Access pricing from their RMS Adoptions, as well as the VST Catalog when the catalog has Total Access enabled. Users will then be able to verify Total Access price types in the Match & Verify modal.
In addition to adding Total Access Pricing to the hierarchy in Connect, changes to how we present prices for price verification in Connect will change for both Total Access and Course Access programs. Instead of showing all prices for a matched SKU and letting the Connect user choose, we’ll pivot to showing just the price at the top of the hierarchy based on the pricing available for the item.
What does the Change Look Like?
When a catalog has been set to enable Total Access, Total Access Pricing will be visible in Connect in the following locations:
- Connect Users will now be able to search for items with Total Access Pricing in their RMS Adoptions or the VitalSource Catalog via the Explore & Create modal.
- Enabling a new Total Access Price filter will show only adoptions with at least one SKU with an available Total Access price
- Connect Users will also be able to verify against Total Access Pricing when matching and verifying items in a catalog
- Connect’s Bulk Item Import will validate items where the net price matches an Total Access Price.
Price Verification Hierarchy in Connect
Instead of showing all prices for a matched SKU and letting the Connect user choose, we’ll pivot to showing just the price at the top of the hierarchy based on the pricing available for the item.
Prior to this change, if multiple price types were available for an item, the user could choose to create an item from any of them, as shown in the screenshot below where both an Course Access and a DLP price were available.
Now, instead of showing all available prices for a matched SKU and letting the Connect user choose, we’ll pivot to showing just the matching price based on the hierarchies described below.
Course Access Programs
- If we receive a Custom price for a SKU, we'll display only the Custom Price to users for price verification.
- If no Custom Price is available but an Course Access Price is returned for the SKU, we'll show only the Course Access Price to users for price verification.
- If neither a Custom Price nor an Course Access Price is available for the SKU but a Digital List Price is returned, we'll display only the DLP for price verification.
Total Access Programs
- If we receive a Custom price for a SKU, we'll display only the Custom Price to users for price verification.
- If no Custom Price is returned but an Total Access Price is available for the SKU, we'll show only the Total Access Price to users for price verification.
- If neither a Custom Price nor an Total Access Price is available for the SKU but an Course Access Price is returned, we'll show only the Course Access Price to users for price verification.
- If neither a Custom Price, Total Access Price, nor an Course Access Price is available for the SKU but a Digital List Price is returned , we'll display only the DLP to users for price verification.
Where to Go for Help
- Contact success@vitalsource.com with any questions!