[Feature request]: Flexible Kit Management

[carlosvirreira]

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe?

Colloportis manages equipment that is often used both as part of complete kits and as individual items. For example:

Microphones that are part of an interview kit, but are also frequently requested individually. Lenses that are included in camera kits, but may be needed separately for other projects.

The core issues this creates in their current asset management setup are:

• Inability to book individual components without compromising the availability of the entire kit.
• Risk of double-booking if separate assets are created for the same item (e.g., "individual podcast microphone" vs. "podcast kit microphone").
• Inefficiency in equipment utilization, as booking an entire kit for a single component is often unnecessary and prevents others from using the remaining items.

Describe the solution you'd like

"Flexible Kit Management"

This feature would introduce the concept of "locked" and "unlocked" items within kits. By default, all items in a kit would be "locked," meaning they can only be booked as part of the entire kit. However, administrators would have the ability to "unlock" specific items, allowing them to be booked individually without affecting the kit's overall availability. This flexibility addresses the need to book certain high-demand items separately while maintaining the integrity of pre-configured kits.

Key aspects: Toggle switch for each item in a kit to set as "locked" or "unlocked" Visual indicators in the booking interface showing which kit items are available for individual booking Smart conflict resolution when booking kits with unlocked items already reserved

Discussed with Colloportis on Discord.

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Additional context

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[carlosvirreira]

+1 from Reds for this

[carlosvirreira]

+1 from Studio on this

[DonKoko]

I am starting to like this suggestion more and more. Maybe we can consider making a design. I think on the kit itself it wont be too much to design but we have to consider all the other different places this will affect.

[carlosvirreira]

• +1 Flexible kit management (Lock the whole thing). From Johannes.

[carlosvirreira]

I am starting to like this suggestion more and more. Maybe we can consider making a design. I think on the kit itself it wont be too much to design but we have to consider all the other different places this will affect.

Looking into this with more intensity now.