A "Add-On Option" is type of chip purchase option. It is a means by which a player can acquire additional chips after they have already entered a tournament.
The attributes of an add-on option are:
When a player exercises an add-on option, it creates an instance of a add-on record.
The available options in a tournament are visible on the tournament's chip purchase options panel. Add-on options are edited in the add-on option properties dialog.
In addition to putting a limit on each individual option, you can also put an overall limit per player on all add-ons. You might do this if you offer two add-on options but a player is only allowed to do one or the other.
Although you'll typically define at most one add-on option, a tournament can have multiple add-on options.
As an example, assume you are having a tournament where the standard add-on cost is $50 for 5,000 chips. You also want to have an additional add-on where people can receive an extra 1,000 chips for donating a jacket..
To do this, you'd create two add-on options:
In simple tournaments, the purchase quantity for each option is set by you. You simple increment/decrement the quantity as needed and all associated data is updated.
In standard tournaments, you are managing players. Therefore, the purchase quantity for each option is updated as you purchase add-ons for players.