Bookshelf v8.1: What's New in This Release

What's New in This Release

What's New in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. F

Table 1 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Table 1. New Product Features in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. F
Topic	Description
Updating Function and Nonfunction Line Item Prices for a Meeting Package in Quotes	New topic. Describes how to update function and nonfunction line item prices for a meeting package in Quotes.
Updating Room Block Line Item Prices for a Meeting Package	New topic. Describes how to update room block line item prices for a meeting package in Quotes.

What's New in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. E

Table 2 lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Table 2. New Product Features in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. E
Topic	Description
Activating Hospitality Workflows	Modified topic. Workflows have been added that support the functionality of meeting packages.
Disabling Date Synchronization	New topic. A new user property allows you to enable or disable date synchronization in views that display two or more date ranges.
Creating Sell Notes for a Property	Modified topic. You use the Property Pricing Admin screen, Properties, Sell Notes view to create sell notes.
Creating Indivisible Specific Spaces	Modified topic. Administrators can designate a function space as a special location.
Defining Status Color Schemes for the Function Space Diary	Modified topic. You can specify the basis for how Function Space Diary colors are displayed.
Adding nonfunction Line Items to an Event Template	New topic. You can add nonfunction line items to an event template.
Setting Up Meeting Packages	New chapter. A chapter has been added to describe the administration of property-specific meeting packages.
Applying a Property-Specific Event Template to a Quote	Modified topic. Applying event templates to quotes can generate nonfunction line items.
Modifying the Event Quote Arrival Date	Modified topic. When changing the arrival date of a quote, you can change the dates of associated nonfunction line items.
Adding Nonfunction Line Items to a Quote	New topic. You can associate nonfunction line items with a quote.
Process of Reviewing Quote Details	Modified topic. The Quote screen, Summary view now includes revenue information for nonfunction line items.
Process of Managing Meeting Packages in a Quote	New topic. You can associate meeting packages with a quote and manage the various meeting package components within the quote.
About Core and Noncore Field Behaviors in Quotes	New topic. Describes meeting package-related field behaviors according to whether the fields are in core or noncore records.
Reviewing Total, Group, and Transient Availability	Modified topic. In the Property screen, Total Availability view, the dates in the top and bottom lists are synchronized.
Reviewing Group Projected and Blocked Availability	Modified topic. In the Property screen, Group Projected/Blocked view, the dates in the top sections and the bottom list are synchronized.
Function Space Diary Total Availability View	Modified topic. In the Function Space Diary, Total Availability view, the dates in the calendar and the bottom list are synchronized.
Configuring the Function Space Diary Icons	New topic. You can change the appearance of the Function Space Diary icons by replacing their graphic files.
Icon Graphics and Files of the Function Space Diary	New topic. Describes the Function Space Diary graphic files.
Storing User Preferences for the Function Space Diary	Modified topic. Function Space Column Size and Function Space Type fields have been added to the diary user preferences.
Changing the Way Information Is Displayed in the Function Space Diary	Modified topic. The Go To and Function Space Type fields have been added to the Function Space Diary.
About the Function Space Diary Time Scale Options	Modified topic. Changes have been made to the display effects of some Time Scale field options.
Navigation for the Month/Day-of-Week Time Scale	Modified topic. Changes to the display effects of a Time Scale field option affect paging button behaviors.
Dragging a Booking to a Different Time or Function Space	Modified topic. Description of existing functionality is expanded to include procedure steps and details of the Select Reservation to Move dialog box.
About Quote Pricing for Meeting Packages	New topic. Describes how Siebel Hospitality calculates pricing details for quotes that include meeting packages.
About Orders with Meeting Package Components	New topic. Meeting package functions and function line items can be associated with orders.
Managing Meeting Package Orders	New topic. You can manage meeting package components that are associated with an order.
About Package Event Checks	New topic. A package event check contains meeting packages and their components.
Generating a Package Event Check	New topic. A scenario for generating a package event check is added to the guide.
About Generated Event Checks	New topic. Support is added for generating trial checks with meeting package elements and nonfunction line items from related quotes.
Adding Meeting Packages to a Package Event Check	New topic. You can add meeting packages to package event checks.
Adding Meeting Package Functions to a Package Event Check	New topic. You can add meeting package functions and line items to package event checks.
Adding Nonfunction Line Items to a Package Event Check	New topic. You can add nonfunction line items to package event checks.
Event Check Calculation Rules	Modified topic. Event check calculation rules have been augmented to support Meeting Packages functionality.
Workflows for Event Checks Functionality	New topic. Workflows to support event checks have been added and modified.
Process of Converting the Banquet Event Order Report to a 12-Hour Format	New topic. You can configure the Banquet Event Order Report to display time in a 12-hour format.
Accounting Event Check Report	Modified topic. The report includes new sections and fields that support Meeting Packages functionality.
Banquet Event Order Report	Modified topic. The report includes modified fields that support Meeting Packages functionality.
Guest Event Check Report	Modified topic. The report includes new sections and fields that support Meeting Packages functionality.
Pro Forma Event Check Report	New topic. You can print a summarized invoice for all the items of a quote that are on event checks.
Applet User Properties for Function Space Diary	Modified topic. Previously undocumented Function Space Diary user properties are added to the guide.
TNT SHM Compact Function Space Diary Applet User Properties	New topic. Previously undocumented Function Space Diary user properties are added to the guide.
Business Component User Properties for Function Space Diary	Modified topic. Previously undocumented Function Space Diary user properties are added to the guide.
TNT SHM Gantt AX Date Time Interval PopUp Business Component User Properties	New topic. Previously undocumented Function Space Diary user properties are added to the guide.
User Properties for Meeting Packages	New topic. Describes the user properties that support Meeting Packages functionality.

What's New in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. D

Table 3 lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Table 3. New Product Features in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. D
Topic	Description
User Properties for Pivot Applets	New topic. Describes the user properties that control the behavior of pivot applets.

What's New in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. C

Table 4 lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Table 4. New Product Features in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. C
Topic	Description
Activating Hospitality Workflows	Modified topic. The list of workflows now includes the SHM Trial_Open Check workflow.
Activating the TNT Event Check Status State Model	New topic. Instructions for activating the TNT Event Check Status state model have been added to the guide.
Creating Sleeping Room Records	Modified topic. You can create run of house (ROH) sleeping room types. You can also associate taxes and service charges with a property-specific sleeping room.
Mapping a Run of House Room Type to Property-Specific Room Types	New topic. Administrators can associate a ROH room type with property-specific room types.
Defining Sleeping Room Inventory Controls	Modified topic. Administrators can define inventory controls for ROH sleeping room types.
Defining Status Color Schemes for the Function Space Diary	Modified topic. Options are added for setting up color schemes for quote statuses and function statuses.
Defining Display Options for Child Functions and Dependencies	New topic. Administrators can select colors and patterns to denote child functions and child dependencies in the Function Space Diary.
Chapter 13, "Post Event and Resume Templates"	This chapter contains obsolete material and has therefore been removed from the guide.
Creating a Hierarchy of Opportunity Functions	Modified topic. A Sub Function button and pop-up window are added for creating a hierarchy of opportunity functions.
Modifying the Opportunity Arrival Date	Modified topic. The functionality for modifying the arrival date of an opportunity has been changed.
Capturing Event Opportunity Information	Modified topic. A Sub Function button was added for creating a hierarchy of opportunity functions.
TNT SHM Create Function Order Workflow	Modified topic. The TNT SHM Create Function Order workflow has been modified to support Space Hold functionality.
Modifying the Event Quote Arrival Date	Modified topic. The functionality for modifying the arrival date of an event quote has been changed.
Creating a Hierarchy of Quote Functions	New topic. Users can create a hierarchy of quote functions.
Copying Function Line Items to a Different Quote	New topic. You can copy line items from a function to other functions.
Conditions for Copying Function Line Items	New topic. Validations are applied to the line items that can be copied from a function to other functions.
Updating Room Blocks for a Quote	Modified topic. You can change the tax and service charge options associated with property-specific sleeping rooms.
Adding Room Block Line Items to a Quote	Modified topic. You can change the revenue category options associated with property-specific sleeping rooms.
Reviewing the Quote Summary Header	Modified topic. The Quote Summary form displays taxes and service charges for sleeping rooms, functions, and the entire quote.
Reviewing the Quote Summary Revenue Thresholds	Modified topic. The Revenue Thresholds list displays the taxes and service charges applied to each event item.
Reviewing the Quote Summary Negotiation Rates	Modified topic. The negotiation rate calculations take sleeping room taxes and service charges into account.
Scenarios for Calculating Taxes, Service Charges, and Revenues	New topic. Provides examples of how Oracle's Siebel Hospitality calculates revenue according to whether or not taxes and service charges are applied.
TNT SHM Copy Line Items Workflow	New topic. A workflow copies selected function line items to destination functions.
About Space Holds	New topic. Describes Space Hold functionality in Siebel Hospitality.
About Function Detailing	New topic. A description of detailing a function space is added to the guide.
Detailing a Function	Modified topic. A Sub Function button and pop-up window are added for detailing functions. Procedures for detailing functions have been reorganized and expanded.
About Run of House Room Types	New topic. Describes Run of House room types in Siebel Hospitality.
About Inventory Availability for Run of House Rooms	New topic. Support is added for tracking inventory availability using Run of House room types.
Viewing ToolTips in the Function Space Diary (Users)	New topic. The Function Space Diary displays ToolTips for function space categories and specific function spaces.
Storing User Preferences for the Function Space Diary	Modified topic. Options are added for selecting a default color scheme and start time for the Function Space Diary display.
Space Holds in the Function Space Diary	New topic. The Function Space Diary supports the display of space holds.
Changing the Way Information Is Displayed in the Function Space Diary	New topic. You can select a color scheme for Function Space Diary bookings by function, inventory, or quote status.
Moving Space Hold Bookings	New topic. Users can drag and drop space hold functions in the Function Space Diary.
Creating a Hierarchy of Order Functions	New topic. Users can create a hierarchy of order functions.
Managing Hospitality Reports	Modified chapter. Support is added for running multiple BI Publisher reports. The chapter title is changed from the previous title, "Managing Banquet Event Order Reports."
About Hospitality Reports	New topic. Describes BI Publisher reports in Siebel Hospitality.
Account Profile Report	New topic. The Account Profile Report is added to Siebel Hospitality.
Accounting Event Check Report	New topic. The Accounting Event Check Report is added to Siebel Hospitality.
Banquet Event Order Report	Modified topic. The Banquet Event Order (BEO) Report now shows Space Hold information.
Events Report	New topic. The Events Report is added to Siebel Hospitality.
Guest Event Check Report	New topic. The Guest Event Check Report is added to Siebel Hospitality.
Resume Report	New topic. The Resume Report is added to Siebel Hospitality.
User Properties for Arrival Date Modifications	New topic. User properties have been added to control where the Enter/Change Arrival Date dialog box is displayed.
Item Color Toggle Activate Fields	New topic. A user property is added to activate fields that are used in the function booking color scheme.
Item Color Toggle BC Name	New topic. A user property is added to define business components for toggle colors.
Item Color Toggle Field	New topic. A user property is added to return the status for which a toggle color is defined.
Gantt Prefix	New topic. A user property is added to get and set the search specification for the TNT SHM Function Booking VBC business component.
Status Color Scheme LIC	New topic. A user property is added to indicate the language independent code (LIC) of the status for which toggle color codes are configured.
User Properties for Space Hold	New topic. Describes the user properties for Space Hold functionality.
User Properties for Run of House	New topic. Describes the user properties for Run of House functionality.
User Properties for Sleeping Room Taxes and Service Charges	New topic. User properties have been added to control the association of taxes and service charges with sleeping rooms.

What's New in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. B

Table 5 lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Table 5. New Product Features in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. B
Topic	Description
Activating Hospitality Workflows	Modified topic. The list of workflows includes the SHM Recalculate Invoice Items workflow.
Adding Menu and Package Line Items to Event Checks	Modified topic. The Event Checks List view includes a Functions view tab that includes line items by function.
Viewing Event Order Specifications for Orders	Modified topic. The Event Order Specification view includes a Function Report Header Comments list.
Generating Event Checks	Modified topic. When you generate an event check for all of the orders in a day, you can select a property for those orders.
Splitting Event Checks	New topic. You can generate multiple event checks for a single function.
Moving Line Items Between Event Checks	New topic. If multiple event checks exist for an event order, you can move line items between those event checks.
Adding, Changing, and Recalculating Event Check Line Items	Modified topic. The Refresh field is renamed to Recalculate, the Event Checks List view includes a Functions view tab that includes line items by function, and the Attributes link name is renamed to Line Item Attributes.
Viewing Billable and Nonbillable Event Check Line Items	Modified topic. The Event Checks List view includes a Functions view tab that includes line items by function.
Posting Event Checks	Modified topic. When you post the event checks for all of the orders in a day, you can select a property for those event checks.
Cancelling Posted Event Checks	Modified topic. The procedure to cancel a posted event check includes steps for clicking the Void Event Check button and entering text in the Void Reason field.
Chapter 29, "Managing Banquet Event Order Reports"	New chapter. This chapter includes information about managing Banquet Order reports.
CanInvokeCustomMethod 1	Modified topic. The CanInvokeCustomMethod 1 user property enables or disables the Validate Allocation method if a record exists.
User Properties for Event Checks	New topic. This topic includes descriptions of the user properties for event checks.
User Properties for Banquet Event Order Report	New topic. This topic includes descriptions of the user properties for Banquet Event Order reports.

What's New in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. A

Table 6 lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Table 6. New Product Features in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1 Rev. A
Topic	Description
Creating Sleeping Room Records	Modified topic. Generic sleeping room types can be mapped to multiple property-specific sleeping room types. An administrator can assign a percentage to each mapped, property-specific sleeping room type to specify how many rooms of each type to reserve.
Scenarios for Mapping Sleeping Rooms	New topic. Examples of sleeping room mapping have been added.
Setting Up Property-Specific Menus and Packages	New chapter. A chapter has been added to describe the administration of property-specific menus and packages.
Adding Historical Opportunities to an Event Template	New topic. Administrators can associate historical opportunities with an event template.
Adding Properties to an Event Template	New topic. Administrators can associate properties with an event template.
Associating Historical and Future Data with Hospitality Opportunities	New chapter. A chapter has been added to describe the administration and management of historical and future opportunities, including histories and futures-specific workflows and user properties.
Applying a Negotiated or Discount Price to Line Items	Modified topic. A field name has been changed from Discount Price to Negotiated Price in function line items.
With Tentative/Without Tentative Button	New topic. In the Total Group Availability view, users can switch the display of records that have a tentative status on and off.
Managing Property-Specific Menus and Packages	New chapter. A chapter has been added to describe the management and use of property-specific menus and packages.
Picture Icons in the Function Space Diary	Modified topic. Icons have been added to the Function Space Diary to designate holidays, special events, and sell notes.
Color-Coded Day Indicators	New topic. Customizable color coding indicators differentiate between weekdays, weekends, and holidays in the Function Space Diary.
Configuring Navigation from the Function Space Diary to the Quote and Function Views	New topic. Administrators can use Oracle's Siebel Tools to configure the Function Space Diary so that users can click a blocked function in the Function Space Diary and navigate to the corresponding quote or function view.
Changing the Way Information Is Displayed in the Function Space Diary	Modified topic. Display values have been added to the Time Scale option in the Function Space Diary.
Changing the Way Information Is Displayed in the Function Space Diary	Modified topic. Enhancements have been added to ToolTips in the Function Space Diary. Users can modify and abbreviate ToolTip text.
Changing the Way Information Is Displayed in the Function Space Diary	New topic. Users can switch between a patterned display and an unpatterned display of configured spaces in the Function Space Diary.
Storing User Preferences for the Function Space Diary	New topic. Users can store preferences for information display controls in the Function Space Diary.
Changing Bookings in the Function Space Diary	Modified topic. Parameters are available to allow users to block function spaces directly from within the Function Space Diary.
About Guest and Accounting Event Check Rules	Modified topic. The tables describing the rules for determining the calculations for event checks have been updated to describe property-specific menus and packages functionality.
User Properties for Function Space Diary	New topic. Descriptions of user properties for Function Space Diary have been added to the guide.
User Properties for Sleeping Room Mapping	New topic. Descriptions of user properties for Sleeping Room Mapping have been added to the guide.
User Properties for Menus and Packages	New topic. Descriptions of user properties for Menus and Packages have been added to the guide.
User Properties for Histories and Futures	New topic. Descriptions of user properties for Histories and Futures have been added to the guide.

What's New in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1

Table 1 lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Table 7. New Product Features in Siebel Hospitality Guide, Version 8.1
Topic	Description
Process of Configuring Opportunities and Quotes	Modified topic. Switches have been added to control behaviors of quotes generated from an opportunity.
Capturing Event Opportunity Information	New topic. A Dates list on the Opportunity Capture view allows users to specify multiple arrival and departure dates for each associated property.
Quotes and Property Dates	New topic. Siebel Hospitality can generate multiple quotes from an opportunity for multiple sets of arrival and departure dates for each property.
Generating Quotes from Opportunities	Modified topic. Siebel Hospitality can generate multiple quotes from an opportunity for multiple sets of arrival and departure dates for each property.
Generating Quotes from Opportunities	Modified topic. Depending on your implementation, Siebel Hospitality can generate quotes from an opportunity for selected properties only, or for all associated properties.
Setting an Event Quote Status to Definite	Modified topic. Depending on your implementation, multiple quotes of an opportunity might or might not be allowed to go definite.
Setting an Event Quote Status to Definite	Modified topic. Depending on your implementation, opportunity revenue might or might not be updated with the revenue of the quote that had a status of Definite.

Additional Changes

This version of the documentation also contains the following general changes:

The guide has been updated to reflect product name changes.

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