Configuring Start of Day

A system administrator on a ship must take the workstations offline and then manually set the daily start and end times.

1. In the EMC, select the Enterprise level, click Configuration and Role.
2. Select the appropriate role type (such as manager), click the Operations tab and then click the PMC Procedures sub-tab.
3. Select the appropriate privileges as described in the following table:

   Table 25-1 Start of Day Role Privileges

   Privilege Option	Description
   30058 – Run Start of Day from OPS	Select this option to allow all employees with the role to increment the business date from the property’s Check and Posting Service (CAPS) workstation.
   30059 – Prevent Running SOD from OPS with Open Checks	Select this option so that Start of Day cannot run when open checks exist.

4. Click Save.
5. Select the Enterprise, property, or revenue center, click Configuration and Page Design.
6. Select the page on which to place the Start of Day button.
7. Add a Start of Day button:
   1. In the Legend field, enter Run Start of Day.
   2. In the Type field, select Function.
   3. Click the arrow beneath the Type field and select Start of Day.
   4. Position and size the new button on the page.
8. Click Save.
9. Select the property, click Setup and Property Parameters.
10. Click the Options tab and select 48 – Run Start of Day from OPS.
11. Click the Calendar tab and select Run Manually for each day of the week.
12. In the Manual SOD Safety catch time field, set the time when the application automatically increments the business date if someone forgets to manually run SOD.

    The application checks to see whether SOD occurred within a 24-hour period for the selected property. This time is based on the time zone of the property.

13. Click Save.
14. Select the Enterprise level, click Configuration and PC Autosequences.
15. Insert a PC Autosequence record and name it Increment Business Day.
16. Open the record and select the Allowed Properties to view the autosequence.
17. (Optional) Add Parameters as appropriate.

    For example, you can enter a property number and exclude a revenue center number.

18. On the Steps tab, add a step and in the Step Type drop-down list, and select 3 - Increment Business Date.
19. Click Save.