1 Features and Updates

This section describes the new features and enhancements included in this release. Key capabilities of Hotel Mobile include:

General

Beginning with this release version, the RestAPI and corresponding Hotel Mobile apps support Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5 SaaS with the following prerequisites:
  • OPERA 5.5.0.21 and higher

  • OPERA in a dedicated environment

  • Customers have VPN or MPLS in place

For further configuration details, please refer to the Oracle Hospitality Hotel Mobile Installation and Configuration Guide.

Android App

The Linen and Towel change indicators are now displayed for rooms with attendant tasks created for Linen and Towel change.

You can now control whether to show housekeeping credits. When SuppressHskCredits is set to false:
  • HSK credits are displayed on the Housekeeping list view.

  • HSK credits are displayed on the Room Info view.

When SuppressHskCredits is set to true:
  • HSK credits are not displayed on the Housekeeping list view.

  • HSK credits are not displayed on the Room Info view.

iOS App

The Linen and Towel change indicators are now displayed for the rooms with attendant tasks created for Linen and Towel change.

You can now control whether to show housekeeping credits. When SuppressHskCredits is set to false:
  • HSK credits are displayed on the Dashboard page for large form factor devices.

  • HSK credits are displayed on the Housekeeping list view.

  • HSK credits are displayed on the Room Info view.

When SuppressHskCredits is set to true:
  • HSK credits are displayed on the Dashboard page for large form factor devices.

  • HSK credits are not displayed on the Housekeeping list view.

  • HSK credits are not displayed on the Room Info view.

The functionality to add an Accompanying Guest is now available. When the AccompanyingGuest feature is enabled:
  • The Accompanying Guest section is displayed on the Reservation Details screen with a + button.

  • You can search for an existing profile and add it as an Accompanying Guest to a reservation.

  • You can remove an Accompanying Guest from a reservation by selecting the trash icon next to the profile.

When the AccompanyingGuest feature is disabled:
  • The Accompanying Guest section on the Reservation Details screen shows following message: Unavailable Functionality.

  • Selecting the + button shows the following message: The Accompanying Guest functionality is not supported by this version of the server. An upgrade may be required. Please contact your administrator.

The functionality to add/remove a guest preference is now available. When the GuestPreferences feature is enabled, the Guest Preferences section shows on the profile edit screen and you can add and remove preferences to/from the guest profile. When the GuestPreferences feature is disabled, the Guest Preferences section does not show on the profile edit screen.

The Arrival Door indicator in reservation lists has been enhanced to reflect if a reservation is checked in. The indicator is filled for reservations with reservation statuses such as CHECKEDIN, IN-HOUSE, DAYUSEINHOUSE, DAYUSEDEPTODAY, EXPECTEDDEPARTURE. The indicator is not filled for reservations with reservation statuses such as FUTURE, EXPECTED, DAYUSE, CANCELLED.

Windows App

The Linen and Towel change indicators are now displayed for the rooms with attendant tasks created for Linen and Towel change.

You can now control whether to show housekeeping credits. When SuppressHskCredits is set to false:
  • HSK credits are displayed on the Dashboard page for large form factor devices.

  • HSK credits are displayed on the Housekeeping list view.

  • HSK credits are displayed on the Room Info view.

When SuppressHskCredits is set to true:
  • HSK credits are displayed on the Dashboard page for large form factor devices.

  • HSK credits are not displayed on the Housekeeping list view.

  • HSK credits are not displayed on the Room Info view.

The functionality to add an Accompanying Guest is now available. When the AccompanyingGuest feature is enabled:
  • The Accompanying Guest section is displayed on the Reservation Details screen with a + button.

  • You can search for an existing profile and add it as an Accompanying Guest to a reservation.

  • You can remove an Accompanying Guest from a reservation by selecting the trash icon next to the profile.

When the AccompanyingGuest feature is disabled:
  • The Accompanying Guest section on the Reservation Details screen shows following message: Unavailable Functionality.

  • Selecting the + button shows the following message: The Accompanying Guest functionality is not supported by this version of the server. An upgrade may be required. Please contact your administrator.

The functionality to add/remove a guest preference is now available. When the GuestPreferences feature is enabled, the Guest Preferences section shows on the profile edit screen and you can add and remove preferences to/from the guest profile. When the GuestPreferences feature is disabled, the Guest Preferences section does not show on the profile edit screen.

The Arrival Door indicator in reservation lists has been enhanced to reflect if a reservation is checked in. The indicator is filled for reservations with reservation statuses such as CHECKEDIN, IN-HOUSE, DAYUSEINHOUSE, DAYUSEDEPTODAY, EXPECTEDDEPARTURE. The indicator is not filled for reservations with reservation statuses such as FUTURE, EXPECTED, DAYUSE, CANCELLED.

RestAPI

The feature SuppressHskCredits is now available. If the feature is not present in the RestAPI configuration file, then by default it is set to False. If the feature is present in the configuration file, the configured value is only sent to the client.

The feature AccompanyingGuest is now available in the PmsApiXMlConfig file. By default it is set to True. Using POST api/actual/reservation/ accompanyingGuest operation has been added in the RestApi to add an Accompanying Guest. Using DELETE api.actual/reservation/accompanyingGuest?Id= {}={} operation has been added in the RestAPI to delete an Accompanying Guest.

The feature GuestPreferences is now available in the PmsApiXMlConfig file. By default it is set to True. You can add and delete a guest preference to/from the guest profile.