Content Text Settings for the OPERA PMS

Posting Related Settings

The following tables list the string names and values to be used in the Content module for the OPERA content text file.

Table 55-1 Posting Related Settings

Configuration String Configuration Value

MAGCARDONLY

Set to 0 to allow both magnetic cards and keyboard inputs.

Set to 1 to limit the entries in the Room Charge event to magnetic cards.

MAGCARDOVRWRT

When MAGCARDONLY is enabled, you can overwrite the setting for certain revenue centers by entering a list of revenue center numbers (separated by comma).

SUPPRESSGSTMSG

Set to 1 to suppress the message indicator during posting. Enable this setting for high-volume sites.

SUPPRESSNFOREF

Non-Room Charge tenders show the Department Code for which they were posted. Set to 1 to suppress this reference.

REVERSEGST

Set to 1 to make the guest count negative when the payment is negative (that is, the payment is voided). This feature requires specific configuration on the Front-Office interface to work correctly.

FULL_DSVC

Set to 1 to send the full breakdown of the discounts. This requires a specific version of the Front-Office interface.

Set to 2 for an additional full breakdown of the service charges. This includes the full breakdown of discounts.

NO_CONFIRM_GST

Set to 0 if magnetic cards are used to identify guests.

Set to 1 to prevent confirmation of the guest name when posting.

POST_64TAXES

Set to 1 to send up to 63 Tax Itemizers to the Front-Office interface. This feature requires IFC8 V.8.7.1.2 or later as well as a certain version of the Front-Office itself.

Set to 0 to send only 8 Tax Itemizers to the Front-Office interface.

SendAllDtls

Set to 0 to send only the check details of Room Charges the Front-Office interface.

Set to 1 to send also the check details of non-Room Charges.

RESTRICTED_POSTING
Select to restrict the response returned from the Front-Office Interface in the Room Charge event. Note that this only works in combination with the option RESTR_POSTING_EMPL is configured correctly. There are two values supported:

  • Set to 1 to require both the room number and at least three characters of the surname (last name) to post the room charge. If less than three characters are provided an error appears. If the response from the PMS contains more than one record, an error appears and the workstation operator must enter additional characters to provide a unique identifier.

  • Set to 3 to assume that an external device will provide the input as keyboard data. There is no touchscreen keyboard shown when this option is used. The workstation operator (or guest) has only the option to abort the input. If the response from the PMS contains more than one record an error appears and the posting is aborted. There is no confirmation of the guest-name shown, irrelevant of the setting in NO_CONFIRM_GST.

Note that this feature does not work if the input is restricted to magnetic cards. Therefore, you must either disable the restriction or add the relevant revenue center to the excluded list of revenue centers.

RESTR_POSTING_EMPL

Specify the ISL Option to use with the above option (see ISL Options in the Employee Maintenance module). The valid value for this configuration is between 1 and 8.

Locator and Message Settings

Table 55-2 Guest-Locator and Guest-Message Settings

Configuration String Configuration Value

RVCNAMELOC

Set to 1 to have the first line of the locator contain the revenue center name, otherwise the locator name is blank. Workstations operator can overwrite this value when entering the locator information.

LOCVALIDMIN

Each new locator is only valid for a certain time. Enter the default time in minutes for which the locator is valid. Workstation operators can overwrite this value when entering the locator information.