OPERA Controls — Look To Book Sales Screen

The following tables outline the functions, parameters, and settings that can be configured in the OPERA Controls Look To Book Sales Screen group.

Table 10-39 OPERA Controls — Look To Book Sales Screen Functions

FUNCTION	DESCRIPTION
TURNAWAY FUNCTIONALITY [TURNAWAYS]	Enables the tracking of denied or refused reservations and the associated reason for the turnaway of the reservation for statistical purposes.

Table 10-40 OPERA Controls — Look To Book Sales Screen Parameters

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
AUTOMATIC CREATION OF PROFILE [AUTO_CREATE_PROFILE]	Automatically creates a profile when no records match the name entered in the search area.
DEFAULT BLANK ARRIVAL DATE [DEFAULT_BLANK_ARRIVAL_DATE]	Sets the arrival date to blank for new reservations.
DISPLAY RATE DESCRIPTION [LTB_DISPLAY_RATE_DESC]	Shows the rate description on the Look To Book Sales screen.
DISPLAY RATE LONG INFORMATION [LTB_DISPLAY_RATE_LONG_INFO]	Shows the rate long information on the Look To Book Sales screen.
DISPLAY RATE SHORT INFORMATION [LTB_DISPLAY_RATE_SHORT_INFO]	Shows the rate short information on the Look To Book Sales screen.
DISPLAY ROOM DESCRIPTION [LTB_DISPLAY_ROOM_DESC]	Shows the room description on the Look To Book Sales screen.
DISPLAY ROOM LONG DESCRIPTION [LTB_DISPLAY_ROOM_LONG_DESC]	Shows the room long description on the Look To Book Sales screen.
SHOW ALTERNATE PROPERTIES [DEFAULT_ALTERNATE_PROPERTIES]	Shows alternate properties while checking availability.

Table 10-41 OPERA Controls — Look To Book Sales Screen Settings

SETTING	DESCRIPTION
AUTO EXPAND AVAILABILITY FOR PROPERTIES [AUTO_FETCH_PROP_AVAIL_COUNT]	Shows the property availability for this number of properties when searching.
BLOCK CREATION PROMPT THRESHOLD ROOMS [BLOCK_CREATION_THRESHOLD_ROOMS]	Specifies the number of rooms threshold to prompt for block creation in the Look to Book Sales screen at the time of Book Now.
DEFAULT AVAILABILITY OPTION [DEFAULT_AVAILABILITY_OPTION]	Includes closed rates for rate availability according to this selection. Valid values: Only Available Rates — When the Closed check box is not selected, any closed rates are not shown. Include Closed Occupancy — When the Closed check box is not selected, closed rates due to occupancy restrictions are still included in the result. Include Closed Rates — When the Closed check box is not selected, any closed rates are not shown.
DEFAULT AVAILABILITY VIEW [DEFAULT_AVAILABILITY_VIEW]	Specifies the display set view in the Look to Book screen. Valid values: Initial Display Set All Display Sets
DEFAULT DISPLAY SET [O9_DEFAULT_DISPLAY_SET]	Specifies the display set for the Availability grid. Valid values: All active display sets.
DEFAULT RESERVATION TYPE FOR A NEW RESERVATION [RESERVATION_TYPE]	Specifies the reservation type for a new reservation. Valid values: All configured reservation types that are active for the property.
PROPERTY ORDER [PROPERTY_ORDER]	Specifies the property order pattern on the Look to Book screen.
RESERVATION ORIGIN CODE [DEFAULT_ORIGIN_CODE]	Specifies the origin code for new reservations.