Rate Ownership

Rate Ownership Handling is most useful if an organization wants to identify rates that are managed by the property versus rates managed centrally.

The Rate Ownership Handling parameter is intended for environments where the property management and central reservations system reside in the same database. When activated, the Rate Ownership Handling parameter displays the Central and Property ownerships on the Rate Code Protection screen. Protection levels for these two rate sources can be applied using the Edit function.

Prerequisites for Rate Ownership

Property and Central ownerships are available only when the parameter for Rate Ownership is active. A rate has only one type of ownership, such as Custom or Property.

Table 12-19 Four Levels of Rate Ownership

Types	Description
Property	Property Protection applies to all rate codes that are flagged as owned by Property. The Property Protection is available for editing when the parameter for Rate Ownership Handling is active. By default, all fields are editable for users with the applicable tasks granted to their user role. When a field or jump in Property Protection is marked for Protection, users with the task of Override Property Rate Protection are able to update the selected jump or field.
Custom	Custom Protection applies to all rate codes that are generated in OPERA and whose ownership is not set to Central or Property. The Custom Protection is available for editing and by default allows for all fields to be editable by users with the applicable tasks granted to their user role. When a field or jump in Custom Protection is marked for protection, only users with the task for Override Custom Rate Protection are able to update the configuration for the selected field or jump.
Central	Central Protection applies to all rate codes flagged as owned by Central. The Central Protection is available for editing when the parameter for Rate Ownership Handling is active. By default, all fields are editable for users with the applicable tasks granted to their user role. When a field or jump in Central Protection is marked for Protection, users with the task for Override Central Rate Protection are able to update the selected jump or field.
External	External Protection applies to any rate codes generated outside of OPERA. These rates codes can be created in an external Central Reservations System or Revenue Management system and then inserted in OPERA. For External Protection, all fields and jumps are flagged as protected since these rates are typically managed outside of the OPERA system. External Protection is not available for editing.