Searching for Blocks: Advanced Search

Block search provides a wide range of search fields enabling you to enter information to narrow your search and produce faster results.
  1. From the OPERA Cloud menu, select Bookings, select Blocks, and then select Manage Block.
  2. Select a Property .
  3. Complete any of the following fields to narrow your search:
    1. Block Name — the name applied to the block by the block creator.
    2. Block Code — enter a block code for the block.
    3. Block ID — a system generated ID for the block.
    4. Start Date From / Start Date To — a range of potential start dates.
    5. End Date From / End Date To — a range of potential end dates.
    6. Stay Date — searches for blocks that are in-house on your start/end dates.
    7. Block Status, or Room Status, or Block/Room Status — a configured code indicating the status of the block; for example, INQ for Inquiry or TEN for Tentative. The code appears on the property level if one of the following conditions is met:

      • OPERA Cloud Sales and Event Management (OSEM) license is activated, and OPERA Controls for Catering Events is off.

      • OSEM license is not activated.

      • OPERA Controls for Use Single Block Status for Rooms and Catering is ON.

    8. Room Status— indicates the status of the block for the rooms, for example, INQ for Inquiry or TEN for Tentative.
    9. Catering Status – indicates the status of the Catering section of the block.
    10. Group – enter a value matching a group profile on blocks.
    11. Account – enter company, travel agent, or source.
    12. Contact – a contact profile associated with the Account (Company, Travel Agent, or Source).
    13. Rate Code – select a Rate Code to find business blocks with a specific Rate Code attached. This field searches for Primary Rates Codes.
    14. Tour Code – enter a value to search for business blocks that belong to a tour series when the application function Blocks > Tour Series is set to Y.
    15. Owner – select the sales manager owner of the business block. This filter will return a business block if the Overall Owner, Rooms Owner, or Catering Owner is populated with the selected Owner.
    16. Created On – searches for blocks created on the date you enter.
    17. Created By – searches for blocks created by the users selected for this field.

Parent topic: About Blocks