To enable the automatic payment processing for credit limit overages at your property, the following setups are required.
Activate OPERA Controls
From the Administration menu, select Enterprise, and select OPERA Controls.
In the Credit Card group, set the Credit Limit Overage Payments parameter to On.
Set the following parameters and settings:
Credit Limit Overage Payments Interval Time setting: Enter a value for the time interval.
Credit Limit Overage Payment Methods setting: Select one or more payment methods.
Default Credit Limit Overage Payments Auto Pay parameter: Set to On.
Credit Limit Overage Payment Failure No Post Flag parameter: Set to On.
Set the Credit Limit for the Credit Card Payment Method
For the reservation to be included in the Credit Limit Overage process, a credit limit must be set for the credit card payment method.
From the Administration menu, select Financial, select Transaction Management, and select Payment Methods.
Select the credit card payment method for which you want to set a limit, click the vertical ellipsis, and click Edit.
In the Credit Limit field, enter a value for the dollar amount. This is the amount that triggers the automatic processing of the payment when the folio balance is at or over this limit.
Click Save.
Enable the Automatic Processing of Credit Limit Overages
In the Reservation Payment Instructions panel, you must select Credit Limit Auto Pay to include the reservation in automatic payment processing when the reservation charges go over the credit limit for the payment method.
From the OPERA Cloud menu, select Bookings, select Reservations, and select Manage Reservation. Search for and open the reservation.
Click the Payment Instructions link in the Billing section under Reservation Overview.
Select Credit Limit Auto Pay.
Select a credit card payment method for the reservation.
Parent topic: Using Credit Limit Overage