The content below is a list of features and updates for the Oracle Hospitality Cruise Shipboard Property Management System (SPMS) 20.3 release.
SPMS Encryption Key
Added a new warning message with resolution steps to resolve the SPMS Encryption key when the key is found to be invalid during login.
The following controls have been upgraded to meet compliance standards.
Spring Boot version 2.6.1 to 2.7.0 with latest Java framework.
Apache Tomcat upgraded from version 9.0.55 to 9.0.63.
Newtonsoft.Json upgraded from 12.02 to 13.0.1.
Quick Billing Function.
Ability to check outstanding folio balance when performing the close posting process.
Ability to support negative value in the search criteria.
Quick Posting Function.
Additional search criteria on the invoice balance filter.
Added a new credit card refund linked to RRN functionality that enables the payment vendor to track the settlement the refunded amount is linked to. This feature is controlled by ‘Credit Card Refund’ parameter and changes the visibility of the Refund button in the Tab Invoice. Applicable to OPI users.
Improved the user interface (UI) and experience by providing a concise and clear description of the error encountered such as API services is down, network connection issues, permission declined, sessions timed out and others.
Homogenizes the Oracle Cruise Check In and Administration applications into the Cruise Shipboard Property Management System to provide a single login and URL access to the application.
All functionalities in both the applications are available and accessible from the Cruise Shipboard Property Management System application.
Improved the login page and enforced user name and password fields as mandatory when logging in to the application. The system will prompt an error ‘Invalid login. Please try again’ if the information entered is invalid and the user account will be locked for 30 minutes once it exceeds the number of retries.
Application name.
Company name and Ship name.
Photo of logged on user, showing the full name and user-assigned ship name when clicked.
Sign Out option to log out from the application.
Improved the Drawer option to include the following options in the Navigation menu:
Dashboard
Guest Handling
Guest Check-In
Gateway Security
Credit Card Terminal
Administration
Display of Copyrights disclaimer in the Footer section.
Check-In
Summary of checked-in guest.
Summary of pending check-in guest.
Summary of VIP guest.
Summary of onboard visitors.
Gateway Security
Summary of total guest and crew.
Summary of total onboard guest, crew and visitor.
Summary of total ashore guest and crew.
Summary of total on overnight tour count.
Summary of total disembarking.
Implemented the Guest Handling function that provides the ability to search and view the guest’s reservation by profile type if the ‘Use Resident’ parameter is enabled and reservation status. Users can perform a manual search or by scanning either the barcode, RFID and passport.
This function also includes the Actions Drawer option that provide a quick access to other options, based on the reservation from the search results, management of reservation, profile, amenity and special requests, guardian assignments and travel rules.
Enhanced the Guest Check-In module to support guest look-up using barcode scanning.
Implemented Travel Document Rules function that enables the user to define and preassigned the travel rules to specific travel document types, and notify when the required information is not presented during check-in.
Enhanced the Gateway Security to include:
Ability to check-in single or multiple guests via the Gateway Security – Gangway and Tender module.
Display the guest reservation status in the Check-In messages to be able to see the current reservation status for single guest check-in.
Included the reservations status Expected and Expected Today to be allowed in the gangway movement activity.
Adding the summary count to the gangway movement page and provides a summary view of the Total Embark Today, Onboard, Ashore, Overnight Tour, Leaving Today and Disembarked Count.
Ability to exclude the search for the profile type Resident at the Gangway module with the ‘Use Resident’ parameter.
Enhanced ‘Ashore Denied’ validation on disembarking guest, crew and visitor that has an opening balance and those who has not collected their travel documents.
Below are the new API’s included in this release. See RESTAPI Specification for more information.
Administration module
Account Category
Address State Code
Amenities Code
Crew Operation Divisions
Discount Template
Excursion Bookable Tour
Gate Location
Guest Category
Life Boat
Marital Status
Package Plan
Special Request Action Code
Travel Document Fields
Travel Documents
VIP Code
Guest Handling module
Amenities Handling
Guardian Assignment
Guest Profile
Other Travel Documents
Posting Allowed Status
Profile Address — Billing
Profile Address — Emergency
Profile Address — Home
Profile Address — Temporary
Special Request Handling
Travel Document Rules Validation
Gateway Security — Gangway module
Gangway Validation
Add Disembark Validation
Check Open Balance
Check Auto Quick Balance
Check Document Returned
Check Document Collected
Profile Statistics
Travelling With