Configuring Touchscreen Buttons

Oracle recommends that you create payment card touchscreen buttons for the PMS room charge function.

1. Select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Configuration, and then click Page Design.
2. Open the page on which to place the room charge button.
3. On the Edit tab, select the page area in which to define the room charge function (typically the payment area).
4. Click Button.
5. On the General subtab, enter the button name in the Legend field.
6. Select Payment Tenders from the Type drop-down list.
7. In the Select Tender/Media Payment dialog, select the OPERA PMS room charge payment tender, and then click OK.
8. In the Select Payment Type area, select Other1:LoadablePms from the Payment Type drop-down list.
9. Click the Edit... link in the Command column.
10. In the Payment Configuration dialog, select the Opera payment method from the Functions drop-down list.
11. Position and size the button on the page. Use the Style arrow to change the color.

    Figure 49-15 Room Charge Payment Button

    
    
    
12. Click Save.
13. Add the room inquiry buttons on any required page. Typically, the room inquiry buttons are created on the payment or function page.
    1. Open the page on which to place the Room Charge Inquirye buttons, and then on the Edit tab, select the page area in which to define the buttons.
    2. Click Button, and then on the General subtab, select Function from the Type drop-down list.
    3. Click the black arrow directly beneath the Type drop-down list, and then select Extensibility from the Type pane.
    4. Select SIM Inquire, and then click OK.
    5. In the Argument field, enter <EXTENSION APPLICATION NAME>:<INQUIRY NUMBER>.

       Enter the inquiry number corresponding to the PMS SIM inquiry. For example, enter OPERA:1 to configure a Room Inquire button.

       Table 49-4 Inquire Names and Numbers for Room Inquiry Buttons

       Inquire	Inquire Number
       Room Inquire	1
       Info Room Inquire	2
       Short Inquire	5
       Info Line Inquire	6
       View Reservation Inquire	7
       Extended Inquire	8
       PMS Interface Information Inquire	911

       Figure 49-16 Room Charge Inquiry Button

       
       
       
    6. Enter a Legend.
    7. Repeat Steps 13b through 13f to configure buttons for the remaining PMS SIM inquire buttons listed in Step 13e.
    8. Click Save.
14. After the room charge button configurations are complete, perform a full reload of all workstations and restart the service hosts.