4 Getting Started

To get started, you must perform the following tasks:

  • Oracle will create the Channel Code before calling the Shop and Book APIs.
    • Customers can request the channel code for the Booking Engine Distribution API through their Oracle representative.
  • Once the channel code is created, Customer can Register an OHIP Application and Subscribe to Oracle Hospitality APIs, which includes Distribution APIs.
  • Customer finally configures the Channel in the OPERA Cloud Distribution user interface.
    • Hotel Distribution Property Controls
    • Hotel descriptions following Distribution industry standards
    • Guest rooms content
    • Channel room type mapping
    • Rate Plan Default Distribution Attributes (rate plan types, meal plans, descriptions)
    • Channel Rate Plan mapping
    • Map OPERA Cloud reservation types, payment types, and card types to Distribution industry standards
    • Assign Tax types to Distribution industry standard OTA tax types in OPERA Cloud transaction codes.