Configuring Package Code Post Attributes

Editing Package Code Posting Attributes

1. From OPERA Cloud Administration menu, select Financial, select Rate Management, and then select Package Codes.

2. Enter search criteria and click Search.

3. Select the package code, click vertical ellipsis and select Edit.

4. Click Posting Attributes.

5. Click Edit.

   1. Posting Type

      1. Included in Rate: No separate charge appears on the guest folio or reservation. The item price is deducted from the room rate amount.

      2. Add To Rate - Separate Line: If selected, the item price is posted additional to the room rate amount and printed as a separate charge on the folio.

      3. Add To Rate - Combined Line: If selected, the item price is added to the rate amount and combined with the accommodation charge on the folio (increases the room rate by the item price).

   2. Valid Start Time:. Enter the valid start time during which the allowance defined in the package element is valid. If you leave the fields blank, the allowance is valid all day

   3. Valid End Time: Enter the valid end time during which the allowance defined in the package element is valid. If you leave the fields blank, the allowance is valid all day

   4. Calculation Rule: Select a value from the list of values to indicate the calculation rule for this package. This field is used to determine how the package amount should be calculated. You have the following options:

      1. Flat Rate (item price posted as flat rate, regardless of number of guests). Flat Rate is per sharer reservation; each share-with reservation will be charged the flat rate amount.

      2. Per Person (item price times multiplies by (number of adults plus number of children).

      3. Per Adult (item price times multiplied by the number of adults).

      4. Per Child (item price multiplied by the number of children): With the selection of this calculation rule and when the Rates Defined by Buckets OPERA Controls is Active, packages can be setup with different amounts per child bucket on the Package Pricing.

      5. Per Room: The Per Room calculation is applied to the room. If a reservation is shared, instead of applying the package per share reservation, it posts only once for the room.

   5. Posting Rhythm: Select a posting rhythm to determine the frequency of the package posting. . Most posting rhythms are based off of the actual arrival date of the reservation. For more information, see Package Posting Rhythms.

   6. Formula: Select from list internal functions used to calculate item price (used for country-specific tax package items).

   7. Sell Separate:  Select check box when the package item can be linked directly to a reservation via the packages field. When adding a package directly to a reservation, the room rate field will show the main rate code rate and indicated to the right is the room rate including the packages added to the reservation. If this check box is not selected, the this package is only available via selection in a rate code. (Available when the Packages Sold Separately OPERA Control is active)

   8. Post Next Day:  Select to specify this package element allowance will be consumed the following day. For example, a breakfast allowance created during end of day, but carried forward to the following day for consumption. (Available when the Advanced Packages OPERA Control is active.)

   9. Forecast Next Day: Select to have these package elements forecasted on the next day, irrespective if the Post Next Day check box is selected or not. Packages configured as Post Next Day only without this check box checked will not be forecasted for the next day automatically on the Package Forecast Report.

   10. Tickets: Select to indicate that the package is a ticketing package item.  (Available when Ticket Packages OPERA Control is active and integrated with a ticketing solution) NOTE: When a package is setup as a Tickets Package, the Posting Rhythm can only be Post Every Night, Post Arrival Night, or Ticket Posting. A Ticket Package can be setup to Sell Separate and Add Rate Separate Line, even when the Posting Rhythm is not set to Ticket Posting. This enables the ticket package to be included in the Rate Information as part of the total cost of the stay.

   11. Catering.: Available when the Catering Events OPERA Control is active, this option should be checked for all PMS packages that typically are also represented by a catering event (or partially represented by a catering event). For example, a Group Breakfast that may be included in the room rate, but for which also a catering event gets created if the group takes the breakfast as a unit (e.g., in a catering function space).

   12. Item Inventory: (Available when the Item Inventory OPERA Control is active). Choose item(s) to be included in the package. Selected items will be added to the reservation and deducted from inventory.

       1. Click New.

          • Item.: Select an item from the list.

          • Quantity. Enter a quantity to assign and deduct from inventory

       2. Click Save.

       3. Click vertical ellipsis and select Delete to delete.

       4. Click vertical ellipsis and select Edit to edit.

6. Click Save.