Channel Controls — Availability

The following tables outline the functions, parameters, and settings that can be configured in the OPERA Cloud Interfaces for Channel Controls.

Table 16-3 Channel Controls — Availability Parameters

CONTROL NAME	RELATED FUNCTION / PARAMETER / SETTING	DESCRIPTION
ALTERNATE RATES RETURNED [ALTERNATERATESRETURNED]		Alternate Rates needs to be returned when requested rate range is not available.
ALTERNATE RESORT [ALTERNATERESORT]		When set to YES and requested resort is not available, return alternate available resorts in the response of general availability.
AMENITY CODE FILTER [AMENITYCODEFILTER]		Indicates if availability response has to be filtered by amenity codes.
BUILD RPE MESSAGE [BUILDRPEMESSAGE]		Send RPE List segment to individual GDS channel as part of PALSRP segment.
COMMISSIONABLE RATE CODE FILTER [COMMISSIONABLERATECODEFILTER]		Indicates if availability response has to be filtered by commission rates.
INCLUDE MULTICURRENCY RATE CODES [INCLUDEMULTICURRENCYRATECODES]		Indicates whether to include multi-currency rate code in rate range for general and regional availability.
Ability to Quote Rates in Foreign Currencies OPERA Control [MULTICURRENCY]		When set to YES, include multi-currency rate code in rate range of area or regional availability response.
RETURN NEGOTIATED ONLY [RETURNNEGOTITEDONLY]		Return only requested negotiated rates in the response, by default public rates are always returned in general availability when negotiated rates requested.
RETURN RATE PLAN CODE [RETURNRATEPLANCODE]		Indicates if channel making the booking is using access rate code or channel rate code.
SEARCH BY RATE LEVEL [SEARCHBYRATELEVEL]		Allow search for channel Availability response based on requested rate level.
TOTAL PRICING WITH PACKAGES TAXES [TOTALPRICINGWITHPACKAGESTAXES]		Indicates if channel supports detail price including taxes, packages in the availability response.
SEARCH ALTERNATE RESORT PROMO AVAILABILITY [SEARCH_ALTERNATE_RESORT_PROMO_AVAILABILITY]		When this parameter is set to Y, it will search alternate resort availability for same promotion code requested for all alternate resorts.
CASHING [CACHEENABLED]		Select to allow the caching of General Availability and Fetch Calendar requests.
IGNORE REGION SEQUENCE [IGNORE_REGION_SEQ]		Select for the channel to return regional availability results by city as configured under Setup>System Configuration>Property>Marketing Cities. If this setting is not selected, OWS regional availability will return results first by region and then by city.
IGNORE REQUESTED CURRENCY IN RATE RANGE [IGNORE_REQUESTED_CURRENCY_IN_RATERANGE_DISPLAY]		This parameter applies to regional availability requests. When the request contains only one RPC code, the response will return the requested code in the currency setup in rate-header/rate-details. If the request contains more than one RPC code, the response will return the rate-range in the resort currency of the hotel and exclude any rate that is loaded in a currency that is not the resort currency. If another rate range currency is setup in property level application settings "RATE RANGE CURRENCY CODE", then response would be returned in this currency.
REQUESTED LANGUAGE CODE FOR GDS [REQUESTED_LANGUAGE_CODE_FOR_GDS]		Return the translated descriptions of channel rates, rooms, guarantee information, policies, marketing and error texts in the language code that is sent in the RLC element (Requested Language Code)of availability and booking requests from the GDS. If there is no translation configured for the language code sent, the response will default to the English description.
RESERVATION RULES AND POLICIES IN GENERAL AVAILABILITY [RESV_RULES_POLICIES_FOR_AVAILABILTY]		When set to Yes, the General Availability response will include deposit, cancellation, guarantee and marketing policies. When set to No, these policies will be excluded from the General Availability response. When using General Availability to display an Availability Calendar for a website, there is no need to fetch this extra detail, and setting this to No will help process requests faster and reduce message size.
RETURN EXPECTED CHARGES IN REGIONAL AVAILABILITY EXTENDED [RETURN_EXPECTEDCHARGES_IN_REGIONALAVAILEXT_RESPONSE]		Enabling this parameter will return the expected charges for the minimum and maximum rates in the Regional Availability Extended response.
RETURN BARRATES FIRST GENEERAL AVAIL [RETURN_BARRATES_FIRST_GENERAL_AVAIL]		When the parameter set to Yes, the rate room combinations will be returned in general availability the way they currently are (with BAR shown separate from the rest of the order). When the parameter set to No, the rate-room combinations will be returned in general availability with BAR included in the mix based on the configured Order By values.
GENERAL AVAILABILITY CACHE [GENERAL_AVAILABILITY_CACHE]		When set to Y, If cache is valid for requested criteria, availability will be read from general cache table.

Table 16-4 Channel Controls — Availability Settings

CONTROL NAME	RELATED FUNCTION / PARAMETER / SETTING	DESCRIPTION
DISPLAY AVAILABILITY ORDER [DISPLAYAVAILABILITYORDER]		RateRoom order in the response would be by rate order or room order.
MATCH AMENITIES [MATCHAMENITIES]		When list of amenity codes are given in general availability request search criteria, return the response of room with amenity order.
MAXIMUM AVAILABLE RATE ROOM [MAXIMUMAVAILABLERATEROOM]		Maximum availability rate room returned in general availability response.
MAX PROPERTY RETURNED [MAXPROPERTYRETURNED]		Maximum Property Returned for Regional Availability Request.
SEARCH BY ACCESS CODE [SEARCHBYACCESSCODE]		When Use Access Code is set as A then search for negotiated rates will happen against neg channel rate code instead of channel rate code.
MAX AVAILABLE LIST ITEMS [MAX_AVAIL_LIST_ITEMS]		Maximum number of rate and room records to search in order to provide available rate and room combinations in the general availability response.
NIGHTS ALLOWED FOR AVAILABILITY [NIGHTSALLOWEDFORAVAILABILITY]		Maximum Number of Nights allowed for availability.
OWS CALENDAR MODE [OWS_CALENDAR_MODE]		This parameter offers a selection of three different modes for the fetch calendar functionality. The following modes are offered on one multiple selection screen. Please ensure that multiple modes are not selected. NONE- This is the original calendar functionality. There are no specific rules applied and all rates will be returned in the response. The availability will be shown for all days and not each day. This mode does not evaluate BAR or channel inventory. This mode must not be combined with any single/multiple rate mode of the LOWEST mode. Rate code - Select a single rate code to use for the calendar functionality or make a multiple selection to have all rate codes returned in the response. When making multiple selection of rate codes, only a maximum of 25 rate codes will be processed for the calendar availability function. This mode must not be combined with NONE mode. LOWEST- The rates will be returned from the lowest to the highest in the response for rates setup in this parameter. This mode must be combined with any single or multiple rate codes.
OWS GOOGLE CALENDAR MAX NIGHTS STAY [OWS_GOOGLE_CALENDAR_MAX_NIGHTS_STAY]		This parameter setting allows google to request availability for their calendar for maximum number of nights per stay date.
REQUESTED BAR PUBLIC RATES [REQUESTED_BAR_PUBLIC_RATES]		When this parameter have value of a-> REQUESTED,b->REQUESTED,BAR,c->REQUESTED,BAR,PUBLIC. When parameter value is set to requested, only requested rate codes will be returned as part of general availability, when value is set to REQUESTED,BAR, requested and bar rates will be returned as part of general availability, when set to REQUESTED,BAR,PUBLIC it would return requested, bar and all available public rates.