Channel Controls — General

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

Table 16-6 Channel Controls — General Parameters

CONTROL NAME	RELATED FUNCTION / PARAMETER / SETTING	DESCRIPTION
DELETE PROFILE ATTRIBUTES [DELETE_PROFILES_ATTRIBUTES_NO_VAULE_IN_REQUEST]		This parameter applies to the following name webservice functions: "UPDATEADDRESS","UPDATENAME","INSERTUPDATEUDFs","UPDATEPHONE". If the parameter is ON and when the request comes with no value specified in the element, the respective attribute of the profile will be removed.
EXTERNAL CONTROLLED EXTERNALCONTROLLED]		Channel is controlled by an external system.
OVERRIDE CHAIN OWNERSHIP [OVERRIDE_CHAIN_OWNERSHIP]		This parameter can be set to yes, When in Opera Chain Membership parameter is on, Generic CRO functionality is on, ORS_CM parameter is on, if parameter value is set to Yes, Profile, Security, Membership WS requires in the input request Domain element with value of CRO Code to manage profile and membership even when WS points to dummy CRO. If valid CRO Code is sent in the message request for the profile, user can manage profile and membership from website.
VIEW COMMISSION PERCENT [VIEW_COMMISSION_PERCENT]		Enables the user to see the commission percent if the rate is commissionable.
RETURN CP2 FIELDS [RETURN_CP2_FIELDS]		If parameter value is set to Y, Complete Pricing fields will be returned in the Availability and Reservation response for GDS channels.
OWS FULL PROTECTION [OWS_FULL_PROTECTION]		When this parameter is set to Y, Full Lock is applied for protected profiles i.e certain Profile fields cannot be inserted/updated/deleted and when set to N Custom Protection template is available for the user.
BILLING EMAIL REQUIRED [BILLING_EMAIL_REQUIRED]		This parameter will set the email_yn value for a profile which is used during PrintPreCheckoutBill.
IGNORE PROFILE HISTORY [IGNORE_PROFILE_HISTORY]		This parameter when set to true will not save profile history in Opera.
MASK CC FOR WSRESPONSE [MASK_CC_FOR_WSRESPONSE]		When this parameter is set to Y, the following data will be masked in OWS responses: Passport Number, License number, etc. Date of Birth will be not returned in the OWS response. When this parameter is set to N, the following returned data will be unmasked in OWS responses: Passport Number, License number, etc.
MAST PII FOR WSRESPONSE [MASK_PII_FOR_WSRESPONSE]		When this parameter is set to Y, the following data will be masked in OWS responses: Passport Number, License number, etc. Date of Birth will be not returned in the OWS response. When this parameter is set to N, the following returned data will be unmasked in OWS responses: Passport Number, License number, etc.
OWS CALENDAR CACHE [OWS_CALENDAR_CACHE]		When set to Y, If cache is valid price and restrictions will be read from calendar cache table.
OWS REGIONAL CACHE [OWS_REGIONAL_CACHE]		When set to Y, If cache is valid for price details and restrictions will be read from regional cache table.
GDS TOTAL PRICING [GDS_TOTAL_PRICING]		Enables total pricing for GDS Application.
LDAP AUTHORIZATION [LDAP_AUTHORIZATION]		When this parameter is active every OWS Web Service operation must pass valid LDAP user.

Table 16-7 Channel Controls — General Settings

CONTROL NAME	RELATED FUNCTION / PARAMETER / SETTING	DESCRIPTION
DEFAULT LANGUAGE [DEFAULT_LANGUAGE]		This parameter value indicates default language used in opera to store data in main tables for rate description, room description and others.
INVENTORY THRESHOLD COUNT TO INVALIDATE CACHE TIMESTAMP [INVENTORY_THRESHOLD_CACHE]		This parameter value indicates when no of rooms available for any property equal or less than this value update cache time stamp in OWS cached tracking table. When no of rooms available more than this value then time stamp on OWS cached tracking table is not updated.