OPERA Controls — End of Day

The following tables outline the functions, parameters, and settings that can be configured in the OPERA Controls End of Day group.

Table 11-29 OPERA Controls — End of Day Functions

FUNCTION RELATED FUNCTION / PARAMETER / SETTING DESCRIPTION

INCOME AUDIT

[INCOME_AUDIT]

 

Enables Income Audit functionality  - enabling you to advance the business date during end of day, but not close the business date. Final reports and procedures are not run when business date is not closed. You can perform audit tasks on the open business date during regular business hours and then close the business date once final revenue adjustments are made. Income audit allows for five business dates to remain open. Final reports are generated once business date is closed. For more information, see Income Audit

 

INCOME AUDIT CASHIER SETTING

[INCOME_AUDIT_CASHIER_ID]

Specifies the cashier ID for income audit postings. This setting is only available when the Income Audit OPERA Control is active.

Table 11-30 OPERA Controls — End of Day Parameters

PARAMETER   DESCRIPTION

ARRIVALS WITH DEPOSIT BALANCE

[ARRIVALS WITH DEPOSIT BALANCE CHECK]

 

Activates an additional check for arrivals with a deposit balance is added to the End of Day procedures. During this check, the End of Day processing will halt if there are any arrival reservation identified and cannot be continued until all of these reservations are checked in or their deposit balance is zero (refunded or retained). This parameter is available when the Deposit Handling OPERA Control is active.

AUDIT

[AUDIT]

 

Forces the validation of transaction code totals during the night audit.

AUTO ASSIGN CHECK NUMBER

[AUTO_CHKNO]

 

Assigns an internal check number to accommodation and generated tax charges, as well as fixed charges. This is useful when the Rollup Transactions (by check number) OPERA Control is active. For more information, see OPERA Controls — Cashiering.

AUTO CLOSE CASHIERS

[AUTO_CLOSE_CASHIERS]

 

Closes all cashiers automatically that have not been closed.

AUTO CONTINUE

[AUTO_CONTINUE]

 

Continues the night audit automatically without asking the user to continue after every process.

AUTO NO SHOW ARRIVALS

[AUTO_NOSHOW_ARRIVALS]

 

Updates due in reservations to no show status.

EXCLUDE CHECKED-IN RESERVATION FROM STAY PROJECTIONS

[EXCL_CI_RES_STAY]

 

When active, checked in reservations are not considered for stay projections. (Available when the External Loyalty Program OPERA Control is active).

MULTIPLE END OF DAYS

[MULTIPLE_END_OF_DAYS]

 

Enables the user to automatically run the End of Day multiple times.

STATE CHECK

[STATE_CHECK]

 

Warns users and provides a way to update the state of a reservation’s profile while running the End of Day.

WEATHER OR NOTES

[WEATHER_NOTES]

 

Warns users and provides a way to add weather or notes.

Table 11-31 OPERA Controls — End of Day Settings

SETTING   DESCRIPTION

AUTO UPDATE BUSINESS DATE MINUTES

[AUTO_ROLL_DATE_MINUTES]

 

Minutes to wait before OPERA Cloud updates the Business Date.

COUNTRY CHECK

[COUNTRY_CHECK]

 

Warns users and provides a way to update the country of a reservation’s profile while running the End of Day.

Valid values:
  • CHECK IN / END OF DAY

  • END OF DAY

  • NO COUNTRY CHECK

END OF DAY EMAIL ADDRESS

[EOD_EMAIL_ADDRESS]

 

Specifies the recipient email address for EOD reports configured to be delivered by emailed; as well for delivery the of the EOD completion email. Enter multiple email addresses using a comma to separate addresses.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OPEN BUSINESS DATES

[MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OPEN BUSINESS DATES]

 

Specifies the number of business dates that can remain open without completing the Print Final Reports process of End of Day.

Valid values:
  • 1-365

NIGHT AUDIT CASHIER

[NIGHT_AUDIT_CASHIER_ID]

 

Specifies the cashier ID for End of Day postings.

ROLLING NO SHOW

[OWNER_NOSHOW]

 

Reservations with reservation type selected in the parameter will not be automatically no showed during End of Day. Instead the arrival date will be extended to the next day.

 

ROLLING NO SHOW PREFERENCE

[ROLLING_NOSHOW_PREFERENCE]

Determines whether the arrival date will be automatically rolled until the departure day (default) or the last night of the reservation.