OPERA Controls — Look To Book Sales Screen

The following tables outline the functions, parameters, and settings that can be configured in the OPERA Controls Look To Book Sales Screen group.

Table 11-46 OPERA Controls — Look To Book Sales Screen Functions

FUNCTION DESCRIPTION

RESERVATION SALES SCREEN

[RESERVATION_SALES]

Enables the Central Reservation Sales Screen for call center / multiple property reservation management.

TURNAWAY FUNCTIONALITY

[TURNAWAYS]

Enables the tracking of denied or refused reservations and the associated reason for the turnaway of the reservation for statistical purposes.

Table 11-47 OPERA Controls — Look To Book Sales Screen Parameters

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION

AUTOMATIC CREATION OF PROFILE

[AUTO_CREATE_PROFILE]

Automatically creates a profile when no records match the name entered in the search area.

DEFAULT BLANK ARRIVAL DATE

[DEFAULT_BLANK_ARRIVAL_DATE]

Sets the arrival date to blank for new reservations in Look To Book Sales screen and Reservation Sales Screen (Available when the Reservation Sales Screen OPERA Control is active).

DISPLAY RATE DESCRIPTION

[LTB_DISPLAY_RATE_DESC]

Shows the rate description on the Look To Book Sales screen and  Reservation Sales Screen (Available when the Reservation Sales Screen OPERA Control is active).

DISPLAY RATE LONG INFORMATION

[LTB_DISPLAY_RATE_LONG_INFO]

Shows the rate long information on the Look To Book Sales screen  and Reservation Sales Screen (Available when the Reservation Sales Screen OPERA Control is active).

DISPLAY RATE SHORT INFORMATION

[LTB_DISPLAY_RATE_SHORT_INFO]

Shows the rate short information on the Look To Book Sales screen  and Reservation Sales Screen (Available when the Reservation Sales Screen OPERA Control is active).

DISPLAY ROOM DESCRIPTION

[LTB_DISPLAY_ROOM_DESC]

Shows the room description on the Look To Book Sales screen and Reservation Sales Screen (Available when the Reservation Sales Screen OPERA Control is active).

DISPLAY ROOM LONG DESCRIPTION

[LTB_DISPLAY_ROOM_LONG_DESC]

Shows the room long description on the Look To Book Sales screen and Reservation Sales Screen (Available when the Reservation Sales Screen OPERA Control is active).

SHOW ALTERNATE PROPERTIES

[DEFAULT_ALTERNATE_PROPERTIES]

Shows alternate properties while checking availability in Look To Book Sales screen and Reservation Sales Screen (Available when the Reservation Sales Screen OPERA Control is active).

SHOW PROFILE DISCOUNTED RATES

[SHOW_PROFILE_DISCOUNTS_IN_RATE_AVAILABLITY]

Apply profile discounts to the negotiated rates displayed in Look to Book Sales screen and Reservation Sales Screen (Available when the Reservation Sales Screen OPERA Control is active).

Table 11-48 OPERA Controls — Look To Book Sales Screen Settings

SETTING DESCRIPTION

AUTO EXPAND AVAILABILITY FOR PROPERTIES

[AUTO_FETCH_PROP_AVAIL_COUNT]

Shows the property availability for this number of properties when searching in Look To Book Sales screen.

BLOCK CREATION PROMPT THRESHOLD ROOMS

[BLOCK_CREATION_THRESHOLD_ROOMS]

Specifies the number of rooms threshold to prompt for block creation in the Look to Book Sales screen at the time of Book Now.

DEFAULT AVAILABILITY OPTION

[DEFAULT_AVAILABILITY_OPTION]

Includes closed rates for rate availability according to this selection.

Valid values:

  • Only Available Rates — When the Closed check box is not selected, any closed rates are not shown.

  • Include Closed Occupancy — When the Closed check box is not selected, closed rates due to occupancy restrictions are still included in the result.

  • Include Closed Rates — When the Closed check box is not selected, any closed rates are not shown.

DEFAULT AVAILABILITY VIEW

[DEFAULT_AVAILABILITY_VIEW]

Specifies the display set view in the Look to Book screen.

Valid values:

  • Initial Display Set

  • All Display Sets

DEFAULT DISPLAY SET

[O9_DEFAULT_DISPLAY_SET]

Specifies the display set for the Availability grid.

Valid values:

  • All active display sets.

DEFAULT RESERVATION TYPE FOR A NEW RESERVATION

[RESERVATION_TYPE]

Specifies the reservation type for a new reservation.

Valid values:

  • All configured reservation types that are active for the property.

LTB ARRIVAL DATE HANDLING

[DEFAULT_BLANK_ARRIVAL_DATE]

Specifies the LTB Arrival Date Handling.

LTB ARRIVAL DATE HANDLING FOR HUB

[DEFAULT_BLANK_ARRIVAL_DATE_HUB]

Specifies the LTB Arrival Date Handling for Hub.

PROPERTY ORDER

[PROPERTY_ORDER]

Specifies the property order pattern on the Look to Book screen and Reservation Sales Screen (Available when the Reservation Sales Screen OPERA Control is active).

  • MOSTAVAIL : Most available rooms in descending order

  • LEASTAVAIL : Least available rooms in ascending order

  • MOSTPERCAVAIL : Highest percentage of available rooms in descending order

  • LISTPERCAVAIL : Percentage of available rooms in ascending order

  • SHORTESTDISTANCE : Shortest distance

  • DEFAULT : property configuration and search criteria (e.g. distance from city.)

RESERVATION ORIGIN CODE

[DEFAULT_ORIGIN_CODE]

Specifies the origin code for new reservations.