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).
TOTAL COST OF STAY & RATE INFORMATION MULTI-NIGHT OPTIMIZATION [RATE_INFORMATION_OPTIMIZATION]	This is a chain-level parameter. When this parameter is active, the handling of Total Cost of Stay & Rate Information on Look To Book Sales screen and Book Now screen will be optimized for multi-night reservations.

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 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.