OWS Overview
Note: The OWS Parameter Group is available when the General>My Stay Manager application parameter is set to Y or one of the following license codes is active:
-OPW_<version number> OPERA Web System
-WCS_<version number> OPERA OWS for Sales & Catering (license by number of rooms)
-WCC_<version number> OPERA OWS for Sales & Catering (license by number of concurrent users)
Note: When the OPR<version Number>ORS license code is active, three option buttons appear on the Application Settings screen that affect what Group Functions, Parameters, and Settings will be available.
- The Global option button displays Group Functions/Parameters/Settings that will affect all properties located in all CROs in the ORS database.
- The CRO option button displays Group Functions/Parameters/Settings that will affect all properties located in the CRO selected from the CRO LOV.
- The Property option button displays Group Functions/Parameters/Settings that are available on the property level and will only affect the property selected in the Property LOV.
OWS Functions
OWS Parameters
- ALLOW BOOK PRIOR CC EXPIRY DATE - This parameter determines whether or not to allow bookings to made via OWS if the CC EXPIRY DATE is prior to the booking arrival date. If active, then bookings can be made.
- ALTERNATE RESORTS - This parameter will determine whether the configured Alternate resorts will return in the QueryHotelInformation response.
- APPEND BLOCK NAME BEFORE RATEDESC - Parameter is used for availability for OWS to append block name with rate description.
- CHANNEL RATE ROOM CONVERSION - This parameter enables to convert to channel rate room while fetching rate awards.
- COMPANY COMM PREF ATTACH RESERVATION - Parameter value YES indicates when reservations are created through OWS, company preferences and comments needs to attached with reservation.
- DEFAULT WEB BOOKABLE IN PACKAGE SELECT - If the parameter value = Y, then the Incl Web Bookable check box will be checked by default in the Select Catering Package screen.
- ENABLE OWS PREFERENCES FILTER - Enable pre-filtering preferences before exposing them to OWS.
- EXTERNAL RESERVATION MEMBER PTS - This parameter value set to YES, inserts the number of points of a guest earns per night that is sent via an external member system in reservation daily elements.
- OWS PROFILE MATCH - This parameter value will determine whether a match process is done on profile information received from OWS Web Services.
- OWS SUPPRESS PASSWORD - This parameter will determine whether to return the password in the response message for Generate Password in the Security web service.
- OWS USE HIGH SECURITY - This parameter will determine whether to do extra checks on the password in the response message for Create User and Update Password in the Security web service.
- PREFERENCE COMMENTS OVERLAY - If parameter value is set to Y, during modification calling system needs to provide full over lay of comments and preference.
- REMOVE CCINFO FETCH BOOKING - When Set to Y, the OWS fetch booking web service will not return any credit card information in the response.
- RETURN DAILY MEMBERSHIP POINTS - Return the daily membership points from reservation daily element name.
- SEARCH BY NAME AND CREDITCARD - This parameter enables to search the reservation by name and credit card number when credit card is attached only to the reservation and not to the profile.
- SECURED MODE - When parameter value is set to Y, each Web service function will follow the OPERA Permissions attached to the User Credentials that are being passed.
- SEND CONFLETTER AT BOOKING - Send confirmation letter at booking or not.
- WEB SHOW PRICE FOR VIEWABLE SPACE - If set to Y, when function space availability is queried by the web, prices should be included for function space that is marked as Viewable but not Bookable.
OWS Settings
