Month: November 2017

Hello everybody,

We are glad to inform that v.2.0.25 has been released Wednesday, Nov 15. Next update should be released in around 2 weeks. Please have a look below at the changelog and what’s coming next.

CHANGELOG – FEATURES / ENHANCEMENTS

Changes in PMS & Channel Manager:

[DEV-1106] – Housekeeping Module (beta)

We have released entirely new Housekeeping module. It allows viewing:

• beds to be cleaned today
• beds ready to be cleaned
• beds to be cleaned once the guest checks-out

[DEV-1527] – Real-time in Total Payments Outstanding

First, you can right click on the list of outstanding bookings to adjust their balance quickly.

Second, the outstanding total will be updated real time.

[DEV-1994] – New Shift Switch UI, more options and more Shift Switch Settings

We have refreshed the UI of the Shift Switch window to make it more user-friendly and easier for staff to navigate. Also, we have added new settings:

-You can determine now the amount of money you wish to keep in the Cash Box at the shift switch and determine the automatic withdrawal or transfer which should be made at the end of the shift.

– Users can also leave Shift Switch Notes now which will be displayed in the report.

Look for for Shift Settings in Property Settings:

Enjoy new Shift Switch UI

Major Bug Fixes

[DEV-1845] – Bulk Update – can’t change restrictions for linked rates

[DEV-2046] – Chat – duplicates guest messages and blocks other windows

[DEV-2135] – Costa Rica Time Zone problem

[DEV-2152] – Problem with editing reservations by receptionists

[DEV-2153] – Reservation – Not possible to check-in from right-click menu

[DEV-2154] – Daily Prodction Report does not load for some dates

[DEV-2164] – Emails and Printouts – {Currency} key doesn’t work

[DEV-2178] – Unblocking Beds Bug

[DEV-2185] – Fact.pt – error while sellinig something from POS

[DEV-2189] – Currency code visible while dragging booking from Unallocated section to beds

[DEV-2191] – Reservation/Poit of Sale – items charged in wrong currency

[DEV-2197] – Channel Manager – global does not update all restrictions

[DEV-2203] – Reservation – Error while opening CC details window

[DEV-2215] – Channel Manager – System doesn’t update availability after reservation from Booking Engine enters

[DEV-2220] – Linked Rates – settings not applied to prices in the AR Calendar

[DEV-2222] – Accounts and Transactions – Category and Amount columns not visible

Hello everybody,

We are glad to inform that v.2.0.22-24 have been released in September and October. Next update should be released around 13^th or 20^th November. Please have a look below at the changelog and what’s coming next.

CHANGELOG – FEATURES / ENHANCEMENTS

Changes in PMS & Channel Manager:

[DEV-1923] – Room Colors

Long awaited BedView color customization has arrived.

[DEV-1896] – Add the help window on the UI

We have added the feature which will allow us to provide you with better guidance in each of the windows. You can now click on the help icon on the frame of the window you are looking at to get its description from our knowledge base.

We will be adding solutions gradually in next weeks to all windows.

[DEV-1986] – Certified Invoicing + SAFT via Fact.pt Portugal

FrontDesk Master has released an integration with an invoicing software which allows issuing fiscally certified invoice, generating SAFT or processing automatically invoices to fiscal authorities.

[DEV-1784] – Booking Channel Commission Report – new filter

A new filter wad added to the report allowing viewing the results generated based on the booking date or booking arrival date:

[DEV-1961] – City Tax for Catalunya

FrontDesk Master automatically calculates the city tax of 0.5 Euro according to the legal requirements when bookings are made in hostels from Catalunya.

[DEV-1970] – Changes in the city tax conditions for Ischia, Italy

FrontDesk Master automatically calculates the city tax of 1 Euro according to the legal requirements when bookings are made in hostels from Ischia, Italy.

[DEV-1385] – Reports – Colombia SIRE Report (DAT file)

Legally required report for properties in Colombia has been added to the system.

[DEV-2108] – Hostelworld XML – Cancellation Notes

Hostelworld released a new feature. They provide cancellation rules with each booking. The information will be displayed in Reservation Notes.

[DEV-1967] – Accept payment above Balance Due & Calculate Change

When taking the payment you can enter the amount greater than Balance and the system will calculate the change which should be given to the customer.

Changes in Booking engine:

[DEV-1801] – New Restriction – Cut Off

A new restrictions which allows setting up a cut off day on booking engine per specific room and date:

[DEV-1451] – Booking engine – Show rate description on the engine

Right now the booking engine will display rate descriptions entered in Rate Manager in Edit Rate window.

Edit Rate windows:

Booking Engine Example:

[DEV-1023] – Booking engine – Determine fields to display and mandatory ones in reservation form

Booking engine allows customizing which fields in the reservation form should be displayed and which of them are required for the booking. You can find the settings in Property Settings / Booking Engine / Settings.

Major Bug Fixes

[DEV-1556] – Invoices: Date filter problem in All Issued Invoices
[DEV-1582] – Reservation lists – improvements
[DEV-1626] – Sale Item Report – unchecked products appear on the report
[DEV-1636] – Search bar – system doesn´t find guests
[DEV-1772] – Reservation – Can’t assign booking to bed
[DEV-1813] – Reservation – Can’t split booking after cancelling nights and moving guests to other beds
[DEV-1831] – Booking Engine / PriceMatrix – auto converted prices does not show on Booking Engine
[DEV-1855] – Booking Engine Reservation – Incorrect check out date in booking engine reservation
[DEV-1857] – Deposit list – deposit list doesn´t open
[DEV-1859] – Booking Engine Reservation – Can´t return extras buy on booking engine
[DEV-1860] – Booking Engine – Availability doesn´t show on Easy Mode
[DEV-1868] – Reservation Notes – Notes saved with wrong date
[DEV-1872] – PriceMatrix – Incorrect occupancy price
[DEV-1875] – New City in Chile – Curicó
[DEV-1879] – Reservation – Error after press Tab button while changing prices
[DEV-1880] – Reservation – Error while loading a new booking window
[DEV-1882] – PriceMatrix – System doesn´t refresh the availaiblity after unblocking
[DEV-1883] – Reports – Wrong results in Pick Up report
[DEV-1884] – Reports – Wrong results in the report In House report
[DEV-1885] – Reservation – Can’t change status from reservation from
[DEV-1894] – Reservation – 5+ Private Rooms not visible while creating quick booking
[DEV-1898] – Sale Item report – Jumping scroll
[DEV-1900] – PriceMatrix / Rates – The linked prices doesn’t change
[DEV-1903] – New Take Payment – Sales with prices converted to second currency showed in primary currency
[DEV-1907] – ChannelManager – System doesn’t update availability to Booking.com
[DEV-1917] – Notifications – Notification about cancelled reservation not sent for Booking Engine reservations
[DEV-1919] – ChannelManager – System sometimes doesn’t update availability after a booking enters
[DEV-1920] – Production matrix report – Missing dates in report results
[DEV-1922] – Invoices – Wrong Balance Due on invoice
[DEV-1925] – Auto block – System blocks properties when it shouldn’t
[DEV-1932] – UI – Improvement
[DEV-1951] – Check-In / Out lists & Reservation Status
[DEV-1953] – Channel Manager – Wrong room type updated
[DEV-1959] – Edited price/city tax – After editing price or city tax can’t take payment of the difference
[DEV-1475] – Reservation View – Sorting by Arrival Time doesn’t work
[DEV-1556] – Issued Invoices – Date filter doesn’t work
[DEV-1856] – Reservation – All nights cancelled after check out
[DEV-1869] – Notifications – Notifications appear in wrong hostel
[DEV-1887] – Inventory Manager – Inventory count not correct
[DEV-1924] – Dashboard – System stucks after few operation on Outstanding bookings list
[DEV-1957] – Invoices – Wrong Balance Due on invoice
[DEV-1969] – Search bar – system doesn´t find guests
[DEV-1975] – Inventory Manager – The Update button disappear and can’t update the inventory.
[DEV-1988] – City Tax – Tax not added to old booking
[DEV-1989] – Booking Engine – Change translate
[DEV-1995] – Av & Rate Calendar – Long loading
[DEV-1996] – Channel Manger – Sending wrong prices to Expedia
[DEV-1997] – Dashboard – Sorting booking onTotal Outstanding list
[DEV-2000] – Email – Emails sent every 15 minutes
[DEV-2007] – Email – Deleted emails templates sent to guests
[DEV-2009] – ChannelManager – Availability not sent to Booking.com with Occupancy Pricing option active
[DEV-2018] – Season Manager – Prices erased for seasons without assigned dates
[DEV-2019] – Reports – Correction in MOSSOS report for Catalunia
[DEV-2020] – ChannelManager – Availability sent only for one room type for rooms with more room types assigned
[DEV-2025] – Room Manager – Can’t assgin or create booking despite despite the room type availability dates correctly set up
[DEV-2026] – UI – System menu diappears after moving windows around
[DEV-2043] – Reservation – Wrong prices in Create Resrevation for specific room
[DEV-2047] – Channel Manager – System doesn’t update availability on Despegar
[DEV-2070] – Channel Manager – Booking didn’t enter into the system
[DEV-2075] – Strategy Manager – Can’t set up strategy for Child Rate
[DEV-2083] – Channel Manager – Missing first reservation from the server (Agoda)
[DEV-2084] – Channel Manager – Get Future Bookings not working (Agoda)
[DEV-2087] – Bulk Update – Prices for Child Rates not updated after changing the prices through Bulk Update