Completely rewritten streamlined
Database engine ready for new features
GuestMaster now uses ADO technology with
Access 2000 file format, this improved the overall smoothness of the database
and positions us for future version.
New look interface with more
simplified menus and common screen naming
The Main Diary has been reorganised with
the addition of the new Customer menu and renamed buttons to use a common naming
convention with groups.
Non Working periods
You can now mark hours or days as your non
working period. This is useful to
indicate on the reservation diary when you
are closed, for example, for Christmas, for lunch each day.
Availability Summary - Pro
The availability list all the resource
types availability for the chosen day. It
also show occupancy rates.
Cancelled Booking Reference
When a booking is
cancelled a message box will appear with a cancelled booking reference number.
This number can be given to the customer as confirmation of the
cancellation. The number is also
stored in the Status tab of the booking.
Enhanced Reservation Diary display
Groups booking are marked with circles on
the arrows and Internet booking are sunken with red text.
Group Statement Payments - Pro
It is now possible to take payments
directly from the group statements screen.
Quick letter writing feature on
Booking Details screen - Adv
By clicking on the Letter button on the
Booking Details screen you can easily launch your Word Processor (as long as it
uses standard Microsoft .doc documents format) for a quick letter.
Multi currency payments - Pro
You can now setup GuestMaster to take
payments in other international currencies.
UNC allows \\Server1\c\Guest Master
Databases\Company01\ and Internet
GuestMaster now accepts this new standard
for paths to its database.
Cost Code Category - Pro
This new feature allows you to predetermine
which folder a cost code will go to by default.
This can be overridden at the time the item is added to the invoice if
you wish. It is useful to ensure
that for example, all personal expenses go to the expenses folder.
Adults ChildA etc. naming and marking
ChildB and Child C invisible
It is now possible to name the Adults,
Child A, B & C fields in GuestMaster. You
can also disable Child B and Child C fields if you wish.
Minimum booking duration in tariff
control - Adv
A rate value in Tariff Control can be
marked as requiring a minimum duration stay.
This can be overridden when a booking is taken, but a message will be
displayed.
ResourceType tariffs if
ResourceDetail Tariff are zero
Resource Tariffs can be based upon the
Resource Type (Single, Double, Twin, etc) instead of on the specific room.
This then allows us to provide this information in our Internet module.
Show Marker Lines
This allows you to turn off the marker
lines in the reservation diary.
Updated Layout editor
There is a new layout editor which is a
little faster to display preview screens.
Updated Reports viewer.
The reports viewer now uses Crystal Reports
V8.0 file format, which is faster to display preview screens.