What's new in Version 6.0


Important new features

Requires Internet Explorer V4.0 or above installed on PC 
This comes with Windows 98 second edition or later versions of Windows, so only if you have Windows 95 or Widows 98 first edition, do you need to get the latest version of Internet Explorer. If you are unsure which version of Windows you have, install the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer anyway.

Access 2000 Database file format  
The database file is now Microsoft Access 2000, this means you will need to upgrade to Microsoft Office 2000 if you wish to directly read the database from outside GuestMaster.

 

Main features

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.