Adding preferences to a booking agency profile

Add preferences to a booking agency profile to maintain any requests and preferential accommodations or amenities the booking agency's guests may have during their stay.

Guest preference codes that are available for selection will include those configured as global, those associated to the property's brand, and those specified as property preferences. See Configuring guest preference codes and Adding property preferences.

To add preferences to an booking agency profile:

Select Profiles > Booking Agency Profiles.
On the List View tab, select a booking agency profile and click the Preferences tab .
In the Preference Details section, specify the information that you require. See additonal details about these fields:

Property

The property defaults to the current property. You can specify another property to filter the available preferences for that property. Only properties available to the user will display for selection.

Preference

Specify the preference. The Preference Code and Description will be populated.he value in Department, Category, and Status field is populated based on the Preference Department. The value in Category and Status field is populated from the preference code.
Note: If the property parameter RESTRICTPROFILEDATABYPROP is selected, the application displays the preferences that are associated with the property.

Descriptor

If a preference exists that is configured with descriptors this field will be required. Specify a descriptor.
Note:
If a Guest Preference has a Descriptor marked as Default, the Descriptor will default to the Descriptor field when the Guest Preference is added. The User can accept the Default Descriptor or select a different Descriptor.

Descriptor Details

If a preference is added with a descriptor you can optionally specify descriptor details.

Copy to Child Profiles

Select this check box to copy the preference of a booking agency to another booking agency as Child Profiles.
Note: If this check box is selected and you delete a parent profile, the associated child profile is also deleted.
Click Save.

Note: To delete a preference from a booking agency profile, select the preference from the list and click Remove Record and then Save.