Back Office Manager
What's Improved
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Content Manager
What's Improved
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New utility type for energy readings
You can now configure the utility add-on within the energy configuration for specific accommodation types, enabling the creation of advanced energy invoices using the new 'Advance energy deposit' utility type. This feature facilitates the generation of advanced energy invoices through the 'Create energy invoices' in bulk in the Reservation Manager. You can now also configure two unsettled meter readings, providing flexibility in addressing the volatility of energy prices.
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Utility type 'Admincost' renamed
The utility type 'Admincost' has been renamed to 'Settlement Advance Energy Deposit' to explicitly indicate its association with settling advance energy. This utility type is used to settle the advance energy invoices.
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Energy label registration number export at Units
As part of compliance with the new legislation requiring energy labels for rental units, we previously introduced the option to store energy label registration numbers at the unit level in our earlier releases. Now, we've expanded this functionality by including the energy label registration number as a new field in the unit details export. This enhancement allows you to conveniently export unit details, including the energy label registration numbers configured at the unit level, or identify units where this information is missing.
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Activities Refund policy
This feature allows you to specify the refund policy applied when an activity is canceled. You have the flexibility to determine whether the activity should result in a full refund to guests, no refund, a partial refund, or a refund only in exceptional cases upon cancellation.
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New Layout improvements for Priority Management
We are incrementally introducing additional UX improvements designed to maximize be achieved, simplify the process of locating missing configurations, and streamline navigation for an improved user experience.usability, ensure consistency, and enhance the ease of information access within the Content Manager's Priority Management menu. In this release, we have introduced new enhancements to enhance the visibility of the target required to be achieved, simplify the process of locating missing configurations, and streamline navigation for an improved user experience.
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Energy label registration number export at Units
As part of compliance with the new legislation requiring energy labels for rental units, we previously introduced the option to store energy label registration numbers at the unit level in our earlier releases. Now, we've expanded this functionality by including the energy label registration number as a new field in the unit details export. This enhancement allows you to conveniently export unit details, including the energy label registration numbers configured at the unit level, or identify units where this information is missing.
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Add-on type filtering options in various lists displaying add-ons
In Content Manager, you frequently link add-ons to accommodation types and units, among other areas. We understand that filtering add-ons based not only on their name and code but also by their add-on type can greatly enhance the convenience of this process. That's why we've implemented an add-on type filter in various lists containing add-ons. This enhancement is designed to help you quickly locate the specific add-ons you need. You'll find this feature available in several places, including when linking mandatory add-ons to accommodation types, units, and during batch updates."
Finance Manager
What's Improved
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Create ledger improvement
In the ledgers module of the Finance Manager, we have made a user
experience improvement concerning the ledger type select box. Previously, the
select box displayed "Empty" which could cause confusion or ambiguity when users
were navigating the interface. We have updated this to now display "Choose Ledger
Type" offering clearer guidance for the user.
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We have made significant performance improvements to the revenue
distribution module of the Owner Manager. Initially, the service took 10 to 30
seconds to populate, our latest optimizations has brought that time down to 1
second or less. This enhancement dramatically speeds up workflows and improves
the overall user experience, allowing for more efficient and seamless revenue
distribution operations.
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There was an issue with the download button in the Financial Archive module. The download icon appeared in grey instead of the expected dark colour, leading users to believe the download feature was disabled. However, the download function was still available despite the icon's colour. The issue has been addressed, and the download icons now display the correct colour.
What's Fixed
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Financial reports dashboard bug
We successfully resolved a bug that had been affecting the Financial
Reports Dashboard section of the Finance Manager. The issue had caused users
to encounter an error message when attempting to retrieve Journal reporting for
a selected company.
Integration Manager
What's Improved
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Visibility of Locations in Reseller Configuration and Dashboard.
Only the locations that are linked to the logged-in user in Back Office Manager are now visible in all cards within the reseller configuration and
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Possibility to select multiple 'Data types' in Supplier Dashboard.
Enhanced the functionality of DataType filter in the Request Details card to allow the selection of multiple data types, with the added functionality that when "reservation" is among the selected types, the "reservation status" filter becomes visible.
Operations Manager
What's New
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Linking/unlinking amenities to inspection question
From now onwards, it will be possible to see and Link/unlink the amenities to inspection questions in the inspection configuration, so in the future users will be able to filter the inspection questions based on linked amenities in the configuration.
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Remove inspection based on permission
From now onwards, if needed users will be able to remove the generated inspection from the inspection dashboard based on the permissions.
What's Improved
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See the actual answer selection in the inspection drawer
In the inspection drawer, users can see the answer type with a colour indication for the answered question, from now onwards actual answer can be seen in the inspection drawer and the printed PDF report.
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Assign employee to inspection in bulk from the dashboard
Earlier, assigning an employee to inspection was possible through the operations app only, now onwards it will be possible to assign an employee to inspection in bulk through the inspection dashboard.
Owner Manager
What's New
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In order to comply with DAC 7 legislation, the "Owners Module" has introduced several new fields. Private Owners can now add their Place of Birth and BSN issue countries. Additionally, for Company Owners, it is now possible to add a Chamber of Commerce number. When performing a data check, you can indicate that the check has been carried out by checking the "Verified for DAC7" box. These fields will be visible when you add, edit, or view an Owner.
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Owner Manager changes DAC 7 legislation
The recent update to the owner manager now includes three additional
fields to enhance compliance with DAC 7 legislation. These fields are the Chamber
of Commerce number, place of birth, and a "DAC 7 Verified Owner" selection box.
The inclusion of the Chamber of Commerce number and place of birth fields offers
more precise identification of the owner. The "DAC 7 Verified Owner" checkbox
allows you to indicate that the owner''s information has passed due diligence
checks. These new fields are intended to supplement the already existing required
fields, creating a comprehensive dataset that aligns well with DAC 7 legal requirements.
What's Fixed
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In the Owner Contract overview, the "More results" button in the dropdown search bar was not functional. We have fixed this issue with a small bug fix.
Rate Manager
What's New
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Revenue Manager - Starting Rates Generator
Introducing a powerful new feature in the Revenue Manager: Starting Rates Generator. This new addition allows you to generate starting rates per resource and stay date, with a focus on nightly rates. It provides greater control and precision in rate-setting process, saving valuable time.
What's Improved
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Revenue Manager - Enhanced Trends Page KPIs
We have added a set of new KPIs, including Pickup 7, 14, 30, and 90 days.
Reservation Manager
What's Improved
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New permission to allow the user to export reservation details
Since the most sensitive data is related to reservations, only users having a specific permission should be able to export the reservation details. Therefore we have created new permissions for the menus the user is currently able to export reservation details as Search reservations and Cancellations in the Reservation manager, Check-in/Check-out and Add-on list in the Front office manager. It is decided to have the new permissions ON by default to not block the user in their daily work flow.
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New filter and export column in Search reservations
From now on you will see a new filter in the Search reservations menu called Brand to help the user to find reservations that are created under a specific brand. And a new column Brand has been added to the export column set to allow you to export these details.
What's Fixed
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Fixed multiple small bugs
In this sprint multiple small bugs are fixed that are related to making changes in the reservation, bill recalculate issue, missing hyperlinks for cancellation add-ons, error printing the reservation list in Cancellations, not possible to choose subjects on booked add-ons.
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