Report Defaults

The Property System Configuration Menu allows you access to screens where you may define the specific features that make up your Property. This includes the Report Defaults command, which should be used when your Property chooses to generate pre-printed checks such as Travel Agent Checks. The Report Defaults screen allows you to set and modify the default layout/format used, to position the checks on the page where you wish.

 

 

 

Click the icon on the left for the Full Menu.

Full Menu Icon OR Full Menu option when viewed using the modern light look of Skyware

This will display the Full menu in a tabular form, with four sections, Registration, Status, Cashier and Other.

Full Menu Table OR Full Menu popup version seen in Modern Light look of Skyware

Select Other from the Other section.

Other section of the Full Menu OR Other section of the Full Menu with Other => command selected, NEW look for Skyware

This will take you to the Other Front Desk Tasks Menu, which has four sections, Other List 1, Other List 2, Documents and Web.

Other Front Desk Tasks Menu OR Other Front Desk Tasks Menu in the NEW look for Skyware

Select Manager's Screen to be taken to the Manager's Command screen.

Manager's Commands Menu OR Managers commands menu in the NEW look for Skyware

OR:

Select Manager's Screen from the Quick Menu on the left side of the screen, to be taken to the Manager's Command screen.

Quick Menu with Manager's Screen option selected OR Quick Menu with Manager's Screen option selected, NEW look

 

The Manager's Command screen menu has two sections, Manager's Configuration and Manager's Maintenance. Select Configuration => from the Managers Configuration section to be taken to the Property and System Configuration screen. The list of property configuration options are divided into four sections, which are Required Configuration, Optional Configuration, Locales/Dates and Sub-Systems.

Property and System Configuraion Menu OR Property and System Configuration Menu in the NEW look for Skyware

(Alternately, you may also be able to select Configuration => directly from the Quick Menu, if the menu has been set up to include the Configuration option).

 

Select Report Defaults from the Optional Configuration section.

Optional Configuration section of the Property and System Configuration Menu with Report Defaults command selected, NEW look for Skyware

 

When selected, the Report Defaults screen will open:

Report Defaults screen example, NEW look for Skyware

Note: If no defaults have been added as of yet for any report, a pop up window informing you that no records currently exist will appear.

Pop up window indicating that no budget records exist yet for this budget period

Click "OK" to continue to the Report Defaults screen.

 

The currently configured options are displayed by:

Report Name: The type of the report that the selected defaults will be applied to.

 

Your options include the following:

Generate a new entry:

Click the New Generate New Entry button button from the toolbar to add a new report defaults set.

Complete the fields described below.

OR:

Select an existing report defaults set from the list on the left, and click the Replicate Replicate Current Entry button button from the toolbar. Then change the field information as described below.

Edit the current selection:

Change the field information described below.

 

Report defaults screen, right side detail for editing purposes

Report Name: This is a drop-down menu of the available report options for which printing default options may be set. By default, Travel Agent Checks is selected.

Note: Travel Agent Checks may be the ONLY option available.

Note: Only ONE Report Name entry may be saved.

This field is required.

Top: Enter the number of twips from the top of the page that the report should begin printing.

Left: Enter the number of twips from the left side of the page that the report should begin printing.

Note: "Twip" refers to a measurement, calibrated as 1/20 of a typographical point, with the name being derived from the phrase "TWentieth of an Imperial Point". As indicated, there are 1440 twips in one inch.

 

Once these details are complete, save the report defaults using the Save Save button icon in the local tool bar. The report name will now be entered onto the left side of the Report Defaults screen, and the report defaults for that report type will be used when printing.

Report Defaults screen example with saved defaults shown on right side

Note: Only ONE set of report defaults may be saved per report type option. If you attempt to save multiple sets of report defaults, instead of saving (and generating a new entry on the left side of the screen), an error message informing you of this will appear.

Report Defaults screen duplicate entry pop up error message

To modify an existing Report default set, you will need to first select it and display it on the right side, before editing and saving. (An existing record will not have the drop down field for Report Name available to change, rather it will be set as read only).

Any existing entry may also be deleted simply by clicking the red "X" in the local tool bar.

 

Date Updated November 07, 2023