Reservation Default Values

(Accessed through Maintenance / Program Options / Reservations, click the "Reservation Default Values" button.)

Default ETA -- You can select one of the selections from the Estimated Arrival Times pick-list as the default for new reservations, or you can select the blank entry if you want it blank by default.  If you have the appropriate operator access, there will also be a button to the right to Edit ETA pick list.  You can click on that to directly jump to the Pick List editing function for the ETA list, without leaving the Reservation Defaults dialog.

Default type -- If most of your reservations will be a type other than Normal, you can set the default reservation type here.

Default starting date -- This affects the Rack, Map, and New Reservations.  Normally you would leave this as some past date, and make sure the next option, to ignore the default date, is checked.  However if you're making reservations for the next season, then you can set this to your season starting date to save time scrolling the Rack each time.

Ignore default start date once it's in the past -- Normally you would leave this checked, however if you are trying to work on past reservations then you can set the default start date to a past date and uncheck this, so the rack starts in the past.

Default # days for new reservations -- If your typical reservation is for a specific number of days, for instance if you primarily rent 3-day weekend packages, then you can change this value.  Any reservations started fresh, e.g. by double-clicking the Rack or Map, or from the New Reservation icon or menu function, will default to this number of days (nights).  Note that this will be ignored in the special case of setting a date range on the Rack with Available only checked (see the option below).

Default cancellation type -- Select the default "Type" of cancellation whenever a reservation is canceled.  You can leave this blank to force manual selection.  This is also subject to an Access Level setting, so you can determine which level of operators the default will be used for (else they will need to select it manually each time).  Note that this is a fixed list, it cannot be changed.

Default Cancel Reasons for each Cancel Type -- For each of the 5 Cancel Types, you can choose the default "Reason" for the cancellation that will be selected for each Type.  This will just be a default selection -- the operator can always change it when doing the cancellation.  This is also subject to an Access Level setting, so you can determine which level of operators the default will be used for.  Note that this list comes from the Pick List for Cancel Reasons, which can be modified. If you have the appropriate operator access, there will also be a button at the bottom to Edit the Cancel Reasons pick list.  You can click on that to directly jump to the Pick List editing function for the Cancel Reasons, without leaving the Reservation Defaults dialog.