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<div class="heading">Control Panel Change Log</div>
This page documents changes to the Control Panel
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We are working on improving usability and workflows. This involves changes to the location of settings, setting names and menus.
=Release: April 13h 2024 =
==Improvements to the Calendar==
*a * icon with a price indicates that there is a minimum stay set in the daily price rule for this daily price.
*hover texts on the Daily Prices in the Calendar show you miniumum stays, maximum stays and prices for different occupancies
*group bookings are marked with a {{#fas:circle}} icon. For the master booking, the circle is filled.
 
==Renamed Settings==
In the booking API message renamed to Channel Info
 
=Release: April 10th 2024 =
==Booking.com Onboarding Flow==
Properties can activate the connection themselves when ready.
Beds24 will not auto-activate properties for Booking.com any more. =Release: Jan 30th 2024 ===Look & Feel==Selects, Dropdowns, input fields and some Buttons received a refresh. ==Renamed and moved Settings=Stage 2=Release dateThe "Room Name" for Booking.com was renamed to "Room Type Name" and the setting was moved to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > CONTENT > SPECIFIC ROOM CONTENT. ==Menu Changes==On {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > SYNC CONTENT - all content related menu pages are now submenus of {{#fas: tbacog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > CONTENT.
=Release: Jan 8th 2024 =
==Renamed Pages and Settings==
DAILY PRICE SETUP renamed to DAILY PRICE RULES
RATES: "Rates" renamed to "Fixed Prices". We do this because many customers starting with Beds24 confuse what we call rates with channel rate plans. Using the terms "Daily Prices" for dynamic prices and "fixed prices" for prices which have a start and an end date should stop this. 
Why we want to do this: Many customers starting with Beds24 confuse what we call rates with channel rate plans. Using the terms "Daily Prices" for dynamic prices and "fixed prices" for prices which have a start and an end date should stop this. 
=Stage 1=Release date: Dec 30th 2023 =
==Renamed Pages and Settings==
"Details tab of the booking: "API Message"  to "Channel Info",
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES: "Booking Cancellations by Guest" to "Cancellations by Guest"
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP: "Id Number"  to "Room ID"
 
RATES: "Rates" to "Fixed Prices". We do this because many customers starting with Beds24 confuse what we call rates with channel rate plans. Using the terms "Daily Prices" for dynamic prices and "fixed prices" for prices which have a start and an end date should stop this. 
==Moved Settings==
"ROOM TYPE" moved from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT /ROOM CONTENT to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP
"Sell Priority"  removed from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  DESCRIPTION because this is also available in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING ENGINE > MULTI BOOKING PAGE > PROPERTY SETTINGS.
"Cancellation Policy" and "General Policy" moved from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  DESCRIPTION to  {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES
==Menu Changes==
Additional tab navigation is available with shortcuts in *PRICES > DAILY PRICES*{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES and * {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS *{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES CHANNEL MANAGER >ROOMS > CHANNEL CONTENT pages are now also linked via shortscuts in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES and {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS.
Reorganised categories in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >DESCRIPTION new categories are: 
*Contact
*Location
*FinancialPrice and Currency
*Display
*Features
*Property Templates
Reorganized categories on {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES, ew new categories are: 
*Same Day Booking Cut Off
*Normal Bookings
*Booking Engine
Reorganized categories on{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > CHANNEL ROOM CONTENT, new categories are: 
*Fees and Financial
*Descriptions
 
==Calendar upgrades==
Additional indicators and hover texts for Daily Prices.
 
=Planned=
==Look & Feel==
Some elements on the new control panel will receive a facelift.
 
==Menu Changes==
Further changes to the menu structure to improve workflows.
 
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