Control Panel Change Log
This page documents changes to the Control Panel
We are working on improving usability and workflows. This involves changes to the location of settings, setting names and menus.
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1.1 Renamed Pages and Settings
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.
"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 > DESCRIPTION: "Description" to "Property Settings"
{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES "Booking Rules" to "Rules & Policies"
{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP: "Id Number" to "Room ID"
{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP: "Setup" to "Room Settings"
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.
1.2 Moved Settings
"VAT Rate" moved from {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES/RULES AND POLICIES to {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP/PROPERY SETTINGS
"ROOM TYPE" moved from {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT /ROOM CONTENT to {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP/ROOM SETTINGS
"Sell Priority" removed from SETTINGS > PROPERTIES > DESCRIPTION/PROPERTY SETTINGS because this is also available in SETTINGS > CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING ENGINE > MULTI BOOKING PAGE > PROPERTY SETTINGS.
"Location Description" moved from {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > DESCRIPTION/PROPERTY SETTINGS to {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > CHANNEL CONTENT
"Cancellation Policy" and "General Policy" moved from {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > DESCRIPTION/PROPERTY SETTINGS to {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS)CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING ENGINE > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE > CONTENT
2 =Moved Pages
{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES and SETTINGS > ROOMS menu pages have been combined SETTINGS > CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT
{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT moved to SETTINGS > PROPERTIES > CHANNEL CONTENT
{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT > ROOM CONTENT moved toto SETTINGS > PROPERTIES > ROOMS > CHANNEL CONTENT
2.1 Menu Changes
Reorganised categories in {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >DESCRIPTION/PROPERTY SETTINGS, new categories are:
- General
- Contact
- Location
- Currency
- Display
- Features
- Property Templates
Reorganized categories on {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > PROPERTIES >ROOMS > BOOKING RULES RULES AND POLICIES, new categories are:
- Same Day Booking Cut Off
- Normal Bookings
- Near Term Bookings
- Exceptional Period Bookings
- Prices
- Cancellations by Guest
- Booking Status
Reorganized categories on {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP/ROOM SETTINGS, new categories are:
- General
- Units
- Rules
- Display
- Features
- Room Templates
- Booking Engine
Reorganized categories on {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > PROPERTIES >ROOMS > CHANNEL CONTENT, new categories are:
- Fees and Financial
Descriptions
