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Block Source

Block Source

The source indicates whether a posting was made to a room (Guest) or whether the payment has already been fiscalized in the cash register and has therefore already been reported to the tax authorities (Z-POS). Possible values for source are:

Allowed flags:

  • board
  • firstDayBoard
  • lastDayBoard
  • namelist
  • details
  • drink
  • bed
  • suite

Some remarks about extraInfo:

  • If the flag board, firstDayBoard or lastDayBoard is set, boarding information about the client is transferred.
  • Board belongs to the board information of the current day
  • FirstDayBoard belongs to the arrival day
  • LastDayBoard belongs to the departure day
  • If the flag namelist is set, all guests in the room are transferred. Normally only the clients are transmitted witch have a folio.
  • If you request the total number of persons on a room you have to query with the flag namelist and details and sum the noPax. The total number of pax per room can vary on different dates.
  • If the flag details is set, more information is delivered. In this case the POS-System can display detailed information about the client. This fields can be extend in the future without any notice in advance (to simplify the extension)
  • If the flag drink is set, a value is displayed, if the client is allowed to drink alcohol or not
  • If the flag bed is set and the room itself is not checked in, the interface will search for beds in the room. All currently checked in guests in beds assigned to the room are transferred to the POS system. If the roomreq is sent for the bed directly, the interface will answer with the guest checked in to the bed or with roomnotoccupied if the bed is not checked in.
  • If the flag suite is set and the room itself is not checked in, the interface will search for a suite containing the room. If the suite is checked in, the guest in the suite is transferred to the POS system.