In this section you will find notes about any enhancement made to the software and the corresponding version!
3.5.121.1 - 10/02/2023
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Siteminder Bookings rate amount |
| Bug Fix |
Custom fields type country fix |
3.5.120.1 - 09/19/2023
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Payment processing endpoint changes |
| Bug Fix |
Refund error fix |
3.5.119.1 - 09/14/2023
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Ota admin page improvements |
| Bug Fix |
Fixed an error when trying to edit certain user types |
| Bug Fix |
IBE Promocode status check |
| Bug Fix |
Payment total error |
| Bug Fix |
Siteminder Bookings rate amount |
3.5.118.2 - 06/30/2023
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Google analytics v4 |
| Improvement |
Ota configuration page improvements |
3.5.117.1 - 06/01/2023
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Add Armenian currency |
| Improvement |
Security enhancements |
| Bug Fix |
Logo upload sample link fix |
| Bug Fix |
Rate manager filter improvements |
| Bug Fix |
Scheduled messages extra charges fix |
3.5.116.5 - 05/18/2023
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Security enhancements |
3.5.115.1 - 05/16/2023
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Security enhancements |
3.5.114.1 - 05/16/2023
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Security enhancements |
3.5.113.2 - 03/08/2023
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Kosovo has been added to the Country List in reservations |
| Improvement |
Tape Chart cron update for faster availability reconfiguration |
| Improvement |
Quantity validation for adjustments |
| Improvement |
Backend validation for images uploaded |
| Improvement |
Extended the ability to push rates to Siteminder for up to 2 years |
| Bug Fix |
Spanish format date fix |
| Bug Fix |
Romania country wrong spelling fix |
| Bug Fix |
IBE amenities caching fix |
| Bug Fix |
Group confirmation is now supporting multiple dates |
3.5.112.1 - 08/18/2022
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Userway Integration improvements |
3.5.111.1 - 06/20/2022
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Turn off automatic profile merge |
| Bug Fix |
Fix invoices with Virtual rooms |
3.5.109.2 - 04/19/2022
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
Equalweb Integration |
3.5.108.3 - 01/31/2022
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
System enhancements |
3.5.107.1 - 09/02/2021
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Fix Housekeeping room priority column |
3.5.105.1 - 06/16/2021
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Display room types ID |
3.5.104.1 - 06/10/2021
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Report date range extension |
3.5.103.2 - 05/18/2021
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Room charges added to Addon/pos charges |
3.5.101.1 - 05/04/2021
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Enable 60 day credit cards purge |
| Improvement |
Card improvement on Chosen Payments |
| Improvement |
Increase reports filter date range to a maximum of 184 days |
3.5.100.1 - 03/26/2021
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Fix invoices with deleted transactions |
3.5.99.1 - 03/08/2021
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Increase report date range to 100 days |
3.5.97.1 - 10/11/2020
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
Chosen multiple payment devices |
| Bug Fix |
Error on purging credit cards |
3.5.96.1 - 09/10/2020
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Improved email functionality |
| Improvement |
Improved email rules functionality |
3.5.94.2 - 08/31/2020
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
Integration with Chosen Payments |
3.5.93.1 - 07/02/2020
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
New template variable available for Rate Policies. You can find this in the Resources area of the menu. |
3.5.91.1 - 05/08/2020
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
In the past the system allowed the user to convert a Payment back to a Deposit on the Payments screen. This has now been fixed so that a Payment cannot be converted back to a Deposit. Only a Deposit can be converted to a Payment. |
3.5.89.1 - 04/17/2020
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
When making group reservations, there is no default group rule which means all charges will remain on the individual folios within the group unless you decide to add a group rule for charges to be transferred. |
| Improvement |
Frontdesk Anywhere is pleased to announce having brought ADA compliance to its new suite of website booking engines, enabling hoteliers across the United States to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
| Bug |
Some hotels have experienced an issue with double charges showing on invoices, this issue has been resolved. |
3.5.87.1 - 09/09/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
An issue has been identified and resolved with some room types showing Sold out on the Booking Engine with availability in the PMS. |
3.5.83.1 - 08/06/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
We have recently pinpointed an issue with adjustments and taxes. This has now been resolved and will show correctly on the folios as well as guest messages. |
3.5.82.1 - 07/25/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
The transactions in Invoice showing the previous room name |
| Bug |
New User button adds blank user |
3.5.81.1 - 07/19/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Expedia direct connections - fixed incoming billing infromation |
3.5.80.1 - 07/15/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
We have improved the tapechart calculations to detect any possible issues with availability. |
| Bug |
Dropdown filters on Analytics reports have also been fixed that all Processed By employees will show accordingly. |
| Bug |
We have updated the the issue with Adjustments showing different between the Adjustments page and the main folio. |
3.5.77.1 - 06/27/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
We were experiencing issues with stay restrictions pushing to all channels, this issue has been resolved. |
3.5.76.1 - 06/26/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Reservations being delivered from the channel manager populating with UNKNOWN UNKNOWN for the secondary guest was making those the primary guest names. This issue has been resolved. |
| Bug |
BDC reservations made for more than one night was dropping into the PMS as a one night stay and was not populating all of the nights. This issue has been resolved. |
| Bug |
When trying to make a guest the Primary Guest on the reservation screen, the operation was failing. This issue has been resolved. |
3.5.75.1 - 06/14/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Fix error on credit card tokenization |
3.5.74.4 - 06/13/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
We have updated our OTA connections to improve the quality of receiving, reservations, modifications and cancellations as well as pushing rates, availability and restrictions to the websites. We have also updated the connections to receive comments from the guests who wish to communicate to the hotels the information that is supplied during the reservation booking process. |
3.5.71.1 - 05/13/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Hotels will not be able to delete room types from the PMS system if this room type is connected to a room mapping for an OTA. If the room type does need to be either deleted or deactivated, the room mapping will need to be removed first in order for this to happen. This will prevent issues with Integrations. |
3.5.70.1 - 04/15/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Hotels were experiencing an issue with taxes not updating properly when a reservation was modified thru Frontdesk Anywhere Connect, this issue has now been resolved. |
3.5.69.1 - 04/03/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
We are now introducing the Intercom app into our PMS. Intercom is an integrated help desk and knowledge base to receive answers to questions about the PMS thru a platform within the FDA system. |
3.5.67.1 - 03/20/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
The Reputation dashboard has recently been offline but is now back online and fully functioning. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
3.5.66.1 - 03/13/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
There was an issue with Stay Restrictions for Fridays and Saturdays also including Thursdays, this has now been resolved as now Stay Restrictions for Fridays and Saturdays should not include Thursdays. |
| Bug |
There was an issue with authorizations showing on the payment page with 0.00 for the captured authorization. This has now been resolved, and the captured amount will now show the correct amount. |
3.5.65.1 - 02/28/2019
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Brazilian currency is now available for currency selection |
| Bug |
When changing rooms to different rooms types, deactivating rooms and deleting rooms, please be aware that current reservations in that room type will stay with that room type in an unassigned status. They will need to be moved manually into the new room type. |
3.5.61.1 - 12/27/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Security deposits will now show on the Reservation List |
3.5.60.1 - 11/30/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Group reservations set to automatically released reverted back to manual release |
| Bug |
System allowing overlapping reservations |
| Bug |
Unmapped OTA rate error |
3.5.58.1 - 11/15/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Channel Manager reservations coming in as Released |
3.5.57.1 - 11/14/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Reports optimization |
3.5.56.1 - 11/13/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Reports optimization |
3.5.55.1 - 10/31/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Can’t make negative payment amounts |
| Bug |
Remove adjustments when room night is removed |
| Bug |
Reservations lists exporting full data set in CSV |
| Bug |
Group reservations time out error |
| Bug |
IBE Source not Populating |
| Bug |
Restore Delete Credit Card Functionality |
| Bug |
Promo code not populating |
| Improvement |
Handle Spreedly JS API errors |
3.5.54.1 - 09/25/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Unable to take cc payment if expiry dates is current month |
| Bug |
Unable to make UnionPay payments |
| Bug |
Cancelled reservations status appearing on Tape Chart |
| Bug |
IBE released reservations appearing on Tape Chart |
| Bug |
IBE reservation released if payments was successful |
| Improvement |
Add API restrictions |
| Improvement |
Turn off Stripe sign up |
3.5.53.1 - 09/10/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Unable to issue invoice |
| Bug |
Enable Split Booking on IBE |
| Enhancement |
Enable credit card payments without credit card billing info |
3.5.52.2 - 09/05/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
Vertical Bookings Channel Manager |
| New Feature |
Stripe Direct |
| Improvement |
Add names to the folio groupings on AR invoices |
| Bug |
Can’t save OTA# in folios |
| Bug |
Booking window preventing bookings days out |
| Bug |
Stay Restriction rebuilt |
| Bug |
Protected room availability does not get pushed |
| Bug |
IBE auto hold release date not set |
| Bug |
Bookings availability check fix |
| Bug |
System Payment Didn’t Reach Gateway sync issue |
3.5.51.2 - 07/20/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Improve Activity for Log Out Timer |
| Improvement |
Enhancing checks for Incoming Ota Booking |
| Bug |
Resolve Root Cause of Double Charges |
3.5.49.1 - 07/06/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Fix/Improve Error Checking for Payment and Credit Card Controllers |
| Bug |
Error with refunds on payments failure |
3.5.47.1 - 06/22/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Remove unnecessary queries / entries for the admin section |
| Improvement |
Tablet mode optimization |
| Bug |
Error with Auth.net |
3.5.46.1 - 06/18/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Add custom fields to Redis |
| Improvement |
Nigh Audit to update reservation cache |
3.5.45.1 - 06/16/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Remove Datafeed from tracking events |
| Improvement |
Remove unnecessary HK SQL queries from tapechart load functions |
| Bug |
Payments not going through Authorize.net |
3.5.44.1 - 06/11/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Optimize db tables to enhance speed |
3.5.43.1 - 05/30/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Ability to recognize room names for LightSpeed transfers |
| Improvement |
Add dates for charges grouped on invoices |
| Improvement |
Enable folio numbers to appear for groups of charges on invoices for AR |
| Bug Fix |
Adjustments are now correctly reflecting on invoices |
3.5.42.1 - 05/19/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Invoice total not correct |
| Bug Fix |
Invoice not reflecting taxes on POS items |
| New feature |
New invoices groupings: it is now possible to group charges on invoices by revenue labels, categories, charge types or POS points |
3.5.41.1 - 05/19/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Credit card charge token not being stored correctly |
3.5.40.2 - 05/02/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
Add new report translations to PMS |
| New Feature |
Create swagger api with CRUD endpoints |
| Improvement |
Option to have charges grouped by charge type on Invoices |
| Improvement |
Reservation screen add version number to common.js |
| Improvement |
Rename ‘Spreedly’ to ‘FDA Classic’ on add payment gateway screen |
| Improvement |
Return payment gateway name + type in available cards endpoint |
| Improvement |
Stop credit cards from being added until reservation screen is saved |
3.5.39.1 - 04/23/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Issues with application functioning on Mozilla and Safari browsers |
3.5.33.1 - 04/02/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Promo Code field is now populating the Reservations Lists |
| Improvement |
Transfers to Invoices to show details of the original folio |
| Improvement |
Ability to show First Name on Tape Chart |
| Improvement |
Allow for searching of email address on profile |
| Improvement |
System Status panel on Tape Chart clean up |
| Bug Fix |
Fix rate grid to show full 14 days |
| Bug Fix |
Prevent SAVE button on taxes from being edited |
| Bug Fix |
Fix error when deleting rates |
| Bug Fix |
View by Floor and Class is now showing correctly |
| Bug Fix |
Prevent SAVE button on taxes from being edited |
| Bug Fix |
Updated information on folio does not show correctly on Profiles |
| Bug Fix |
Error when updating ifnormation on Admin Settings |
| Bug Fix |
Prevent refunds if amount is not defined or is not negative |
| Bug Fix |
Applicable taxes on POS items sent by LSPOS has bee fixed |
3.5.32.1 - 02/22/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Enable Invoice creation on Profile from Folios |
| Bug Fix |
Rate endpoint receiving duplicate rates |
| Bug Fix |
Customers not transferring to Square |
| Bug Fix |
Analytics: Format Date Properly For Cascading Controls |
3.5.31.1 - 01/17/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Allow tax value change after a selected date |
| Bug Fix |
Admin Settings error for work areas Add-ons and POS |
| Bug Fix |
Revenue Manager shows error page |
| Bug Fix |
Promo code rates changing after room is added to cart |
3.5.30.1 - 01/08/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Room Type order not matching on channel IBE |
| Bug Fix |
Work Order error |
| Bug Fix |
Ability to skip transaction is pay type is not mapped |
3.5.29.1 - 01/03/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Aerius server error |
| Bug Fix |
Exclusive taxes from Lightspeed POS not showing on template |
3.5.28.1 - 01/03/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Ota error at finding default room type occupancy |
| Bug Fix |
Promo Code not appearing on Folios |
3.5.26.1 - 01/02/2018
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Payment Collection rule drop down menu allows multi-selection |
| Improvement |
New Zealand states are now correctly showing |
| Improvement |
Open Balance report has been optimzed |
| Improvement |
House Count report has been optimzed |
| Improvement |
Departure report report has been optimzed |
| Improvement |
In House report report has been optimzed |
| Improvement |
Guest List report report has been optimzed |
| Improvement |
Manager’s report is now showing Guests In House |
| Improvement |
Applied and Advanced report report has been optimzed |
| Improvement |
We have extended POS item description lenght |
| Bug Fix |
System is not anymore defaulting to IBE reservation as user for automatic release dates |
| Bug Fix |
Announcements are now saving for Safari and Firefox users |
| Bug Fix |
POS Point can now be created |
| Bug Fix |
Drop down menu for States was not populated |
| Bug Fix |
Add-ons are now fully editable without errors |
| Bug Fix |
Check-in list can now be downloaded |
| Bug Fix |
Alerts: check-out with security deposit |
| Bug Fix |
DOB appearing on folio |
| Bug Fix |
Report cannot be run by Cancellation Date |
| Bug Fix |
Birth date in Reg. Card shows the current date as default |
| Bug Fix |
Duplicate folios on Arrival List |
| Bug Fix |
Room Assignment not working on IBE |
| Bug Fix |
Housekeeping Rules not functioning properly |
| Bug Fix |
Inactive amenities still appearing on IBE |
| Bug Fix |
Improved tips sent from Sqaure POS |
| Bug Fix |
Availability wrong if periods are set to start in the future |
| Bug Fix |
Payment Collection rules when multiple rules are configured |
3.5.25.1 - 12/22/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug |
Ability to handle inclusive/exclusive taxes changes via Lightspeed POS API |
3.5.24.1 - 12/15/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Invoices will be kept open after being paid up |
| Bug |
Ability to handle inclusive taxes from OTAs |
3.5.22.1 - 11/22/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Yield Management availability calculation not working |
3.5.19.1 - 10/24/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Add New Zealand dollar to currency list |
| Bug Fix |
Users defaulting to All Access User Level when account is migrated |
| Bug Fix |
Reservations coming from channel manager not picking up the correct room details |
| Bug Fix |
Unable to choose an ID type from reservation drop down menu |
| Bug Fix |
Fixed Thai translation for November |
| Bug Fix |
Unable to post deposits on folio |
3.5.18.1 - 10/18/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Failure to specify a POS category for a given POS item makes transfers from external POS systems fail |
3.5.17.1 - 10/17/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Unable to post deposits on folios |
| Bug Fix |
Error when receiving bookings from Siteminder |
3.5.16.1 - 10/13/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Fixed error ‘cannot process payment for a higher amount then the current open balance’ with payment gateway |
3.5.15.2 - 10/10/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Charges are now grouped by Revenue Categories and Labels on guest messages |
| Improvement |
Ability to show break down of taxes on Invoices |
| Improvement |
We have removed the voice Lightspeed from appearing on Invoices, if transfers have been sent out to Lightspeed |
| Bug Fix |
Task Failed error was appearing when transferring charges from folio to folio |
| Bug Fix |
When performing an adjustment, the adjustment line on the folio was showing the value that was before performing the adjustment, unless folio was reloaded |
| Bug Fix |
IBE background image was often stuck and users were not able to reload another image |
| Bug Fix |
Random values being charged in the POS tab |
| Bug Fix |
The bullet list of amenities was not appearing correctly on IBE for accounts using 3.5.9.1 or 3.5.11.1 |
| Bug Fix |
Issue in the POS tab when categories linked to charges were deactivated |
| Bug Fix |
System was duplicating profiles for each reservation made for the same profile on IBE |
| Bug Fix |
POS items not being taxes when used as Upsell Items on IBE |
| Bug Fix |
Aging Ledger Report was not showing any AR Company Category even though profiles have been created |
3.5.14.2 - 10/02/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Error in sending restrictions to Siteminder |
3.5.13.2 - 09/27/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Error in sending rates push to Siteminder |
3.5.12.1 - 09/15/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Error in bookings coming from channel manager, if no room is available at hotel |
3.5.11.1 - 09/03/2017
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Faster rate grid loading time |
3.5.10.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Rate list bug |
| Bug fix |
Rate priority list bug |
| Bug fix |
IBE inclusive tax bug |
3.5.9.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Inventory not updating on OTAs |
3.5.8.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Speed up occupied rooms endpoint |
| Bug fix |
CC payments fail if payment processing is inactive |
3.5.7.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Room assignment bug when dates are changed |
| Bug fix |
Inclusive tax fix |
| Bug fix |
POS work area fixes |
| Bug fix |
IBE room type images fix |
| Bug fix |
Stop external charge removal |
3.5.5.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Improve booking save speed |
| Bug fix |
Offsite bookings causes reservation error |
| Bug fix |
Creating Offsite payer throws an error |
| Bug fix |
Published rooms shows 0 rooms |
| Bug fix |
Update Booking on Transaction Voids |
3.5.4.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Error Adding Add-ons/POS |
3.5.3.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Room type image link |
| Bug fix |
Fix Tape chart expand preference |
| Bug fix |
Fix order rooms room type |
| Bug fix |
Housekeeping section does not show new rooms |
| Bug fix |
List reports does not show new rooms |
| Bug fix |
Email Field Validation on Guest Fields |
| Bug fix |
All Payment Statuses Included on Guest Messages |
3.5.2.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Unable to place confirmed IBE bookings |
| Bug fix |
Saved cc are not appearing |
| Bug fix |
Unable to apply payments to invoices |
3.5.1.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
Square integration |
3.4.9.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Speed improvements |
| Bug fix |
On guest creation cache is not updated |
3.4.8.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Fix room list display order |
| Bug fix |
Group Folio occupancy default to 0 |
| Bug fix |
Incomplete unassigned bookings list |
3.4.7.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Validation on room type deletion |
| Bug fix |
Fix tape chart view |
| Bug fix |
Update permissions |
3.4.6.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Tape chart tool tip updates on Booking updates |
3.4.5.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Fix Tape chart layout |
| Bug fix |
Ota bookings issue |
| Bug fix |
Error on reservation creation |
3.4.4.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Performance updates |
3.4.3.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Memory increase |
3.4.2.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Memory increase |
3.4.1.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
Availability periods |
| Improvement |
Availability updates |
3.3.17.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Admin section updates |
| Bug fix |
Invoice template not loading |
3.3.16.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Siteminder CC Fix |
3.3.15.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Undelivered OTA reservations |
3.3.14.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Add alert for no priority selected on sources |
| Improvement |
Remove Doc Button in Guest Messages |
| Bug fix |
Protected rooms for BDC Not Working |
| Bug fix |
Errors on POS Categories Page |
3.3.13.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Multiple night availability returns multiple rates when a single rate is available |
3.3.12.4
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Option to Hide rate if there is no promo code |
| Improvement |
Display Additional Guest on Invoices |
| Bug fix |
Invoice amount is incorrect for charges with multiple quantities |
3.3.11.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
promo code id default value fix |
3.3.10.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
availability response avg price incorrect |
3.3.9.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Add Australian Dollar to list of currencies |
| Bug fix |
Stay Restrictions for IBE not Working |
| Bug fix |
Profile invoice template fails when items are transferred from pos areas |
3.3.8.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Store Promo codes with the reservation |
| Bug fix |
Multiple payment collection rules stack deposit Amount |
| Bug fix |
Promo code price bug on IBE |
| Bug fix |
IBE promo code is not saved |
3.3.7.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Fix Payments on POS Invoice Message |
| Bug fix |
Update Base Templates File |
3.3.6.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Modify Invoice Message Base Template |
| Improvement |
Add Guest Info+Folio No to Add-on/POS charges |
| Bug fix |
Expedia rates not updating |
| Bug fix |
POS Invoice Breaking with A/R changes |
3.3.5.4
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Add due dates to existing AR Profile invoices |
| Improvement |
Add more Invoice Information to Guest Messages |
| Bug fix |
Payment Collection rule page does not finish loading |
| Bug fix |
Change Time of arrival input type to time |
3.3.4.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Set Invoice Due Date |
| Improvement |
Restrict Input type on Due Date |
| Bug fix |
Run Frequency in Housekeeping Rules doesn’t save |
| Bug fix |
Credit card pay type shown as “Null” in “Cashier Report Detail” |
| Bug fix |
Fix AR Profile Balance Updating on save request |
| Bug fix |
AR Profile Balance not updating correctly |
3.3.3.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Booking Window screen updates |
| Improvement |
Tape chart tooltip update on rate edit |
| Improvement |
Include transfers on the audit trail |
| Bug fix |
Housekeeping chart room status bug |
| Bug fix |
Accounts receivable credit limit fix |
| Bug fix |
OTA reservations with “UNKNOWN” guest name |
3.3.2.9
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
Promo Code Discounts |
| New Feature |
Booking Windows |
| New Feature |
Payment Collection Rules by rate |
| New Feature |
Rate Policies |
| Improvement |
Accounts Receivable migrations for existing accounts |
| Improvement |
Rename Rate Classes to Rate Manager |
| Improvement |
Update EQC endpoints |
| Bug fix |
Housekeeping Rules do not run for checkout date based rules |
3.3.1.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature |
Accounts Receivable |
| Improvement |
Sort Stay Restrictions by date and status |
3.2.60.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Invoice A4 printing fix update |
3.2.59.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug fix |
Invoice printing too small with A4 paper size |
3.2.58.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Add ability to show/hide external reference ID |
| Bug fix |
Bookings endpoint doesn’t return rooms on checkout date |
3.2.57.3
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
POS API fix channel |
3.2.56.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Add Singapore dollar to currencies |
| Bug Fix |
Updates to the POS transactions API |
3.2.55.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Published room filter design update |
| Bug Fix |
Group receipt showing cancelled and released reservations |
3.2.54.1
There are no enhancements or bug fixes to report with this release.
3.2.53.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Guest Id By Range Endpoint |
| Improvement |
Add GHS Currency |
| Improvement |
Add ISK Currency |
| Bug Fix |
Missing Info error when removing POS |
| Bug Fix |
Sending emails from previously created folios not working |
3.2.52.1
There are no enhancements or bug fixes to report with this release.
3.2.51.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Invoice template text overlapping |
| Bug Fix |
Users can’t disable on users page |
3.2.50.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Email Rules fail without email address |
3.2.49.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Change header in Email Rules from ‘Title’ to ‘Email Subject’ |
| Improvement |
Add Payment Type into POS Receipt |
| Improvement |
Show room status in the housekeeping section |
| Bug Fix |
Ability to No Show people in the future |
| Bug Fix |
Font color on list reports doesnt take background color into account |
| Bug Fix |
POS Invoice Base Template Mapping fix |
| Bug Fix |
Prevent future group reservations from Check In and Check Out |
3.2.48.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Capturing invalid amounts |
3.2.47.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Remove the calculate inventory option |
| Bug Fix |
Close Shift Label Missing in Some Work Areas |
| Bug Fix |
Clicking Support Button Opens 2 Tabs |
| Bug Fix |
Invoice printing multiple page layout fix |
| Bug Fix |
Unable to edit profiles if required information is enabled |
3.2.46.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
POS template displaying incorrect charges and totals |
3.2.45.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Option to back Out Night Audit Functionality |
| Bug Fix |
Close shift report not matching cashier report detail |
| Bug Fix |
POS template won’t load |
3.2.44.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix |
Thai Language login fix |
3.2.43.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement |
Adding Taiwanese dollars to the currency list |
| Bug Fix |
Folio changes triggering emails incorrectly |
| Bug Fix |
Currency symbol fix |
| Bug Fix |
Internet Booking Engine IE8 fix |
3.2.42.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix - Failed OTA modifications |
N/A |
3.2.41.3
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Updated SiteMinder URL |
N/A |
3.2.40.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Internet Booking Engine |
Updated Calendar Thai Language |
3.2.39.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bugfix - Invoices do not show payments applied to transferred charges |
N/A |
| Bugfix - Guest receipt showing remaining balance for transferred charges |
N/A |
3.2.38.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix - Fatal Error with Unassigned Reservations |
When unassigned, cancelling the reservation resulted in a ‘task failed’ error. |
| Bug Fix - Fatal Error with Modifying Reservations |
Modified reservations from siteminder are now receiving success messages. |
3.2.35.2
Enhancement | Description
——–|———-
Bug Fix - Night Audit throwing a 500 error | Night audit is once again producing expected functionality.
Bug Fix - HK rule not sticking in the folio dropdown menu | Rule now populates in folio dropdown menu.
Bug Fix - Yield management not running automatically
3.2.34.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature - Booking.com and Expedia Direct Connection |
Frontdesk Anywhere is happy to let you know you can now connect directly to both Expedia and Booking.com. |
| Improvement - Visual Distinction between weekdays and weekend days on the Tape Chart |
The Tape Chart now displays the weekend days into a slightly darker grey. |
| Improvement - Swiss Franc Currency has now been added to the list of available currencies |
CHF currency is now available to select in your account. |
| Bug Fix - Yield Management timing out |
We have fixed an issue that prevented the Yield Manager to run correctly. |
v3.2.33.3
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix - Erasing transferred charges causing inaccessible folios |
When transferred charges were erased from the original folio, the latter would become corrupted and it was thus inaccessible. We have now fixed this. |
| Bug Fix - Handling deleted charges on folios |
When extra items were assigned to a certain reservation date, and the reservation was shortened by the day assigned to that charge, the folio became inaccessible. |
| Bug Fix - Issue with uploading background images on IBE |
Background IBE picture could not be changed once a pciture had been previously uploaded. |
| Bug Fix - Night Audit time out |
We have improved the speed for Night Audit function, thus solving the issue where Night Audit was not running because of a time-out. |
| Improvement - Handling and refreshing availability |
We have inserted a delay in the Update Tape Chart function to prevent users from double clicking on the button and cause double entry on the Tape Chart. |
v3.2.32.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Ability to handle currencies with no decimals |
Payments sent to the Payment Gateway for certain currencies won’t be broken down into decimals, in order to ensure correct charges of guests’ cards. |
v3.2.31.3
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Tax Strategy display in Tax Invoice template |
We have enhanced the power of display different tax strategy in our Invoice Tax template |
v3.2.27.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Reputation Tab |
The Reputation tab has been improved to guarantee a better user experience. |
| New Feature - CC email functinality for Email Rules |
It is now possible to add multiple email addresses to cc messages sent to guests via the Email Rules functionality. |
v3.2.24.7
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix - Mods not dropping into PMS |
OTA modifications were failing and not dropping into PMS. This has been fixed and confirmed to be working. |
v3.2.23.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix - Guest Custom Fields |
Custom fields have been fixed and will now show up on folios. |
v3.2.21.3
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Server Optimization |
Our server has been optimized to enhance the speed of the application. |
| Bug Fix - Ability to load and print POS receipt |
Pos receipts are now correctly loading and printing. |
| Improvement - Currency Display |
The display of the user’s selected currency is now consistent on all work area of the application. |
| Bug Fix - Typos appearing in Templates |
Templates have been improved to display the correct values when more than four decimals appear in the folio balance. |
v3.2.17.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Email Rules Functionality Rebuild |
The email rules functionality that handles scheduled emails has been rebuilt to diminish the chance of issues when multiple rules are configured. |
| Bug Fix - Released Folios appearing on Tape Chart as Hold |
A case where released reservations appeared on the Tape Chart was reported. The issue has now been fixed, and we placed some checks to prevent these cases from happening in the future. |
| Bug Fix - Issue in saving details to Travel Agent/Company profiles |
Details saved to TA or Company profiles types were not showing in the profile tab, causing issues with operations performed on those profiles. |
| Bug Fix - Failed IBE reservations appearing as Hold rooms on the Tape Chart |
Reservations that failed on IBE were appearing as Hold rooms on the Tape Chart. We have placed checks and improved handling of these cases. |
| Improvement - Improved consistency across Email Templates |
Templates previously appeared in two forms, we have now built consistency around the template type. |
v3.2.15.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Order Floors in Housekeeping Tab |
Floors in the Housekeeping Tab are now organized in a progressive order if the floors are numbered, or in alphabetican order, if the floos names are spelled out. |
| Improvement - Clean Up Payment Gateway Authorization Capture |
Users are not anymore allowed to perform an authorization on a credit card with a $0 amount; we have also implemented error messages that will inform users of errors that might come up when transactions fail on payment gateway. These messages are feeding from the payment gateway response to the user’s transaction. |
v3.2.14.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix - Display Issue |
Display Issues in the Special request page under the Admin Setting Section IBE has been corrected. |
| Enhancement - Currency |
The Moroccan currency Dirham (D) has been added to the system. |
v3.2.12.3
| Enhancement |
Description |
|
| Improvement - Ability to Edit Rooms |
Ability to deactivate rooms containing cancelled reservations |
Cancelled reservations were previously preventing users from deactivate room types: we have amended this, and enable room type/room deactivation where cancelled reservations are present. |
| Bug Fix - Room Order Link |
Room Order link in the Admin Settings got previously broken but it has ow been fixed! |
|
| Bug Fix - Ability to apply Authorizations to folio charges |
Authorization cannot be applied anymore to room charges: if they are, they do not count towards the balance of the invoice containing the charges. |
|
| Improvement - IBE showing Sold Out message |
When looking for rooms on your IBE, your guests will now be able to see all room types available at the property: the ones with no availability will appear with a Sold Out message! |
|
v3.2.11.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix - Alerts |
Alerts functionality scope has been limited to pre-defined cases: the user is now able to define exactly what housekeeping status should trigger a certain alert. |
| Improvement - Housekeeping Colors Legend |
The slide panel for color legend has been updated with the Housekeeping colors. |
| Improvement - Templates Optimization |
Optimization on templates has been performed: all templates are now rendering good when sent via email. |
v3.2.9.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix - No Rate Error coming up in Group Reservation module |
Room types that have no rates assigned are now appearing with an No Rate Available error before the user can complete the action. |
| Bug Fix - No Rooms Left Error coming up in Group Reservation module |
Implemented an automatic error No Rooms Left to show in the Group module for users trying to book room types with no inventory available. |
| Improvement - Ability to add extra items with a 0 quantity |
Extra Items with zero quantity will now figure in the Invoices with a $0 value. |
| Enhancement - New Payment Screen |
We have implemented a new payment screen, to keep track of applied and unapplied payments. We are also showing the remaining balance in the Payment module, as well as in the reservation folio. |
v3.2.6.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Housekeeping Tab |
We have enhanced the Housekeeping tab to be fully functionable: the Daily Check-list link has disappeared, and it has been replaced by a full printable module. Check-out the Housekeeping Tab section of this manual to get all information on how to use our Housekeeping module. |
| Improvement - Order Rooms Link |
You can now order your rooms on your Frontdesk Module and decide room assignment priority for all reservations coming from third-parties sited and your booking engine. |
| Improvement - Check-in List Loading Graphic |
We have improved our graphic for loading information: the display now gives you a hint that the search is being undergone. |
| Bug Fix - Filters in the Reservation Lists |
Our room types filters are now working correctly for the Check-in/out lists and the Reservation List. |
| Bug Fix - Comments do not impact Reservation List |
Comments placed in reservation folios were updating the date the reservation was made to the date the comment was inserted. |
| Bug Fix - Frontdesk User Defined Colors Reverting to Default Colors |
We found that certain system configuration types were causing Frontdesk User Defined Colors to change overnight. We have enlarged the scope to include al types of configuration and ensured that colors that are user defined will not revert to the original color. |
v3.2.4.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Clean CSS font |
Improvement made on CSS for font. |
v3.2.3.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Bug Fix - Housekeeping Checklist printing Extra Pages |
We have taken off the number of extra pages that were being printed with the Housekeeping Checklist. |
| Bug Fix - Ability to Save Templates |
All templates can now be saved in the Admin Settings, including the InvoiceBaseTemplate. |
| Improvement - New Credit Card Swiper Panel in POS tab |
Credit Card Manager in the POS tab has now been improved to have all card fields non-editable when card information is loaded into the system via credit card swiper. |
| Enhancement - Options to Push Availability to Channels |
You can now decide whether to perform a simple push of information to your integrated channels, or whether you want to re-calculate the availability and push it to all channels. |
v3.2.1.2
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - New Availability Architecture |
We have changed the way our application handles availability across channels. Sending updates on availability is now a faster process. |
| Enhancement - Protecting Availability on Different Channels |
You can now protect availability on different channels, for different values. Check out section Published Roms of section Rooms in this manual. |
v3.1.27.3
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature - Reputation Tab |
Reputation tab is now available for all accounts. You can find this on top of your Tape Chart. It is readily available for all users under All Access/ Super Administrator User Level; all other User Levels might need to be adjusted in order include the display of this area. The Reputation tab offers the last five reviews for the property, a breakdown of the number of reviews from channels and the property’s ranking. Properties will need to have at least a Tripadvisor page: before anything gets displayed in the tab, you will need to contact our Operation Team at help@frontdeskanywhere.com to place a request to retrieve the Hotel ID. The Reputation tab is powered by Revinate: detailed information in this manual, under section Reputation. |
| Improvement - Admin Settings Links |
The GDA/OTA section in the Admin Settings is now called Integration. Taxes link has been moved under section Accounting. |
| Improvement - Dirty Departing Housekeeping Status has been added |
Housekeeping Status Dirty Departing has now been added. Rules needs to be set up in order to see the status being effective on the Housekeeping tab. |
| Bug Fix - Implemented reservations fallback strategy for reservations coming from OTAs without an existent rate code in FDA |
A Reservation fallback strategy will ensure that bookings sent from OTAs to Frontdesk Anywhere without a valid the rate code will be accepted with an Error Code as opposed as failing. |
v3.1.25.3
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Improvement - Templates now support different combinations for Inclusive Taxes/Fees |
Our Invoice Tax is now able to show Inclusive Taxes on extra items as well as room charges, and to provide different combinations between each inclusive tax and the total sum. Please contact our Support team at help@frontdeskanywhere.com to place a request for the new template. |
| Bug - Credit Card Swiper is now working on Mozzilla Firefox browser |
Credit Card Swipers are now functioning on Mozilla Firefox! |
| Enhancement - Tape Chart Status Slide panel is now supported |
The Status slide panel on the top right hand side of your Tape Chart is now showing values for daily check-ins/outs, and for all reservation statuses. It also contains a legend for Tape Chart colors. |
v3.1.23.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| New Feature - Credit Card Swiper |
The Credit Card Swiper functionality is now working with any card swiper that uses a keyboard emulating credit card reader. You will be able to use this new feature from the Credit Card Manager and Payment screen in any folio, and also from the Credit Card panel in the Profile tab. |
| Enhancement - Close Shift on Firefox |
The Close Shift function is now working on Mozilla Firefox |
v3.1.22.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Templates - New Group Confirmation available |
New Base Confirmation Template added for group reservations. Extra Items (POS/Add-ons) are now appearing on the template. Information typed in the Guest Receipt Message in the Guest Messages section of the Admin Settings is now appearing on the confirmation template, thus giving the ability to fill in that space with whatever info they need. |
| Off-site Payer for Group Reservations |
The option to create an off-site payer for Groups, under Group Rules has been added. |
| Documentation Link added to the User’s drop down menu |
On the top left hand side of the Frontdesk screen, under the User’s name drop down menu there is now an extra link, called **Documentation **which will automatically re-direct you to the documentation link corresponding to the version of Frontdesk Anywhere you are on!. |
v3.1.18.1
| Enhancement |
Description |
| Email Templates - Email Functionality |
All templates have been tested on different email providers and on mobile screens: they all display correctly, except the Invoice and Registration Card which will have to be re-done and they are not, at the moment, email friendly.All other templates render good, also when content is edited. |
| Full CRUD Functionality Implemented |
Creation, Read, Update and Deletion functionality has been implemented to al templates. This means that all account administrators have now the privilege to edit their html templates. Tests have been performed on the templates content, but not on the design: we remind that changing the design of the template wil most likely result in the same templates not rendering correctly with the associated email functionality. |
| Ability to Email and Print Templates from the payment screen (Invoice section) implemented |
It is now possible to email and print templates that have been applied to Invoices ( Payments link - Invoices ). |
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