Booking Notes
This is the fourth of six tasks described in this user manual for changing
NOTE: The numbering is simply for reference - there is no particular order in which tasks need to be completed and, depending on the Booking, they might not all be needed.
The full list is:
- General Setup
- Pax Travelling
- Markup / Commission
- Booking Notes (this task)
- Agent Notes
- Recalculate Booking
There are Booking Notes and Agent Notes:
- Booking Notes allows free-format notes to be added to the Booking under a range of predefined Note Categories, which must first have been set up via Home > System > Code Setup > Messaging > Notes. Notes can be output on documents and messages to both agents and suppliers.
- Booking Notes will sort data by note category.
- Agent Notes allows viewing (read-only) of notes attached to the agent.
Insert a booking note
- If you haven't already done so, search for and retrieve a Booking to work with (see Retrieve an Existing Booking).
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The default view for a Booking is the
Dashboard View.
To examine and work with Booking Notes, from the FITs menu, selectFITs > Booking Details > Booking Notes.
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From the list of
Booking notes returned, click any existing note to open it. To add a note, click Insert.
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On the
Booking Notes screen, choose a category type from the Category Type drop-down list.
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Enter text in the body of the
Booking Note and format as required.
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Click
Save to keep the changes.
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Click
Exit to discard any changes.
About Booking Notes Formatting Fields
The rich text editor section (or body) of the note is a blank page for the
The Editing screen has the following items:
Format type | Format Option Descriptions |
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Format | Format of the text |
Font | Font of text (will default from Tourplan INI Setting DEFAULTFONT) |
Size | Font Size of text (will default from Tourplan INI Setting DEFAULTFONTSIZE) |
Style, Font and Font Size. The available styles and fonts are defaulted from the INI settings noted above. Supported fonts are included in the System Setup User Manual - INI Settings DEFAULTFONT | |
Bold - highlight the text to be bold faced and click this button |
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Italics - highlight the text to be italic and click this button |
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Underline - highlight the text to underlined and click this button |
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Colour of text – highlight the text to change the colour and click this button |
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Numbered bullet points - click this button to create a numbered list |
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Bullet points - click this button to create a bullet pointed list |
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Left aligned text - click this button to justify text on the left margin |
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Centre aligned text - click this button to centre text between the left and right margins |
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Right aligned text - click this button to justify text on the right margin |
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Insert a URL link – click this button to insert the text you want showing as a hyperlink and insert the required URL |
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Upload an image – click the upload button to upload an image. Locate the image file to Open, and select Add NOTE: Image size guidelines are determined by each user company’s procedures. |
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Insert a table – click this button to insert a table |
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Cut text (Ctrl+X), highlight text to be cut and click this button |
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Copy text (Ctrl+C), highlight the text to be copied and click this button |
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Paste text (Ctrl+V), place the cursor at the point where copied/cut text is to be placed and click this button |
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Selecting this button will show the text editor in CSS styling source code |