Genius Search bar (Quick Search)

protel Air Active Desktop > Search bar

Speed up your workflow in protel Air with the Search & Command bar. The search bar gives you access to the most important reservation data and functions, at any time. Just enter a search word and you will be presented with matching results in a flash!

For example, enter the name of a particular guest (or part of it) and all the reservations the system finds for that guest appear. Or enter a reservation number to open a specific reservation.

You can also access the most frequently used functions via the search bar. To do this, we provide a series of commands - just enter them and the desired command will be directly executed.

A few examples:

• The #ci 100200 command checks in the reservation with the number 100200.

• With the #cci 100200 command, you undo the check-in, etc.

You will find the search bar at the bottom of the protel Air window:

Basic commands

• Use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+G to  jump directly to the search bar and immediately start typing the desired commands.

• You get a detailed list of all commands by typing the #help command into the search bar.

Free text search: Reservations

[protel Air Desktop > Quick search]

Find and search for reservations. Enter a search word into the protel Genius search bar and hit [Enter]. The system searches for the term in all reservations.

Possible search words:

• Room number or rooms (e.g., 101, Ocean View, ...)

• Guest name (e.g., Miller)

• Reservation number (e.g, 16103)

As a result, all reservations that match the term - or parts of it - are displayed.

Example: When searching for the guest "Borghese", enter the first three letters "bor". All names beginning with the entered string appear. Even names that might sound similar are also considered in the search (go to ''Search technique").

Search technique

The search tries to find similar words, as well as exact hits for the entered search words. This means that results are displayed even if the search word was entered incorrectly or if the exact spelling of the search word is unknown.

When searching for ''Schneider'' the search result does not only list hits that exactly reflect the search word but also reservations with a similar name (e.g., Scheider, Schnieder,etc.).

Reservation commands

[protel Air Desktop > Quick search]

With the reservation commands, you can execute reservation actions comfortably via the keyboard.

Begin each command with the # or $ sign, followed by a command from the following list, followed by a space, followed by a search word (e.g., "#CI Schneider", "$CO 123",...).

The command for the specified reservation is then executed.

HINT: Using upper or lower case is irrelevant when entering commands or search words! $ci Miller or $CI miller is interpreted as being the same command.

Hit the enter key to confirm each command entry.

The following commands are available:

#ci or $ci search word. Check in reservation. Example:$ci 123 (check in the reservation with the reservation number 123).

#co or $co search word. Check out reservation. Example: $co 123

#cci or $cci search word. Undo check-in. Example: $cci 123

#ca or $ca search word. Cancel reservation. Example: $ca 123

Example

The guest with the name ''Borghese'' needs to be checked in. For the reservation command, you need to enter the following: #ci Borghese.

The desired reservation then appears in the results list.

By hitting the <Enter> key, the reservation is selected and checked in.

If several hits appear in the results list, the hit that is in the first position is always preselected by default.

You can select another guest with a simple click of your mouse or by using the arrow keys and hitting the <Enter> key.

Native commands

With the native commands, you can open a specific window in protel Air. Each command begins with a $ or # (depending on which symbol you prefer), followed by a key word. Whether you write the command in capital or lowercase is irrelevant.

Confirm each command with the <Enter> key.

The following commands are available: