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Saving report settings 7 replies

Ken T
Aug 27, 2020 6:10 PM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

Yes, this feature has been commonly requested, but is quite complex. We do intend to add it at some point in the future, but it is uncertain as to exactly when.

Saving report settings 7 replies

Val Rogers
Aug 26, 2020 11:35 AM
Member for 9 years 34 posts

Hello,

It would be great if OwnerRez would "remember" the options chosen or not selected on reports the next time that report is run.

We use the "Daily Checklist" every day and it would be nice if we didn't have to select the options each day but have OwnerRez remember what the options were the last time the report was run.

Clone a property feature 8 replies

MyShortTermHome
Aug 24, 2020 5:38 PM
Member for 6 years 16 posts

Hey folks,

I know there is a "Duplicate" Feature to create a new property using some of the basic info of another property. However, I find that I am doing a ton of leg work even with this feature. I would propose a clone feature that would copy absolutely everything from one property to the a new record... or even a further enhancement of asking the user what they want to clone (pictures, rates, policies, amenities, etc.). This would greatly speed up the addition of similar or identical properties.

Automatic reviews for Airbnb? 38 replies

Chris Hynes
Aug 21, 2020 6:40 PM
OR Team Member Member for 13 years 1406 posts

We do have plans to add some automation around reviews, but you've got to be careful of the Airbnb TOS here too -- "all reviews must be written by the owner" etc.

Automatic reviews for Airbnb? 38 replies

Chris L
Aug 21, 2020 12:45 PM
Member for 8 years 211 posts

I've recently read about third-party solutions that do this, but it would sure be nice to have in OR itself. Does the AB API support this, or are these other solutions using screen-scrapers?

Ideally, I'd like it to default to leaving 5* reviews on a certain configurable time after check-out to give my cleaners time to inspect the property and notify me of any issues unless I go into the booking and tick an option "not a 5* guest" (where it will then not leave the automatic review and instead let me do so manually).

Need better reporting system 7 replies

LittleSisterGeta
Aug 21, 2020 12:04 AM
Member for 7 years 21 posts

YES! Custom reports ASAP please!

Automatic reviews for Airbnb? 38 replies

Tarki
Aug 19, 2020 9:30 AM
Member for 5 years 77 posts

Hello there,

Are there any plans to implement submitting automatic Airbnb reviews for guests?

This would help us a lot.

Thanks in advance for the consideration.

Need better reporting system 7 replies

Pedro T
Aug 17, 2020 2:04 PM
Member for 8 years 51 posts

I agree. I'd especially like the ability to group line item charges and discern between surcharges. Surcharges for extra guests vs. cleaning fees for instance, one which is really rent and the other which is an expense.
The ability to change some total cells to averages instead for ADR and ADG like in my other suggestion on this forum would be highly appreciated as well.

Code Field for last 4 digits of the Guest Primary Phone Number 13 replies

Janice T
Aug 5, 2020 1:56 AM
Member for 10 years 64 posts

Mitchell C said:

It seems like many users could use a code field of the last four digits of the Guest Primary Phone Number. I set a custom field for that, but I have to enter the four digits manually. Many people use those digits for locks on primary entries and personal safes.

This is what works for me...
I set up a custom field with required entry during booking named "VERIFYCELL". The instructions say, "Please verify your mobile phone number."
When I send out the guest information email, I tell them that the door code will be the last 4 digits of the mobile number that they supplied when booking. I place the custom field code immediately after that sentence.

Calendar Widget Colors--more options needed 2 replies

Sarah P
Jul 30, 2020 10:26 PM
Member for 6 years 2 posts

I use the calendar widget on my wordpress site. It appears that I can choose the color on the calendar for unavailable dates, but cannot choose the color for available dates. I wish I could make the available dates green, and the unavailable grey. The way it is now, there is not enough contrast between the grey unavailable and the default available color so then people inquiring get confused. I could make the unavailable dates red to improve the clarity but my designer partner won't let me because the red is too bright and clashes with the color scheme of our web site.

Trigger to send follow up to unbooked quoted inquiries 18 replies

Sarah P
Jul 30, 2020 10:14 PM
Member for 6 years 2 posts

I love this idea

Seasonal Rates Suggestion 1 reply

Val Rogers
Jul 30, 2020 10:57 AM
Member for 9 years 34 posts

Hello,

When working on Seasonal Rates I'd like to request that if a filter has been applied for a specific property then ONLY the seasons that are associated with that property should be shown in the dropdown menu for "Seasons".

I have 10 properties in my business account so that means there are a lot of different seasons in the Seasonal Rates area. It is a real pain in the neck to have to sift through all 35 seasons to check the ones that are associated with this particular property.

Thanks for giving my suggestions some consideration!

Code Field for last 4 digits of the Guest Primary Phone Number 13 replies

Mitchell C
Jul 29, 2020 4:03 PM
Member for 7 years 19 posts

It seems like many users could use a code field of the last four digits of the Guest Primary Phone Number. I set a custom field for that, but I have to enter the four digits manually. Many people use those digits for locks on primary entries and personal safes.

Payment Schedules 76 replies

BlueMtnCabins
Jul 28, 2020 9:28 AM
Member for 9 years 1198 posts

Gatlinburg Mount said:

Have you been able to add the multiple payments options yet? If so, where do I go to set this up, especially with channel manager?

I give my renters ability to make as many payments as possible. After they have booked I simply send them payment link. Then they can make any number of payments. The final balance payment is set to collect at 30 days prior to arrival.

Trigger to send follow up to unbooked quoted inquiries 18 replies

BlueMtnCabins
Jul 28, 2020 9:26 AM
Member for 9 years 1198 posts

Would be great of a trigger that can be set up for un-booked inquiries.
Meaning, there was an inquiry, dates are still available, quote or response was sent, but traveler has not booked it in <number of days>.
So something like this:


Inquiry quoted = yes;
Inquiry booked = no;
Days after quote created = <number of days>

So that we can create a triggered follow up email or text.

Airbnb messages in "Communication History" on booking 1 reply

Paul W
Jul 25, 2020 12:02 PM
OR Team Member Member for 16 years 885 posts

Great point. We have a lot more coming to that area as "Communication" will include email, platform, SMS and voip. I will look into whether we have a ticket for that already, but I agree that the search-for-this-booking should include all types.

Airbnb messages in "Communication History" on booking 1 reply

Valerie R
Jul 25, 2020 10:26 AM
Member for 6 years 122 posts

Hello,

I realize that the Airbnb messaging in OR is a fairly new development and I'm sure you are still working on it and making improvements.

Today I discovered that on an individual booking (Booking # ORB2850833) after clicking on "Search Emails" to view the communication history for that booking there is a new tab for "Airbnb".

When I clicked on that tab I see ALL of the messages on my Airbnb inbox.

I'd like to suggest that ONLY messages relating to that particular booking be shown in this Communication history option on the booking.

In the "Airbnb Messages" on the CRM tab it is appropriate to see ALL of the messages as it is currently shown.

Thanks for your consideration!

(PS - I just realized that the same suggestion would be helpful for the "Email" tab in Communication History. That tab also shows ALL emails sent in OR, not just those related to that particular booking. It would be nice to only see emails sent for that particular booking in the Communication History.)

Payment Schedules 76 replies

Gatlinburg Mount
Jul 25, 2020 8:01 AM
Member for 5 years 3 posts

Have you been able to add the multiple payments options yet? If so, where do I go to set this up, especially with channel manager?

Zapier Integration 51 replies

Steven C
Jul 23, 2020 2:48 PM
Member for 5 years 5 posts

I see some posts regarding adding Zapier Integration. Is this anywhere on the roadmap?

Tons of apps are using Zapier now adays and would allow people to further customize OR to fit their needs.

For instance I use Wave Accounting, it is free and in my opinion is just as good as QuickBooks. So while I would love a true API connection I wouldn't expect you to code one just for me. But with Zapier I could set up so many different triggers like adding customers directly to Wave and importing revenue, etc etc. I also use Podio for task management. Once again with Zapier I could have it set a reminder to change door codes since I'm not with one if your partners that connect automatically.

Anyways, I am in my trial period and loving all OR has to offer. Just think Zapier is a natural fit that would make it so much better

Thanks

Option to send text 3 replies

Paul W
Jul 23, 2020 9:10 AM
OR Team Member Member for 16 years 885 posts

Make sure to read this:
https://www.ownerrez.com/blog/product-updates-hosted-header-styles-menu-buttons-links-condensed-view-fixes-pool-icon-sms-sees-limited-daylight

Allow email/triggers to be set by hours or days and also send SMS 11 replies

Paul W
Jul 23, 2020 9:10 AM
OR Team Member Member for 16 years 885 posts

Make sure to read this:
https://www.ownerrez.com/blog/product-updates-hosted-header-styles-menu-buttons-links-condensed-view-fixes-pool-icon-sms-sees-limited-daylight

Allow email/triggers to be set by hours or days and also send SMS 11 replies

Michael D
Jul 22, 2020 4:13 PM
Member for 6 years 55 posts

Perfect thanks. Looking forward to it.

Allow email/triggers to be set by hours or days and also send SMS 11 replies

Sheila F
Jul 22, 2020 1:14 PM
Member for 8 years 6 posts

Awesome! This'll be a great update!

Allow email/triggers to be set by hours or days and also send SMS 11 replies

Paul W
Jul 22, 2020 1:10 PM
OR Team Member Member for 16 years 885 posts

Just wanted to drop a quick note here... This is finished now (through dev) and in testing as I write this. Probably out live by end of August. 😉

Need better reporting system 7 replies

Tim
Jul 22, 2020 12:30 PM
Member for 7 years 51 posts

Now that you have rolled out full AirBNB and VRBO/HA integration, you've positioned yourself where we (owners/PMs) can use OwnerRez as a single point of management. And I thank you for that! But because of that, you need to up your game on the reporting front. :) Would like to see a much more flexible reporting engine, including saving custom reports. Thank you!

Allow email/triggers to be set by hours or days and also send SMS 11 replies

Tim
Jul 22, 2020 12:14 PM
Member for 7 years 51 posts

Ditto on this! I want to send email to a SMS gateway but I don't want guests receiving text messages at 3am!!!

Saving Reports - "Favorite Reports" 2 replies

Ken T
Jul 21, 2020 11:50 AM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

Yes, this is a known feature request. It's somewhat complicated to do though, so we don't have an ETA for it at this time.

CRM menu upgrades 1 reply

Ken T
Jul 21, 2020 11:47 AM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

We're planning much more functionality in this area as it evolves over time. This'll take a while to get where it needs to be, but you should see improvements.

CRM menu upgrades 1 reply

PC Adventure Lod
Jul 20, 2020 8:55 PM
Member for 6 years 6 posts

I struggle with the current layout of the CRM contacts screen. It would be great if we could customize the menu like real CRM. I rarely need to see a guests physical address but always want to see notes. I hate that I have to click into a guest to see if there were issues with a prior booking.

I would also love to be able to delete or at least archive or even just Not Show some guests. I have guests listed from simple inquiries that have no data because they didn't book and it really junks up my CRM without any way for me to make adjustments. I can delete inquiry guests but not without jumping through hoops but no way for me to delete others with expired booking requests.

It would just be amazing if it would function closer to a real CRM making it more usable for customer outreach.

Thanks!

Saving Reports - "Favorite Reports" 2 replies

toddr
Jul 15, 2020 2:23 PM
Member for 6 years 1 post

Thank you for all of the reporting options! However, it introduces a challenge for me to remember how to do my favorite reports and to then to recreate the customizations each time.It would be great if you could establish a Saved Report functionality, which would allow me to save a report with my settings and give it a name, and then I just need to click on it to have it generate a fresh version. Dates could be saved or dynamic (that is, not saved and requested each time the report is run). The option to do either would be ideal.

Thanks!