Newspaper Import (UK)

Field Order - Must contain no Commas

Ref Field

Y = Where the import will validate that the description exists in a pre-defined master list in the RMS system and allow for one of the following two options if the description does not exist;

1. Add it to the pre-defined master list in the RMS system for future use, OR

2. Stop the record from being imported until field has been updated to represent a description that already exists in the pre-defined master list.

Status Values

0 = Unconfirmed

1 = Confirmed

2 = Arrived

3 = Departed

4 = Cancelled

Date Format

All date fields must use the format DD-MMM-YYYY.

It is IMPERATIVE that the categories and room/site number are identical in RMS to the data on the file.  If they differ the file cannot be imported.

Once you have the CSV file ready, please contact your RMS Primary Support Person to organize a backup of your data to be sent into RMS for testing purposes.

Email your CSV file through to [email protected] with the subject line of Reservation Import for [insert your property name here] for testing and processing.

Your RMS Primary Support Person will contact you once the testing is complete to organize the import of the reservation data to your live system.

NOTE: You will need to run Update Housekeeping Schedules utility after the import is complete and the Housekeeping module has been setup correctly.

To run the utility go to Utilities > Reset Housekeeping Schedules.