Happy New Year. Below is a quick overview of January updates 

Updated: We have added Created By column in the Expenses module

Updated: We have added the following additional information to the inquiry feed

1. Guest secondary email
2. Guest phone
3. Guest address
4. Number of nights

Updated: Forgot password link now expire after a user has reset their password

Updated: We have added a grace period banner if card payment fails

Updated: On invoices, at the bottom right we have added additional lines to Itemize. Vat Total, Net Total (Without vat) and Gross Total (Including Vat) 

Updated: We have added a new landing page that confirms verification when the user clicks on the email verification link

Updated: On Dashboard, we have added an entry in Activity Feed when someone adds/deletes a hold event 

Updated: We have added Safely company to Tokeet/Sympl integrations page on the website 

Updated: We have provided the ability to colour code hold events just like bookings 

Updated: We have updated the rental requirement from 5 to 15 for connecting with Holidu

Updated: For Vrbo and Marriott users shouldn't be able to connect if Stripe is not connected as a payment gateway

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where the mobile app was not working for iPhone 14 Pro Max 

Fixed: We are now showing guest secondary email addresses in the downloaded CSV file

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where the Total displays as 0 in the fired automation message when a booking is created from the Tokeet website 

Fixed: We have fixed an Agenda calendar issue where Notes should be highlighted/unhighlighted without a refresh 

Fixed: We have provided the facility to disconnect the last payment gateway even if it is set as default

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where If the apply booking fee is unchecked while creating a booking, tax should not be applied to that Fee

 Fixed: We have fixed an issue where the page gets stuck when you click on the notifications icon

Fixed: For Rentals United we have fixed an issue  where values under the connection status table and Activity Logs don't update 

Fixed: Under User Settings, users shouldn't be able to type characters in the Phone field 

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New Releases:

• Show automata template in Sympl IF user is already subscribed to Automata
• [Templates] If User is subscribed to Automata instead of Sympl Automations, he/she should be able to add templates to messages

Bug Fixes:

• [Invoices] Link is broken

Below is a quick overview of December updates 

Updated: In Expenses, we have disabled the Recurring Monthly field and added the following tooltip

This feature works only if you have entered the Due Date

Updated: We have updated the loading animation for TV3

Updated: We have put the Community link in the Get Help bubble

Updated: Added Sympl on the Login/Signup page

Updated: Added copy icon in front of data feed URL

Updated: We have provided the ability to set a pet fee for ABB listings

Updated: We have made the "Schedule Onboarding" button visible only to Paid users during their first paid month, this button should be hidden during the trial and after the first Paid month

Fixed: In inquiries, we have fixed an issue where the amount shouldn't lose focus while editing booking charges

Fixed: We have fixed an Expedia rate push issue, where the amount wasn't rounding properly

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where disabled payment gateways shouldn't show on an invoice

Fixed: We have fixed an issue with the inquiry widget where a user wasn't able to select the previous year

Fixed: We have rephrased the success message when a task is marked as complete

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where a user wasn't able to disconnect from Wheelhouse

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where files aren't accessible to guests when a message is sent from mobile

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where the round, green Reply button for inquiries and messages is always too low on the screen and hard to access

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where a user wasn't able to convert a Hold Event into a booking

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where users shouldn't be able to access websites after switching to Free Plan

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where setting one rental as Ready (green), other rental status changes to Not Ready (red)

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where Tasks are disappearing once created

Fixed: We have rephrased the message which shows when the booking is submitted from Booking Engine

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We made a couple of changes for Rategenie.

Fixed: User settings page was not working, it's fixed now.

Updated: Airbnb booking preference window, 9 months window and Dates unavailable by default option was missing. These fields are added now inside Rategenie. 

New Releases:

• [Booking Formula] Not able to see Booking Formula on stage
• [Enhancement] Add Created by column for Hold Events
• [Enhancement Request][HomeAway] Add Merchant Name to Account Info section
• [Enhancement Request]Add "YourWelcome" in app integration page
• [Enhancement] Allow mass deletion of images from rentals
• [Checklist] Add Rental Ready dots
• [Billing Info] Replace this table with the Subscribed Applications table from the App Store
• [Rentals] Provide ability to download Rentals
• [Enhancement Request] Update Existing Guest when converting Hold to Booking
• Billing Info Page - Add "Close Account" button and "Update Card"
• [Enhancement Request-Booking Fees] Add ability to determine which fees added to the rentals should be applicable for which bookings

Bug Fixes:

• Remove icon for in-app tour from Dashboard
• [Close Account] Book A Call link should appear in new tab
• [Clone Booking] Source is shown as empty if user clones a Sympl Booking
• [API Channels] Duplicate "Channel Detail" tabs are appearing
• Issue with Auto Invoicing

In the month of October, we made some updates to the application to improve functionality and UI/UX along with fixing bugs. Below is a quick overview of these updates 

Updated: We have provided the facility to update existing guest details when converting hold events to bookings

Updated: When events overlap now we show a tooltip which shows info on all overlapping events 

Updated: Provided ability to upload PDF files while adding expenses

Updated: Under Account Info, we now trim any spaces at the start or end of the Invoice No Prefix field

Updated: We have added a tooltip for the Invoice No Prefix field

Updated: Under Messages disabled Add Quote checkbox for Airbnb and Booking.com bookings

Updated: When a user adds their first payment gateway it should be automatically set to default

Updated: Under Rental Gallery we have added columns for Category and Description in the Image list view

Updated: We have made an update where under Channel Details holidu active listings should display at the end of the list

Updated: We have mapped House Rules in the HVMI listing details

Updated: We have provided the ability to create/update/delete group rates via CAPI

Updated: On Agenda Calendar notes icon should be highlighted only if there is an unread note

Updated: Under user details, we have provided the ability to select and deselect what house staff can and cannot see

Updated: We have provided support to remove booking fees for specific bookings i.e. direct bookings/repeat customers

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where for today's date, the system was using the base rate instead of the standard rate

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where Booking Charges in Print Preview don't match the Booking

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where the Interstitial widget doesn't show the primary image set in Rental.

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where the Additional Guest Fee gets removed when I add a discount/fee while updating booking charges

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where the Guest Portal link shows as text when a message is sent to a guest via Automata Trigger

Fixed: Under Automations we have fixed an issue where the "Last Triggered" column doesn't update if a user has selected all Channels and Rentals.

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where invoice service fails when payment instructions were added to the invoice template

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where the invoice wasn't automatically marked as Paid if Charge Invoice is checked and the invoice gets charged successfully

Fixed: We have fixed an issue with notifications where the user is getting notifications (built-in notifications, under the Bell icon in the top right corner) that the contract has been signed by the guest when it isn't

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where today's standard rates are not being pushed to channels

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where the application crashes when you click on a Vrbo booking

Fixed: We have fixed an issue where Group Rates are not being recognized by the interstitial results page

To better facilitate our customers we will be updating our inquiry data feed to include additional information. The following additional information will be available with inquiry data feeds

1. Guest secondary email
2. Guest phone
3. Guest address
4. Number of nights

Also, we have removed the below filter and replaced it with the Status dropdown. Now you can download confirmed bookings, cancellations, and inquiries using the Status filter.

The purpose of this post is to make you aware of this change so that you can modify your workflows when the change goes live on Dec 01, 2022.