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The Infor HMS provides a standardized interface based on the SOAP protocol which provides a to establish two-way communication between the NETx BMS Server and the Infor HMS to synchronize the status of hotel rooms and receive updates such as check in, check out, and room move.
On NETx BMS Server startup, the current status of all configured rooms is synchronized to our systemthe NETx BMS Server. Once the Infor plugin has been started, the Infor HMS notifies our system when on one of the following actions occur:
- Room Check In (101)
- Room Check Out (102)
- Room Move (103 => 104)
The NETx BMS Server keeps track of the room status within the item tree.
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After having installed the interface, restart the NETx BMS Studio.
Integration steps
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Configuration
Once the Infor plugin has been successfully installed, you should see a menu entry "Infor" within the menu "Modules".
To configure how to connect to the Infor HMS and vice versa, click the "Configuration ..." entry within "Modules" => "Infor".
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Each definition line corresponds to one hotel room within the Infor HMS. The first column "ID" represents the unique room ID (for example 101), the second column "Path" represents the path that is used to define the structure within the item tree (Usually grouped at floor level).
The remaining fields "Persistent", "Historical" and "Synchronize" have the same functionality as for all other interfaces within the NETx BMS Server.
The following figure shows an example of a set of configured rooms which should be tracked.
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