Object Maintenance - Accommodation tab

Use the Accommodation tab to view and edit the details that have been recorded for an accommodation object. These can be:

external accommodation objects that your organisation uses
rooms in boarding house
other onsite accommodation.

Note: Only objects with an object type of Accommodation are displayed on the Accommodation tab. See Object Maintenance - General tab.

Opening the Accommodation tab

To open the Accommodation tab:

Select Module > Objects > Object Maintenance from the main menu.
The General tab of the Object Maintenance window is displayed.
Tip: You can also access object maintenance functions by clicking .
Navigate to the object in the left-hand tree list. See Object Maintenance window.
Click the Accommodation tab.
The Accommodation tab of the Object Maintenance window is displayed.

Object Maintenance - Accommodation tab key fields and buttons
Fields

Field	Description
Linked to ID	The Synergetic ID to link this accommodation record to. You can use the Find button if you do not know the person's ID. Note: Only staff members with a category of Teacher can be linked to accommodation objects. See Staff Maintenance - School tab in the Human resources manual.
Accommodation Type	Select the type of accommodation from the drop-down list. For example: dormitory homestay or personal residence.
Room Type	Select the type of room from the drop-down list.
Phone Extension	Phone extension or phone number for the accommodation object. Note: This can be used to manage billing via a PABX system. See Maintaining PABX setup data in the Finance manual.
Capacity	The number of people the accommodation object can hold.
Distance	The distance in kilometres of the accommodation from your organisation.
Facilities	A free form text field where you can note the guest facilities the accommodation has.
Religion	Select from the drop-down list if the accommodation is for people of a specific religious background.
Available From / To	Availability dates.
Status	Select the current status of the accommodation from the drop-down list.
Rating	Select the rating of the accommodation.
Approval Date	The date the accommodation was approved for use by your organisation.
Approved for Under 18	Select if the accommodation can be used by students under 18 years.
Approved for Females	Select if the accommodation can be used by females.
Approved by Welfare	Select if the accommodation has been approved by a welfare agency.
Meals Available	Select if the accommodation provides meals.
Permission to Check	Select if your organisation has permission from the accommodation provider to check the accommodation facilities.
Comment	Free form comments containing any other useful information about the accommodation.

Grid area buttons

Button	Description
	Find a Synergetic ID in the community database to link this accommodation record to.
	Launch into Community Maintenance for the selected ID.

Common buttons

Button	Description
	Add a new object. See Creating new objects.
	Delete the highlighted object.
	Find an object. See Searching for objects.
	Undo the last changes made in an object details field.
	Move to the first, previous, next or last object of those currently displayed in the object tree.
	Apply the changes to the object.
	Close the window.