b4feedback IMPLEMENTATION Setup
Property Admininstration for b4feedback Implementation
Field | Content |
Property Name | [property name] |
Property Description | [copy introductory text from website] |
Property URL | [property website URL] |
Property Email | [property email address the survey invitation is FROM] |
Header Logo Div | <div id="logo"><h1 >[property name]</h1></div> |
Include In Reports | always check on |
Nav Next Text | images/demo/continue.png |
Nav Previous Text | images/demo/pre.png |
Operational Score For DashBoard | check on if survey is predominantly Rating type questions |
New Feedback Indicator | always check on |
Completed Survey Indicator | always check on |
Contest Indicator | check on only if property is including a contest incentive |
Contest Checkbox Text | [If including a contest incentive, headline text, such as this example] Yes, enter me in the draw for a chance to win! |
Contest Description | [property name] [name of contest] <br><br> [contest offer text; can be lengthy; must be in HTML format] |
Oracle Connection String | [obtain from Professional Services, only if property uses Opera; leave blank if Stand-Alone and uploading from CSV file or if not using Opera] |
MS SQL Server Connection String | [only used if we are connecting to the property PMS directly and obtained from Professional Services; largely obsolete since we implemented API connectivity in 2017; normally blank] Note: If the Visual One API section below is populated, this string will be ignored. |
Privacy Policy URL | [obtain from property, if they wish survey to link to it] |
Survey Rating URL | Sample message below, into which you must insert the URL to property's Tripadvisor or other review site if they wish to encourage public reviews. Revise all other details as requested. |
Survey Rating Score Percentage For Trip Advisor | If inviting to third party survey in previous field, enter the survey score at which the invitation should appear on the final page. Normally 80 or higher. If left blank, the invitation to post elsewhere will always appear. |
Pre-defined Email Responses | There are six available fields in which you may enter any standard text paragraphs for insertion into the survey response Compose screen. |
Visual One API Configuration
Field | Content |
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V1 Api URL | [if using chameleon™, this is obtained from the b4checkin Admin Site or by using the button labelled "Load Available API Details] This URL can also be copied from the Property record in the b4checkin Admin Site, with Feedback/GetGuestStayForFeedback/ added to the end of the URL. |
V1 Api Private Key | [if using chameleon™, this is obtained from the b4checkin Admin Site or by using the button labelled "Load Available API Details] |
Book Id | Used only if you want to send invitations only to a specified group. Only one Booking ID can be entered at a time. Enables sending different surveys to selected groups, by sending to those groups first. |
Building | Used only if you want to send invitations only to a specified Building code. Only one Builiding Code can be entered at a time. Enables sending different surveys to occupants of different Buildings, or a different survey to a selected Building, by sending to that Building first. |
CheckOut Date Greater Than | Number of days each import will look back for check-outs. Normally 5. |
CheckOut Date Less Than | Number of days in the past each import will start to look for check-outs. Always 1. |
Room Type | When checked, this filters to include only stays where the Room Type is not “DAY”, “PERM”, or “GROUP”. If not checked, all Room Types are included. |
Use Email | When checked, this filter includes only those stays where the email address on the guest profile is valid. If not checked, stays are included whether or not they have a proper email address. (If the email address in invalid, no invitation will be sent.) |
Use GS Type | If checked, this filter includes only those records where the Guest Type (GstType) on the stay is “FIT” or “GROUP”. If not checked, all Guest Types are included. |
Use Private Email | If checked, this filter includes only those records where the email address on the guest profile is not marked as Private. If not checked, the Private field is ignored. Note that some properties only use the Private field to exclude guests from receiving marketing emails, and still want them to receive opinion surveys, along with other business transactions (confirmations, changes, cancels, pre-arrivals, etc.) |
Use Rooms | If checked, this filter includes only reservations for rooms that are flagged as “IsBedded”. If not checked, the “IsBedded” flag is not considered. |
Use Title | If checked, this filter includes only records where the Title field on the guest profile is not blank. If not checked, the Title field is not considered. |
Use Total Room Reserve | If checked, this filter includes only records where reservation total value is greater than $50. If not checked, the total value is not considered. |
Survey Management Setup for b4feedback Implementation
After the survey has been created, it is added to the Property record, accessed by selecting the Property under Property Administration -> View Surveys For Property -> Add New
Field | Content |
Survey Name | [property name, chosen from drop-down] |
Invitation Email Subject | [unless requested to be different] How was your visit to [property name]? |
Invitation Email Text | [unless requested to be different] Dear [guest-title] [first-name] [last-name],<br /><br/> Please accept my personal thanks for checking into [property name] on [arrival-date]. I would very much appreciate learning more about your stay. I hope you will accept this invitation to complete our online <a href="[survey-link]">feedback survey</a>. If you cannot access our survey using the link above, please copy and paste the following link into your browser: <br /><br/> [survey-link] <br /><br/> Your business is important to me. I appreciate your time and hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back during future visits. <br /><br/> Sincerely, <br /><br/> [manager name] | [title] | [property name] <br/> <br /><br/> |
Followup Email Subject | [unless requested to be different] Thanks, from [property name] |
Followup Email BCC (separate by semi-colons) | [Enter all addresses that are to receive copies of outgoing responses to surveys sent from the Compose screen. Multiple addresses can be entered by separately each with a semi-colon.] |
Followup Email Text | [unless requested to be different] Dear [guest-title] [first-name] [last-name],<br /><br/> Thank you for taking the time to let me know about your stay with us. Your feedback helps me to know where we can improve and is very gratifying when the report is good. <br><br> *** insert specifics, and personalize here ***<br /><br/> I hope we can look forward to welcoming you again next time you travel to our city. <br><br><br></FONT><P><FONT face=Arial size=2> Yours sincerely,</FONT></P><DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG> [manager name] | [title] | [property name] </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><P></P> |
Anonymous Page Text | [unless requested to be different] <!-- /anonymous page text --> <div id="container"> <div id="header"> <div id="logo"><h1 style="background: url(images/demo/logo.png) no-repeat left top;">Tell [property name]</h1></div></div> <!-- /header --><div id="content"> <div class="column" id="left"><img src="images/demo/steve.jpg" border="0" width="80" height="83" alt="[property name]" class="manager" /> <p id="manager-bio"><strong>[manager name], <br /> [manager title]</strong><br /> [property name] </p><p> Your feedback helps us to improve.</p><p> I appreciate you spending a few minutes of your valuable time to let me know what you like about [property name] and where you notice there is room for improvement. </p><p> Your observations and opinions while staying with us are important to me and I thank you for giving me the opportunity to find out how your experience with us made you feel.</p><p> Thank you for your participation.</p><p> - [manager name] </p><p id="logo"><img src="images/demo/[propertynamestring]logo.png" alt="[property name] " width="200" class="logo" /></p></div><!-- /content-left --><div class="column" id="right"><h2> Get Started</h2> |
Opening Page Text | [unless requested to be different] <div id="content_wrapper"><div class="column" id="left"> <img src="images/demo/steve.jpg" border="0" width="80" height="83" alt="[property name] Manager" class="manager" /> <p id="manager-bio"><strong>[manager name], <br /> [manager title]</strong><br />[property name]</p><p> Your feedback helps us to improve.</p><p> I appreciate you spending a few minutes of your valuable time to let me know what you like about [property name] and where you notice there is room for improvement. Your observations and opinions while staying with us are important to me and I thank you for giving me the opportunity to find out how your experience with us made you feel.</p><p> Thank you for your participation.</p><p> - [manager name] </p><p id="logo"><img src="images/demo/[propertynamestring]logo.png" alt="[property name] " width="200" class="logo" /></p></div></div> |
Submission Page Text | [leave blank] |
Page Header Text | [unless requested to be different] [property name] | Tell Us How We Did |
Page Footer Text | [unless requested to be different] <div id="footer"> <div id="contact-info"> <p>Reservations [property toll-free number] • Tel [property direct telephone] • Email <a href="mailto: [manager email address]"> [manager email address] </a></p> <p>© b4checkin [property name], All Rights Reserved </p> </div> </div> <!-- /footer --> </div> <!-- /container --> |
Thank You Text | [unless requested to be different] <div class style="float:left; padding-left: 32px; width:250px"> Thank you, [first-name] [last-name], for taking the time to complete our survey. </div><div id="thank-you-cta" style="background:url(images/demo/ttp-thank-you-cta-demo.png) no-repeat left top;"><img src="images/demo/[propertynamestring]logo.png" alt="[property name] " style="height: 36px;" /> <h2> What would you like to do next?</h2><p><a href="http://[website address]/" title="Visit our Website" style="background:url(images/bullet.gif) no-repeat left center;"> Visit our Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://book.[property booking address].com/demo/index.asp?i_recid=&languagepick=EN&TID=WEB&call_type=&code_value=&confno=&checkInDate=&checkOutDate=&roomType=&adults=&children=&building=" title="Make a Reservation" style="background:url(images/bullet.gif) no-repeat left center;"> Make a Reservation</a></p></div> |
Thank You Email Subject | [unless requested to be different] Thanks for telling [property name] about your stay |
Thank You Email Text | [unless requested to be different] Dear [guest-title] [first-name] [last-name],<br /><br/> Thank you for giving us your feedback. You can view the survey you submitted <a href="[survey-link]">here</a>. If you cannot access your survey using this link, please copy and paste the following link into your browser: <br /><br/> [survey-link] <br /><br/> I appreciate your time and hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back during future visits. <br /><br/> Sincerely, <br /><br/> [manager name] | [title] | [property name] <br/><br /><br/> |
Survey Invitation Delay | [unless requested to be different] 30 |
Ask For Pictures | check on if property wishes to allow pictures to be uploaded |
Ask For Opt-In | check on if property wishes to invite mailing list sign-up; rarely used |
All Positive Feedback Email Content | [inactive field, always left blank – de-activated when the 6 customizable paragraphs were created] |
Survey Page CSS | css/survey-demo.css |
Anonymous Page CSS | css/get-started-demo-en.css |
Content Text | [leave blank] |
Satisfaction Level | [leave blank] |
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