Viewing and updating session properties in Showtime Manager

The name of the film planned for this session.

Note: You may not have permission to alter this field, based on session properties restrictions for your user group.

The price card used for the session, determining which tickets are available and for what price.

Note: The price cards available to a session depend on properties configured against each price card (for example, effective date, valid times, and cinema)

The film format associated with the session, selected from the formats configured against the film record.

Note: The film formats available to a session depend on the format attributes associated with the screen in which the film is playing.

Note: You may not have permission to alter this field, based on session properties restrictions for your user group.

The status of the session:

• Open: the session is open for sales.
• Closed: the session is not currently available for sales. Today's sessions that have already played have their status updated to Closed during the end-of-day process.
• Inactive: the session has been marked inactive as it is no longer required. It is not available for sales.
• Imported: the session has been imported from another application and is not yet available for sales.
• Planned: the session is in the planning process and not yet open for sales. This is the default status for newly created sessions.
• Unavailable: the session is currently unavailable for sales due to an operation being performed (for example, swapping screens).
• Approved: the session has been approved by head office, though it is not yet available for sales.
• Cancelled: the session has been cancelled as it is no longer required.

The language in which subtitles are played. If the session's audio language is different to your site's primary language, the subtitle language defaults to your site's primary language.

If you don't want to show subtitles in the session, leave this field blank.

The ID number of the film print used for the session.

Note: You may not have permission to alter this field, based on application rights settings against your user group.

The screen layout for the session.

Note: Changing the screen layout of an open session may require reallocating seats.

Determines the type of seating used for the session:

• Manual: when tickets are sold, the POS operator must select a seat number.
• Automatic: POS automatically assigns a seat number to each ticket sold.
• Off: no seat numbers are assigned to tickets sold, and patrons can sit anywhere.

The type of session playing, as configured in the session type record. For example, Gold Class.

Note: You may not have permission to alter this field, based on application rights settings against your user group.

Determines whether the session is a sneak preview. That is, the film used to create the session is reported as playing, but the film that actually plays is different (set in the Played Film field). The session duration that you see on the canvas is the Played Film's duration, not the sneak preview film's duration.

Note: You may not have permission to alter this field, based on application rights settings against your user group.

If the session is a sneak preview, this is the film that is actually played. However, the film you used to create the session is reported and assigned the box-office revenue.

Note: The film title, censor rating, and duration that you see on the session are sourced from the played film. You'll need to manually make sure that all other properties are appropriate for the session (for example, make sure that the screen supports the format of the played film, and that the price card is appropriate).

The start time of the session, duration of any trailers and intervals, and cleanup time. The full Session Duration is calculated based on these. See Working with session times for more information.

Note: You may not have permission to alter the Session Start field, based on session properties restrictions for your user group. If this field is restricted, you will also not be able to drag and drop the session to another time in the main screen.

The screen playing the film is determined by Showtime Manager and can be changed by dragging and dropping the session. See Working with session times for more information.

Note: You may not have permission to alter the screen, based on session properties restrictions for your user group.