Linking and Site Variable Data – Help Centre

The Linking and Site Variable Data maintenance form in Head Office lets you:

Link items and films to cinema groups or particular cinemas.
Configure site specific data, such as vendor limits and vouchers system Cinema IDs.

View

Option	Description
Films	Click to enable Films View Mode.
Concessions	Click to enable Concessions View Mode.

Cinemas

Option	Description
Cinema Filter	Enter a search term or cinema code to display only Cinemas whose name contains the search term or code. For example: Filtering by Boston may display only Cinemas such as Boston Mainstream, Boston Gold Class, Boston IMAX. After a search term has been entered, press the Enter key and click the Refresh button in the Data section of the ribbon.
Planning Groups	Select a Planning Group to display only Cinemas included in the selected group.
Cinemas	Select the Cinemas to display.
Cinema Groups	Select a Cinema Group to display only Cinemas included in the selected group.

Visible Fields

Option	Description
Visible Fields	Select the Film/Concession data to be displayed in the grid. Note: The options available when Selecting Visible Fields for Film/Concession Information will change depending on the View Mode.
Items With Variable Data	If checkbox is selected, only Films/Items which have site variable data will be displayed.
Variable Data Only	If the checkbox is selected, all fields that do not contain site variable data will be hidden.

Films/Concessions/Vendors

Note: This section is used to filter information corresponding to the currently selected View Mode.

Option	Description
Films/Concessions Filter	Enter a search term to display only Films/Concession Items/Vendors whose name contains the search term. For example: In Films View Mode, filtering by Star Wars may display only Films such as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. In Concessions View Mode, filtering by Popcorn may display only Items such as Small Popcorn, Medium Popcorn, Large Popcorn. After a search term has been entered, press the Enter key and click the Refresh button in the Data section of the ribbon.
Films/Concessions	Select the Films/Concessions/Vendors to display.
Include Linked Films/Concessions	If the checkbox is selected, Films/Concessions/Vendors that are linked to Cinemas/Cinema Groups will be displayed; if the checkbox is cleared, they will be hidden and only unlinked entries will be displayed.

Data

Option	Description
Refresh	Click to refresh the Linking and Site Variable Data application. When settings are changed, it is necessary to refresh the application to update the information displayed.
Expand All	Click to expand all data groups on the left-hand side of the grid.
Collapse All	Click to collapse all data groups on the left-hand side of the grid.
Save	Click to save the grid data.

Group Films By

To access these options, click the Films tab on the ribbon, which is available when the application is in Films View Mode.

Option	Description
Ungrouped	If Ungrouped is selected, Films will be listed individually, based on the setting selected in the Order Films By section.
Distributor	If Distributor is selected, Films will be grouped by Distributor into expandable/collapsible sections. The distributor groups will be listed alphabetically, and the films within each group will be listed based on the setting selected in the Order Films By section.

Order Films By

To access these options, click the Films tab on the ribbon, which is available when the application is in Films View Mode.

Option	Description
Name	If Name is selected, Films will be listed alphabetically by name.
Release Date	If Release Date is selected, Films will be listed chronologically by release date.

Release Dates

To access these options, click the Films tab on the ribbon, which is available when the application is in Films View Mode.

Note: These are additional filters that work in conjunction with the filter settings on the Home ribbon tab.

Option	Description
From	Enter a date to filter the Films displayed to those released after the specified date.
To	Enter a date to filter the Films displayed to those released before the specified date.
All Release Dates	If the checkbox is selected, all Films with all release dates will be displayed. The From/To fields will become inactive.

Data

Option	Description
Refresh	Click to refresh the Linking and Site Variable Data application. When settings are changed, it is necessary to refresh the application to update the information displayed.
Expand All	Click to expand all Film data on the left-hand side of the grid.
Collapse All	Click to collapse all Film data on the left-hand side of the grid.

Groups Concessions By

To access these options, click the Concessions tab on the ribbon, which is available when the application is in Concessions View Mode.

Option	Description
Concession Group	If Concessions Group is selected, items will be grouped by Item Class.
Vendor	If Vendor is selected, items will be grouped by Vendor.
Ungrouped	If Ungrouped is selected, items will be listed individually, alphabetically by name.

Data

To access these options, click the Concessions tab on the ribbon, which is available when the application is in Concessions View Mode.

Option	Description
Refresh	Click to refresh the Linking and Site Variable Data application. When settings are changed, it is necessary to refresh the application to update the information displayed.
Expand All	Click to expand all Concessions data on the left-hand side of the grid.
Collapse All	Click to collapse all Concessions data on the left-hand side of the grid.

Settings

To access these options, click the Settings tab on the ribbon.

Option

Description

Save

Click to save the display settings of the Linking and Site Variable Data application.

Note: This only saves layout and display settings, not the data edited or entered in the grid. To save the information in the grid, click the Vista hands pearl in the top-left corner of the window and click the Save button.

Restore

Click to restore the previous display settings.

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