A Cinema represents a revenue centre or business unit. This can be used to distinguish separate cinemas such as a standard cinema and gold class cinema that operate on the same Site.

Commonly, a cinema is a film exhibitor, but it could also be a bar or restaurant, whose revenue is tracked separately from the film eshibitor on the same site.

A Site may consist of one or more Cinemas.

Vista requires at least one cinema to be configured, even if it has the same details as the site that it belongs to.

Multiple cinemas

You can set up more than one cinema to cater for more than one cinema within a cinema complex. This is relevant when when there are two or more cinemas residing within the same building (for example, in a Cinema Complex).

For example, "Vista Cinemas Miami" (a Cinema Complex) may contain 3 Cinemas:

Cinema 1 - Vista Cinemas Miami (e.g. 8 screens).
Cinema 2 - Gold Class (e.g. 2 screens).
Cinema 3 - Arthouse Cinemas (e.g. 1 screen).

Cinema classifications

Cinemas may be classified by their locality for comparative performance reporting. For example: Cinemas may be marked as Metropolitan using Cinema Location Types.

Navigate to Maintenance > Cinema Location Types.
Create new Cinema Location Type records.
For example: Create the record Rural. Then create the record Suburban.

Apply the relevant Cinema Location Type to each Cinema in the Cinema form.

Tip! Do not confuse Cinema Location Types with the Location maintenance form. Cinema Location Types is used to identify the geographical locality of the cinema. Location is used to demarcate amenities inside the cinema for daily maintenance checks.

Cinema form

The Cinemas form in Cinema Manager lets you set up and maintain general details about your cinema.

Configure cinemas to use in Head Office or Cinema Manager > Maintenance > Cinemas.

Option	Allowed Values	Description
Cinema Code	1-10 characters	A code that uniquely identifies the cinema. This field becomes read only after a record has been created.
Is the Default Cinema	Cleared Selected	If the checkbox is selected, this Cinema will be the default cinema; if the checkbox is cleared, it will not. Only one cinema can be configured as the default. On the Workstation maintenance form, the Cinema used for Inventory Sales field has the option Use Default. If this option is selected, the cinema that Is the Default Cinema will be used.
Name	1–30 characters	The full name of a cinema (business unit) at a site.
Short Name	1–12 characters	An abbreviated form of the Cinema Name. This will be displayed if the full name is too long.
Site	Any configured Site	The Site to which the Cinema belongs.
Circuit	Any configured Circuit	The Circuit to which the Cinema belongs.
Sales Tax Registration	1–20 characters	The sales tax registration number of the Cinema.
Currency Registration	1–20 characters	The cinema's foreign currency registration number. In some jurisdictions (for example, Mexico), organisations that accept payment in foreign currency are obliged to include a registration number on receipts and reports. Note: The data in this field is not downloaded to Cinemas from Head Office, so must be maintained separately in CInema Manager and Head Office.
Code for Head Office	1–10 characters	A code used by Head Office to identify the Cinema. This field is only required if your business uses Vista's Head Office solution.
Cinema GL Code	1–20 characters	A code to identify the Cinema on the General Ledger.
Location Type	Any configured Location Type	The Location Type of the Cinema. This information can be used by Head Office in generating performance reports based on groups of Cinemas from different location types.
Reporting Sequence	Any number	A number indicating the order in which the Cinema appears on Reports. A Reporting Sequence of 1 indicates that the cinema is listed first on reports; higher numbers indicate a later position in the reports.
External Sales Identifier	1–20 characters	A code that identifies the Cinema to third party sales systems.
Receipt Message	1–30 characters	A message that is printed on concession receipts. This can be configured in the Print Template. For example: "Thank you. Visit us again!"
Ticket Message	1–50 characters	A message that is printed on customer tickets. This can be configured in the Print Template. For example: "Enjoy your film!"

Data Transfer

Option	Allowed Values	Description
Transfer Enabled	Cleared Selected	Enables file transfer between cinemas and Head Office to be configured. Note: If Transfer Enabled is cleared, file transfer will be disabled.
Transfer Type	File Copy FTP Disabled	Configures the way in which files will be transferred between cinemas and Head Office. File Copy: Standard upload/download process. FTP (File Transfer Protocol): Provides a more secure file transfer. Disabled: Transfer of data between the cinema and Head Office will not occur.
Upload from Cinema to HO	Any network or FTP directory	The path used to send data for upload from the cinema to Head Office. This must be accessible to all terminals that may need to perform an upload. For example: \\vistasql01\vista\transfer\C2H ftps://172.17.27.33:8080/TransferIn/ Note: The allowed network paths can either be Universal Naming Convention (UNC) or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) as defined in Transfer Type.
Download from HO to Cinema	Any network or FTP directory	The path name used to look for data downloaded from Head Office to the cinema. This must be accessible to all terminals that may need to perform an download. For example: \\vistasql01\vista\transfer\H2C ftps://172.17.27.33:8080/TransferOut/ Note: The allowed network paths can either be Universal Naming Convention (UNC) or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) as defined in Transfer Type.
User Name	30 characters	A User Name is used in association with a Password to log in, identify and authenticate an operator.
Password	30 characters	The Password associated to the User Name, used to log in, identify and authenticate an operator. Characters entered into Password and Confirm Password are concealed. Note: The same Password must be re-entered in Confirm Password before the Data Transfer record can be saved.
Test Connection	n/a	The Test Connection button validates that transfer path folders are accessible, using the User Name and Password as FTP credentials. Tip! The Test Connection button will be disabled if User Name and Password are not supplied. Note: If the connection to both transfer paths is successful, a success message will be displayed. If connection to transfer paths fails, an error message will be displayed.

Media

Option	Allowed Values	Description
Media Set	Any configured Media Set	The Media Library media set used in the selected context.
		When no Media Set is selected, click to open the Media Library application and create a new media set. When a Media Set is selected, click to drill down and open the media set to edit.
		Click to open the Media Library lookup.
		Click to add the Media Set selected in the dropdown to the Cinema Advertising Media.
		Click to remove the media set selected in the Cinema Advertising Media list below.
		Use to reorder the media sets in the Cinema Advertising Media list below. This determines the priority of display.
Cinema Advertising Media		The list of media sets that have been assigned to the cinema. Large format advertising media can be displayed to promote the cinema.