This is Report 4: Reservation History & Forecast (history_forecast) guide.

This article explains how to export both past and upcoming arrivals and departures data from Opera PMS. Use it to feed PMI with detailed guest flow metrics—including historical and forecasted movement—so your platform stays fully informed and up to date.

Step 1

• Go to Miscellaneous and choose Report

Step 2

• Write %fore% in the Report field and click on Search

Step 3

• Choose the report History and Forecast (the REP name should be history_forecast)

Step 4

• Click on Print to file
• The File Format should be DELIMITED DATA (not just delimited, but check that it says delimited data)
• Click on OK

Step 5

• From date should be two weeks in the past and one month into the future from todays date
• Let all other setting be as they are
• Click on File

Step 6

• Choose disc: Y (or the driver agreed specifically at the property)
• Enter the folder for the correct property (or the folder agreed specifically at the property)
• Keep the system default file name
• Click on Save

Cross-references

• Manual Export PMS Opera
• Report 1: Reservation Statistics 1 (res_statistics1)
• Report 2: Reservation Forecast (res_forecast)
• Report 3: Trial Balance (trial_balance)
• Report 4: Reservation History & Forecast (history_forecast)