Working with booking information from the Booking Index – Checkfront

Learn what information is available to you by default in the Booking Index.

New to the Booking Index? Be sure to read the first article in this series for an introduction to this feature!

Please read the full series of articles at the side and bottom of this page to learn more about the Booking Index.

Accessing the features mentioned in this article

Where can I find this feature using the top menu?

What more do I need to use this feature?

Which Checkfront version supports this feature - Classic Items, Classic Products, or both?

The Booking Index is available to both those using classic items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our Classic Items version of Checkfront, and those using classic products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our Classic Products version of Checkfront.

Booking Index Default Columns

By default, the following booking information displays.

Column	Description
Booking	The Booking ID and name of the item/product booked. Clicking on the Booking ID opens the Booking Invoice. This column is fixed, so cannot be removed from the Booking Index.
Start Date	The start date of the booking, including the start time, where applicable.
End Date	The end date of the booking, including the end time, where applicable.
Created	The date and time the booking was created. The Booking Index is sorted by Created date, with the oldest records showing first (ascending) by default.
Customer	The First Name, Last Name, and Email address of the Booker.
First Name	The First Name of the Booker.
Last Name	The Last Name of the Booker.
Source	The source of the booking - through your Website, Mobile app, or the name of the Staff member or Partner who processed the booking.
Amount	The total amount of the booking.
Provider	The third-party Provider through which the booking was processed (myallocator, Expedia, GetYourGuide...) If a POS payment is applied, the Provider field is blank.
Status	The status of the booking. This dynamically updates, for example, if the Amount Due is Paid. Admin and Staff users can also manually change the status as needed. Learn more about Booking Statuses and Notifications triggered by Booking Status changes here: Introduction to Booking Statuses Introduction to Email Notifications

Learn more about column display

Data columns displayed can be customized, including the display order. Learn more here: Editing columns within the booking index
Data columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order to help you isolate records, such as those processed through third-party providers.
Item parameters/product guest types are not supported as columns within this report.

Next, we learn how to edit columns within the Booking Index.