How to Search Groups
1.Click on the 
Group Management link.
2.Click on the Search Groups link.
3.Enter your search criteria, including Group Name, Core Period and Option Date.
Any results that match the search criteria you entered are displayed in a list.
Note: You can add a new group by clicking on Add. The Group Creation wizard is launched. For more information, see How to Create a Group .
The core period is the main period of time shared by most of the guests in the group.
Shoulder periods are defined as an extension of the core period. For example, during the shoulder periods, there may be fewer guests than during the core period, as some may arrive earlier or stay longer.
If you search using Core Period as search criteria, the following apply:
•If you specify only a begin date, the group contracts having a core period beginning at this date are retrieved.
•If you specify only an end date, the group contracts having a core period ending at this date are retrieved.
•If you specify both begin and end dates, the group contracts having part of the core period included in this period are retrieved.
Core Period Example
For example, you specify the core period as:
•Begin date: 01JUL, End date: 31JUL
The groups that have the following core periods appear in the search results:
•20JUN to 10JUL - includes the begin date
•20JUL to 25JUL - included in the middle of the entire period
•30JUL to 03AUG - includes the end date
•20JUN to 02AUG - includes both the begin and end dates
The option date is the date by which you can confirm a group reservation.
If you specify a single option date, you receive only those groups whose option dates are an exact match.
If you specify a period for the option date with at least one date that is not 'open', the group contracts that have an option date included in this period are returned.
If an open-open period is provided, then all the group contracts are retrieved, whether they have an option date or not.
