Save the Employee Front Desk Incentive (FDI) Number in the User Profile (BW) (Desktop)

Save the Employee Front Desk Incentive (FDI) Number in the User Profile (BW) (Desktop)


The employee FDI is the Front Desk Incentive number, the employee’s 3-digit enrollment number in the BWI system. The number is issued by BWI and must be saved to the user’s data.
It is used in Visual Matrix when a user enroll a new guest into the BWR program and is sent to the CRS with each new enrollment from Visual Matrix.
Path: Management > User Settings > Security

1. Highlight a user.



2. Enter the 3 digits number in the FDI column.


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