To set up Lodgical to track your housekeeping status, you will have to go into Utilities, Configuration, General Information. 

On the Housekeeping tab, you will notice that you have a multitude of options.  The first thing you should do is place a check in the box next to Use Clean Room Status Functions.  As you see in the left side of the window you are able to define the number of:

The next section provides the ability to customize your report labels.  The come preloaded as the standard labels:  Setup, Complete, Change Over, Makeup, Sheets, and Dirty.

 

Mail Dial Codes, if you have the phone system interface, allows housekeepers to call right from the room (using an outside line) and dial a specific number to change the status of room.

 

On the right side of the window, the option to select how often to change sheets will appear as a drop down menu.  Also, Lodgical Solution makes it possible to change sheets nightly in certain unit types.

On the chart, after a guest checks out, the room will appear dirty. 

You will not be able to check someone in without first taking the room status off dirty.

 

As the housekeeping status changes automatically, Lodgical does provide the ability to change it manually.  To do so, go to Daily Activities, Housekeeping Status.  From this screen, you can set the status of a Selected Unit to:

By choosing All Units, you can choose:

Remember to click OK when you are finished.

 

There are many reports you can run to display each rooms status.  These reports are found under Daily Activities, Desk Reports.  Click on the Housekeeping tab.

Each of these reports display the data differently as well as have different options.