SITA_Reservations_Desktop_User_Guide_Rev_1.0

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Passenger Solutions
SITA Reservations Desktop
User Guide
Revision: 1.0
Revision Date: 2009-Nov-16
Copyright © SITA Information Networking Computing USA Inc . 2009. Confidential. All Rights Reserved.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
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Air Availability
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Booking Retrieve
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Booking Summary
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Control Tables
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Customer Profile
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Edit Itinerary
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Emulator
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Fares and Pricing
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Inventory Management
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Multiple Work Areas
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Passenger Protection
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Queues
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Quick Book
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Schedule
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Split Booking
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Ticketing
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2. Hints and Tips
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Common Functions
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General Information
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Navigation
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Internet Browser Functions
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3. Sign In
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Work Areas
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Sign In Security Alert
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Configuration Screen
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4. Air Availability
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Normal Availability
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Air Search
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Air Calendar Search
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Number of Passengers
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Air Search Screen Fields of Entry
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Availability Display
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Calendar Availability
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Availability Request: Date Format
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Direct Sell
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SITA Reservations Desktop User Guide
Table of Contents
Revision Date: 2009-Nov-16, Revision 1.0
Copyright © SITA Information Networking Computing
USA Inc 2009. Confidential. All Rights Reserved.
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5. Booking Management
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Incomplete Booking
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Names Screen
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Contact Screen
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SSR / OSI Screen Descriptions
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Remarks
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Ticketing
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History Screen Description
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Display Seat Map Screen
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Booking Summary
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Miscellaneous Vendor Information
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Ticketing Types
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6. Booking Retrieve
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Booking Retrieve by Record Locator or Flight Details
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Most Recently Used Bookings
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Calendar Look-Up
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7. Display Group Bookings
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Retrieve Group Booking by Name
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Retrieve Group Booking by Record Locator
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Retrieve Group Booking in Customer Journey
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Pricing and Ticketing a Group Booking
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Adding an SSR in the Group Booking
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8. Control Tables
Flight Control
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City / Airport & Administrative
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Miscellaneous
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9. Customer Journey (CJ)
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Retrieve Journey (CJ)
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Customer List (CJ)
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Journey Details (CJ)
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Journey History (CJ)
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Administration (CJ)
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10. Customer Profile
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Accessing Customer Profile / Frequent Flyer Information
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Transfer Data from Customer Profile to Booking
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Frequent Flyer FQTV SSR
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11. Edit Itinerary (Air Itinerary)
Change Class
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Change Date
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Change Status Code
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Add ARNK Segment
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Cancel Segment
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Itinerary Screen
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Flight Profile
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Other Itinerary Items
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12. Emulator
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Emulator Input Area
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DPS Screens
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Emulator Restricted Entries
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Entries NOT Recommended for Use in the Terminal Emulator
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13. Fares and Pricing
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Pricing Options
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Discounts
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Override Options
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Fare Basis
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Fare Quote
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Stored Fares
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Fare Display Search
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Fare Display
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Fare History
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Miscellaneous
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14. Inventory Management
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Inventory Update
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Readout
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Rebook
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Demand AVS
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Block Space
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Reports
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Passenger Load Estimate
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Route Booking Profile
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Passenger Reconcile
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15. Passenger (PAX) Protection
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Codeshare Protection
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16. Queues
Accessing the Queues
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Queue Description
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'Display all queues' Fields
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Queue Processing
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Delete Current & Display Next Item (QN)
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Delay Item (QD)
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Redisplay Last Item (QR)
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Display Last Released (QL)
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Start Queue (QS)
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Queue Change (QC)
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Send to Queue (QE)
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17. Quick Book
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Passenger Name
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Contact Details
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Pricing by Passenger Type - Quick Book
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Ticketing Type / Seat Assignment - Quick Book
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Complete the Booking - Quick Book
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Excess Baggage Charges - Quick Book
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18. Schedule
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Periods
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Flight Information
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Leg Details
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Leg and Segment Controls
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Comments
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Flight Summary
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Schedule Change Summary
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Schedule History
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19. Split Booking
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20. Ticketing
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Reduce Passengers
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Types of Ticket Issuance
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Ticket Records
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Issue Ticket Details
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Existing Ticket Records
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Electronic Ticket Records
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Sales Report
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Auto Issue All
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Multiple Passenger
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Existing Ticket Records Screen
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Store and Issue Ticket
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Store Ticket
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21. Cancel Transaction
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22. Ignore Transaction
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Ignore and Retrieve
23. End of Transaction Description
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End Tab
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End Button
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End and Retrieve Button
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24. Sign Out
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Shutdown Warning
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Close Browser Screen
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25. Encode / Decode
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IATA Airport Code Look-up
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IATA Carrier Code Look-up
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IATA City Code Look-up
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Calendar
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26. Messages
Supported Message Types
27. Static
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Caller
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Envelope Button
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TIMATIC
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28. Work Areas
Managing Multiple Work Areas
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29. Glossary
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30. Index
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1. Introduction
Welcome to SITA Reservations Desktop.
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SITA Reservations Desktop is a modular, web-based front end to SITA Reservations that
uses open system technology, such as HTML and JavaScript.
Main purpose to:
● Provide user-friendly interfaces that enable reservation agents to create and
service bookings without having to remember native entries.
● Allow airlines to train new staff in a shorter period of time.
● Validate agent inputs with business logic to help the agent create bookings with
fewer errors.
System processing:
● SITA Reservations Desktop uses an XML interface to SITA Reservations
implemented using SITA Integration Platform.
● SITA Integration Platform translates the XML into SITA Reservations native
entries.
● SITA Integration Platform translates the responses into XML and sends these back
to SITA Reservations Desktop.
Air Availability
The air availability module has four main features:
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Create and amend booking, which includes validation and formatting of inputs to reduce
errors
Display both routes of a round trip on the same screen
Display several pages of availability at the same time
View up to 7 days availability for a specific class on one screen
Booking Retrieve
The Booking Retrieve Module provides the ability to:
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Retrieve Bookings
Display Passenger Lists
Display Last 10 Bookings
Booking Summary
Displays the full contents of a booking in a single screen. Navigate to other screens very
quickly by clicking the screen header.
Control Tables
Control tables have information uniquely applicable to each individual Host Airline, such as:
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Aircraft configuration
AVS status message address
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Code share agreement
Flight note
Payload percentage
Point of sales
Reservations booking designator
City / airport
City pair and automatic routing
Office
Special service request
Inventory special service request
Customer Profile
SITA Reservations Customer Profile is a frequent flyer profile of customer preferences and
personal travel details. The Customer Profile module is used to display data from the host
airline frequent flyer profiles or customer profiles in SITA Reservations Desktop.
Edit Itinerary
This screen is used to display existing air, car, hotel and other auxiliary segments. Changes or
updates, such as, Dates, Itinerary Segments, etc. can be made from the Air Itinerary Screen
quickly and effortlessly.
Emulator
SITA Reservations Desktop incorporates an emulator which enables agents of all levels of
expertise to use either the GUI screens or the native command line to create and service
bookings.
Fares and Pricing
Covering commonly used AirFare functions with an intuitive and easy to use interface which
eliminates the need to know complex fare commands. As well as Pricing and Fare Displays it
also provides the ability to obtain a price without the need for an itinerary.
Inventory Management
Inventory Management provides the ability to help with day-to-day flight control and inventory
management activities. The inventory management entries by-pass schedule change
processing and can be used for a short period of time. Updates to inventory management are
made via the Inventory Management screen or from the Readout Display.
Multiple Work Areas
SITA Reservations Desktop fully supports the five work areas available in SITA
Reservations. A new window is opened for each work area.
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1. Introduction
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to protect passengers as well as protect
passengers on a code share flight.
Queues
As reservations system processing occurs, it may become necessary to notify an automated
office of certain conditions, which require a decision and / or action. This notification is
accomplished by placing items on a queue.
Quick Book
Quick Book provides the ability to enter booking information from a single screen including
passenger names, contact details, pricing, ticketing types, and seat assignments.
Schedule
Schedule provides the flexibility necessary to create, change, and cancel Flight Records as
well as view schedule change history.
Split Booking
The Split Booking functionality is used to split one or more passengers from an existing
booking. A new booking is automatically created for the split passengers.
Ticketing
This module is mainly used for the issuance and modification of tickets.
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1. Introduction
2. Hints and Tips
The following are common function hints and tips from expert Web users that will help agents
create bookings faster using SITA Reservations Desktop.
Common Functions
Buttons
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Main screen: 'Add' will display an 'Add' screen.
Pop-up 'Add' screen: 'Add' is used to submit a request.
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Used to display a 'Modify' screen.
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'Cancel' on a screen will close the screen without making any changes.
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'Clear' button at the bottom of the screen - clears all input fields and restores the screen
defaults.
'Clear' button adjacent to a row of availability input fields - clears the inputs for that row only
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'Close' button on will close the pop-up without making any changes.
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'OK' on a screen is used to submit information.
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'OK' and 'Add' on a pop-up screen is used to submit the current information and re-display
the same screen. The screen is clear to enable the agent to enter the next set of
information.
Displays next to individual items that can be deleted. When the 'X' is clicked, the item is
deleted.
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'*' (red asterisk) adjacent to text fields indicates the field is mandatory. These fields must be
populated by the agent when a request is submitted. If a mandatory field is not populated,
a validation error will display.
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Used to display a look-up screen. The screen displayed depends on which field the '?' is
adjacent to.
Date: '?' next to a date will display a calendar.
From or To: '?' next to a From or To field will display the IATA Airport Code Look-up
screen.
City Code: '?' next to a City field will display the IATA City Code Look-up screen.
Carrier: '?' next to a Carrier field will display the the IATA Carrier Code Look-up screen.
Customer Profile Mask
It is not recommended to use information stored in 'Customer Profile' masks to create
bookings. Although it is possible to do this, some of the booking elements stored within the
mask are not in SITA Reservations Desktop format. If booking elements in unrecognized
formats are inserted into a SITA Reservations Desktop booking, it can cause parsing errors if
the formats are not recognized. SITA Reservations Desktop will display these elements in the
'Miscellaneous Booking Details' section of the 'Booking Summary' screen.
Dates
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Date text fields allow years to be entered when the appropriate host entry allows years.
The filed will also display the years.
Emulator
The 'Emulator' will support the following SITA Reservations masks:
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PTA
MCO
Paper Ticket
Enter Key
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Submits the screen
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Error Messages
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Error messages are either validation errors or SITA Reservations error responses.
All error messages display in a pop-up box with a 'Close' button apart from the following,
which display error messages on the screen:
● 'Messages' section of the 'Fare Quote' screen.
● 'Seat Map' section of the 'Seat Assign' screen.
Internal Memory
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When a booking is first created, only Air Itinerary, Names, and SSRs are added directly to
the SITA Reservations booking.
SITA Reservations Desktop stores all other booking items in internal memory and add
them to the SITA Reservations booking during the 'End' process.
Screens stay populated until the following actions are carried out;
● Ignore
● Retrieve
● End
Except for the 'List' tab in the Booking Retrieve module. The List screen will always stay
populated until another list is retrieved.
Select / Unselect Hyperlink
Click on the Select All hyperlink to check all boxes adjacent to the passengers or click
Unselect All to unselect all passenger checkboxes. (The agent may also select / unselect
certain checkboxes individually.)
General Information
The following are general information hints and tips from expert Web users that will help
agents create bookings faster using SITA Reservations Desktop.
Air Availability
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In SITA Reservations Desktop Air Availability, several types of information may be
displayed. Ask the customer for their full itinerary. Then from the availability display,
manipulate the response and keep all the information on one screen.
If the flights are almost full, use the calendar to display multiple days and find those last few
seats quickly. For more information see the Calendar Availability section.
Timetable Display
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The standard availability display and the first available display in SITA Reservations
are limited by the system parameter S$ALIM, number of days in the future. If a
request for these displays is entered beyone this date, a timetable display is
returned to the screen. A timetable display will include only a list of classes and does
not include any availability levels.
● The SITA Reservations S$ALIM parameter is currently set to 330 days. It is not
recommended that agents request availability that is greater than 330 days in the
future.
● Calendar availability is designed to provide an overview of availability for a range of
dates in the near future. It should not be used for future availability requests that are
greater than one year from the current date.
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Certificates
SITA Reservations Desktop uses a secure HTTPS connection over the Internet. (This is
identified by a padlock button on the agent's task menu.)
While using the application, an agent may receive a warning message that advises that the
page contains both secure and non-secure item and asks the agent if they wish to continue
loading the page.
If this message is displayed, the agent should click Yes and the application will continue to
work normally.
Cut and Paste
It is often useful to be able to copy information from one screen to another. Rather than using
the mouse try these shortcuts:
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Copy: Press the Control key and C
Paste: Press the Control key down and V
Selecting text:
● To select an entire line of text: press the Control key and A.
● To select a word: place the cursor at the start of the word, press the Control and
Shift keys, and then click the right arrow. This can also be done backwards by using
the left arrow.
● To select text to the end of a line: press the Shift key and the End key. This also
works with the Home key as well to select to the start of the line.
Full screen
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Click the F11 key to make the application full screen. That is, see more information with
less scrolling.
Click F11 again to go back to the normal screen layout.
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2. Hints and Tips
Java Applet
The Emulator uses a signed java applet. When the agent accesses the Emulator, they may
receive a message asking if they wish to accept the applet's certificate. It is recommended
that 'Always' is selected. This will automatically accept the certificate and stop the message
reappearing in future instances.
Keyboard versus Mouse
Most SITA Reservations Desktop screens, though not all, can be navigated without the
mouse using the following:
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Tab key: to move around the fields in each screen.
Enter key: defaults to the main button on the screen; e.g., the find flights button on Air
Availability and the quote button on Fare Quote. Click Enter rather than using the mouse to
click on the main button.
Lists
The automatic response to seeing a list is to use the mouse. However, there are other ways to
navigate the list without using the mouse, such as:
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Arrow keys: Click the down arrow on the keyboard until the desired item is located.
Letters: Click a letter key to select the first item in a list that starts with that letter; e.g., on
the list above, clicking U will automatically select Un-Ticketed Passengers.
If there is more than one item that starts with the chosen letter, clicking the letter again will
select the next item in the list.
Alt down arrow: To view the contents of a list, hold down the Alt key and click the down
arrow. This will open the list with all available content selections.
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Some list boxes allow multiple selections. Multiple items can be selected by holding the
CTRL key and selecting items with the mouse. Alternatively, a combination of CTRLSpace and Up Arrow or Down Arrow can be used.
SSRs
If an SSR has a remark that does not have a period (full-stop) < . > before the text, the first
two characters will display in the status code column field.
In the Add or Amend SSR, some SSRs may have a description / format that are different to
those trained to agents. These are read from a database and can be amended without a new
release.
Tabbing
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Use the Tab key to move between most fields. It is often quicker to tab four or five times to
get to a field than it is to pick up the mouse and click.
Careful consideration has been given to the tab order on each screen attempting to keep
key strokes to a minimum while ensuring access to all fields on the screen.
To tab backwards hold down the Shift key and press Tab.
Text size
Most of the text in the application can be made larger or smaller.
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Larger: Use the scroll wheel on the mouse, hold down the control key, and rotate the scroll
wheel towards you.
Smaller: Rotate the scroll wheel the other way.
Use the View menu to change the text size: select View and then Text Size.
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Navigation
The following are navigation hints and tips from expert Web users that will help agents create
bookings faster using SITA Reservations Desktop.
Agent can click on a module tab name to navigate to a module; e.g., Booking Retrieve.
Agent can use shortcut keys to navigate to module:
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Air Availability: CTRL SHIFT A
Booking: CTRL SHIFT P
Booking Retrieve: CTRL SHIFT R
Booking Summary: CTRL SHIFT N
Cancel: CTRL SHIFT C
Edit Itinerary: CTRL SHIFT D
Emulator: CTRL SHIFT M
End: CTRL SHIFT E
Fares and Pricing: CTRL SHIFT F
Ignore: CTRL SHIFT I
Messages: CTRL SHIFT G
Ticketing: CTRL SHIFT T
Sign Out: CTRL SHIFT S
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Internet Browser Functions
The following are Internet browser function hints and tips from expert Web users that will help
agents create bookings faster using SITA Reservations Desktop.
Internet Explorer version 6.0 must be used. No other browser types or Internet Explorer
versions are supported by SITA Reservations Desktop.
As Internet Explorer is an application in its own right, it is possible for certain functions to
conflict with those carried out by SITA Reservations Desktop. Certain Internet Explorer
functions should not be used as it is not possible to send the required SITA Reservations host
commands unless the request is performed by SITA Reservations Desktop.
Recommended Screen Display
'Full Screen' mode is recommended when using SITA Reservations Desktop. Full screen
mode is selected in Internet Explorer by pressing the 'F11' function key once. (Normal screen
view can be resumed by pressing 'F11' again.)
Certain screens allow you to resize the text using Internet Explorer. The largest text size may
not fit into SITA Reservations Desktop heading columns. It is recommended to use the
medium and smaller text sizes.
Prohibited Internet Explorer Functions
The following Internet browser functions should not be used:
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'X' Close Window button
'Back' button
'Refresh' button
'Open New Window' command in the 'File' menu
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3. Sign In
To begin using SITA Reservations Desktop, an agent must first sign in to the application. To
sign in, enter the following mandatory information, except as noted for optional:
Airline
Agent Number
■ Password
■ User Group (optional if you only have one user group)
■ PID
■ Office (optional)
If accessing SITA Reservations Desktop over the Internet, the User Group must be greater
than 17 (a reservation user group only).
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SITA Reservations Desktop Sign In Screen
In the SITA Reservations Desktop, a browser window will be opened as a specific work area.
This work area is fixed to that specific browser window and cannot be changed. Work Area A
is active after initial sign in.
SITA Reservations Desktop uses the same static PID an agent currently uses with Liaison.
Two agents cannot use the same PID in SITA Reservations Desktop at the same time.
Liaison and SITA Reservations Desktop cannot be used with the same PID at the same time.
The 'Sign In' button is used to validate the sign in request. If sign in is successful, the 'Air
Search' screen in the 'Air Availability' module is displayed.
3. Sign In
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Work Areas
There are five different work areas. The work areas display as A, B, C, D and E hyperlinks on
the top left of the screen. Only one of the open browser windows is 'active' at any one time.
Transactions can only be completed from the 'active' work area. (For instance, it is not
possible to have two windows open for area C).
The work areas can only be signed in sequentially. For instance, to sign in to Area C, the
agent must first be signed in to Areas A and B. For this reason, logic has been added to
display a prompt if the agent attempts to sign in to multiple areas out of sequence. Each open
browser window will represent a work area. The work area can be determined by the
highlighted work area hyperlink.
If the agent requests to sign in to a new work area, SITA Reservations Desktop will open a
new browser window with the Sign In screen displayed. The following inputs are displayed:
Airline
Agent Number
■ Password
■ User Group
■ Office
The Agent Number field is pre-populated with the agent number from the original sign in.
Agent number cannot be changed or the sign in request will fail.
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The task bar on the PC will display a browser window for each open work area. The agent
can navigate between the different work areas by clicking on the relevant button on the task
bar or using the Alt Tab keys. When a new work area is accessed, it immediately becomes the
'active' work area.
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Sign In Security Alert
If SITA Reservations Desktop is being accessed via the Internet; e.g., the URL begins with
https:// ...), as an additional security feature, the agent may be required to install a security
certificate on their PC.
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If a security certificate is required, the following security alert will display when the agent
attempts to log in:
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The agent should click 'View Certificate'.
The 'Certificate' screen will display:
If the certificate is from SITA, the agent should click the 'Install Certificate' button and click
the 'Next' button on each screen that displays in the 'Certificate Wizard'.
The final screen, displayed below, ask the agent to confirm if they wish to install the
certificate. The agent should click 'Yes'.
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A certificate will need to be installed once on each PC. Once installed, the agent will not be
prompted for this information again until the certificate expires or needs to be replaced with
a new certificate.
Configuration Screen
SITA Reservations Desktop supports both Static and Dynamic PIDs.
Click Configuration on the Sign In screen. The Configuration dialog box displays allowing
for the following selections: Host destination (production or test systems) and PID type (static
or dynamic).
Static PID: To enter a Static PID, select Static in the Pid type: field. A mandatory PID number
field displays when Static is selected. Enter the PID number and click Update.
Dynamic PID: To enter a Dynamic PID, select Dynamic in the Pid type: field. Additional fields
are displayed for the user to enter the applicable information. The Country and City fields are
mandatory. Enter the applicable information and click Update.
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If information for the Country and City fields is not entered, an error will be displayed.
Note: Details entered for Dynamic PID commands are retained between sessions.
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3. Sign In
4. Air Availability
The Air Availability module is a key module that enables the viewing of flights, which fulfill
specific criteria supplied by the passenger. Air Availability also provides the ability for you to
sell seats on the flights.
Click on the Air Availability option on the menu on the left hand side of the screen. The Air
Availability screen appears in the main work area. The following tabs are available:
Air Search
■ Calendar Availability
■ Direct Sell
The Air Search screen is automatically in focus when the Air Availability section is selected. It
is used to request one way, round trip, or multiple segment flight availability.
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Enter desired flight information and click 'Find Flights' to view the Availability Display.
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Normal Availability
Normal availability is when an availability request is made without selecting the 'Display
Calendar View for Specific Class' check box. The normal availability response is displayed in
the 'Air Display' screen.
For return flights, the outbound city pair is reversed and pre-populated for the inbound
journey. The agent can override this.
Air Search
The Air Search screen is automatically in focus when the Air Availability section is selected.
The Air Search screen in the Air Availability module allows the agent to search for flight
availability using a range of different criteria. Availability can be requested for up to four routes
at once, for a maximum of nine seats. The screen is defaulted to a basic availability request of
city pair, date and class.
An ‘Advanced’ button expands the input fields to include additional input options. This screen
also displays any existing air itinerary segments.
To find flights, click the ‘Find Flights’ button. To exit, select any navigational tab.
Air Calendar Search
Click the ‘Air Availability’ tab and select ‘Display Calendar View’ check box on the ‘Air Search’
screen to display the 'Air Calendar Search' screen.
The ‘Air Calendar Search’ screen in the Air Availability module allows a agent to request a
range of daily availability displays for a specific city pair, class and date. Availability for a
minimum of one and a maximum of twenty-one days may be requested.
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4. Air Availability
The 'Apply city airline preferences' option determines which functional designator is used for
availability requests:
If the check box is checked, ‘AY’ is sent.
If the check box is unchecked, ‘AV’ is sent.
To find flights, click the ‘Find Flights’ button. To exit, select any navigational tab or close the
application.
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The correct number(s) and type(s) of passengers must be specified when an availability
request is made.
Number and types of passengers will determine which name input fields are displayed in the
'Names' screen. Passenger types or quantities cannot be changed after a sell has taken place
or a number of seats / number of passengers mis-match error will display.
A minimum of one and a maximum of nine passengers can be requested. (Default is one adult
passenger.)
The passenger types are:
adult/s
■ child/ren
■ cabin bag/s
■ extra seat/s
Group bookings with more than nine passengers can only be created and displayed using the
Emulator.
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Infant passenger type is not included in SITA Reservations Desktop. (In SITA Reservations,
an infant is added in the OSI screen.)
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Air Search Screen Fields of Entry
An agent can add search details directly into the screen. Enter the information in the following
fields:
Field
Description
Flight Type
Select the appropriate type, either one-way or return. If the return
option is selected, the return leg automatically defaults to the
reverse of the start leg. This can be over-typed.
Origin
The departure airport code is entered in the Origin field. If the airport
code is unknown, click on the question mark ? to the right of the
origin entry box. A pop-up window appears allowing you to enter
either the city name or the departure airport. Then press the Look-up
button. The appropriate airport code is returned and automatically
entered into the field.
Destination
The arrival airport code is entered here. If the code is unknown, use
the look-up functionality.
A Destination Point is always a city or an airport code.
Dates
The departure and the arrival dates are entered in the appropriate
Date fields. A pop-up calendar can be displayed by clicking on the
question mark beside the date field. Then, graphically select a date
from the calendar. Once a date is selected, it is automatically
entered into the appropriate date field. If no date is entered it will
default to today's date.
Enter a date up to 364 days from the current date using the pop-up
calendar. Dates beyond 364 are read only and cannot be selected.
Times
Arrival and Departure Times are always in 24-hour clock format.
The number of passengers is added here in the appropriate field.
Passenger Type Details
Passengers are categorized into Adults or Children. Cabin Bag
space or Extra Seats can also be specified.
Once all required details are entered, the Find Flights button is clicked.
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When a response returns, the Air Display tab appears. The Air Display Tab displays the
availability results for the specified itinerary.
Details on the screen are color-coded to allow easy identification of certain types of flights,
and also to see at a glance which flights are available, have limited availability or have become
unavailable. The seats are displayed in three different colors, each representing a different
level of availability.
From the available flights displayed on the screen, select the required availability for both the
outbound flight and, if present, the inbound flight.
If satisfied with the itinerary chosen, proceed with the booking by clicking on 'Sell Flights' or
Quick Book.
To show more availability, click the 'Show More Availability' button.
If the same availability request is needed on another day, then there are date fields (with a
calendar option) beside the "Outbound Flight" and "Inbound Flight" headings, simply click on
the Update button. To request availability for a day earlier, click the left-facing arrow. A day
later can be requested by clicking the right-facing arrow.
After selling the air segments and reserving the seats, the Sell Response Screen appears
confirming the booking. This screen is for informative purposes only and cannot be edited.
The Sell Response Screen will display any messages returned from the host per segment as
well as quick links hyperlinks.
The 'Indicators' column will display any indicators that are returned from SITA Reservations
including equipment type and meal codes.
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If a flight is not eligible for electronic ticketing, the following will display for flights that are not eticket eligible.
To exit the screen, choose any option from the menu on the left.
The Air Search screen has a Calendar Availability function, which is enabled by checking the
'Display Calendar View for Specific Class' check box. This can only be used for one-way flight
requests and the booking class must be specified.
Calendar availability sends a separate availability request for each of the number of days
specified by the agent in the 'Number of Days' field. The default number of days is seven but
can be overridden by the agent with any number between 1 and 7.
The calendar availability response is displayed in the 'Calendar Display' screen for the class
and number of days specified by the agent. If there is no availability for a flight on a particular
date, the response will display as blank.
In a calendar availability request, the air availability is spread across a number of specified
days. Sometimes a flight can be returned on one day and not on another.
When selling flights from calendar availability, there is only a Sell Flights button on the Air
Calendar Display Screen.
When the Sell Flights button is clicked, a pop-up screen called the Itinerary Booked Screen
displays with details of the booked segments.
Availability Request: Date Format
The date field will accept dates in the following formats only: DMMM or DDMMM.
The adjacent to each date field displays a pop-up calendar that can be used to populate the
date field.
Note: Calendar availability is designed to provide an overview of availability for a range of
dates in the near future. It should not be used for future availability requests that are greater
than one year from the current date.
If the agent requests a calendar display that extends more than a year in the future, part of the
response may be for the current year and the remainder of the response will be a timetable
display for the next year. For this reason, Calendar Availability should only be used for
requests within one year of the current date.
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As stated previously, availability requests that are greater than 330 days in the future are not
recommended in SITA Reservations Desktop.
Direct Sell
On the Air Availability Direct Sell Screen, enter direct segment details and click on the Sell
Flights button. Segments with a KK status code (sold out segments) may be sold. The sell
details are sent to SITA Reservations. If successful, the itinerary displays in the Itinerary
section of the Booking Summary Screen. However, if the sell is unsuccessful, an error
message will be displayed.
The Direct Sell screen is used to send the following long sell entries to SITA reservations.
Only one segment type can be sold at a time:
Sell
Waitlist including option waitlist priority number (1 to 7) and 'through / transit' indicator
■ Non-stored
■ Information
The number and type of passenger must be specified within the direct sell request. Number
and type of passengers cannot be altered once a segment exists.
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SITA Reservations Destop will default each segment type to the correct status code. The
status code cannot be overridden by the agent. The default status codes are:
Sell
NN
Waitlist
LL
Open
No status code required
Non-stored
NN
Information
HK
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Booking details can be added/amended/deleted within the Booking Management section of
SITA Reservations Desktop. Click on Booking Management in the left hand navigational
menu and the Names Screen is the first to appear.
The sections of the Booking module include Names, Contact, Address, SSR/OSI, Remarks,
Ticketing, History, and Seat Assign.
Incomplete Booking
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If an incomplete message displays after the booking is ended, the data stored in internal
memory was not added to the booking correctly. The agents must review the error
message and correct any fields. Then they can attempt to end the booking again.
If the error message CHECK NOTIF if displayed, the SRR has the incorrect action code.
The agent should correct this on the SSR/OSI screen.
Names Screen
To display the Names Screen, click on the Booking Management tab on the left hand side of
SITA Reservations Desktop. The number and passenger types/extra seats/cabin baggage
are driven by what is selected in the Air Search or Direct Sell Screens once a flight is sold.
The 'Names' screen is displayed as the default screen when the 'Booking' tab is clicked. The
'Names' screen will display blank until the booking has an air itinerary. Names can only be
added once an air itinerary has been booked.
The other available tabs within the Booking Management Module include Contact, Address,
SSR/OSI, Remarks, Ticketing, History, and Seat Assign.
Names Screen - Passenger Details Section
The number of passengers and types of passengers are entered into the Air Availability
module, Air Search Screen in the Passengers input fields. This information is carried over to
the Booking Management module.
The Names Screen displays a blank adult, child and passenger type to match the number of
passengers entered into the Air Search Screen. (The Passenger Details section also displays
any passenger names that already exist within the booking.)
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The name screen has no delete buttons initially, as the number of passengers in this screen
matches the number of seats in the segments. The number of passengers and seats MUST
match. If the wrong numbers of seats have been booked, you will need to restart the process
and book the correct number of seats in order for the correct number of passengers and types
to display in the name screen. Once the names have been added into the booking, the delete
buttons display.
Note: SITA Reservations Desktop disables the Quick Book features when a name is present
in the booking to prevent errors from occurring during processing.
Change Button - Booking
Click on the Change button adjacent to the passenger type and the Modify Passenger Screen
displays.
Modify Passenger Screen
The Modify Passenger Screen provides a way to enter or amend the passenger name details
in the input fields. To modify passenger information, first click on the Change button adjacent
to the passenger to be modified.
The Type field will default to the type of passenger that is being modified. As an option, select
the appropriate title from the Title drop down box, or enter at title into the field next to the drop
down box. Then enter the First Name of the passenger. The first name field is an optional field
as well, although it is recommended. The Surname field is a mandatory field. Once a surname
is entered, it will show in the Existing Surnames drop down box for an option for quicker
access with the additional names that may need to be modified/entered.
Note: The full name (any combination of title, first name and surname) cannot exceed 55
characters in length. The 'Date of Birth' input is only mandatory for children. The 'Special
Passenger Type' is an optional field that includes options such as Seaman and Deportee.
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Modify Button
After entering or modifying the passenger name details, click OK.
The system then determines if a passenger surname is being changed.
If a surname has been changed, the system will display a prompt stating 'You will lose any
remarks, OSI's, contacts, addresses and ticketing details associated to this passenger(s). Do
you wish to continue?' with 'Yes' and 'No' buttons.
If 'No' is selected, the 'Names' screen displays pre-populated with the original booking details.
If 'Yes' is selected, the amended passenger name details display in the 'Names' screen.
The system will store the name details in internal memory if the names have not been added
into the booking. Names amendment entry will be sent immediately if the names are in the
booking. (If there is a delete button adjacent to the passenger names then the passenger
name details are in the booking.)
An OSI is created for a child when the name and date of birth details are added. Once the OSI
is added there is no longer a relationship between the child name/date of birth and the child
OSI. Therefore, if the date of birth is amended or deleted in the names screen then you will
have to manually amend or delete the OSI in the OSI screen. Also if the child passenger prerecord location is deleted, the OSI (at this point the OSI is in internal memory and if you end
the booking without deleteing the OSI the system will be trying to add an OSI to a passenger
that no longer exists) needs to be deleted.
Extra Seat Details Section - Booking
The numbers of extra seats are entered into the Air Availability Module, Air Search Screen in
the Extra Seat input fields. This information is carried over to the booking module. The Extra
Seat Details section of the Names Screen matches the number and type of extra seats
entered in the Air Search Screen.
The types of extra seats are Cabin Baggage and Extra Seats. SITA Reservations Desktop
will always enter the extra seats types (CBBG and EXST) into the booking as a family
surname entry. An SSR will need to be added by the agent in the SSR OSI screen to provide
a description of the extra seat type, and the entry will need to be passenger associated.
Modify Button (Extra Seat) - Booking
The Extra Seat details can be modified from the Booking Names portion of SITA
Reservations Desktop.
The names of the passengers will need to be added first in order to associate the extra seat.
To add the names of the passengers, click on the Change Button next to each passenger and
enter the information.
To display the Modify Extra Seat Screen, click on the Change button.
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Select the passenger from the drop-down list. Click on the Modify button. The names screen
redisplays with the extra seat associated to the selected passenger.
Click on the Cancel button to cancel the modification and the Names Screen displays.
Delete Button - Booking
It is possible to delete passenger names by clicking on the 'X' button adjacent to a name. The
'X' button is only displayed once all passenger names have been entered.
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The number of seats must match the number of passengers. The number of seats is
automatically reduced if a passenger is deleted.
If the agent deletes a passenger with a date of birth OSI associated to them before the
booking is ended, the agent must go to the OSI screen to delete the OSI.
When all names have been added, the agent can select the individual names in the various
booking tabe in order to passenger relate various booking elements.
When the last name is added, the passenger name details will be sent to the booking. If the
agent modifies a passenger surname at this point, any passenger related booking will be
removed. The application displays a warning.
Error and Validation Messages
Each screen displays validation and error messages. Validation messages are generated
from SITA Reservations Desktop and deal with wrong formats entered into input boxes. Error
messages are returned from SITA Reservations. Both validation and error messages display
in their own pop up boxes. To return to the screen the error was generated from, click OK.
Resolve the error by making the necessary changes.
Add Contacts Screen - Booking
The Add Contact Screen displays passenger name details that exist within the booking or
internal memory. All the passengers' checkboxes are pre-selected by the system. The
passengers selected will be added into the contact entry unless all passengers are selected. If
all passengers are selected the contact entry does not require passenger association.
The contact details section displays 'No Contact' and 'Passenger will Contact' checkboxes as
well as input boxes for contact types: home, business, telephone unknown, travel agent,
address, email and mobile.
Select/Deselect Hyperlink - Booking
Click on the Select All hyperlink to check all boxes adjacent to the passengers or click on
Unselect All hyperlink to unselect all passenger checkboxes. (Checkboxes may also be
checked / unchecked individually.)
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Contact Screen
The Contact Screen shows contacts that already exist within the booking. It displays contact
type, telephone number/address, city code, and free text. If the contact type is 'No Contact' or
'Passenger will Contact' only the contact type input will display.
Click on the Booking Management tab on the left hand side of SITA Reservations Desktop
and then click on the Contact tab to display the Contact Screen.
The contact screen shows contacts that already exist within the booking. It displays contact
'Passenger will Contact' only the contact type input will display.
To Add contacts, click on the Add button and the Add Contact Screen displays.
Contacts can be deleted individually, at any time, by clicking the 'X' button adjacent to a
contact.
Note: Always add names before adding any other booking details i.e.
contact/address/remarks etc.
Add Contacts Screen
The Add Contact Screen displays passenger name details that exist within the booking or
internal memory. The passenger names need to be added before adding a contact related to
a name. Below is an example of a booking that has no names added. Associating contact
information to passengers should only be done after the names have been added to the
booking.
All the passengers' checkboxes are pre-selected by the system. The passengers selected will
be added into the contact entry unless all passengers are selected. If all passengers are
selected the contact entry does not require passenger association.
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The contact details section display 'No Contact' and 'Passenger will Contact' checkboxes as
well as input boxes for contact types: home, business, telephone unknown, travel agent,
address, email and mobile.
Add Button - Contact Details
Click on the Add button and contact details are added into the contacts screen. (If the booking
has a record locator, the contacts are added into the booking immediately).
Or, click Cancel and the Contact Screen displays.
Modify Contacts Screen
The Modify Contact Screen displays passenger name details that exist within the booking or
internal memory.
All the passengers' checkboxes are pre-populated with the passenger association details of
the contact selected. If there is no passenger association all the passengers will be preselected.
The passenger details are read only and for viewing purposes only if the contact details are in
the booking. The Select All and Unselect All hyperlink is disabled post record locator. The
passenger association cannot be amended. SITA Reservations automatically uses the
existing passenger association in the original contact entry. The passenger relation can be
amended pre-record locator when the contact is only stored in internal memory and is not in
SITA Reservations yet.
The contact type that requires amending will be pre-populated with the original contact
details.
Address Screen
To display the Add Address Details Screen, click on the Booking Management tab on the left
hand side of SITA Reservations Desktop and click the Address tab.
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Add an Address
To add an address, click on the Address tab and the Add Address Details Screen will display.
All the passengers' checkboxes are pre-selected by the system. Click on the Unselect All
hyperlink to unselect all passenger checkboxes or unselect specific checkboxes that do not
apply to the address. To check all boxes adjacent to the passengers, simply click on the Select
All hyperlink.
The Add Address Screen also contains input fields for a mailing and a billing address. The
inputs for each address type are: Name drop down and Name input box, Address Line One,
Address Line Two, Address Line Three, Address Line Four, Address Line Five, Postcode/Zip
code, Country.
It is mandatory to choose whether an address is a mailing or billing address. It is also
mandatory to select which passenger the letter is addressed to (this is in addition to selecting
the passenger relations). For both address types, only Name and Line One are needed. The
remaining address lines are optional.
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If any address line is left blank, it will be displayed with a comma. Only 'Address Type',
'Name', and 'Line One' are mandatory. If an existing passenger name is selected from the
'Address Letter To' drop-down list, SITA Reservations Desktop will populate the 'Name' field
with the same name automatically.
Third Party Addresses: If the payment is from a third party and the documents should be sent
to someone else, the recipient's name can be entered directly into the 'Name' field.
After entering the address details into the relevant input fields for a mailing and/or billing
address, click on the 'OK' button.
To enter additional address information, click the 'OK and Add' button. The address details
are then displayed in the Address Screen if the validation is successful. If the validation is
unsuccessful an error message displays.
If the booking has a record locator, the details will be added into the booking. If the booking
does not have a record locator, the address will be added to the booking during the 'End'
process.
When you change an address, you can only modify the passenger relations before the
booking has been ended. If you want to modify an address after the booking is ended, the
passenger relations are read only. This means you need to delete and re-add the address to
change the passenger relations.
Click on the 'OK' button and the amended address details display in the Address Screen if the
validation is successful. If the booking has a record locator, the details will be added into the
booking. If the booking does not have a record locator, the address will be added to the
booking on the 'End' process.
Cancel Button
Click on the Cancel button to return to the Address Screen without adding an address.
Modify an Address
The Address screen displays addresses that exist in the booking or are stored in internal
memory after being added in the Add Address screen. Once addresses are added, click on
the Change button and the Modify Address screen displays.
The address screen will be pre-populated with the existing address and associated
passengers.
Amend the address and/or passenger association details.
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All parts of the address can be modified before the booking is ended and record locator
created. After the booking is ended, all parts of the address can be amended except for
passenger relation(s). To modify the passenger relations after the booking is ended, the
address should be deleted and a new address added.
Delete an Address - Booking
Click on the Delete button to remove the address details from the address screen. If the
booking has a record locator the address is deleted from the booking. If the booking does not
have a record locator the address is deleted from internal memory.
SSR / OSI Screen Descriptions
SSR (Special Service Request)
Click on the applicable Special Service Request hyperlink in the Booking Management
module to display the Add SSR screen. SSRs may be passenger and segment related.
OSI (Other Service Information)
Click on the applicable Other Service Information hyperlink in the Booking Management
module to display the Add OSI screen. OSIs may be passenger and carrier (airline) related.
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SSR Screen
The SSR screen displays existing SSRs that already exist in the booking or have been added
using the Add SSR screens.
SSR Details
The SSR details displays the carrier/office code, status code, flight details, SSR comments.
This basically displays the SSR details with the exception of the code and passenger relation.
When SSRs are created, they are added directly to the SITA Reservations booking. Existing
SSRs are displayed in the screen under the column headings: 'SSR', 'Carrier Code', 'Flight
Details', 'Comments', and 'Passenger(s)'.
Remove to History
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If an SSR is deleted after the booking is ended and a record locator generated, there is an
option to remove the deleted SSR to history.
If the agent clicks the 'Remove SSR to History, button, the SSR will be sent to the Booking
History and will no longer display in the 'SSR Details' section of the 'SSR' screen. One
deleted SSR can be removed to history at a time.
Reduce SSR
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The 'Reduce' button displays the ‘Reduce Passenger’ screen and enables the agent to
reduce the number of passengers associated to SSR elements in the booking.
The 'Reduce SSR' screen is accessed by clicking on the 'Reduce' button adjacent to an
existing SSR. This button will only display if there is an existing SSR. One SSR can be
reduced at a time.
SITA Reservations Desktop will reduce the de-selected passengers from the SSR and
redisplay the 'SSR Details' section of the 'SSR' screen to show the remaining passenger
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relations. If all passengers are reduced, the SSR will show with status code 'XX'. This is
the same as deleting the SSR. It can then be removed to history if required.
Adding SSRs
The ‘SSR’ (Special Service Requirement) screen in the Booking Management module
allows you to add, modify, reduce and delete SSRs. Also you can move deleted SSRs into
History.
The SSR element must be entered in an exact format. It will vary in content and length based
on the type of request.
Each SSR element is handled separately. Appropriate messages and/or queues are
generated for SSRs during the end process when creating or modifying a booking.
Select the relevant passenger(s), segment(s) and select a category. Then select the
appropriate SSR. Alternatively, select None as a category and enter the four-digit SSR code.
Also enter the main body of the SSR in the SSR Input box.
The system will send the SSR code, segment relation(s) and passenger relation(s) to each
entry.
Note: Although each entry has a slightly different format, it is up to you to correctly enter all the
relevant details in the 'SSR Input' field on the Add SSR or Modify SSR screen.
The Add SSR Details contains a list of passengers and itineraries with checkboxes to enable
them to be pre-selected. Underneath is an SSR Category drop-down list box that contains
the common SSR headings used by most airlines.
When an SSR category is selected, the SSR Details drop-down box adjacent is prepopulated with all SSRs that fall into that category.
Each SSR will then display a format label with instructions on how to complete the entry. An
Additional Information section displays in the bottom portion of the screen. This section holds
additional information to help you populate each SSR.
If None is selected as the category, then the additional information section will not be
populated with a format and will need input of the SSR Code with a four-digit code.
Cancel Button - SSR
To return to the SSR screens without making changes, click on the Cancel button.
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Modifying SSRs
The 'Modify SSR' screen is accessed by clicking on the
button adjacent to an SSR. This
button will only display if there is an existing SSR. One SSR can be modified at a time.
When an SSR is modified, the application will automatically delete the existing SSR and add
a new one in its place. All aspects of a SSR including passenger relations can be amended
pre- and post- record locator.
The 'Modify SSR' screen will display with the SSR Category defaulted to 'None'. The SSR
code is pre-populated in the 'SSR Code' field. The agent can modify any aspect of the SSR
details and can change the SSR completely by selecting a new SSR from the list.
Deleting SSRs
Click on a Delete button next to a SSR to delete it from the Booking Management module.
OK Button - SSR
To add the SSR to the booking, click on the OK button.
If there are any errors with the SSR, a message will display.
Remove to History Button - SSR
The Remove to history button displays adjacent to SSRs that are deleted after the booking is
ended.
The SSRs have a status code of 'XX'. The agent needs to end the booking again before
sending the SSR to history.
Click on the 'Remove to History' button and the booking moves from the active portion of the
booking into history.
Adding OSIs
The Other Service Information (OSI) element is free format following the OSI: YY or airline
code. The necessary messages and/or queues are sent when you click on an end or end and
retrieve option in the End screen. To display the Add OSI screen, click on the Add button
adjacent to the OSI Details.
To add generic OSIs to the booking, select 'Other OSI' and enter the 'Amount' and 'Comment'
field information.
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Cancel Button - OSIs
To return to the OSI Screen without adding a new OSI, click on the Cancel button and the OSI
screen display.
Modifying an OSI
To make a change to an OSI, click on Change button adjacent to an OSI and the Modify OSI
Screen displays.
The system displays the existing OSI details. It is possible to modify the passenger relations,
regardless of whether the booking has been ended or not, as well as the content of the OSI.
The carriers the OSI is sent to can also be modified.
Click on the OK button and the new OSI details display in the OSI Screen. If the booking has a
record locator, the details will be added into the booking. If the booking does not have a record
locator, the OSI will be added to the booking during the 'End' process.
Note: The process of amend is to delete the existing OSI and add a new OSI.
Deleting OSIs
To delete an OSI, click on Delete button adjacent to an OSI and the OSI is deleted.
OK Button - OSIs
Select passenger(s) and carrier(s), enter passenger number and type, if required, and free
text and click OK. SITA Reservations Desktop will determine if the any carrier check boxes
have been selected. If no carrier check boxes have been selected, the entry is sent once with
'YY' carrier code. If one or more carrier check boxes have been selected, the entry is sent
once for each carrier that has been selected.
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If the booking has a record locator, the OSI will be added into the booking immediately. If the
booking does not have a record locator, the OSI will be added to the booking during the 'End'
process.
Remarks
To navigate to the Remarks Screen, first click on the Booking Management tab on the left
hand side of SITA Reservations Desktop. Next, click on the Remarks tab and the Remarks
Screen displays.
Another way to view the Remarks Screen is to click on the Remark or Reconfirmation
Remark sections of the Booking Summary screen.
The Remarks screen shows remarks that exist in the booking or internal memory once a
remark has been added into the Add Remarks Screen.
Adding Remarks
To display the Add Remark Screen, click on the Add button adjacent to the remark columns.
This screen displays the passengers that have been added into the Names screen or already
exist in the booking. All the passengers' checkboxes are pre-selected by the system. It is
possible to select and unselect individual check boxes, or all at once using the hyperlinks.
Enter remarks using only alphabetic, numeric, slash (/), dash, comma and period (.)
characters.
The remarks types are general, special or a reconfirmation remark.
General remarks and special remarks have the same function designator code (RMK) and
both have free text. The general and special remarks display in the 'Remarks' section of the
screen.
Special remarks have an additional code. It is possible to select the following special remark
options:
Not displayed to travel agents
■ Supervisor only to amend
■ Supervisor only to amend and not displayed to travel agents.
The Reconfirmation Remark has a different function designator (RCFM) and displays in the
reconfirmation section of the remarks screen.
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To add a remark, select remark type and choose passenger(s) for whom the remark applies.
Note: If you add a remark over 55 characters, multiple remarks will be added to the booking.
However, if you select reconfirmation remark the input is a maximum of 55 characters.
Click on the OK button to add the remark to the Remarks screen. If the booking has a record
locator the remark is added to the booking. If there is no record locator, it is added to internal
memory. If you decide not to add a remark, you can click the Cancel button to return to the
Remarks screen.
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Deleting Remarks
Click on the Delete button next to a remark and the remark is deleted from the remark screen.
If the booking has a record locator, the remark is deleted from the booking. If not, the remark
is deleted from internal memory.
Modifying Remarks
To display the Modify Remark Screen, click on the Change button adjacent to the remark.
The modify remarks screen displays the appropriate passenger(s) checkboxes selected from
the passenger association section of the remark.
The Remark Type list box is defaulted to the original remark type and Free Text input box is
populated with the existing remark details.
Click on the OK button and the amended remark displays in the Remarks screen if the
validation is successful.
If the Booking has a record locator, the remarks are added into the Booking immediately. If
the Booking does not have a record locator, the remarks are added to the Booking as part of
the 'End' process.
Note: Amending special supervisor level remarks without supervisor status will result in an
error message if there is a record locator. Changes to this remark are allowed pre-record
locator.
If a decision is made not to modify the remark, click on the Cancel button to return to the
Remarks screen.
Changing Order of Remarks
Each remark is numbered to show the order in which remarks are entered into the Booking.
Every 'position' number is a hyperlink called Remark Number Hyperlink. The position of
reconfirmation remarks cannot be changed and therefore does not have a hyperlink.
To display the Change Order Screen, click on a Remark Order hyperlinks.
It is possible to select a position number from the drop-down list. To move the remark to that
position, click on the OK button. Repeat this process for each remark that needs to be
repositioned by clicking on each remark order hyperlink.
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The remark change order entry is sent to the Booking if there is a record locator. If there is no
record locator the remarks will be re-ordered and given a new 'position' number in internal
memory.
To choose not to change the order of the remark, click on the Cancel button and the Remarks
Screen will display.
Ticketing
The Ticketing portion of SITA Reservations Booking allows the addition of specific ticketing
information. Examples of ticket types include Mail, Timelimit, etc. This screen displays a table
with the specific details of each heading. The headings are:
Ticket Type
Ticket Information
■ Passenger(s)
The Ticketing Screen allows additions, changes or deletions of ticketing information.
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To display the Add Ticket Pop-up Screen, click on the Ticketing tab. The Select All/Unselect
All hyperlinks located at the top of the pop-up screen are useful when dealing with multiple
passengers.
The Ticketing Screen displays the tickets that exist in the Booking (or internal memory) once
they have been added into the Add Ticket Screen.
The ticket type column displays the type of ticket; e.g., Mail and Timelimit.
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The ticket information displays all other details in the ticket element entry. This information can
be different per ticket type. For example, a mail ticket may contain date and free text.
The passenger column displays which passengers the ticket applies to. (The dropdown box is
going to be change to be just text; i.e., all the passenger names will display.)
Note: Each Booking may contain multiple ticket types that are passenger associated. In order
to have a record locator, a Booking must contain at least one ticket element whether it is
associated to an individual passenger(s) or to all passengers. The Option type is not counted
as a ticket type. If an option is selected, ensure another ticket type for every passenger is
selected.
Ticketing Screen
Display Ticketing Screen
To display the Ticketing Screen, click on the Booking Management tab on the left-hand side of
SITA Reservations Desktop and click on the Ticketing tab.
Modify Ticket
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The 'Modify Ticket' screen is accessed by clicking on the
button adjacent to an existing
ticket in the 'Ticketing Details' section of the 'Ticketing' screen.
The 'Modify Ticket' screen will display the details of the selected ticket for the agent to
modify. All aspects of the ticket can be modified pre record locator. Once the booking is
ended and a record locator has been created, all aspects of the ticket can be modified
except for the passenger relations. The agent can modify passenger relations post record
locator by deleting the existing ticket and adding a new one.
The agent can change the ticket type. If a new ticket type is selected, the relevant input
fields will display as per the 'Add Ticket' screen.
Delete Ticket
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Individual ticketing elements can be deleted by clicking on the adjacent
button. When
a ticketing element is deleted, it is no longer displayed on the Ticketing screen.
The ticketing element is a mandatory field. A ticket element must be present for each
passenger in the booking to end the booking.
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Add Button - Contact Screen
Click on the Add button and the Add Ticket Screen displays.
All the passenger checkboxes are pre-selected by the system.
The Add Ticket Screen displays the relevant inputs required for the ticket type selected in the
Ticketing Screen.
Select a ticket type from the list box and the appropriate input boxes display. The system
displays the following inputs:
Ticket Type
Fields Displayed
Timelimit
Fields of entry for the Timelimit ticket element are Time, Date, Days from now,
Days prior to departure, Office, and Free text.
Timelimit Auto
Cancel
The fields of entry for Timelimit Auto Cancel ticket types are Time, Date, Days
from now, Days prior to departure, Office, and Free text.
Ticketed
Ticket Number and Free Text.
Airport Ticket
Office Location.
Mail Ticket
Date, Days from now, Days prior to departure, Office, and Free text.
Will Call Ticket
Option
Enter the input fields displayed for the ticket type and click Add.
The ticket will display in the Ticket Screen if successful. If not, an appropriate error message
will display.
The system validates that the mandatory fields are populated for each ticket type (e.g. time is
populated with four numeric characters, option, Timelimit, mail, and will call ticket types have
either a date, + - days or number of days prior to departure populated and that only ONE of
the fields is populated, that the date is in the format a 2-number date and 3-letter month, etc.).
If validation is successful and the Booking does not have a record locator, the ticket element is
added to the Booking during the 'End' process. If there is a record locator, the ticket element is
added immediately.
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Delete Button - Contact Screen
Click on the Delete button and the ticket or option field is deleted from the ticket screen. If the
booking has a record locator, the ticket element is deleted from the booking. If not, the ticket
element details are deleted from internal memory.
Change Button - Contact Screen
Click on the Change button and the Modify Ticket Screen displays.
This screen displays the passengers pre-populated with the ticket association details.
The relevant ticket type and input fields are populated based on the existing ticket details. The
'passenger' section is read only post record locator. The passenger association cannot be
amended post record locator as SITA Reservations applies the amendment to the original
passengers selected. Pre-record locator the passenger association and details can be
amended. To amend the ticket information, make the necessary changes and click on the Add
button.
The ticket changes will display in the Ticketing Screen.
If the Booking has a record locator the ticket details are added to the Booking. If the Booking
does not have a record locator the ticket changes are stored in internal memory to be added
during the 'End' Process.
Click on the Cancel button and the Ticketing Screen displays.
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History Screen Description
Click on the Booking Management tab on the left hand navigational menu and click on the
History tab and the Booking History screen displays.
The Booking History screen displays the complete booking (active and historical sections)
exactly how it is viewed in SITA Reservations.
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Display Seat Map Screen
This screen displays the seat map requested from the non-reference inputs entered into the
Seat Assignment Screen or from the Itinerary hyperlink in the Add Seat Assignment Screen.
Seat maps can only be displayed if the details are held in SITA Reservations. Flights that
have a seat map available will display an 'R' indicator in the sell response.
View Seat Map (ADM)
The seat maps display the seats from left (the nose) to right (the tail) of the aircraft. That is, the
nose of the aircraft is toward the left of the screen.
Display Seat Map
This screen displays the seat map requested from the non-reference inputs entered into the
Seat Assignment Screen or from the Itinerary hyperlink in the Add Seat Assignment Screen.
Assign Seat
The Assign Seat entry reserves one or more seats on a specific, confirmed (HK, KK, TK, KL,
or RR) Host flight segment in a displayed booking (retrieved or under creation).
A Flight Seat Map display (ADM:) is not required before the seat reserve entry (ASR:) is
entered, but can be displayed for seat selection. The seat reserve entry can be entered for
one or multiple segments.
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If multiple flight segments are requested in the same ASR seat request entry, it is suggested
that the Generic Seat request is used. If a Specific Seat number is used for multiple flight
segments, it is possible that not all of the flight segments will have the same seat configuration
or availability.
If the requested seat is not available on any one of the flight segments, a seat map is
displayed with the reject reason. In addition, no seats are reserved for any of the flight
segments.
The following chart defines the system generic seat-type codes:
Seat Types
Description
S
Smoking
N
Non-smoking
W
Window
A
Aisle
L
Left Side
R
Right Side
B
Front (Bulkhead)
C
Center of Cabin
G
Group of four (4) or less together
I
Infant (passenger with an infant)
H
Handicapped
Note: SSRs are added into the booking immediately. They are never stored in internal
memory.
Reduce Seats
One passenger in an ST SSR may wish to change their seat.
Click on the Reduce button and the Reduce Screen displays.
All the passengers that the seat is associated to display in the Reduce Seat Screen. Unselect
the passenger(s) that wish to change their seat and click OK.
The passengers unselected are removed from the SSR and only the passenger selected will
remain.
There is no way to amend a seat ST SSR. The process is to reduce or delete and then readd.
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Note: SITA Reservations makes seat changes automatically when other amendments occur
in the booking. For example, if a name is changed the seats assigned to the passenger are
automatically given the new passenger association number. If a booking is canceled, the
seats reserved are automatically canceled and returned to the flight seat map as available
seats at booking End Process.
SITA Reservations Desktop only deals with reducing seats with the action code 'HK' that
indicates a seat has been reserved but no advance boarding pass has been issued.
Click on the Delete button adjacent to the ST SSR and the SSR is deleted.
Note: SITA Reservations Desktop will only deal with deleting the seat assignment not
deleting the passenger and the seat assignment.
Add Seat Assignment
The Add Seat Assignment Screen enables specific or generic seats to be assigned. The
passenger and itinerary section displays existing passengers and the itinerary with check
boxes pre-populated.
If multiple flight segments are requested in the same ASR seat request entry, generic seat
request is preferred. When the Generic radio button is populated, appropriate list boxes (e.g.
Smoking Preference, Window/Aisle, Left/Right, and Position) and checkboxes (e.g. Group of
4 or less, Infant, and Handicapped) display. On the Generic Seat Assignment screen, select
the generic seat requirements and click OK.
If the Specific radio button is populated the Seat Assign input box displays. On the Specific
Seat Assignment Screen, enter the specific row and seat number(s). Next, click the OK
button.
The seat assign entry is then sent to SITA Reservations. If the response is successful, the ST
SSR displays in the seat assignment section of the Seat Assign screen. If the response is
unsuccessful, an appropriate error message will display in a separate pop up screen.
Click on the Booking Management tab on the left hand navigational menu and click on the
Seat Assign tab to display the Seat Assignment Screen.
The Seat Assignment Screen displays booked seats that exist in the booking. The screen also
allows you to enter flight details to view a non-referenced seat map. The mandatory data
fields are Flight Number, Date, From, To, and Class.
The Add Button is located near the upper right part of the screen. When you click on the Add
button, the Add Seat Assign screen displays.
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The top section of the Add Seat Assignment Screen contains two sections
Passengers and
Segments. SITA Reservations Desktop offers Select All/Unselect All hyperlinks within each
section. The segments are also a hyperlink.
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Booking Summary
Click on Booking Summary to display the Booking Summary Screen.
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Alternatively, the Booking Summary screens displays after a booking has been retrieved
successfully from the Booking Retrieve screen or during the end retrieve or ignore retrieve
process.
The Booking Summary screen displays a summary of a booking that is currently in session.
The screen is for viewing purposes only. The Booking information displays in the appropriate
part of the Booking Summary screen. For example, passenger names will display under the
heading Passengers. Each section of the screen will size dynamically dependent on its
contents.
Following is a description of headings and information appearing in each section:
Booking Summary
Section
Description
Booking Information
Creation Office, User ID, Time, Date, Country Code, and PID.
This sections also displays fares and pricing indicators, reconfirmation
remark, passive indicator and the purge date of an Open Booking. The
Fare Quote link displays the Stored Fares section if any quotes are
stored in the Booking.
Names
Displays the passenger name, date of birth (if entered) and extra seat
from the name element (NM).
Itinerary
Display Air, Car, Hotel, and all other types of itineraries.
Seat Assignment
Displays the Seat Assignment information.
Contact Details
Displays the contact elements (CT).
Ticket Type
Displays the ticketing elements (TK).
Address
Displays address elements (MA or BA).
SSR
Displays SSR elements (SSR) and seat assignment elements.
OSI
Displays OSI elements (OSI:).
Remark
Displays remark elements (RMK).
Miscellaneous Vendor
Information
This is for adding airline additional fees. It includes add, change, and
delete functionality.
Miscellaneous Booking
Details
This contains any element that cannot be currently read by SITA
The MCO element also displays any elements that are not in a format
recognized by the system.
If these items need amending or deleting, this must be completed in the
Emulator.
Miscellaneous Booking Details provides a journey started indictor when
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Booking Summary
Section
Description
segments have been flown.
Responsibility
This displays the responsibility element and is read only.
Note: If a booking does not have a record locator, the 'Responsibility'
section will display blank.
Most headings are hyperlinks and allow navigation to the appropriate Create and Amend
module screen. The Booking Information, Miscellaneous Booking Details and Responsibility
elements are exceptions and are NOT hyperlinks.
Miscellaneous Vendor Information
This screen displays the current Miscellaneous Vendor Information (MVI) that is stored with
the current booking.
When the agent clicks the 'Add' button at the top of the MVI screen, the 'Add MVI' screen
displays.
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Add MVI requires an itinerary to be booked and at least one passenger in the booking.
This screen allows the maintenance of MVIs through the add, delete, and change functions.
Add MVI
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Add MVI allows the addition of MVIs to the selected passengers.
MVI types that can be selected are:
● generic
● for free text MVIs to be added
● Service Fee, which are a formatted MVI for adding additional fees to a booking
Service Fee MVIs also require Fee amount, currency, and type of VAT.
Ticketing Types
There are six ticketing type options available:
Timelimit
Timelimit Auto Cancel
■ Mail Ticket
■ Airport Ticket
■ Will Call Ticket
■ Ticketed
Option is included in the ticket type drop-down but it a separate element that deals with
placing the Booking on a queue.
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A ticket type must be added unless configured to do this automatically. Option is not a
mandatory field.
The Ticketed status shows if the customer has already purchased a ticket, it should be noted
in the Booking using the Ticketed Code - T. The ticket number should also be included if
available.
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A Timelimit ticket is set up for a passenger to purchase the ticket by a certain time and date or
it will auto cancel.
Note: An e-ticket SITA Reservations ticket entry is added into the Booking as a timelimit.
A Timelimit ticket is set up for a passenger to purchase the ticket by a certain time and date or
it will auto cancel.
Note: SITA Reservations electronic ticket entries are added into the Booking as a timelimit.
A passenger may choose to pick up a ticket at the airport. All the optional ticketing features
can be used with the Airport Ticket code. AT is the ticket indicator code for airport ticket.
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A Will Call Ticket arrangement is made for the passenger when an agreement has been
made to pick up the ticket on a specified date at a specific office.
The mail ticket status indicates the passengers who will receive their tickets by mail. This
element is a means of queuing the Booking to a specified office.
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The OP Element can be used like a 'TL' to create a queue. An 'XTL' can also be created with
an expiry date set for several days later. This enables the Booking to be automatically
cancelled if the customer does not pick up the ticket.
The Ticket Status Element must be updated to show how and when the passenger was
ticketed. When the ticket element is changed, the original details are placed into the historical
section of the Booking on the EOT command (end or end and retrieve in SITA Reservations
Desktop).
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The Booking Retrieve module allows you to search and retrieve specific bookings by
providing certain information (search criteria). Examples of the search criteria include Flight
Number, Flight Date, etc. In this module there are two screens:
Retrieve
■ Similar Name List
From the Booking Retrieve Module, you can retrieve a booking by flight details, by passenger
lists or with record locators. Click on Booking Retrieve on the left hand side of the SITA
Reservations Desktop window and the Retrieve Booking Screen displays.
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If the booking record locator is known, enter it in the record locator field and click the Retrieve
button. If validation is successful, the Booking Summary Screen displays.
To retrieve by flight details, enter the appropriate flight number, flight date and passenger
surname (with optional city pair). The search results display on the Similar Name List.
Retrieve a list of bookings of a specific type by flight number and date (e.g., a list of all unticketed bookings). This is referred to as Multi-Selection Passengers List. A list of the Most
Recently Used Bookings is displayed at the bottom of the screen to assist you. Frequently the
booking being searched for is one that has been recently accessed. If the required record is
listed within the most recently used bookings, simply click on the link to view the booking.
If the booking being searched for cannot be found, an error message displays on the screen.
Note: It is not possible to retrieve canceled bookings using SITA Reservations Desktop.
Canceled bookings are returned as an error and must be retrieved using the Emulator.
Booking Retrieve by Record Locator or Flight Details
From the Booking Retrieve module, you can retrieve a booking by flight details, by passenger
lists or with record locators. Click on Booking Retrieve on the left hand side of the SITA
Reservations Desktop window and the Retrieve Booking screen displays.
If the booking record locator is known, enter it in the record locator field and click the Retrieve
button.
The retrieve entries are sent to the host. If validation is successful, the Booking Summary
screen displays.
Retrieve Booking By Record Locator
To retrieve a booking by record locator, first enter the record locator such as ABC12. Then
press Enter or click the Retrieve button. SITA Reservations Desktop displays the booking
retrieved by the Record Locator query.
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Search by Flight Details
To search By Flight Details, enter the Surname, Carrier Code, Flight Number and Flight
Date. Then, SITA Reservations Desktop displays a Similar Name List Screen pre-populated
with the search results.
The following validation is carried out by the system:
Checks that the surname field is populated and it is in the correct format. If surname
contains any non-alphabetical characters, such as a hyphen, SITA Reservations Desktop
displays an error message.
■ If 'Carrier Code' has been populated, SITA Reservations Desktop checks that it is two or
three alphanumeric characters. If the carrier code has not been populated correctly, SITA
Reservations Desktop displays an error message.
■ Checks that the 'Flight Number' has been populated and is in the correct format. If flight
number has not been populated, SITA Reservations Desktop displays an error message.
■ If 'City Pair' has been populated, SITA Reservations Desktop checks that it is 3 characters.
If city pair has not been populated correctly, SITA Reservations Desktop displays an error
message.
If validated, SITA Reservations Desktop sends the Surname, Carrier Code, Flight Number
and Flight Date to SITA Reservations using the appropriate entry. If City Code was entered,
SITA Reservations Desktop includes the City Code in the entry. SITA Reservations Desktop
displays a Similar Name List Screen pre-populated with the search results.
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Multi-Selection Passenger List Screen
It is possible to retrieve and display a list of bookings with certain characteristics, such as
specific status codes. This is done using the By Passenger List tab.
Click on the By Passenger List tab and the Multi-Selection Passenger List Screen displays.
The Type of List drop-down includes the following items:
'All Passengers'
Click on All Passengers. Required fields are 'Flight Number' and 'Date.' The
date is pre-populated with current date which can be overridden. Click on the '?' button
adjacent to the 'Date' input field to display the pop-up calendar.
'Confirmed Passengers' - Click on Confirmed Passengers. Required fields are 'Flight
Number' and 'Date.' The date is pre-populated with current date which can be overridden.
Click on the '?' button adjacent to the 'Date' input field to display the pop-up calendar.
'Reconfirmed Passengers' - Click on Reconfirmed Passengers. Required fields are 'Flight
'Own Airlines Bookings'
Select Own Airline. Required fields are 'Flight Number' and 'Date'.
The date is pre-populated with current date which can be overridden. Click on the '?' button
adjacent to the 'Date' input field to display the pop-up calendar.
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'Waitlist Passengers' - Click on Waitlist Passengers. Required fields are 'Flight Number' and
'Date.' The date is pre-populated with current date which can be overridden. Click on the '?'
button adjacent to the 'Date' input field to display the pop-up calendar.
'Request Passengers' - Click on Request Passengers. Required fields are 'Flight Number'
and 'Date.' The date is pre-populated with current date which can be overridden. Click on the
'?' button adjacent to the 'Date' input field to display the pop-up calendar.
'Canceled Passengers' - Click on Canceled Passengers. Required fields are 'Flight Number'
and 'Date.' The date is pre-populated with current date which can be overridden. Click on the
'?' button adjacent to the 'Date' input field to display the pop-up calendar.
'Un-ticketed Passengers' - Click on Un-ticketed Passengers. Required fields are 'Flight
'Teletype Passengers'
Select 'Teletype Bookings' from the 'Type of List' drop-down list. The
'Flight Number' and 'Date' input fields are displayed. An additional required field to enter is
'Responsibility.'
'Last Booked Passengers'
Select Last Booked Passengers. The 'Flight Number' and 'Date'
input fields are displayed. The 'Number of Passengers' drop-down list is defaulted to '5'.
'Passengers With Seats Assigned'
Select Passengers With Seats Assigned. The 'Flight
Number' and 'Date' input fields as well as the 'City Code' and 'Class' input fields are
displayed.
'Passengers Without Seats Assigned' - Select Passengers Without Seats Assigned. The
'Flight Number' and 'Date' input fields as well as the 'City Code' and 'Class' input fields are
displayed.
Search by Passenger Lists
The following validation is carried out by the system if By Passenger Lists Screen is selected:
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SITA Reservations Desktop checks if 'Flight Number' is correctly populated. If flight
number is invalid or not populated it will display error message.
SITA Reservations Desktop checks if 'Flight Date' default was changed and checks that
the format is a two numeric date and a three alpha month (DDMMM). If 'Date' default was
overridden but the format is incorrect, or not populated, it displays an error message.
SITA Reservations Desktop checks if 'Carrier Code' is populated and it is the correct
format (2 or 3 characters). If the format is incorrect it displays an error message. If 'Carrier
Code' is populated include the input in the SITA Reservations entry.
SITA Reservations Desktop checks if 'Teletype Passengers' was selected from the 'Type
of List' drop-down. It then determines if the 'Responsibility' element has been populated. If
'Responsibility' element is not populated, it displays an error message.
If 'Passengers With Seat Assignments' or 'Passengers Without Seat Assignments' was
selected from the 'Type of List' drop-down list, determine if the 'Class' and 'City Code' input
is populated.
If 'Class' is not populated or contains invalid characters, display error message. If 'City
Code' input is not populated, display error message.
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If validation is passed the system will determine which entry to send based on the item
selected from the 'Type of List' drop-down list.
List Tab Screen (Similar Name List Description)
If SITA Reservations was unable to find a booking with the exact spelling of the surname
entered in the Retrieve Booking by Flight Details screen, a name list displays with a list of
passenger names which have a similar spelling.
This list has two formats depending on whether the city pair was entered or not.
If the City Pair ...
Response
was not included in the
entry
A list of names closest to the name that was requested, for all cities in
the flight itinerary.
was included in the
entry
A name list contains only those passengers books between the city pair
requested.
The system displays a list of all bookings that are returned from the host and displays a scroll
bar if the list results are longer than one page.
For each booking item displayed in the list, the fields are displayed as follows in the 'Booking
Name List' table:
Field
Description
Reference
Number
The Reference Number is a hyperlink. Click the hyperlink to send a Retrieve
Booking Entry. The Booking Summary screen then displays pre-populated with
the booking details.
Passenger
Name
If SITA Reservations Desktop cannot locate a booking with the exact spelling of
the 'Surname' entered in the Retrieve Booking by Flight Details Screen, a name
list displays containing a list of all passenger names with similar spelling.
Number in
Party
Numeric entry.
Record
Locator
The Record Locator must be five alphanumeric characters.
Class
Class of Service; e.g., F, C, or Y.
Status
The status of the flight; e.g., HK or KK.
Responsibility
City and Office Codes; e.g., ATL001, must be six alphanumeric characters.
Booking
Creation Date
The date the original booking was created. The date must be a two-numeric date,
followed by a three-alpha month, and ending with a two-numeric year; i.e.,
DDMMMYY format.
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Field
Description
City Pair
The origin and destination city pair for the Booking Record.
Note: The List tab remains populated with the search results until sign-out or until the next
booking or customer profile retrieval. This provides the ability to view multiple bookings, by
selecting them one at a time, from the list.
Click on the List tab. If no previous booking or Customer Profile retrieval request has been
made, SITA Reservations Desktop displays the screen blank.
Click on the Reference Number hyperlink and Booking Summary screen displays prepopulated with details of the selected booking.
Similar Name List Screen
The Similar Name List Screen displays the following:
Field
Description
Reference Number
The Reference Number is a hyperlink. Click the hyperlink to send a
Retrieve Booking Entry. The Booking Summary screen displays the
pre-populated booking details.
Passenger Name
If SITA Reservations Desktop cannot locate a booking with the exact
spelling of the 'Surname' entered in the Retrieve Booking by Flight
Details Screen, a name list displays containing a list of all passenger
names with similar spelling.
Number in Party
Numeric entry.
Record Locator
Class
Status Code
The status code refers to the Booking status of the flight; e.g., HK confirmed, LL - waitlisted, or NN - need.
Responsibility
City and Office Codes; e.g., ATL001, must be six alphanumeric
characters.
Booking Creation Date
The date the original booking was created. The date must be a twonumeric date, followed by a three-alpha month, and ending with a twonumeric year; i.e., DDMMMYY format.
City Pair
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Multi-Selection Passenger List
A Multi-Selection Passenger List (ML) is a list of passengers meeting specified or default
criteria on a particular flight and date for an origin city / airport, segment, or destination city /
airport. There are many selection criteria that are available for use with the ML request. SITA
Reservations Desktop currently only contains a subset of the full passenger list selection. The
emulator will need to be used for any ML search criteria not included in SITA Reservations
Desktop.
ML Selection Criteria Codes
The selection criteria and their respective option codes that are available for requesting a ML
are listed in this section.
Restrictions: Some of the option codes for the selection criteria codes are restricted to user
level one agents (ULVL 1). The restriction indicator (R) is used to highlight the option codes
that are restricted.
Code
Selection Criteria
AL
All passengers regardless of segment status. This is the default code if no selection
criteria code is entered.
BK
Booked passengers. Passengers with confirmed segment status of HK, KK, TK, KL,
or RR.
Option codes: The selection criteria code BK can be followed by segment status
codes HK or RR to select non-reconfirmed or re-confirmed passengers. A comma ( , )
must separate the selection criteria code BK and the option codes HK or RR.
CR
CRT bookings. Passengers whose passenger name index (PNI) contains a CRT
booking office.
Option code: The code CR may be followed by a 3-alpha 3-numeric city and office to
select only those passengers booked by the entered city and office; e.g., ADD001. A
comma ( , ) must separate the selection criteria code CR and the option code.
GN
Group names. Group names for all group bookings.
GP
Group and passenger names. Group names and passenger names for all group
bookings.
HL
Waitlisted passengers. Passengers with a segment status of HL, TL, US, or UU.
HN
Requested passengers. Passengers with a segment status of HN or TN.
HX
Canceled passengers. Passengers with a segment status of HX, UC, UN, NO, XX, or
XL.
LB
Last booked passengers. Last booked passengers based on passenger name index
(PNI) order. The LB code must be followed by a 1 or 2 numeric to select the entered
number of last booked passengers. A comma ( , ) must separate the selection criteria
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Code
Selection Criteria
code LB and the number entered. An 'N' preceding this code is ignored.
NRS
'Without ASR Element'
NTK
Non-ticketed.
RR
Reconfirmed.
RS
With ASR element.
TY
Teletype bookings. Passengers whose passenger name index (PNI) contains a
teletype booking office.
Option code: This code may be followed by a five character booking office / airline to
select only those passengers booked by a specific booking office / airline; e.g.,
HDQDL. A comma ( , ) must separate the selection criteria code TY and the option
code.
Booking flight segment reference
SITA Reservations Desktop example entries:
All Passengers
Entry 1: List all passengers, regardless of segment status.
ML AL/431/25NOV
ML AL/4105/03JAN
Entry 2: List all passengers with a confirmed status (HK, KK, TK or RR)
ML BK/431/25NOV
ML BK/4105/03JAN
Entry 3: List all waitlist status passengers
ML HL/431/25NOV
ML HL/4105/03JAN
Entry 4: List all request status passengers
ML HN/431/25NOV
ML HN/4105/03JAN
Entry 5: List all cancelled status passengers
ML HX/431/25NOV
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ML HX/4105/03JAN
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Entry 6: List all group names
ML GN/431/25NOV
ML GN/4105/03JAN
Entry 7: List all group names and include individual passenger names
ML GP/431/25NOV
ML GP/4105/03JAN
Entry 8: List all non-ticketed passengers
ML NTK/431/25NOV
ML NTK/4105/03JAN
Explanation of Entries:
Host Entry
Description
ML
Multi-selection List Function Designator
BK
'Confirmed' criteria code
RR
'Reconfirmed' status code
HL
'Waitlist' criteria code
HN
'Request' criteria code
HX
'Canceled' criteria code
GN
'Group Names' criteria code
GP
'Group Names and Passengers' criteria code
NTK
'Non-ticketed' status code
431
Flight Number
25NOV
Specified Date
Entry 10: List all passengers booked by a specific airline or office
ML TY,HDQDL/431/25NOV
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ML TY,DUB001/4105/03JAN
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Explanation of Entry:
Host Entry
Description
ML
TY
'List Specific' criteria code
HDQDL
Office Responsibility Element
431
Flight Number
25NOV
Specified Date
Entry 15: List all Last Booked Passengers
ML LB,5/431/25NOV
Host Entry
Description
ML
LB
'Last Booked' criteria code
5
Number of last booked passengers to display (5, 10, o r15)
431
Flight Number
Entry 1 - Passenger List retrieval by Own Airline
MLCR,ATH001/A3650/22MAR
Response:
MLCR,ATH001/650/.
MULTI
A3 650 /22MAR CR,ATH001
ATHFCO
001 1NAFPLIOTIS/Z MR S3KWQ L HK1 ATH001 21MAR09 ST E
TOTAL 1
END
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Host Entry
Description
ML
Passenger List Functional Designator.
CR
CRT Bookings (Own airlines bookings).
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Comma only required if Office Location is entered.
ATH001
Office location, optional.
A3
Airline code, optional.
650
Flight number, mandatory.
22MAR
Date, mandatory.
Response:
This is a screen display of the passenger list response screen as displayed in the SITA
Reservations Desktop Screen.
Explanation of the Response:
Field
Description
Reference Number
The Reference Number is a hyperlink. Click the hyperlink to send a
Retrieve Booking Entry. The Booking Summary screen displays the
pre-populated booking details.
Passenger Name
If SITA Reservations Desktop cannot locate a booking with the exact
spelling of the 'Surname' entered in the Retrieve Booking by Flight
Details Screen, a name list displays containing a list of all passenger
names with similar spelling.
Number in Party
Numeric entry.
Record Locator
Class
Status Code
The status code refers to the Booking status of the flight; e.g., HK or
KK.
Responsibility
City and Office Codes; e.g., ATL001, must be six alphanumeric
characters.
The date the original booking was created. The date must be a two-
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Field
Description
numeric date, followed by a three-alpha month, and ending with a twonumeric year; i.e., DDMMMYY format.
City Pair
Following the booking date are booking element indicators (Q, T). The possible indicators that
may be shown are as follows:
Booking Element Indicator
Description
A
AUX element
F
Airport ticket
I
Inbound connection
K
Customer number
M
Special meal
O
OSI element
Q
Outbound connection
S
SSR element
T
Ticketed
V
VIP
NIL Lines - If no passengers qualify for the requested list on a particular segment, "NIL" is
entered following the segment header.
LHRFCO
NIL
The booking of a passenger on a ML displayed on your screen can be retrieved as follows:
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The agent clicks on the record locator hyperlink and the system sends the following RT and
line number entry.
Entry:
RT:4
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Explanation of the Entry:
Entry
Description
RT:
Retrieve function designator
4
Multi-selection list item number
Note: Passengers may also be rebooked using the ML. See "Passenger Rebook" for a
detailed explanation.
Most Recently Used Bookings
SITA Reservations Desktop has the ability to display a list of record locators for the last ten
bookings that have been worked on during the current session.
SITA Reservations Desktop displays each record locator as a hyperlink in a list. The most
recently viewed/retrieved/created booking will be located at the top of the list. If a booking is
re-visited more than once, that record locator also displays at the top of the list; however, a
record Locator is only present once in a list.
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Click on the hyperlink and a Retrieve Booking entry is sent. The Booking Summary screen
displays pre-populated with the booking details.
A name list is displayed on the screen when more than one booking is found for a retrieval by
passenger name and segment.
To retrieve a booking by flight details, populate the 'By Flight Details' tab in the 'Retrieve List
of Record Locators' section of the screen.
Note: If only one 'Record Locator' is returned in the list, the List tab is still populated with that
one item.
Calendar Look-Up
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Click on the button adjacent to a date and the calendar screen displays.
Navigate left or right to find the appropriate date.
Past dates are typically read only.
Click on a date and the date will be populated into the date field that generated the look-up.
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The Booking Retrieve module in SITA Reservations Desktop includes the option to display
group bookings. A group booking can be retrieved by group name or by passenger names.
Passenger details in a group booking can be updated for modified in the Booking
Management or Booking Summary modules. The Name section in the Booking Summary
display includes a paging feature to allow viewing of up to 511 passenger names.
A group booking cannot be created in SITA Reservations Desktop and primary group
management functions are performed in SITA Reservations.
Booking management functions, ticketing, and other related modules are designed to
accommodate group name display and edits. The Fares and Pricing module allows for group
booking functions. Booking elements, such as SSR, OSI, RMK, contact, and seat assignment
can be added to group passenger names.
The Retrieve Booking by Record Locator display is used to retrieve group booking
information.
Several options are available to retrieve a group booking:
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Group Name, Carrier / Flight Number, Flight Date, or City Pair
Passenger Surname, Carrier / Flight Number,Flight Date, or City Pair
Record Locator
Customer Journey retrieval
Retrieve Group Booking by Name
The group booking can be retrieved by group and / or passenger name.
To retrieve an active group booking by group name, perform the following steps:
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Click Booking Retrieve on the left menu.
Enter the group name in the Group / Surname field.
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Enter the Carrier / Flight number.
Enter the Flight Date.
■ Click Search.
To retrieve an active group booking by passenger name, perform the following steps:
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Enter the passenger name in the Group / Surname field.
Enter the Carrier / Flight number.
Enter the Flight Date.
Click Search.
Retrieve Group Booking by Record Locator
The group booking can be retrieved by record locator.
To retrieve an active group booking by record locator, perform the following steps:
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Enter the record locator.
Click Retrieve.
Retrieve Group Booking in Customer Journey
The group booking can be retrieved in Customer Journey.
To retrieve an active group booking in Customer Journey, perform the following steps:
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Click Customer Journey on the left menu.
Click the Additional Criteria tab.
Enter the Group Name.
Enter Flight Details: Carrier / Flight Number, Origin, Destination, and Flight Date.
Click Search.
Pricing and Ticketing a Group Booking
The group booking can be priced and ticketed in SITA Reservations Desktop.
To price and store a fare for a group booking, perform the following steps:
Retrieve the group booking.
Click Fares & Pricing on the left menu.
■ Select Fare Type: Price as booked (groups).
■ Click Fare Quote.
■ Click Store Fare.
To issue tickets for a group booking, perform the following steps:
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Price and store the fare.
Click Ticketing on the left menu.
Select applicable ticket options.
Click Next.
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Enter the Form of Payment and any other applicable ticketing details.
Click Issue Ticket.
Adding an SSR in the Group Booking
SSRs can be added to the passenger name(s) in the group booking. To add an SSR to a
passenger name, perform the following steps:
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Click Special Service Request link.
Click Add.
Select the passenger name(s) to associate the SSR.
Select the air segments associated to the SSR.
Select the SSR Code and complete the required SSR details.
Click OK.
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Control tables have information uniquely applicable to each individual Host Airline. Once
these files are set up they remain in the system until the Host Airline deletes them. Central
Site Personnel will load some initial files, but it is the responsibility of the agent to verify and
load all remaining files. The information for the initial file load is obtained from the SITA
Reservations User Functional Questionnaire, which is completed by the Host Airline. After
implementation, personnel selected and authorized by the Host Airline update the files.
Some of the information contained in selected agent files could be considered confidential.
Therefore, it is recommended that each airline set up a "Database Group". This group is
responsible for agent file maintenance for all departments within the airline.
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability (when applicable) to create, delete, update
and view the following control tables:
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Aircraft configuration
Code share agreement
Flight note
Payload percentage
Point of sales
Reservations booking designator
City / airport
City pair and automatic routing
Office
Special service request
Inventory special service request
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Flight Control
Flight Control tables include information on how flights are to be processed.
Aircraft Configuration (CFG)
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to create, update, copy, and delete Aircraft
Configuration table files.
The Aircraft Configuration (CFG:) file contains aircraft configuration information. Aircraft
configuration files are set up for capacity control and/or yield management purposes.
Each host airline has an Aircraft Configuration file that can contain up to 999 configuration
tables. Aircraft Configuration files are stored in user unique files. Each table must have a
unique table number.
Five compartments are available on each configuration table. If the flight uses five or less
classes in these compartments, the use of the aircraft configuration table files is optional. If the
flight uses more than five classes, a configuration table is required.
Note: The use of Aircraft Configuration table files is restricted by user group.
Multiple table numbers can be loaded in case of an en-route equipment change. A table
number can be changed at any time for any flight, date, and city by entering a different table
number. Each table describes an equipment type, number of compartments, classes of
service, and seating capacities.
The initial screen displays a list of Aircraft Configuration tables.
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The list can be sorted by equipment type.
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Create a New Aircraft Configuration Table
The initial screen also provides the ability to create a new Aircraft Configuration table. To
create a new table, click Create new table and the following screen displays:
Add the information as required and click the Create button. A confirmation that the table was
added will display. Clicking Cancel will go back to the initial screen with no action taken.
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Update an Aircraft Configuration Table
To update an Aircraft Configuration table, display the list and click the Update button next to
the Aircraft Configuration table.
Copy an Aircraft Configuration Table
To copy an Aircraft Configuration table, display the list and click the Copy button next to the
Aircraft Configuration table. The process is the same as creating a new table.
Delete an Aircraft Configuration Table
To delete an Aircraft Configuration table, display the list and click the Delete button next to the
Aircraft Configuration table.
Click the OK button to delete or Cancel to return to the previous screen.
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AVS Status Message Address (SMSG)
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to create, display, update, copy, and delete
AVS Status Message Address files.
Each SITA Reservations Host Airline is provided with 127 SMSG: Address Tables. Each
table has a capacity of 64 addresses. Each address within the table contains the following
information:
Address (Teletype or SITA Reservations Information Printer address)
Message type (First Close, Leg Availability, Leg and Segment Availability type, Standard
Schedule Message without Host RBD, or Standard Schedule Message with Host RBD)
■ Deadline for AVS generation (Hours or Days)
■ CC Indicator (Determines if a CC AVS message should be sent)
Note: The AVS Status Message Address file (SMSG:) defines how the airline sends
'outgoing' AVS messages to the airline's interline partners. Central Site Personnel is
responsible for arranging all 'incoming' AVS agreements with other airlines, which defines
how they send their AVS information into SITA Reservations.
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Creating a New AVS Status Message Address Table
The initial screen provides the ability to create a new AVS Status Message Address table. To
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Displaying a List of AVS Status Message Address Tables
The initial screen also provides the ability to display a list of AVS Status Message Address
tables based on the Teletype or SITA Reservations Information Printer address.
By entering data and clicking the Display List button, the AVS Status Message Address tables
that match will display beneath the search fields.
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Updating AVS Status Message Address Tables
To update an AVS Status Message Address table, display the list and click the Update button
next to the AVS Status Message Address table.
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Copying AVS Status Message Address Tables
To copy an AVS Status Message Address table, display the list and click the Copy button next
to the AVS Status Message Address table. The process is then the same as creating a new
table.
Deleting AVS Status Message Address Tables
To delete an AVS Status Message Address table, display the list and click the Delete button
next to the AVS Status Message Address table.
Code Share (CSHR)
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to create, view, update, copy, delete, and list
ranges of Code Share Table files.
The Code Share Table is the primary method used to establish the processing requirements
for a Code Share agreement.
The table is used to define:
Operating and Marketing Company airline codes
Flight numbers
■ AIRIMP option Revenue Booking Designator (RBD) equation method
■ Special Service Request (SSR) sell and report codes
■ Additional information applicable to the agreement
The initial screen displays a list of Code Share tables.
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The list can be sorted by:
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Partner, Operating, or Marketing Airlines codes
Host or Partner flights
Application
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Create a New Code Share Table
The initial screen also provides the ability to create a new Code Share table. To create a new
table, click Create new table and the following screen displays:
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View a Code Share Table
To view a Code Share table, display the list and click the View button next to the Code Share
table.
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Update a Code Share Table
To update a Code Share table, display the list and click the Update button next to the Code
Share table.
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Copy a Code Share Table
To copy a Code Share table, display the list and click the Copy button next to the Code Share
table. The process is the same as creating a new table.
Delete a Code Share Table
To delete a Code Share table, display the list, and click the Delete button next to the Code
Share table.
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Flight Note (NOTE)
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to create, view, update, and delete Note table
files.
The Note table file allows agents to link descriptive text not to exceed 64 characters to a
specific flight segment. The Note table file has a maximum size of 511 tables. To go to a
specific note, enter the Note table number and click the Go button. Click the next and previous
arrow buttons to navigate between pages.
The Note table file text information is only displayed to the Host Airline's automated offices
and to the automated offices of other airlines that use a direct access entry to access the Host
Airline's files. It is not displayed host on host between SITA Reservations agents.
Deleting a Note table does not re-sequence or re-number the remaining notes.
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Creating a New Note Table
To create a new Note table, enter text into the blank field and click Update.
Updating a Note Table
To update a Note table, enter modifications in the table and click Update. If a note has been
updated prior to clicking Update it may be reinstated by clicking the Cancel button.
Deleting a Note Table
To delete a Note table, click the Clear button and click Update. If a note has been cleared
prior to clicking Update it may be reinstated by clicking the Cancel button.
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Payload Percentage (PAYL)
Payload Percentage tables.
The Payload Percentage table is used to override user parameter settings and place values
on a specific flight without making changes to other flights. It contains date-stepped
percentage values used to calculate the following:
Payload Control Formula values control overbooking and under-booking (PCF)
Limit Sales values restrict the percentage of seats offered for sale between specific city
pairs or into or out of a specific city (LIM)
■ Group Limit determines the percentage of seats offered for sale as group seats (GRP)
■ Availability Status message generation limits for a flight inventory record (AVS), which
include ARA, AAR, ACR, and ARC
All SITA Reservations host airlines have a maximum of 127 unique Payload Percentage
Tables allocated to them. Each table can contain information to control the PCF, LIM, GRP,
and AVS levels. There are 16 date-steps applicable on each table.
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Restrictions: This function is a reservation application that is restricted to User Groups 1-17
and 111-120.
The initial screen displays a list of Payload Percentage tables.
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Create a new Payload Percentage Table
The initial screen also provides the ability to create a new Payload Percentage table. To
Display Payload Percentage Tables
To view a Payload Percentage table, display the list and click the View button next to the
Payload Percentage table.
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Update Payload Percentage Tables
To update a Payload Percentage table, display the list and click the Update button next to the
Copy Payload Percentage Tables
To copy a Payload Percentage table, display the list and click the Copy button next to the
Payload Percentage table. The process is then the same as creating a new table.
Delete Payload Percentage Tables
To delete a Payload Percentage table, display the list and click the Delete button next to the
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Point of Sales (POS)
Host Airline Point of Sales tables are used with limit sales values to set up and enforce
inventory control based on the booking office for a Host Airline inventory controlled segment.
The Point of Sales tables are used to set up and enforce inventory controls, by introducing
Point of Sales Control Classes with Class Limit Sales Controls, and by Segment. The
controls can be based on country, city, or booking city/office of the Host Airline flight.
Note: Limit Sales may only be used with Host Airline Point of Sales, not Interline Point of
Sales.
The initial Point of Sales table screen can be filtered by choosing an option from the Search
drop down box and entering the text in the adjacent field. For example, searching by Country
Code US would display all the Point of Sales tables for the United States.
Point of Sale files.
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Create a Point of Sales Table
The initial screen provides the ability to create a new Point of Sales table. To create a new
Note: A maximum of 32 of each field type may be added. The ‘Add More’ button allows up to
32 rows total.
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Display a List of Point of Sales Tables
The initial screen also displays a list of Point of Sales tables.
Display Point of Sales Tables
To display a Point of Sales table, display the list and click the Update button next to the table.
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Update Point of Sales Tables
To update a Point of Sales table, display the list and click the Update button next to the table.
Copy Point of Sales Tables
To copy a Point of Sales table, display the list and click the Copy button next to the table. The
process is then the same as creating a new table.
Delete Point of Sales Tables
To delete a Point of Sales table, display the list and click the Delete button next to the table.
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Reservations Booking Designator (RBDC)
Reservation Booking Designator Control Table files.
For inventory control purposes a maximum of five compartments and 26 class codes or RBDs
can be used on a flight. Agents can create up to 511 RBD control tables.
RBDC Tables allow:
RBDC table entry by leg
Automatically sending of Special Service Requests to a new booking received from a
GDS/CRS System, giving the agent the option to either automatically cancel the nonticketed passenger after the specified deadline, or queue the booking if no auto-cancel
ticket time limit has been applied.
■ Entering of booking days to departure range to apply ticket time limit processing
■ Entering of the number of days after booking, or days until departure when ticket time limit
processing is in effect.
The initial screen displays a list of Reservation Booking Designator Control tables.
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Create a new Reservation Booking Designator Control Table
The initial screen also provides the ability to create a new Reservation Booking Designator
Control table. To create a new table, click Create new table and the following screen displays:
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Display Reservation Booking Designator Control Tables
To view a Reservation Booking Designator Control table, display the list and click the View
button next to the Reservation Booking Designator Control table.
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Update Reservation Booking Designator Control Tables
To update a Reservation Booking Designator Control table, display the list and click the
Update button next to the Reservation Booking Designator Control table.
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Copy Reservation Booking Designator Control Tables
To copy a Reservation Booking Designator Control table, display the list and click the Copy
button next to the Reservation Booking Designator Control table. The process is then the
same as creating a new table.
Delete Reservation Booking Designator Control Tables
To delete a Reservation Booking Designator Control table, display the list and click the Delete
button next to the Reservation Booking Designator Control table.
City / Airport & Administrative
City / Airport & Administrative tables include information related to a city, airport, or office.
City / Airport (CITY)
The City File identifies whether a city is automated or not automated and is verified by
schedule record maintenance processing before a flight schedule entry is accepted for
activation. All airports that are included in the route of a flight must be loaded into this file
before the schedule record maintenance record is accepted.
An automated city has CRTs/PCs and printers connected to SITA Reservations and requires
queuing notifications of sales and service requests for that city. A non-automated city has
teletype communications and requires teletype message notification of sales and service
requests for that city.
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to create, display, update, and delete City /
Airport files.
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Create a New City
The initial screen provides the ability to create a new City / Airport file. To create a new file,
click Create new city and the following screen displays:
Add the information as required and click the Create button. A confirmation that the city was
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Display a List of Cities
The initial screen also provides the ability to display a list of City / Airport files based on the
following data:
City code or city range
Country code
■ Airport / Airport city
■ Consolidated / Control city
■ Mechanized
■ Update date or date range
■ Update agent
■ Update pid
By entering data and clicking the Display List button, the City / Airport files that match will
display beneath the search fields. Clicking the Display List button without entering any data
will result in a list of all City / Airport files sorted alphabetically by City code.
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Note: Due to the large amount of data, some information may not display. A notice stating
"The system is unable to display all cities requested. Please refine your request." will be at the
bottom of the screen.
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Update a City
There are two ways to update a City / Airport file.
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Enter the City / Airport code into the city code field and click Update
Display a list and click the Update button next to the city code
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Copy a City
There are two ways to copy a City / Airport file.
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Enter the City / Airport code into the city code field and click Copy
Display a list and click the Copy button next to the city code
Delete a City
There are two ways to delete a City / Airport file.
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Enter the City / Airport code into the city code field and click Delete
Display a list and click the Delete button next to the city code
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City Pair and Automatic Routing (SCH)
All flights shown in the timetable, date schedule, and availability displays are controlled by the
information that agents load into the City Pair and Automatic Routing Generation File. Before
loading any Flight Records for any Host Airline flight, agents need to load the City File for all
on-line cities served by that flight and load the City Pair file for all direct and connection
routings related to that flight.
Once the City Pair files are loaded, agents will activate the flight. An internal system program
continuously and automatically builds all existing connection routings. SITA Reservations
uses published minimum connection times (MCT) for all cities. For those airports in which
there are no Minimum Connecting Times published, the default is 20 minutes domestic and
60 minutes international.
Note: Information required for MCT exceptions include airport code/relevant status, rules for
involved carriers, specific carrier rules, specific flights and flight ranges, and specific cities and
countries. Any changes to the published MCT data must be made in the City Pair file. The
carrier must also notify the publisher of their MCT data to make the change.
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to create, view, update, and delete City Pair
files.
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Create a City Pair
The initial screen provides the ability to create a new City Pair file. To create a new file, enter
the city pair, click Edit, and the following screen displays:
Add the information as required and click the Update button to create the new City Pair.
Clicking Cancel will go back to the initial screen with no action taken.
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View a City Pair
To view a city pair, enter the city pair and click View.
Update a City Pair
To edit a city pair, enter the city pair and click Edit. Make the desired changes and click
Update. Clicking Cancel will go back to the initial screen with no action taken.
Delete a City Pair
To delete a city pair, enter the city pair and click Delete.
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Office (OFFC)
The Office File identifies the particular features of each individual office in an automated city.
Each office in an automated city is identified with a unique office number. If the city is not
automated, this file is optional.
Office Files.
Each Host and Associated Host inventory flight must have a control group number to indicate
the City and Office that is responsible for controlling the flight and receiving queue
notifications related to the flight. SITA Reservations provides for the capability to use up to
511 control group city / offices.
This file has the following information:
City code where the office is located and a unique office number
Office function descriptor (2-24 alphanumeric characters of free text) of the office (RC Reservation Control, RR - Local Reservation, KK - Airport, RP - PTA, etc., or a more
detailed description of the office type)
■ Customer number of the office
■ Ticketing indicators of the office
■ Mechanized office indicator
■ Months of the year that the office is open or closed
■ Saturdays of each month that the office is open or closed
■ Sundays of each month that the office is open or closed
■ Maximum limit for the General Queue of the office
■ PID number of the printer that is associated with the GQ queue reason code of the office
■ Travel agency queuing controls (when applicable)
■ Control group indicator
■ Total number of holidays that the office is closed
■ Specific holiday dates when the office is closed
■ Office Name
■ Ticket Timelimit
■ Date and time (not editable fields)
The months open / closed, days open/closed and holiday dates closed are used to prevent
agents from assigning TK: elements for queuing on a date when that office is closed. It does
not stop sign in or work activity in the office on a closed day.
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Create a New Office
The initial screen provides the ability to create a new office file. To create a new file, click
Create new office and the following screen displays:
Add the information as required and click the Create button. A confirmation that the office was
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Display a List of Offices
The initial screen also provides the ability to display a list of Office files based on the following
data:
Office code or office range
Office designator
■ Customer number
■ Mechanized
By entering data and clicking the Display List button, the office files that match will display
beneath the search fields. Clicking the Display List button without entering any data will result
in a list of all office files sorted alphabetically by office code.
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Note: Due to the large amount of data, some information may not display. A notice stating
"The system is unable to display all offices requested. Please refine your request." will be at
the bottom of the screen.
Abbreviated headings are detailed in mouse over pop ups.
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Update an Office
There are two ways to update an Office file.
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Enter the office code into the office code field and click Update
Display a list and click the Update button next to the office code
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Copy an Office
There are two ways to copy an Office file.
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Enter the Office code into the office code field and click Copy
Display a list and click the Copy button next to the office code
Delete an Office
There are two ways to delete an Office file.
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Enter the Office code into the office code field and click Delete
Display a list and click the Delete button next to the office code
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous tables include the Special Service Request and Inventory Special Service
Request tables that control how Special Service Requests are to be processed.
Special Services Request (SSRT)
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to create, display, update, and delete Special
Service Request Control Table files.
The SSR control table:
identifies each individual SSR code
■ applies only to SSR elements that are “action identified” with the host airline’s code or YY
■ determines if the airline provides the service described by each SSR code
■ determines if automatic processing of the SSR code is desired
■ determines the appropriate action to be taken when automatic processing is desired
■ establishes the deadline for automatic processing for each SSR code
■ establishes what action is to be taken after the deadline has expired
■ defines a queuing location when queuing is required
Note: No history files are maintained for SSRT entries.
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Create a New SSR Control Table
The initial screen provides the ability to create a new SSR Control Table. To create a new
Display SSR Control Tables
To view the SSR Control Table, click the view button. The following screen will display:
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Update SSR Control Tables
To update the SSR Control Table, click the update button. The following screen will display
Delete SSR Control Tables
To delete the SSR Control Table, click the delete button. The following pop up message will
display:
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Inventory Special Service Request (ISSR)
Inventory Special Service Request (ISSR) Control Table files.
ISSR takes precedence over everything else. Upon receipt of a special request, the system
checks to see if ISSR is in effect. If so, then ISSR processing takes place, and the system will
not look at the SSRT, Code Share, or Control tables.
Note: The use of ISSR tables is restricted by User Groups.
Each ISSR table defines the following:
Reference code (For information purposes only)
ISSR codes
■ Allocation by Equipment
■ Allocation by Compartments
Values may be entered for equipment or compartments 1 thru 5, not both. An error will be
returned if data is entered in both columns, or no value is entered in either column.
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Percentage is calculated from the total of seats allocated to aircraft or each compartment and
will be reflected in the ISSR readout as a numerical figure. The numerical figure is rounded
down.
Create an ISSR Table
The initial screen provides the ability to create a new ISSR table. To create a new table, click
Create new table and the following screen displays:
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Display a List of ISSR Tables
The initial screen also displays a list of ISSR tables. Update ISSR Tables
To update an ISSR table, display the list and click the Update button next to the ISSR table.
Copy ISSR Tables
To copy an ISSR table, display the list and click the Copy button next to the ISSR table.
Delete ISSR Tables
To delete an ISSR table, display the list and click the Delete button next to the ISSR table.
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Customer Journey is used to search for journeys using a number of options. Customer
Journey also provides expanded past date data and retrieval capabilities.
If the search finds only one matching journey, the data is displayed on screen.
If the search finds more than one matching journey, a list of journeys is displayed.
In addition to being displayed on the screen, the results can be:
e-mailed
■ printed
■ saved to a file
Adding and updating journey data is performed by SITA Reservations Desktop. The data is
sent from SITA Reservations to the Customer Journey database on a near real-time basis.
■
To use Customer Journey:
Click
on the menu on the left-side menu of the SITA Reservations Desktop
screen.
■ The Retrieve Journey screen appears in the main work area. The Customer List tab and
Administration tab, if logged on with administrative rights, are also displayed.
■ Use the Retrieve Journey screen or Customer List screen to search for a specific Journey
record.
■ Once a search has been successfully completed, the Journey Details screen and Journey
History screen will display the data for the Journey record.
The Administration tab is only displayed when a person logs on with administrative rights. Use
this screen to update certain subscriber and search parameters.
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Retrieve Journey (CJ)
This screen is displayed when one of the following is clicked:
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■
on the SITA Reservations Desktop
Retrieve Journey tab
on the Journey Details tab and Journey History tab screens
Use this screen to:
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search for a Journey record using journey data as search options
display a list of Journey records matching the search options
select a Journey record to display on the Journey Details tab screen
display a list of the Journey records previously retrieved in this session
display a list of flight segment data for the Journey records matching the search options
e-mail the screen data
print the screen data
save the screen data
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The screen is divided into the following main sections.
Journey Search
Previously Retrieved Journeys
■ Journey Search Results
■ Segment Passenger Counts
Click either of the following to expand or collapse a section or subsection:
■
■
■
to expand the section and subsection
■
to collapse the section and subsection
Journey Search
This section is used to search for a Journey record using journey data.
Tip: Use the unnamed field to the right of Surname to define the type of search for a name
entered in any of the name fields. The types are:
Exact Match - Phonetic if no Match: search for names that are an exact match of the
characters entered in the name field, and only if no name is found, search for names that
sound like the characters entered in the name field
■ Exact Match and Phonetic: search for names that are an exact match of the characters
entered in the name field and for names that sound like the characters entered in the name
field
■ Phonetic Match Only: only search for names that sound like the characters entered in the
name field
Tip: Use a wild card in any of the name fields to expand the search. A wild card:
■
must be an asterisk (*)
substitutes for any other character or characters in the partial name entered
■ only searches for names that match the exact character order with the wild card
Example:
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If:
'AI*' is entered in the Surname, then all last names beginning with 'AI' are considered a
match and displayed on the screen.
■ 'S*a' is entered in the Surname, then all last names beginning with 'S' and ending in 'a' are
considered a match
■ 'S*I*a' is entered in the Surname, then all last names beginning with 'S', containing 'I', and
ending with 'a' are considered a match
■ '*ton' is entered in the Surname, then all last names ending with 'ton' are considered a
match
If a wild card is entered in one of the name fields, type 'Phonetic Match Only' in the unnamed
field to theright of the Surname cannot be selected.
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To search for a Journey record, perform the following steps:
1. Click to expand the Journey Search section, if necessary.
2. Click to expand or
to collapse any of the subsections, as needed.
3. Enter data in any of the fields in any subsections.
4. Click
to start the search; or
to clear the fields.
5. Return to Step 3.
If any data entered in the search fields is invalid, the screen is redisplayed with a message(s)
indicating which field(s) contain invalid data:
correct the data,
start the search again
The search is completed.
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■
If no Journey records match the search options:
screen is redisplayed with the 'No matching records found' warning message
start a new search with different search options
■ the first 99 Journey records are listed in the Journey Search Results section,
■ the 'More journeys than are permitted to be listed were found. Enter additional options
to narrow the search.' warning message is displayed,
■ start a new search with additional search options to narrow the search.
If the subscriber does not have the authority to view the Journey record:
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■
the screen is redisplayed with the 'Call XXX' warning message, where
XXX = the sponsoring subscriber code
■ call the subscriber airline and request that the data be released to this location
If the search timed out, corrupted data could be read, or other similary system failures
happened in Customer Journey:
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an error with details is logged
if the search is determined to be for an active record with options supported by SITA
Reservations, a query is initiated to retrieve the journey
if the journey is found, it is displayed on the Booking Summary screen in SITA
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■
click
to return to Customer Journey
Or, if the Journey record is not found:
■
an error message indicating that the Journey record cannot be found is displayed
■
click
Journey records search options:
■ If only one Journey record matches the search options, the data for the journey is
displayed on the Journey Details tab screen.
■ If two or more Journey records match the search options, the Journey records are
listed in the Journey Search Results section of the screen.
Review the list of Journey records in the Journey Search Results section.
Select a Journey record to display on the Journey Details tab screen.
The retrieval of the Journey record on the Journey Details tab screen is counted for billing
statistic purposes.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
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This section displays a list of Journey records that were retrieved in the current session.
Click the hyperlink to display the Journey record data again on the Journey Details tab
screen.
Journey Search Results
This section displays a list of Journey records if two or more match the search options.
Click the code displayed as a hyperlink in the Record Locator column to display the Journey
record data on the Journey Details tab screen.
To display other pages of the list, click any of the following along the top right of the list:
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■
a number displayed as a hyperlink displays that specific page
displays the page prior to the currently displayed page
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displays the page next to the currently displayed page
Journey Search Result options: sort the list, and filter the list.
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Sort the List
To sort the list by column heading, perform the following steps:
1. Click a column heading. The list is redisplayed in ascending order for that column
heading.
2. Click the column heading a second time. The list is redisplayed in descending order for
that column heading.
Filter the List
To filter Journey records from the list, perform the following steps:
1. Type data in any of the unnamed fields above the column headings.
2. The Journey records are filtered out as data is typed in the field.
3. To redisplay the Journey records that were filtered out, delete the data entered in the
fields.
Segment Passenger Counts
This section displays a list of flight segment data for the Journey records matching the search
options. This section is only displayed if the option was selected by either the Central Site or
Subscriber Administrator on the Administration tab screen.
E-mail the Screen Data
To e-mail the screen data, perform the following steps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click
. A blank e-mail is displayed.
Enter the e-mail address of the person to whom the data is being sent.
Enter other data, as needed.
To send or cancel the e-mail choose one of the following options:
■ Click
to send the data,
■ Click
to close the e-mail without sending the data.
The e-mail is closed and the Retrieve Journey tab screen displays.
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Print the Screen Data
To print the screen data, perform the following steps:
1. Click
. The following windows display: Windows Print and one containing the data to
print.
2. Follow the instructions on the Windows Print window.
3. After the data has been printed, close both windows.
The Retrieve Journey tab screen displays.
Save the Screen Data
To save the screen data to a file, perform the following steps:
1. Click either of the following:
■
to save the data in a CVS (comma delimited) file
to save the data in a PDF file
A Windows Save As window displays.
■
2. Click
. A Windows Save As window is displayed.
3. Follow the pop-up instructions.
After the data has been saved, the Retrieve Journey tab screen displays.
Customer List (CJ)
This screen is displayed when one of the following is clicked:
■
Customer List tab
on the Journey Details tab screen
Use this screen to:
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search for a Journey record using customer data as search options
display a list of Journey records matching the search options
select a Journey record to display on the Journey Details tab screen
display a list of the Journey records previously retrieved in this session
display a list of flight segment data for the Journey records matching the search options
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The screen is divided into the following main sections.
Customer Search
■ Previously Retrieved Journeys
■ Optional Results
■ Journey Search Results
■ Segment Passenger Counts
Click any of the following to expand or collapse a section or subsection:
■
■
■
■
■
to expand the section and subsections
to expand all sections and subsections
to collapse the section and subsections
to collapse all sections and subsections
Customer Search
This section is used to search for a Journey record using customer data.
To search for a Journey record, perform the following steps:
1. Click to expand the Journey Search section, if necessary.
2. Select as many search options as needed in Search Type. At least one option must be
selected.
3. Click
.
Subsections for the selected options are displayed in the Customer Search section.
4. Click to expand or to collapse any of the subsections, as needed.
5. Enter data in any of the fields in any subsection. Required fields have an asterisk (*)
displayed ot the left of the field name.
6. Click
to start the search; or, click
to clear the fields.
7. Return to Step 2.
If any data entered in the search fields is invalid, the screen is redisplayed with a message(s)
indicating which field(s) contain invalid data:
correct the data
If any of the selected options are conflicting, the screen is redisplayed with a message
indicating that conflicting options were selected:
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choose one of the conflicting options
If a search option(s) is missing, the screen is redisplayed with a message indicating that an
option(s) is missing:
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enter data for the additional option(s)
8. The search is completed.
If no Journey records match the search options:
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■
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screen is redisplayed with the 'No matching records found' warning message
start a new search with different search options
If more than 99 Journey records match the search options:
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■
the first 99 Journey records are listed in the Journey Search Results section
the 'More journeys than are permitted to be listed were found. Enter additional options
to narrow the search.' warning message is displayed
■ start a new search with additional search options to narrow the search
If the search timed out, corrupted data could be read, or other similarly system failures
happened in Customer Journey:
■
■
■
■
■
an error with details is logged
if the search is determined to be for an active records with options supported by SITA
Reservations, a query is initiated to retrieve the journey
if the journey is found, it is displayed on the Booking Summary screen in
SITA Reservations
■
click
Or, if the Journey record is not found:
■
an error message indicating that the Journey record cannot be found is displayed
■
click
9. Journey record matches:
■ If only one Journey record matches the search options, the data for the journey is
displayed on the Journey Details tab screen.
■ If two or more Journey records match the search options, the Journey records are
listed in the Journey Seach Results section of the screen.
10. Review the list of Journey records in the Journey Seach Results section.
11. Select a Journey record to display on the Journey Details tab screen.
Note: The retrieval of the Journey record on the Journey Details tab screen is counted for
billing statistic purposes.
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This section displays a list of Journey records that have been retrieved and displayed in the
current session.
Click the hyperlink to display the Journey record again on the Journey Details tab screen.
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Optional Results
This section is used to determine which optional columns to display in the Journey Search
Results section. Each field in this section corresponds to a column heading that you decide
whether or not to display. Click the to select (
whether to display a column(s).
is displayed) or unselect (
is displayed)
Journey Search Results
This section displays a list of Journey records if two or more match the search options. Certain
column headings are displayed for every search result and cannot be removed from the list.
Certain other column headings are displayed for every search result, but can be removed
from the list using the fields in the Optional Results section. Any other columns displayed
depend on which search options were selected. If all the columns cannot be displayed, use
the fields in the Optional Results section.
Tip: Up to 10 columns can be displayed on the screen, depending on the size of the data in
the columns. To display a column heading not currently displayed due to size constraints,
unselect one of the fields in the Optional Results section to remove a column heading before
selecting a field to display the desired column heading.
Click the code displayed as a hyperlink in the Locator column to display the Journey record
data on the Journey Details tab screen.
To display other pages of the list, click any of the following along the top right of the list:
■
■
a number displayed as a hyperlink displays that specific page
displays the page prior to the currently displayed page
displays the page next to the currently displayed page
Journey Search Result options: sort the list, and filter the list.
■
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Sort the List
To sort the list by column heading, perform the following steps:
1. Click a column heading. The list is redisplayed in ascending order for that column
heading.
2. Click the column heading a second time. The list is redisplayed in descending order for
that column heading.
Filter the List
To filter Journey records from the list, perform the following steps:
1. Type data in any of the unnamed fields above the column headings. The Journey records
are filtered out as data is typed in the field.
2. To redisplay the Journey records that were filtered out, delete the data entered in the
fields.
Segment Passenger Counts
This section displays a list of flight segment data for the Journey records matching the search
options. It is only displayed if the option was selected by either the Central Site or Subscriber
Administrator on the Administration tab screen.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click
. A blank e-mail is displayed.
Enter the e-mail address of the person to whon the data is being sent.
■ Click
to send the data, or
■ Click
to delete the data entered in the fields
The e-mail is closed and the Customer List tab screen is displayed.
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1. Click
. The following windows are displayed: Windows Print and one containing the
data to print.
2. Follow the instructions on the Window Print.
3. Close both windows after the data has been printed.
The Customer List tab screen is displayed.
1. Click either of the following:
■
to save the data in a CVS (comma delimited) file
to save the data in a PDF file
A Windows File Download screen displays.
■
Follow the instructions on the Window File Download screen.
Save the data. The Customer List tab screen displays.
Journey Details (CJ)
This screen is displayed when:
only one Journey record is matched for a search
the Journey Details tab is clicked
■ the code displayed as a hyperlink in the Record Locator column on the Retrieve Journey or
Customer Journey tab screens is clicked
■ the hyperlink displayed in the Previously Retrieved Journeys section on the Retrieve
Journey or Customer List tab screens is clicked
A message is displayed in the Journey Details section heading for a past date journey.
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Use this screen to:
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display the current data for the selected Journey record
display Journey history for the selected Journey record on the Journey History tab screen
add comments for a past date journey in the Journey record
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If there are more details in the section than can be displayed on the screen, the More
hyperlink is displayed. Click the hyperlink to display the additional details.
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If the agency does not have authority to view Restricted Remarks, the Journey record is
displayed without the Restricted Remarks.
To display the history for the Journey record, click the Journey History tab.
To return to the search screen from which the Journey record was selected, click
.
Adding Comments
If the Journey record contains a past date journey, Comments is active.
To add comments, perform the following steps:
Type the comment in Comments.
1. Click
. If more than the maximum number of characters is entered:
■ an error message indicating that too many characters were entered is displayed
■ edit the comment to 1000 characters or less
2. Click
again. The comment is displayed in the Past Comments.
3. Click
, to delete a comment from Past Comments.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
Click
. A blank e-mail screen displays.
■ Click
■ Click
to delete the data entered in the fields
The e-mail is closed and the Journey Details tab screen displays.
1. Click
. The following windows are displayed: Windows Print and one containing the
data to print.
2. Follow the instructions ont he Windows Print window.
3. After the data is printed, close both windows.
The Journey Details tab screen displays.
1. Click
to save the data in a PDF file. A Windows File Download screen displays.
2. Click
. A Windows Save As screen displays.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Save the data.
After the data has been saved, the Journey Details tab screen displays.
Journey History (CJ)
the Journey record currently displayed has been changed, and
the Journey History tab on the Journey Details tab screen is clicked
Use this screen to:
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select the past version of the data to display for the selected Journey record
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To select which version of the Journey History to display, perform the following steps:
1. Click
to the right of Version. A list of version number and dates is displayed.
2. Select a version number / date option.
The screen is displayed with data for that version number / date.
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If there are more details in a section than can be displayed on the screen, the More hyperlink
is displayed. Click the hyperlink to display the additional details.
■
If the agency does not have authority to view Restricted Remarks, the Journey record is
displayed without the Restricted Remarks.
To return to the search screen from which the Journey record was selected, click
.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click
. A blank e-mail displays.
■ Click
■ Click
to close the e-mail without sending the data
The e-mail is closed and the Journey Details tab screen displays.
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1. Click
. The following windows display: Windows Print and one containining the data to
print.
2. Follow the instructions on the Windows Print screen.
3. After the data has been printed, close both windows.
The Journey History tab screen displays.
1. Click
to save the data in a PDF file. A Windows File Download screen displays.
2. Click
. A Windows Save As screen displays.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Save the data.
After the data has been saved, the Journey Details tab screen displays
Administration (CJ)
the Central Site Administrator logs on as User Group 10, or
the Subscriber Administrator logs on a User Group 11, and
■ the Administration tab is clicked by either Administrator.
Use this screen to change:
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subscriber parameters (Central Site Administrator only)
search parameters (both Central Site and Subscriber Administrator)
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Note: There are user parameters in SITA Reservations that serve an identical purpose in
Customer Journey. A customer that uses both SITA Reservations and Customer Journey
needs to ensure that these parameters are updated in both systems.
To update the subscriber parameters, the Central Site Administrator or Subscriber
Administrator performs the following steps:
1. Establish the appropriate logon:
■ Central Site Administrator logs on as User Group 10, or
■ Subscriber Administrator logs on as User Group 11.
The Administration tab screen displays.
2. Enter data in any of the fields.
3. If data was entered in one of the Filtered Remarks office fields, click
otherwise, go to Step 5.
4. Click
to save the updated parameters.
;
If any data entered is invalid:
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■
the screen displays with a message(s) indicating which field(s) contain invalid data,
correct the data,
■
click
■
click
again, or
to keep the current settings.
Disclaimer:
"The names used in this document to refer to functional components of the system, for
example Customer Journey, and do not relate to a SITA commercial product name. The
product naming of SITA's next generation passenger system has yet to be agreed or
assigned".
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SITA Reservations Customer Profile is a frequent flyer profile of customer preferences and
personal travel details. The Customer Profile module is used to display data from the host
airline frequent flyer profiles or customer profiles in SITA Reservations Desktop.
Frequent flyer profile data and / or customer profile information is maintained and updated by
the host airline designated third-party supplier.
Profile data elements can be selected and added to a booking.
The search option allows for the entry of retrieval criteria to display the profile account
information. The search options are:
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by customer surname and given / first name
by frequent flyer account number and surname
by customer profile account number and surname
Accessing Customer Profile / Frequent Flyer Information
To access a passenger's customer profile/ frequent flyer information, perform the following
steps:
1. Click Customer Profile on the left menu. The Retrieve Customer Profile / Frequent Flyer
Information dialog box displays.
2. Enter the Frequent Flyer Number of the customer, as applicable
3. Enter the Profile Number of the customer, as applicable
4. Enter the Surname of the customer
5. Enter the First Name (Given Name) of the customer, as applicable
6. Click Search
The specified Customer Profile / Frequent Flyer Summary Information screen displays.
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Retrieving Information by Customer Name
To retrieve customer profile / frequent flyer information by customer name, perform the
following steps:
1. Enter customer surname
2. Enter customer first name (given name)
3. Click Search
The specified Customer Profile / Frequent Flyer Information screen displays.
Note: If there are too many names to display using the customer's surname, enter the first
name (given name) of the customer.
Retrieving Information by Frequent Flyer Number
To retrieve customer profile / frequent flyer information by frequent flyer number, perform the
following steps:
1. Enter customer's Frequent Flyer Number
2. Enter customer surname
3. Click Search
The specified Customer Profile / Frequent Flyer Information screen displays.
Search Results in a Similar Name List
When searching by customer surname, it is possible that the search results in a similar name
list.
To select the correct customer profile, perform the following steps:
1. Select the customer profile to be displayed
2. Click Submit. The Frequent Flyer profile displays.
Transfer Data from Customer Profile to Booking
Passenger related data elements can be added to a booking from the Customer Profile /
Frequent Flyer Summary Information screen. Booking elements are denoted in the
information screen with a check box to be selected or un-selected for transfer. The air
segments for the passenger itinerary must be booked prior to a request to transfer data
elements to the booking.
Transferring Selected Passenger Data
To transfer selected passenger data, perform the following steps:
1. Book air segments.
2. Click Customer Profile on the left menu.
3. Enter search criteria in the Retrieve Customer Profile / Frequent Flyer Information dialog
box.
4. Click Search. The Customer Profile / Frequent Flyer Summary Information screen
displays.
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5. Select data elements to be added to the booking.
6. Click Add selected data to booking.
The selected data elements are appended to the booking and the Booking Summary screen
displays.
Frequent Flyer FQTV SSR
The Frequent Flyer FQTV SSR is appended to the booking and associated by passenger
automatically. It supports a single name for new bookings only. It is not necessary to edit the
data element after it has been transferred from the Customer Profile Summary.
Associating SSR to a Booking
SSRs transferred from the Customer Profile / Frequent Flyer Summary Information screen
are associated to the air segments to which they apply. To associate the SSR to a booking,
perform the following steps:
1. Click Special Services Requests - Other Airline or Host Airline on the Booking
Summary screen.
2. Click
of the SSR to be associated.
3. Select the passenger name.
4. Select the air segment to be associated.
5. Click OK to transmit.
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To make changes and enhancements to the itinerary, click on Edit Itinerary.
Changes or updates, such as Dates, Itinerary Segments etc., can quickly be made from the
Air Itinerary Screen at any time. This screen is used to display existing air, car, hotel and other
auxiliary segments. All segments can be deleted but only air segments can be modified.
Change Class
Class can be changed for an individual air segment by clicking on a class hyperlink. Class
change is only completed if the specified class is available.
Change Date
Date can be changed for an individual air segment by clicking on date hyperlink. Date change
is only completed if the new date is available.
Change Status Code
Status code can be changes for an individual segment by clicking on a status hyperlink. Status
code change is only completed if the agent specifies a valid status code.
Add ARNK Segment
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Arrival Not Known (ARNK) segments can be added to an existing itinerary by clicking on
the 'Add ARNK' hyperlink. this will display the Add ARNK screen.
An ARNK segment can be added after each air segment in the itinerary except the last
segment. The ARNK screen is pre-populated with the arrival city of the preceding segment
and the departure city of the next segment but can be overridden by the agent.
The 'Date' field is mandatory for ARNK segments in order to retain the correct itinerary
date order. There is no functionality in SITA Reservations Desktop to reorder segments.
Existing ARNK segments cannot be modified. They can be deleted using the 'X' button.
Cancel Segment
Each air segment, including ARNK segments, can be deleted individually by clicking on the 'X'
button adjacent to that segment.
Itinerary Screen
Click on the Edit Itinerary link to display the screen containing the itinerary details from the
booking.
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The following information is listed on the Edit Itinerary Screen:
Field
Description
Flight Number
The number of the flight which can include up to four characters,
usually consisting of three numeric characters and one optional
alphabetical character. The flight number is a link to display the Flight
Profile screen.
Class
Class of Service.
Alpha: 1
For example, F, C, or Y.
Date
The departure and the arrival dates are entered in the appropriate Date
fields. If you require help in specifying a certain date, a pop-up calendar
is available by clicking on the question mark beside the date field. You
can then graphically select a date from the calendar. When a date is
selected it is automatically entered into the appropriate date field. If no
date is entered it will default to today's date.
Note: You can only enter a date up to 364 days from the current date
when you use the pop-up calendar. The dates beyond 364 are read only
and cannot be selected.
Day
The day is represented in this area.
Destination
The arrival airport code is entered here.
If the code is unknown, you can use the look-up functionality.
A Destination Point is always a city or an airport code which is
comprised of 3 alpha characters.
Departure
The departure airport code is entered here. If the code is unknown, you
can use the look-up functionality.
Status
The Status Code refers to the booking status, such as HK - confirmed,
LL - waitlisted, NN - need. The Status Code is two alphabetic
characters.
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Details that are available for amending are displayed as a link, which can be selected to
change. To display an item change box, click on an item. The value of the item can be
changed at this time. Next, press the OK button. The required change is then made.
For example, the ‘Change Date' screen enables the agent to amend the date of a segment.
To change the date, click on the ‘Date’ hyperlink on the specific segment in the ‘Edit Itinerary’
tab. The following screen appears:
It is also possible to select or deselect a segment for pricing (add or removed the QTE). To
select a segment for pricing, click on the Select button. When a segment is selected, the QTE
is displayed. To remove the QTE from the segment, click on the Remove button.
ARNK, Arrival Unknown Segments, are needed for situations where a passenger arrives in a
city and there is no matching departing city known at that time. To add ARNK segments to the
Itinerary, click on the Add ARNK link at the end of the itinerary line.
When the ARNK Screen displays, it pre-populates the arrival city of the previous segment
and the departure city of the following segment, which can be overridden. A date must also be
entered in the DDMMM format.
Flight Profile
The ‘Flight Profile’ screen enables the agent to view the distance, duration and times of a flight
from the ‘Air Display’ and ‘Edit Itinerary' screen. Select a flight and the appropriate flight
number, city pair and date is sent in the flight profile entry.
To display the Flight Profile screen, click on the ‘Flight Number’ hyperlink in the Air Display or
Edit Itinerary Screen.
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Other Itinerary Items
This screen is used to display existing air, car, hotel and other auxiliary segments. The car and
hotel information cannot be modified from this screen. To make modifications to the car/hotel
information, the Emulator must be used. All segments can be deleted, but only air segments
can be modified.
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12. Emulator
The Emulator Screen allows requesting entries in the top and bottom half of the screen.
First, click 'Yes' to trust the contents. Click 'Always' to prevent this screen from appearing
again. This displays the Emulator Screen.
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Action Name
Keyboard Usage
Submit Entry
Input entry and press Enter to submit transaction. The response
displays in the Emulator screen.
Display Previous Entry
Ctrl + Up Arrow
Display Next Entry
Ctrl + Down Arrow
Clear Screen
Ctrl + Backspace
Carriage Return
CTRL + Enter takes you to the next line to allow input of multiple line
entries. Enter submits the multiple line entry.
Unlock Emulator
When a transaction is being transmitted the bottom of the screen, the
screen displays EMU_L. (Emulator Lock). If the transaction is not
returned in a reasonable amount of time, use the ESC key to release
the emulator and try the entry again (use the Ctrl + Up arrow to retrieve
the previous entry sent).
Emulator Input Area
Click on the Emulator tab on the left hand menu to display the Emulator Screen. Click on the
input area, enter the native entry and click Enter.
The native entry will be sent directly to SITA Reservations. The successful or unsuccessful
response displays in the main section of the Emulator Screen.
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DPS Screens
If the SITA Reservations response is a DPS Mask Screen, navigate to each line using the tab,
back tab and space keys. Press the Enter key in the appropriate position to transmit the
'mask'.
The DPS masks that work in SITA Reservations Desktop are:
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Paper Ticket
E-Ticket
Customer Profile
MCO
Emulator Restricted Entries
The Sign In entry is a restricted entry when accessing SITA Reservations Desktop via the
Internet.
The other restricted entries for all agents are change work area, sign out and message
waiting. These entries must be generated by using the screens in SITA Reservations
Desktop.
Entries NOT Recommended for Use in the Terminal Emulator
It is not recommended to perform Ignore and End, entries in the terminal emulator if SITA
Reservations Desktop screens are being used. SITA Reservations Desktop has no control of
changes being made in the Emulator. SITA Reservations Desktop screens could therefore
still be storing previous booking details in internal memory and will have no idea that the
booking has been ignored or ended. SITA Reservations Desktop may not behave as
expected if these entries are used.
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The comprehensive Fares and Pricing module consists of the following areas:
Pricing Options
Open Itinerary Pricing
■ Fare Quote
■ Fare Display Search
■ Fare Display
■ Stored Fares
■ Fare History
■ Miscellaneous
The Fares and Pricing module is accessed by clicking on the 'Fares & Pricing' tab on the left
menu. The default screen is 'Pricing Options'.
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The SITA Reservations Desktop Fares & Pricing module interfaces with SITA Airfare Price
through SITA Reservations.
Pricing Options
The 'Pricing Options' screen is accessed by clicking the 'Fares & Pricing' tab on the left menu.
It can also be accessed by clicking the 'Special Pricing Options' button on the 'Open Itinerary
Pricing' tab. The Pricing Itinerary option is the default and used when an itinerary has been
created. (Pricing without an itinerary requires the use of the Open Itinerary Pricing or Fare
Display Search screens.)
Pricing Types
The pricing type options are 'Pricing Itinerary' and 'Open Itinerary Pricing'.
If 'Pricing Itinerary' is selected, the agent can also select one of the following pricing types:
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Fare as Booked
Fare as Booked (groups)
Lowest Fare and Rebook
Lowest Fare Available
Lowest Fare Possible
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If 'Open Itinerary Pricing' is selected, the agent can only select the 'Lowest Fare Possible'
pricing type.
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Discounts
If a discount is appropriate, select the type of discount in this area of the screen. There are
three main fields of discount options:
Type of Discount
Discount Description
Age Related Discounts
Examples of age related discounts include Senior Citizen
Discount and Children Discount. Only one age related discount
type per passenger can be selected.
Industry Related Discounts
Examples of industry related discounts include Agent Discount
and Tour Guide Discount. Only one industry related discount
type per passenger can be selected.
Miscellaneous Discounts
Examples of miscellaneous discounts include Bonus Plan Frequent Flyer Discount and Government Order Discount. Only
one miscellaneous discount type per passenger can be selected.
All discount fields are defaulted to None. Next to each type of discount is a blank input field.
You can enter a discount code directly into this field. This enables you to request discounts
that are not included in the relevant discount drop-down box. If a further % discount is
required enter this into the % input field and select the type of Qualifier in the second dropdown box. Qualifiers such as Staff Confirmed and Staff Space Available can be used to
qualify the discount further if necessary. The checkbox indicates if the quotation is confirmed if
checked or unconfirmed if unchecked. Only a total of two discount types are allowed.
Discount Section of Pricing Screen
The Deduction/Addition defaults to None and gives the options of Deduction or Addition. Next
to the Deduction/Addition is a Value field in which a value for the addition or deletion can be
entered. Next to the Value field is the Amount / Percent field, which defaults to Amount.
Indicate if the discounted value is quoted as a percentage or as an actual amount.
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Override Options
At the bottom of the Pricing Options Screen is an area entitled Override Options.
The Override Options section offers the following options to provide more specific information
that will affect the fare quotation calculation:
Option
Description
Point of Sale
The point of sale field must be a 3 letter City Code. If you are
unsure of the City Code, click on the question mark for the
encode/decode screen.
Point of Ticketing
The point of ticketing field must be a 3 letter City Code. If you are
unsure of the City Code, click on the question mark for the
Sales Date
The sales date field must be a 2-digit date followed by a 3-letter
month.
Ticketing Issue Carrier
Processing
The ticketing issue carrier is the airline code, which can be up to 3 alphanumeric. Click on the question mark for the
Fare Types
The fare type section indicates the list of types of fare options
such as excursion fares, first class fares, etc.
Taxes
In the "Taxes" section, you may indicate up to six individual
country/tax codes to select not applied or make exempt. Another
option is to check the "All" checkbox. At that point, the tax code
fields will become read only and the selection, not applied or
exempt, will apply to all countries.
Hong Kong Surcharge
Override
To override the Hong Kong surcharges, simply check this box.
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Fare Quote processing considers all details from the Itinerary, the Passenger, and the
Advance sections, as well as and all entries in the Pricing Options screen:
Pricing Type
Discounts
■ Override Options
■ Fare Type
■ Taxes
Processing sends all data to the system and displays the fare calculation in the Fare Quote
screen.
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After entering all the details available, click Quote. The system uses the details from the
itinerary, passenger and advanced options sections to calculate a fare for the booking.
The results from the fare calculations are returned to the system and are displayed in the Fare
Quotes screen.
Fare Basis
The Fare Basis option is located above the Override Options area of the Pricing Options
screen.
Select Fare Basis to display itinerary segments in the same order as they appear in the
booking. All segments are selected by default. All segments can be unselected or selected by
clicking on the Unselect All or Select All headings. To select specific segments, check the
box adjacent to the individual segment. The Fare Basis section transactions are subsequent
entries to pricing transactions for the purpose of modifying fare basis codes on the complete
itinerary or on individual segments.
All segments in the itinerary are pre-selected by default.
Notes:
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Up to a maximum of 8 fare basis codes can be added.
A fare basis code can consist of up to 8 alphanumeric characters.
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Modify a Fare Basis Code for the Entire Itinerary
Enter the new Fare Basis Code in the 'Display' box and in the 'Modify' box
Click Add
The new Fare Basis Code, the applicable segments numbers, and the 'C' (Change) and 'X'
(cancel) boxes are displayed in a new line beneath the Fare Basis Modify Fare Basis
Segments next to the Segments Display.
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Price an Individual Segment Using a Specific Fare Basis Code
To price an individual segment of the itinerary using a specific Fare Basis Code:
Unselect the non-pertinent segments
Enter the desired Fare Basis Code in the 'Display' Field
■ Click Add
A new line will appear beneath the Fare Basis Modify Fare Basis Segments box.
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Modify a Previously Displayed Fare Basis Code
Click the C (Change) button on the pertinent line (The 'Display' field is populated with the
Fare Basis Code displayed.)
■ Enter the new Fare Basis Code in the 'Modify' field
■ Click Modify
The modified Fare Basis Code appears in the 'Modify Fare Basis' field adjacent to the
previously requested Fare Basis Code.
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Note: The 'Modify' field is only active in conjunction with an entry in the 'Display' field.
Hints
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The Clear button removes entries from the 'Display' and 'Modify' fields.
The C [Change] button permits editing of the Fare Basis/Segments line.
The X deletes the Fare Basis/Segments line.
Select All selects all segments in the itinerary.
Unselect All unselects all segments in the itinerary.
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Fare Quote
The 'Fare Quote' screen is accessed by clicking on the 'Fare Quote' tab in the Fares & Pricing
module. The screen will display blank if there have been no previous fare requests. The 'Fare
Quote' screen can also be accessed by clicking Quote on the 'Pricing Options' and 'Open
Itinerary Pricing' screens.
The 'Fare Quote' screen has two main sections:
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Quotes: displays a list of existing quotes
Messages: displays the itinerary and other details that are returned from SITA
Reservations
Quotes
Existing fare quotes are displayed in the 'Quotes' section of the 'Fare Quote' screen under the
following column headings:
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Line Number
Fare Basis
Discount / Passenger Type
Total
Currency
Warning Message
Tax
Fare Component
The 'Fare Component' screen is accessed by clicking on a 'Line Number' hyperlink. SITA
Reservations will send the Fare Component entry. The response is displayed in the 'Fare
Component' screen.
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Fare Information
The 'Fare Information' screen is accessed by clicking on a 'Fare Basis' hyperlink. This screen
is used to select the fare rule categories to view.
The 'Fare Rules Categories' section displays the categories for the agent to select. The agent
is able to make multiple category selections or select ALL to view all categories.
Fare Rules
To access the 'Fare Rules' display, perform the following steps:
1.
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3.
4.
Select categories on the 'Fare Information' screen and click OK.
'Fares Rules' screen displays the fare rules in single lines with Paste next to each line.
Click Paste and the fare rule displays in the 'Remark' field for the agent to edit.
When the agent has pasted and edited the remarks, the Add Remark is used to add the
rules in the Booking Remarks section as General Remarks.
5. Click Back to access the 'Fare Information' screen.
6. Click Close to exit the 'Fare Rules' screen and return to the 'Fare Display' screen.
An example of the Fare Rules display is:
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To access multiple pages of a rules, perform the following steps:
1. Click Next Page to navigate to the next page of the rule; or
2. Click Back to navigate to a previous page via the 'Fare Information' screen and then rerequest the Fare Rules by clicking Fare Rules.
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Stored Fares
From the Fare Quote screen, select a specific quote and click Store Fares to store the fare. A
store quote entry is sent to store a quote and it is at this point it can be passenger related. The
quote does not have to be stored with passenger relation. For example, in SITA Reservations
an infant is not added into the name field therefore an infant quote cannot be stored
passenger related to a specific passenger.
Click Store Fares to display a screen with the passenger details. All passengers are selected
as the default. To select a specific passenger, select check box that is next to the passenger
and deselect the other passengers. Then click OK.
The agent can only select a fare if 'Fare as Booked' or 'Lowest Fare and Rebook' has been
selected in the Pricing Options screen. The other pricing types are for information only and
cannot be stored.
The fare is then stored for that passenger and SITA Reservations Desktop reverts back to the
Pricing Options screen. To verify the fare has been stored properly, click on the Stored Fares
tab at the top of the page. To delete a stored fare, click X.
Note: Fare Quotes can be segment related by selecting individual segments for pricing. This
is handled by the SITA Reservations Desktop Edit Itinerary module.
Fare Display Search
The Fare Display Search screen has various inputs to enable broad or specific fare display
requests to be sent to SITA Reservations.
When the Fare Display Search tab in the Fares & Pricing module is clicked, the Fare Display
Search screen displays.
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The Fare Display Search screen contains the following search criteria:
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Flight Type
Flight Details
Fare Type
Discount Type
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Global Indicator
Account Code
Fare Options
Flight Type
Five flight types exist for the search criteria.
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All - default
One Way
Round Trip
Shopper
Reverse Fare Display
Flight Details
The Flight Details section includes the travel related information required to retrieve a fare
display. Search options include:
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From
To
Travel Date
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Ticketing
Classes
Carriers
Travel Date: enter as DDMMM
Classes: 1 - 3 different class are allowed
Carriers: 1 - 3 different carriers are allowed
For assistance, the following lookups
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are available:
From and To city codes
Travel Date
Ticketing Date
Carriers
Find Fares
After entering the fare display search criteria, click Find Fares.
SITA Reservations Desktop validates that the different input fields contain the correct details;
i.e., the From and To fields must contain a three alpha city code.
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Fare Display
Fare Display is the response to data entered in the Fare Display Search. The information on
the Fare Display screen is for viewing only except for the Fare Basis code, which is a
hyperlink that when clicked displays the fare rules text.
If there is more than one page of fares, click Next Page to access the next page of fare
information in the Fare Display.
Fare History
The Fare History screen displays the complete booking history of the booking.
Upon opening, the page will automatically refresh.
Miscellaneous
The Miscellaneous screen is accessed by clicking the 'Fares & Pricing' tab on the left menu
and then click on the Miscellaneous tab. The Miscellaneous tab opens to the default Excess
Baggage Charges screen.
The Miscellaneous area consists of three sections:
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Excess Baggage Charges
Currency Exchange Rates
Tax Information
Excess Baggage Charges
SITA Reservations Desktop will display Excess Baggage Charge details based on the
specified input and general system guidelines. The fare used to calculate the excess baggage
weight charge is based on whether or not a specified carrier code is included in the request.
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System Guidelines
The system guidelines are:
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If a carrier is specified, the one-way, direct, economy class, carrier mileage fare that is valid
on the date specified is selected.
If a carrier / mileage fare does not exist, the carrier routing fare is selected.
If a carrier / routing fare does not exist, the YY mileage fare is selected.
If a YY mileage fare does not exist, the YY routing fare is selected.
If a YY routing fare does not exist, SITA Reservations Desktop responds with 'NO FARE
ON CP/CARRIER'.
If a carrier is not specified, SITA Reservations Desktop defaults to the airline owner of the
CRT. If the owner is a CRS, SITA Reservations Desktop defaults to carrier YY.
An excess baggage charge display can be requested up to 548 days into the future.
The amount of excess baggage weight must be specified in kilos as a whole number.
If the weight concept is not acceptable, SITA Reservations Desktop will display a reject
message: 'PIECE CONCEPT APPLICABLE AND ITINERARY MUST BE ALL (carrier
code)'.
Search Options
The Excess Baggage Charge screen provides the agent with the ability to search with various
options. The ability exists to search based on a combination of options.
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Origin
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City Code - alphanumeric: 3
Defaults to origin of CRT location if not specified.
Destination
City Code - alphanumeric: 3
Date
DDMMM format
Weight (in kilos)
Numeric: 3, no decimals
Carrier
Airline code: alphanumeric: 2
Currency
Currency Code: alpha: 3
Global Indicator
Alpha: 2
Click the to the right of selected options to retrieve a dialog box to input additional
information.
Excess Baggage Details by Reverse City Pair
Click
on the excess baggage response screen to display the excess
baggage information by the reverse city pair.
Excess Baggage Information from Fare Display
Excess Baggage Charge information can be displayed after a response from the Fare
Display request. SITA Reservations Desktop will pre-populate the input fields below from the
data entered in the Fare Display request.
Origin: based on entered city code
Destination: based on the entered city code
■ Carrier: based on the entered carrier code
If a carrier is not specified in the Fare Display request, the Carrier field on the Excess
Baggage Charges screen is left blank.
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Currency Exchange Rates
The Currency Exchange Rates are displayed using the Miscellaneous tab in the Fares
& Pricing module in SITA Reservations Desktop. When the Currency Exchange Rates tab is
clicked, the Currency Exchange screen displays.
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The Currency Exchange provides for the:
Display of currency rates
■ Conversion from one currency to another by conversion rate type
■ Conversion of currency to / from NUC
The currency exchange rate type codes are:
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S: Bankers Selling Rate (BSR)
B: Bankers Buying Rate (BBR)
I: IATA Clearing House Rate (ICH)
Guidelines
The BSR is the default rate used to convert a monetary amount from one currency to another.
If the BSR is not available, the ICH rate is used except when converting a soft currency. The
soft currency must be converted to USD and then the BSR is used to complete the
conversion.
Currency Conversion from a Fare Display
A currency conversion request can be entered after a Fare Display Search. Select the
Currency Exchange Rates tab from the Fares & Pricing - Miscellaneous tab. The From
Currency field is pre-populated with the currency code of the country of origin entered in the
fare display search.
An amount can be entered and the conversion rate processes. If the amount is omitted, the
exchange rate displays.
Click Submit to transmit the request.
Currency Conversion from a Fare Quote
A currency conversion request for the total fare can be requested after a Fare Quote for a
booking in SITA Reservations Desktop.
1. Click the Total amount hyperlink of the selected quote. The Currency Exchange screen
displays. The following data is pre-populated from the Fare Quote results:
a. From Currency: currency code of the country of origin in the fare quote.
b. Amount: the total amount of the fare quote selected.
2. Enter the To Currency if necessary. If omitted, the currency code of the CRT location is
assumed.
3. Click Submit to transmit the request.
Currency Exchange Fields
The following information describes the Currency Exchange fields.
Notes:
If a future date is entered in the Date field, the output rate or conversion will be for the day of
the transaction. The past date range depends on the expiration date of the rates.
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If a From Currency is entered and the To Currency field is blank, SITA Reservations Desktop
will default the To Currency to the CRT location.
If an Amount is entered, the currency exchange rate processing will continue.
If an Amount is not entered, the rate of exchange and all applicable exchange rate types will
display.
Field
Description
From Currency
Currency code of the currency to be converted from
To Currency
Currency code of the currency to be converted to
Amount
Monetary amount to be converted
Date
Future date or past date
City/Airport
Alpha: 3 - city or airport code
Conversion Rate Indicator
Industry standard conversion rate code: S, B. or I
Conversion Rate
Specific rate of exchange (ROE)
Tax Information
The Tax Information is displayed using the Miscellaneous tab in the Fares & Pricing module in
SITA Reservations Desktop. When the Tax Information tab is clicked, the 'Tax Information by'
screen displays.
Tax information details are based on country taxes.
The Tax Information display options are Country and City.
The information stored in the tax screen is free-form text and includes:
Type of taxes
Tax amounts: Specified or Percentage of Fare
■ Application and exemptions of taxes
■ Effective and discontinue dates
■ Miscellaneous information
To display the tax information, select either country or city.
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Click the
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to retrieve a list of country or city codes. Or enter the following:
Country code - alpha: 2
City / airport code - alpha: 3
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If multiple tax type codes apply, a tax type list displays in the SITA Reservations Desktop
response. Click the hyperlink to the specific tax type to display the tax details.
Display Tax Information from Fare Display
Tax information can be displayed after the response from a Fare Display Request.
Click the Miscellaneous - Tax Information tab and the 'Tax Information by' screen is displayed
with the city code pre-populated based on the destination city in the Fare Display Request.
Click Submit to transmit the request.
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SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to manage flight inventory information. The
Inventory Management module includes the following:
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Inventory Update
Readout
Rebook
Demand AVS
Block Space
Reports
Inventory Update
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to enter and update inventory management
information. The system currently provides multiple entries to help with day-to-day control and
inventory management activities. The inventory management entries bypass schedule
change processing and can be used for a small period of time (maximum of 120 days in a date
range).
The following inventory controls are available:
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AVS Table (V)
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Inventory Control Nesting Out of City (IO)
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Configuration Table Number (T)
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Inventory Control Compartment Nesting (IC)
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Cancel or Reinstate Class(es) Indicator (D)
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Inventory Control Dual Serial (ID)
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Cancel Service Into (DI)
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Inventory Control Parallel Nesting (IP)
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Cancel Service Out of (DO)
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Limit Sales Indicator (L)
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Compartment & Seat Adjustment (S)
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Compartment Limit Sales (LC)
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Combine Status (C)
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Limit Sales Into City (LI)
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Cancel or Reinstate a Flight or Stop (X)
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Limit Sales Out of City (LO)
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Distance Field of a Flight Leg (A)
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Set / Close or Remove Limit Sales (LX)
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Emergency Lock (E)
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Married Segment (Y)
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Enhanced Stop Booking (Q)
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Non-Group Booking (HNG)
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Group Limit Modification (G)
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Note Number (Z)
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Inhibit Name Change (H)
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Protective Cover (K)
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Inhibit Name Change into a City (HI)
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Payload Control Formula Indicator (P)
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Inhibit Name Change out of a City (HO)
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Permanent Request Indicator (N)
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Inhibit Name Change Into City (HING)
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Permanent Request Indicator Into City (NI)
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Inhibit Name Change Out of City (HONG)
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Permanent Request Indicator Out of City (NO)
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Inhibit Wait List Confirmation (W)
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SMSG Table (M)
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Inhibit Wait List Acceptance (WA)
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SMSG Table for Segment (MS)
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Inventory Control Nesting (I)
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Stop Booking (O)
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Inventory Control Nesting Into City (II)
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Stop Booking by Compartment (OC)
To display the inventory update screen, click Inventory Management from the menu. The
bottom half of the screen provides inventory update criteria. To submit inventory management
information, enter the flight number, start date, update type, set or remove, and click Submit.
Other optional elements include:
End Date
Frequency
■ Origin/Destination
Table, Class and Value are conditional based on the update type. The value may be entered
as a percentage by checking the Percentage checkbox. To add more tables, classes or
values, click the Add More Controls button.
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The readout displays containing a header line, leg/compartment information line for each leg
of the flight and/or a segment/class information line for each segment and class that contains
information.
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To change values from the readout display, click within the cell and adjust the information in
the pop up and click Submit. To revert back to the readout without making changes, click
Cancel.
To exit from the readout display and return to the Inventory Update screen, click Inventory
Management from the menu.
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Readout
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to view and update flight readout information.
Readouts contain important inventory details of a flight and are available for full inventory and
leg availability flights. Readout types are restricted by user level and user groups. Total leg
seat count readouts are restricted by user group only.
Full readout
Readout contains both count and control information for
the legs and segments.
Leg readout, with control and count
information
legs only
Segment readout, with control and
count information
segments only
Leg and segment readout with counts
only
Readout contains count only for legs and segments
Full readout with control information
only
Readout contains control information for legs and
segments
Total leg seat counts
Displays only Leg Compartment Totals
To display the readout search screen, click Inventory Management from the menu. The top
half of the screen provides readout search criteria. Each type of readout display is by flight
number and date. Optional data that may be entered includes class, origin and destination. A
printer address can be included in the entry if the readout is to be sent to a printer.
Readout displays contain a header line, a leg/compartment information line for each leg of the
flight and/or a segment/class information line for each segment and class that contains
information depending on the type of readout selected.
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To change values from the readout display, click within the highlighted cell, adjust the
information in the pop up, and click Submit. T o revert back to the readout without making
changes, click Cancel.
To exit from the readout display and return to the Readout Display search screen, click
Inventory Management from the menu.
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Rebook
When Rebook is used to rebook a flight segment, ISSR special requests are automatically
rebooked at the same time. The processing of ISSR segments using rebook will not impact
the rebooking of flight segments. For example, a special request that cannot be rebooked due
to lack of ISSR inventory will not prevent the rebooking of a flight segment.
If the rebook is from a non-ISSR flight to a non-ISSR flight there is no change to the
existing processing of OSIs / SSRs.
■ If the rebook is from a non-ISSR flight to an ISSR flight, or an ISSR flight to an ISSR flight,
SITA Reservations will return inventory when applicable and attempt to get ISSR
inventory for the new segment or class.
■ If the rebook is from an ISSR flight to a non-ISSR flight, SITA Reservations returns ISSR
inventory to the database for the cancelled segment. Standard (non-inventory) OSI / SSR
processing is then applied.
Note: Limit Sales, Point-of-Sale, Nesting, Combined Status, and other similar features are
independent of ISSR and have no effect on ISSR.
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The rebook options include:
Rebook confirmed passengers
Rebook individual bookings only
■ Rebook group bookings only
■ Rebook passengers with the first or earliest booking dates
■ Rebook passengers with the latest or most recent booking dates
■ Cancel the specified bookings from the segment or flight
■ Confirm all wait listed passengers on their new flight/segment
■ Assign passengers a wait list priority at the time of rebooking
■ Do not do any passenger notification or queuing
■ Delay queuing until 2400 GMT
To apply more than one option, click Add More Options.
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The Rebook From Flight section indicates the flight, origin, destination, effective dates,
frequency and classes from the flight to be rebooked.
The Rebook To Flight section indicates the flight, origin, destination, effective dates,
frequency and classes of the new flight. To add more protection, click Add More Protection
Flights.
Number of passengers, Wait list Priority, and Optional SSR Text are optional fields to indicate
a specific number of passengers to be rebooked and the wait list priority of those passengers.
Click on Rebook Passengers to complete the transaction. Passengers are rebooked
successfully - Check messages displays at the top of the screen indicating the rebook was
successful.
Demand AVS
Availability Status Messages (AVS) are sent automatically from the system advising GDS,
CRS and other airline Reservation Systems of the change in a flight's status. These
messages can also be requested if a message other than the one that was automatically sent
is desired or if the automatic messages were not received.
To access Demand AVS in SITA Reservations Desktop, click Inventory Management.
Then click Demand AVS from the sub-menu.
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Status message requests may require a flight number, class, date, city pair, and status. The
following types of messages may be requested:
Control Agents Advising Status
Actual Status
■ AVS Recap
■ AVA Recap
■ Airfare Shop AVS Recap
Enter the information including any optional details and addressing options and click
Generate Status Message. The message will be sent to the address indicated in the Address
Options area.
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Block Space
Blocked seat bookings are created by control agents for the purpose of recording reductions
in the for sale seat capacity. To block space using SITA Reservations Desktop, click
Inventory Management from the menu. Then click Block Space from the sub-menu. The
following screen will display.
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Enter flight number, date, classes, and routing then click display to view existing blocked
space on the flight. If no blocked seats exist on the flight, the message NO BLOCKED SEATS
will display.
To add blocked space, click Add new Block Space Booking. To redisplay the blocked
space readout after booking blocked seats, check the 'Display readout after action completed'
check box. If the check box is unchecked, the booking summary screen will display after the
booking is complete.
To add the segment(s), click the Add Segments button. Any information entered in the Block
Space readout screen automatically populates the corresponding fields in the pop-up. Enter
the remainder of the information and click OK to add the segment. To enter additional
segments, click OK and Add.
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The segment information will appear on the screen.
Enter the number of passengers, type of blocked space, and other optional information as
needed and click Complete booking.
If the Display readout after action completed check box was checked, the blocked space
readout will redisplay showing the newly blocked space. If not, the Booking Summary screen
will display showing Blocked Space Booking in the Remarks area. To return to the readout,
click Inventory Management then Block Space. Enter the flight information and click display.
The following is the Block Space Readout. The Record Locator is a hyperlink that will reopen
the booking and display the Booking Summary screen.
The following is from the Booking Summary display.
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Reports
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to view Passenger Load Estimate,
Passenger Reconcile and Route Booking reports. To access Reports in SITA Reservations
Desktop, click Inventory Management from the menu. Then click Reports from the sub-menu.
Passenger Load Estimate
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to view Passenger Load Estimate reports.
The Passenger Load Estimate is a message that reports the total number of passengers
holding confirmed reservations by flight, date, class and segment. It also shows the total
number of expected through and boarding passengers out of each station the flight serves.
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Enter the information and click Submit. The Passenger Load Estimate report is sent to the
Messages area of the indicated PID.
Clicking Display Formatted PLE (Passenger Load Estimate) Report will result in the following
display:
Click Save to export the data into a spreadsheet.
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Route Booking Profile
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to view Route Booking reports. The Route
Booking Profile displays the status of the seats booked by class for selected flights for a
specific segment with compartment totals.
Enter the information and click Display.
To save the results, click the Save button.
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Passenger Reconcile
SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to view Passenger Reconcile reports. The
reconciliation process examines the inventory and the passenger name index files to
determine if there are any seat count differences.
Enter the information and click Display. Adjustments marked with an asterisk (*) have not
been made.
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The display shows pending activity and has not yet been reconciled. To reconcile the
differences, click the Reconcile button. (Note: This button will not appear if there are no
differences to be reconciled. Differences will be automatically reconciled if the Reconcile
differences checkbox is checked before hitting the Display button.) To save the information,
click the Save button.
Note: The input screen will vary based on the type of flight being reconiciled. The three types
are Inventory (default), Funnel Flights, or ISSR. Chosing Funnel Flight from the drop down
box will result in the City field being removed. ISSR will not show the City field or the
Reconcile differences checkbox since ISSR flights are automatically reconciled upon clicking
display.
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SITA Reservations Desktop provides the ability to manually protect passengers as well as
protect passengers on a code share flight.
Manual Passenger Protection is used to specify the rebook itinerary for passengers affected
by a schedule change and is used when the automatic Passenger Protection as shown in the
intended protection list is not desirable or when no automatic protection is offered.
Code Share Protection is used to specify classes where passengers are rebooked from one
code share operating/marketing flight to another code share operating/marketing flight
preserving the code share link between the records.
Manual Passenger Protection is used to specify the rebook itinerary for passengers affected
by a schedule change. Manual protection is used when the automatic Passenger Protection
as shown in the intended protection list is not desirable or when no automatic protection is
offered. Manual Passenger Protection also provides the capability of choosing not to rebook
passengers that would have been automatically protected by SITA Reservations. When
Manual Passenger Protection is selected, it will override the protection shown in the intended
passenger protection list.
To select a flight for manual passenger protection click the PAX Protection module from the
navigation menu. Enter the flight and click Edit Existing.
Manual Passenger Protection specifies the following information:
Origin and destination city pair
■ Period of operation based on the begin and end dates
■ Frequency
■ Do not protect check box (optional)
■ Day change indicator (optional)
■ Class code(s) where protection is or is not desired (optional)
Indicating the following information specifies the protection:
■
City pair
Flight(s)
■ Class code(s) to use for the protection (optional)
■ Connecting point(s) when applicable
A maximum of two connecting points/three connecting Host Airline flights can be used to
specify passenger protection.
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■
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Individual frequencies can be specified as required. A Do not protect check box is available for
those cases when agents do not wish to protect passengers. A maximum of +/- 1 to 7 days
can be specified in the day change indicator field to move passengers from one day to
another.
Before a Host Airline flight can be used for passenger protection in a Manual Passenger
Protection Form it must have already been entered and activated.
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Note: Agents should always add the new flight before changing or cancelling the original
flight.
The passenger protection works as follows:
If classes of service are not specified, and same classes exist on both the original flight and
the protection flight, then SITA Reservations will move all classes diametrically from F to F,
from C to C, from Y to Y, etc.
■ If classes of service are not specified, and same classes do not exist on both the original
flight and the protection flight, then SITA Reservations will use the Class Equate Table to
protect passengers.
■ Multiple classes can be specified. When multiple classes are specified, SITA Reservations
protects the passengers in the exact sequence in which they were entered.
Enter the Schedule Change and Protection Flight information (if being protected) and submit
by clicking Submit Passenger Protection. To remove protection, click the Remove Passenger
Protection button. More flights may be added by clicking Add More Flights.
■
Codeshare Protection
Code Share Protection is used to specify classes where passengers are rebooked from one
code share operating/marketing flight to another code share operating/marketing flight
preserving the code share link between the records. However, the original flight on which a
change is being made must always be a code share operating flight.
To select a flight for Code Share Protection, click on PAX Protection from the menu and
choose Code Share Protection. Then enter the flight number and click Edit Existing.
Code Share Protection specifies the following information:
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Protected from Operating Flight
Protected to Operating Flight
Protected from Marketing Flight
Protected to Marketing Flight
Code Share RBDs in pairs for the all four of the above flights
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Enter the required information and click Submit Codeshare Protection. To remove protection
from a flight, click Remove Codeshare Protection.
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16. Queues
As reservations system processing occurs, it may become necessary to notify an automated
office of certain conditions, which require a decision and / or action. This notification is
accomplished by placing items on a queue.
Accessing the Queues
To access the Queues, perform the following steps:
1. Click Queues on the left menu.
2. To select all active and non-active requests, select Active.
3. To select queues for other than the agent's office, enter a City / Office location.
4. Click OK.
The 'Display all queues' screen displays.
The 'Display all queues' screen contains the default value of all the active queues for the office
of the agent sign in.
Queue Description
The Queue Description is a hyperlink. Click the description hyperlink to display the results for
a specific queue.
Within each queue, queue actions are provided for the agent. These actions are:
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Delete Current and Display Next Item (QN)
Delay Item (QD)
Start Queue (QS)
Queue Change (QC)
Send to Queue
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The queue list display also shows the following indicators:
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■
■
Monitored
Inhibited
Printing
'Display all queues' Fields
The following describes the Queues input fields.
Field
Active
Accepted Value
■
■
City / Office
■
■
Description
Selected default
Blank
When selected, retrieves all active requests.
Blank - default
Alphanumeric:
6
Indicates if another office location is selected for the queue
requests.
Note: If displaying all queues, active and inactive, queues with 0000 items in a queue will not
have hyperlinks to avoid receiving the 'Queue Empty' error.
Queue Processing
Queue processing exists for either the booking queue or message , teletype, and ticketing
queues.
Booking Processing
If a booking queue is selected, then the first booking is displayed in the booking summary
screen within the queues module screen.
Queue actions, such as moving to the next item in a queue, are provided for the agent to use.
The agent has the ability to make changes as necessary in a queued booking. After updating
any queued booking, the agent must end transaction to complete the update process.
When the agent goes through end transaction, they get the option to go to the next booking in
the queue. They are automatically directed to the next queued item within the Queues module
on successful EOT.
Clicking Queues from the left menu displays all of the active queues. However, options exist,
at the top of the display, to display non-active queues and / or queues for a different location.
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Message, Teletype, and Ticketing Processing
If the agent selects a message, teletype, or ticketing queue, then the message is displayed
under the queue list with relevant options. The agent can easily select a different queue to
work and navigate messages within their currently displayed queue.
Ticket numbers in ticket messages are links that the agent can use to access the ETR display
within the Queues module.
Delete Current & Display Next Item (QN)
This queue action removes the queue item currently being displayed from the queue and
displays the next item in the queue. An option is available to end association with the current
queue.
Deleting the Current Queue Item / Displaying the Next Item
To delete the current queue item and display the next queue item, perform the following
steps:
1. Select Delete Current & Display Next Item (QN) in the Action list.
2. Select the new queue code to action from the Queue Code list.
3. If the next priority item in the queue is to be actioned, select Non-priority.
4. To end the association with the current queue, select End assocation.
5. Click OK.
The results of the Delete Current & Display Next Item action chosen are displayed in the
queues module
Delete Current & Display Next Item Fields
The following fields are associated with the Delete Current & Display Next Item action.
Note: When 'End association' is selected, the association is ended with the current queue
and the 'Display all queues' screen is re-displayed.
Field
Accepted Value
Description
Action
Delete Current
& Display Next Item
(QN)
Moves the queue item being displayed from the queue and
displays the next item in the queue.
Queue
Code
■
■
Blank - default
Alphanumeric: list
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Permits an agent to end the association with the present
queue and begin to display items from the new queue.
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Field
Nonpriority
End
association
Accepted Value
■
■
■
■
Description
Blank - default
Selected
Indicates the next priority item in the queue will be displayed.
Blank - default
Selected
Ends the association with the current queue.
Delay Item (QD)
The Delay Item action moves items to the end of the list of the current items on the queue and
then displays the next item in the queue. While working the queues, the agent may need to
delay the display of a queue item to a later time or date. The Delay Item action allows an agent
to delay the processing of the displayed queue item.
The following fields are associated with the Delay Item (QD) action.
Note: When 'End association' is selected, the association is ended with the current queue
and the 'Display all queues' screen is re-displayed.
Field
Accepted Value
Description
Action
Delay Item (QD)
Moves queue items to the end of the current queue list and
displays the next item in the queue.
Date
Alphanumeric:
DDMMMYY
■
■
Time
Numeric: 4
■
■
End
association
■
■
Blank - default
Selected
Indicates the date in the future to delay the currently
displayed queue.
Date range: tomorrow's date plus up to 6 days in the future.
Indicates the time in the future to delay the currently
displayed queue.
Time range: 0001 - 2359
Ends the association with the current queue.
Note: The queue item will be re-displayed at the top of the specified hour in the entry.
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An agent may be required to use their computer screen for activities other than working
queues during their regular work routine. For example, to answer a telephone sales call, an
agent must ignore the booking on queue to reconfirm a passenger, request a passenger list,
and check availability.
After completing the non-queue activity, the Redisplay Last Item action (Queue Repeat in
Reservations) is used to re-display the queue item that was most recently displayed.
The difference between the Redisplay Last Item and Display Last Released (QL) actions is:
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The Redisplay Last Item action is used when temporarily exiting the queues to perform
another activity.
The Display Last Released action is used while working a queue and the booking has
been removed in error.
Redisplaying the Last Queue Item
To redisplay the last queue item, perform the following steps:
1. Select Redisplay Last Item (QR) in the Action list.
2. Click OK.
The results of the Redisplay Last Item action chosen are displayed in the queues module,
which is the last display that was being viewed prior to exiting the queue.
Redisplay Last Item Fields
The following field is associated with the Redisplay Last Item (QR) action.
Field
Accepted Value
Description
Action
Displays the queue item most recently displayed.
The Display Last Released action is used while working a queue and the booking has been
removed.
Displaying the Last Released Item
To display the last released item, perform the following steps:
1. Select Display Last Released (QL) in the Action list.
2. Click OK.
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The display that follows is the last display that was being viewed prior to removing the
booking.
Display Last Released Fields
The following field is associated with the Redisplay Last Released (QL) action.
Field
Accepted Value
Description
Action
Display Last Released
(QL)
Displays the queue item that was being viewed prior to removing
the booking.
Start Queue (QS)
The Start Queue allows an agent to be associated with a queue and to display the first item in
that queue. The agent is associated with that queue until the association is ended with the
'End association' input.
Ending association to a queue can only take place with a 'Delete Item & Display Next', 'Queue
Change', or 'Delay Queue' action.
An indicator displays in the SITA Reservations Desktop banner when the agent is in queue
mode.
Associating an Agent to a Queue
To associate an agent to a queue, perform the following steps:
1. Select the Start Queue (QS) action from the Action list.
2. Select the Queue Code for the queue to action.
3. If other than the agent's office location, enter the city / office of the queue to action.
4. Select Non-priority if the next priority item in the queue is to be displayed.
5. Click OK.
The results of the Start Queue - Queue Code action selected are displayed in the queues
module.
Start Queue Action Fields
The following fields are associated with the Start Queue (QS) action.
Note: To action other city / office queues, the agent must have permission. The control is
based on sign in.
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Field
Accepted Value
Description
Action
Start Queue (QS)
Associates an agent to a queue and displays the first item in
the queue.
Queue
Code
■
City /
Office
■
Nonpriority
■
■
■
■
Blank - default
Alphanumeric: list
Blank - default
Alphanumeric: 6
Blank - default
Selected
Provides a list of queues to select the queue to action.
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■
Indicates the city / office of the agent currently signed in.
If another city / office queues are to be displayed, the city /
office location must be entered.
Queue Change (QC)
The Queue Change action places a displayed queue item on another queue. At times, it may
be required for the agent to change a displayed queue item from one queue to another.
Examples of this type of change are:
a queue item for a supervisor to review
a queue item to be separated from the current queue to be considered later in the day
The other queue can be for the same office or any other office in the host's system.
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Changing a Queue
To change a queue, perform the following steps:
1. Select the Queue Change (QC) action from the Action list.
2. Select the Queue Code for the queue to action.
3. If other than the agent's office location, enter the city / office of the queue to action.
4. Select Non-priority if the next priority item in the queue is to be displayed.
5. Click OK.
The results of the Queue Change action selected are displayed in the queues module.
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Queue Change Fields
The following fields are associated with the Queue Change (QC) action.
Field
Accepted
Value
Description
Action
Queue
Change(QS)
Places a displayed queue on another queue.
Queue
Code
■
■
City /
Office
■
■
Nonpriority
■
■
Provides a list of queues to select the queue to action.
Blank default
Alphanumeric:
list
Blank ■ Indicates the city / office of the agent currently signed in.
■ If another city / office queues are to be displayed, the city / office
default
Alphanumeric: location must be entered.
6
Blank default
Selected
Send to Queue (QE)
The Send to Queue action places a booking in a specified queue for an office. At times, it
becomes convenient and / or necessary to place a booking on a queue for the agent's own
office or another office. This is accomplished by placing the booking record locator on a
specified queue for an office. The agent may add remarks to the booking to indicate the
reason the booking is being placed on queue.
Sending an Item to Queue
To send an item to the queue, perform the following steps:
1. Create the booking.
2. Click End in the booking (located in the SITA Reservations Desktop header). The Send
to Queue screen displays.
3. Select Send to Queue.
4. Select the Queue code.
5. Update any other Send to Queue display information as necessary.
6. Click End.
The 'Send to Queue' screen displays.
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Send to Queue Fields
The following fields describe the Send to Queue option.
Notes:
If the agent is currently in a booking, SITA Reservations Desktop reads the record locator for
the current booking at successful EOT and sends with the transaction.
If Send to Queue is selected when the agent ends the transaction, SITA Reservations
Desktop will revert back to the Queues module upon ending the transaction. The next item is
displayed in the current queue.
The record locator is place on the specified queue of the city / office at the time specified. If no
date and / or time is specified, the booking is queued immediately.
Field
Accepted Value
Send to
Queue
■
Queue
Code
■
City /
Office
■
■
■
■
Description
Blank - default
Selected
Sends the booking to the queue when selected.
Blank - default
Alphanumeric: list
Provides a list of queues where the booking record locator
will be placed.
Blank - default
Alphanumeric: 6
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■
■
Indicates the city / office of the agent currently signed in.
Indicates if another city / office is to receive the queue.
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Field
Accepted Value
Date
Alphanumeric:
DDMMMYY
Description
■
■
Time
Numeric: 4
■
■
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Indicates the date in the future to place the record
locator on the queue.
Date range: tomorrow's date plus up to 6 days in the
future.
Indicates the time in the future to delay the currently
displayed queue.
Time range: 0001 - 2359
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17. Quick Book
The Quick Book functionality is used to add passenger information to an itinerary from a single
screen. To access Quick Book, click on the Quick Book button from the Sell Segment screen
or alternatively, use the Quick Book option from the navigation menu.
The Quick Book screen contains the:
Current itinerary
■ Passenger name(s)
■ Contact details
■ Pricing by Passenger Type
■ Ticket type
■ Seat assignment
■ Pricing details (shown only if fares exist for the itinerary)
The current itinerary is shown at the top of the Quick Book screen. To edit this itinerary, click
on Edit Itinerary in the navigation menu.
■
Passenger Name
The Passenger Name section allows the addition of:
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Type of passenger - this field is mandatory. Options are Adult, Child, or Infant.
Title - this field is optional.
Surname - this field is mandatory. Entering the surname in the first surname field
automatically populates the remaining surname fields with the same surname, type over
the surname if it does not apply.
Note: If names have already been entered via Booking Management, this information will
be pre-populated in a modifiable state.
Given Name - this field is mandatory.
Note: If names have already been entered via Booking Management, this information will
be pre-populated in a modifiable state.
Date of birth - this field is mandatory if the passenger is a child or infant.
Note: If the date of birth has already been entered via Booking Management, this
information will be pre-populated in a modifiable state.
Infant association - this checkbox is to associate an infant to an adult. Date of birth is
mandatory for infants.
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Contact Details
The Contact Details section allows the addition of:
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■
Passenger association - defaulted to All passengers on the first line of details. An
additional line of entry is provided to associate contact details to a specific passenger, or an
additional contact for all passengers.
Contact type - available contact types are Home, E-Mail, Business, Fax, Telephone type
unknown, Mobile, Address (home/hotel), Travel agency, Passenger will contact, or No
contact. The edit fields to the right of contact type will vary based on this selection.
Number/address
City code
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Pricing by Passenger Type - Quick Book
The Pricing section provides the basic pricing options for bookings. When the segment has
been sold and it contains multiple passenger types, Quick Book pricing will provide pricing by
passenger type. Passenger types are adult (ADT), child (CHD), and infant (INF).
The passenger type processing is as follows:
Fares are displayed in the following order: adult, children, and infant.
■ The lowest fare is automatically selected for each existing passenger type.
■ Adult names are pre-selected to apply the apply the fare.
■ Once the adult fare is stored, children names are pre-selected for the child passenger type.
■ Finally, infant names are pre-selected for the infant passenger type.
Note: If the flight does not contain children or infant fares, only the adult fares will display.
■
The following displays the fare quote for an adult passenger type:
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Ticketing Type / Seat Assignment - Quick Book
Ticketing Type
The Ticket type section allows the addition of:
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■
■
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■
Ticket Type – options are Timelimit, Timelimit Auto Cancel, Option, Mail Ticket, Airport
Ticket, Will Call Ticket, Ticketed. Default value of Timelimit.
Time – numeric range from 0001 to 2359.
Date – options are Date, Days from now, Days prior to departure. Default is Date. Edit
field for Date option is DDMMMYY format.
Office
Free Text
Seat Assignment
The Seat Assignment section allows the addition of:
Passengers – pre-populated with current passenger name information.
Flight Details – pre-populated with current flight details.
■ Window/Aisle – options are Aisle, Window or No Preference. Default is No Preference.
■ Left/Right – options are Left, Right or No Preference. Default is No Preference.
■ Position – options are Front (Bulkhead), Center of cabin, Forward or No Preference. Default is No Preference.
Upon entering all data, click Complete Booking. The following options are available:
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■
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■
Update Segment Codes
Print Itinerary
Override Continuity
Open Booking
Override Warnings
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If the booking transmits properly without error, the Booking Summary screen displays with all
of the booking information. The record locator for the booking will display in the banner.
Complete the Booking - Quick Book
Upon entering all data, click Complete Booking. The following options are available:
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Update Segment Codes
Print Itinerary
Override Continuity
Open Booking
Override Warnings
If the booking transmits properly without error, the Booking Summary screen displays with all
of the booking information. The record locator for the booking will display in the banner.
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Excess Baggage Charges - Quick Book
Excess baggage information can be displayed from the Quick Book module. An Excess
Baggage Charges link next to each itinerary segment allows for the display of excess
baggage charges based on the city pair of the selected segment.
Click Excess Baggage Charges and the baggage details will display. For more information
on Excess Baggage Charges, refer to Fares & Pricing - Excess Baggage Charges.
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The Schedule module provides the ability to create, display, delete and update flight records.
It also covers the additional processes of displaying schedule change status,
staging/activating/finalizing flight records, checking schedule change history, and displaying
the summary of schedule changes.
To view, update, copy or delete existing flight records, enter the flight number and click Flight
Summary. A list of flights will display.
To create a new flight, enter the flight number and click Create New Flight. The first step in
creating a new flight is to add the start date, end date, and frequency of the flight period.
Periods
The Periods area allows entry of the flight number, start dates, end dates and frequency of a
flight schedule.
Add the information and click Next to continue creating the flight. Clicking Save results in the
Flight Summary screen with information entered saved but not submitted. Click Cancel to
avoid saving the data entered.
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Flight Information
The Flight Information screen contains the:
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Actual aircraft equipment code (blank if a Control Table Number is applied)
Aircraft Version
Ability to remove all IM (Inventory Modification) changes on a flight indicator
Flight type indicator
Availability Flight Indicator
Inhibit automatic waitlist confirmation or acceptance indicator
Delay of Schedule Change (ASC) notification information
Advance Purchase (RBD) deadline information
Segment Limit Sales AVS Status Message Address Table Number
SSM message generation address table number
Control Group identifier
Control information that consists of either classes of service and actual numbers of seats
per class or
Control Table Number when a Control Table Number is applied
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To cancel a city or airport on the route of a flight for the period described in the schedule
change date fields (from the beginning date until and including the ending date), check the
Cancel check box.
avoid saving the data entered. The Previous button navigates back to the previous step.
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Leg Details
The Legs section allows the following information to be entered:
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Airport/City (mandatory)
Arrive time (mandatory)
Day change Ranges from -1 to +5 relative to departure date.
Departure time (mandatory)
Meals service options:
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Blank - Default (No meal services
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Breakfast
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Dinner
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Variable
For Purchase
Alcohol buy
Alcohol free
Continental b /f
Note: Meal codes are allowed for two different compartments in the flight leg.
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Entertainment checkbox is used. (Default value is blank.)
Status message address table edit field. (Valid range is 1 - 127.)
Meal boarding city Allowed only if the flight has more than one leg. The city entered into
this field can only be any one of the city codes prior to this city in the routing. There must be
a meal service selected for this field to be valid.
Booking notification address drop-down is used. Options are Don't send message, Send
teletype, Queue to control, Teletype address, or Blank (default).
PNL transmission – options are Send PNL & list, Send PNL. Not List, Send List. Not PNL,
Don't send PNLs, Cascade PNLs, or Blank (default).
Turnaround flight? Options of Begin, End or Same offered on all except the first leg. The
default value is blank.
Apply combined status?
Nonsmoking flight
Distance, miles or KM – Miles, KM or Distance field.
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To cancel a city or airport on the route of a flight for the period described in the schedule
change date fields (from the beginning date until and including the ending date), select
Cancel.
Save will save the changes made to the flight record without activating. Cancel will return to
the previous screen.
Add More Legs allows up to 15 legs to be entered in a flight schedule.
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Leg and Segment Controls
The Controls section contains information that applies to a specific leg and compartment.
Information can apply to one or all legs. The following indicators are available:
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Electronic ticketing available
Inhibit AVS
RBDC table by leg
Seats saleable limit (leg availability flight only)
ISSR table
Codeshare table/class or manual codeshare operator
Maximum seats by booking class
AVS level control
Group limit
PCF
Limit sales
Inventory control nesting
Dual nesting
Parallel nesting
The segment/class information line is used to enter information that applies to a specific
segment or segment and a class or all classes:
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Subject to government approval
Inhibit name change
Inhibit automatic confirmation of waitlisted passengers
Note number for PNR
Note table number for AV
Inhibit ASR
Point of sales for OA booking
Limit sales status message table number
Codeshare table/class or manual codeshare marketers
Permanent request or RBDC table by segment
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Extra fare
No-op segment
Married segment
Market restriction
Traffic restriction
Group limit
Limit sales
Inventory control nesting
Dual nesting
Parallel nesting
avoid saving the data entered. The Previous button navigates back to the previous step.
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Comments
The Comments area allows entry of any flight controller, SSR, and/or availability comments
that may apply to a flight schedule.
Add the information and click Save to continue creating the flight. The Flight Summary screen
will display. From the Flight Summary screen, the flight information may be submitted. Click
Cancel to avoid saving the data entered. Click Previous to revert back to the previous step.
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Flight Summary
The Flight Summary screen shows all data entered for a flight schedule. From this screen,
updates may be made to an existing flight or if the flight does not currently exist, it may be
created. After entering the flight data, click Save. The Flight Summary screen will display
showing all the data entered.
Creating a new flight from the flight summary
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To create the flight, click Create Flight Schedule.
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The flight will then be staged for activation. To see the status and to activate the flight, go to
Schedule Change Summary.
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Updating an existing flight from the flight summary
Click the edit button next to any section that requires an update. Make the required changes
and Save. Then click Update Flight Schedule. If you are updating a flight and want to ignore
the updates made, click the Ignore Schedule Change button.
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Schedule Change Summary
The Schedule Change Summary screen provides an area for fight activation and final reaccommodation. It also displays the status of Schedule Change (whether 'Up' or 'Down'), the
priority of the schedule change and any messages.
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To Activate the flight, click the Activate button. If no passenger protection is required, the
flights will be automatically processed for the periods of operation through final passenger
protection and build the permanent Flight Records. If passenger protection is required, or if no
suitable protection can be found, the activation process will stop after the flight/periods are
processed through intended protection. An intended protection list is sent to the default printer
defined by your user parameter. Review the intended protection list and advise the system
what action is to be taken.
The following options are available:
Complete manual protection in the PAX Protection module to override the intended
protection, or
■ Accept the intended protection and advise the system to complete the activation process.
Regardless of the decision made, the final activation process must be initiated by clicking the
Final Re-accommodation button.
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To view the most updated information, click Refresh Summary.
Schedule History
To view the history of a flight schedule, enter the flight number and click Flight Summary.
Then click the view icon for the flight period history to be displayed. The current history
through the past eight histories are available.
The History details include agent, PID, date and time of the update. The flight history also
displays the following:
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Schedule Information
Comment Information
Flight Leg Details
Leg Controls
Segment Controls
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19. Split Booking
The Split Booking functionality is used to split one or more passengers from an existing
booking. A new booking is automatically created for the split passengers. When a booking is
split, SITA Reservations automatically copies across all booking elements related to the split
passengers. It is possible to select the quantity of auxiliary elements (Car, Hotel, Air Taxi,
Tour and Surface segments) to be split. It is also possible to select specific seat numbers to
split if there are seat assignments present in the booking. SITA Reservations automatically
adds a remark to both bookings to advise that a split has taken place, and includes the record
locator of the split booking.
Note: It is only possible to split a booking that has a record locator, more than one passenger
name, and has been ended. It is not possible to split a booking pre-record locator, as SITA
Reservations Desktop cannot handle multiple bookings in internal memory.
To split a booking, click on the Split Booking link on the navigation toolbar.
If the booking has a record locator and more than one passenger, system displays a list of
passengers with check boxes adjacent. The check box default for all passengers is
‘unchecked’.
Check the passenger(s) to split from the booking and click ok. The Booking Summary screen
displays with SP followed by the record locator in the Remarks area indicating the booking
has been split.
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20. Ticketing
The Ticketing module is the key module that enables to issue ticket(s) for the passenger(s).
Click on the Ticketing link in the left menu. The issue ticket screen appears on the main work
area.
The agent should retrieve the booking before going to the Ticketing module.
The names of the passengers and infants belonging to the booking will be listed in the top left
corner.
The Select All/UnSelect All option can be used to select or unselect all passengers. This
option is valid for the list of passengers only (infants are exempted).
The agent can select the 'Manual Tarification' option for the ticket, where the the agent can
enter the fare amounts manually for each tickets.
To provide Auto Tarification the agent has to fix the fares/prices with help of the Fares and
Pricing link in the left menu.
After quoting the fares in the Fares and Pricing, the fares basis and fare amount will be
displayed in the Issue ticket screen. When both Tarification are available lowest auto
tarification fare is selected. The agent can choose the fares to apply 'Auto tarification' for the
ticket.
There are two types of ticket, the agent can select the Paper Ticket option to issue a paper
ticket to the selected passenger(s) or select the Electronic Ticket option to issue electronic
ticket for the selected passenger(s).
The ticketing module provides four major functionalities:
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Issue Ticket option - issue a ticket
Store Ticket option - store ticket details and issue the ticket later
Store and Issue Ticket option - store and issue the ticket now
Auto Issue All option - issue same type of ticket to all passengers (Multiple Passenger)
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Reduce Passengers
If the ticket details are stored, the stored data will be displayed below 'Stored ticket Data'.
To delete this stored data, click the 'Reduce Passenger' button.
A small window will open with list of passenger names. Select the passenger(s) name(s) and
click the 'OK' button to delete the stored data of the selected passenger(s).
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'Interrupt' button is used to Cancel the issue ticket cycle.
'Interrupt and Redisplay' button is used to cancel the issue ticket cycle and displays the
booking details again.
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Types of Ticket Issuance
The ticketing module allows the agent to create two types of tickets with two different types of
tarification.
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Issue Paper Ticket with Manual Tarification
Issue Electronic Ticket with Auto Tarification
Issue Electronic Ticket with Manual Tarification
Issue Paper ticket with Auto Tarification
Before issuing a ticket, the Fares and Pricing must be completed for auto tarification.
Click the Fares and Pricing link in the left menu. The fare pricing screen is displayed in the
main work area.
Quote the pricing and return to the Ticketing screen by clicking the Ticketing link in the side
menu.
The fare quotes, fare basis, passenger type and the fare will be displayed.
To issue the ticket, perform the following steps:
1. Select the passenger(s)
2. Select any one fare quote
3. Select the Paper Ticket option
4. Select the issue ticket option
5. Click the Next Button
The 'Issue Ticket Details' screen will be displayed.
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The name of the passenger will be displayed on the top left corner of the screen.
Enter the form of payment in the first form of payment field which is mandatory. Additional
forms of payment fields should be completed as required. The optional name information field
is also optional and can be completed if required.
Note: The fare basis and the fare amount selected in the 'Issue Ticket Screen' will be
displayed due to auto tarification.
If using auto tarification, there will be two Optional Ticketing Fields. The agent can select the
appropriate optional ticketing elements from the provided drop-down menu and enter the
values in the data section. If stored data exists, then it will be populated automatically.
'Issue Itinerary Receipt' option is provided to request the receipt. This will appear only in case
of a paper ticket.
'Issue Mailing Address Card' option is provided to request the mailing address card.
Upon successful issuance of the ticket, the message 'Ticket Issued Successfully' with ticket
details will be displayed in the main work area.
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Issue Paper Ticket with Manual Tarification
To issue a paper ticket with manual tarification, perform the following steps:
1. Select the paper tarification option and the manual tarification option in the 'Issue Ticket'
screen.
2. Click Issue Ticket. The 'Issue Ticket Details' screen will be displayed.
3. Enter the fare basis and fare amount manually.
4. Enter at least one form of payment.
5. Select the endorsements from the 'Optional ticketing fields' (if applicable.)
6. Click Clear. The selected optional ticketing elements and the data entered in the text box
will be set to default values.
If the agent wants to provide more than two optional ticketing elements, click More to select
extra optional ticketing elements.
'Issue Itinerary Receipt' option is provided to request the receipt. This will appear only in case
of a paper ticket.
'Issue Mailing Address Card' option is provided to request the mailing address card.
Click the 'Issue Ticket' button. A paper ticket will be issued and a screen with a success
Issue Electronic Ticket with Auto Tarification
Before issuing the ticket, the Fares and Pricing has to be done for auto tarification.
Click the Fares and Pricing link in the left menu. The fare pricing screen is displayed in the
main work area.
Quote the pricing and return to the Ticketing screen by clicking the Ticketing link in the side
menu.
The fare quotes, fare basis, passenger type and the fare will be displayed.
To issue an electronic ticket with auto tarification, perform the following steps:
1. Select the passenger(s)
2. Select any one fare quote
3. Select the Electronic Ticket option
4. Select the issue ticket option
5. Click the Next button
The 'Issue Ticket Details' screen will be displayed.
Note: The fare basis and the fare amount selected in issue ticket screen will be displayed due
to auto tarification.
The agent can select the appropriate optional ticketing elements from the provided dropdown menu and enter the values in the data section. If stored data exists, then it will be
populated automatically.
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Upon successful issuance of the ticket, a message 'Ticket Issued Successfully' with ticket
details will be displayed in the main work area.
Issue Electronic Ticket with Manual Tarification
To issue an electronic ticket with manual tarification, peform the following steps:
1. Select the electronic ticket option and the manual tarification option in the 'Issue Ticket'
screen.
2. Click the 'Issue Ticket' button to display the 'Issue Ticket Details' screen. Enter the fare
basis and fare amount manually.
3. Enter at least one form of payment.
4. Select the endorsements from the 'Optional ticketing fields' (if any.)
5. Click the 'Issue Ticket' button to issue an electronic ticket. A screen with a success
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Ticket Records
There are three ways to search for Ticket Records:
by viewing ticket links in the booking
by entering the ticket number and pressing 'OK' to get the ticket records, or
■ using the 'Search for Electronic Ticket' option.
The Ticket Records link in the Issue Ticket screen allows viewing the ticket records containing
Ticket Number, Airline code, Office Number, Agent Code, Passenger Name(s), Travel
Date(s), Tarification Type (Auto-A or Manual-M), and Ticket Type--either electronic or paper.
If the ticket is electronic, 'E' is displayed next to the ticket number. When the ticket number is
clicked, the Electronic Ticket Records screen displays. For a paper ticket, clicking on the ticket
number also displays the Paper Ticket Details screen.
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Click on the 'Search for Electronic Ticket' button and the following pop-up window will be
displayed.
Select the 'search type' from the drop-down and provide the values for the mandatory
fields and click on the 'Search' button.
If the screen criteria match more than one record, then the 'Electronic Ticket Records List'
screen will be displayed. If it matches only one record, then Electronic Ticket Record
Screen will be displayed directly.
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Click the Return button to go to the 'Retrieve Ticket Records' screen.
Issue Ticket Details
The 'Issue Ticket Details' screen allows the agent to specify the ticket details and issue the
ticket. The Issue Ticket Details screen varies for manual and auto tarification.
Auto Tarification
If auto tarification is used, the fare basis (AXB) and the fare amount (AXT) will be generated
automatically. (The value is selected in the 'Issue Ticket' screen).
Enter the following details:
Any optional name for the passenger in the 'Optional Name Information' field.
At least one form of payment in either of the form of payment fields.
■ Other fields if applicable.
'Issue Ticket' allows the agent to issue the ticket. The next passenger link will be enabled if
attempting to issue a ticket for more than one passenger.
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To print the current page, click the 'Print Page' button.
The 'Return to Issue Ticket Screen' button reverts back to the 'Issue Ticket' screen.
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With auto tarification, the 'Optional Ticketing Fields' will have two select boxes. Select the
endorsements from the 'Type' select box and provide the data in the 'Data' column.
Manual Tarification
If manual tarification is used, enter the fare basis (AXB) and the fare amount (AXT) manually.
Enter the following details:
Any optional name for the passenger in the 'Optional Name Information' field.
At least one form of payment in either of the form of payment fields.
■ Provide values for Agent ID, Password, Airline, Alternative Printer PID, Commission and
Hand written ticket number, if applicable.
The 'Issue Ticket' button issues the ticket.
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The 'Next Passenger' button will be enabled if attempting to issue a ticket for more than one
passenger.
To print the current page, click the 'Print Page' button.
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Select the endorsements from the 'Type' select box and provide the data in the 'Data' column.
Existing Ticket Records
After issuing a ticket, the 'Existing Ticket Records' screen displays showing all existing tickets
for the current booking.
Electronic Ticket Records
The 'Electronic Ticket Records' screen shown below provides the details about the ticket
issued to a passenger and all the actions that can be performed on the electronic ticket.
The 'Next Page' moves to next page if there are more than four coupons for a particular ticket.
Similarly the 'Previous Page', 'First Page',and 'Last Page' are enabled and can be used if
there are more than four coupons for the ticket.
Click 'Retrieve new ticket record' to return to the 'Existing Ticket Records' screen.
Click 'View List' to return to the 'Electronic Ticket Records List' screen.
Electronic Ticket Record Fields
The electronic ticket record fields are:
ETR Section
Description
Agent
Information
Displays the Information about the agent through which this ticket is booked.
Ticket
Displays the ticket number.
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ETR Section
Description
Number
Passenger
Names
Displays the name of the passenger who belong to this ticket.
Coupon
Displays the serial number of coupons.
From/To
Displays the source and destination of the flight.
Flight
Number
Displays the Flight number.
Date/Time
Display the date and time of travel.
Class
Displays the class priority of the ticket.
Status
Displays the current status of the ticket. The status of the ticket will be 'OPEN
FOR USE' before traveling; it can be changed at any point of time to 'VOID' or
'EXCHANGED' or 'REFUNDED' etc.
The ETR screen allows the agent to perform certain actions on the Electronic ticket. These
actions are:
ETR Functions
Description
Display E-Ticket
Details
Displays the Electronic Ticket details.
Display E-Ticket
History
Provides brief history of the E-ticket like ticket number, Agent information,
Flight information, Date of travel, Date of booking, source, destination, etc.
Request Control of
Selected Coupons
Allows the agent to get the control from other carrier.
Send Control of
Selected Coupons
Allows the agent to give the control of the coupon to other carrier.
Revalidate Selected
Coupons
Allows the agent to revalidate the ticket details.
Change Coupon
Status
The agent can change the current status of the coupon.
Print Exchange
Selected Coupons
The agent can exchange the coupon to any non-interline electronic ticketing
partner.
Refund E-Ticket
Coupons
Allows the agent to update an OPEN coupon.
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ETR Functions
Description
Void Ticket
Allows the agent to void, i.e. withdraw, all the values of the ticket.
Itinerary Receipt Duplicate
Allows the agent to get Receipt of the ticket.
Exchange/Reissue
ETicket to ETicket
Exchanges or Reissues the existing Electronic ticket to a new Electronic
ticket.
Exchange/Reissue
ETicket to Paper
ticket
Exchanges or Reissues the existing Electronic ticket to a new Paper ticket.
Electronic Ticket Details
The Display Electronic Ticket Details option in the ETR screen provides the details of the
Electronic Ticket.
Electronic Ticket History
The Display Electronic Ticket History option in the ETR screen provides a brief history about
the electronic ticket.
This screen provides the ability to verify changes of an electronic ticket. The current status is
shown on the top followed by the latest change in the record.
The 'Return' button takes the agent back to the Electronic Ticket Records Screen.
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Request Control of Selected Coupons
The 'Request Control of Selected Coupons' option in the 'Electronic Ticket Records' screen
allows the agent to get the control of the coupon from the other carrier. The carrier should be
specified in the carrier field.
To gain the control of the coupon from other carrier, perform the following steps:
1. Select the coupon
2. Provide the carrier
3. Click OK next to the 'Request Control of Selected Coupons' option
If the control over the coupon is guaranteed, a success message will be prompted. If not, an
error message will display.
Send Control of Selected Coupons
The 'Send Control of Selected Coupons' option in the 'Electronic Ticket Records' screen
allows the agent to provide the control of the selected coupon to the other carrier.
To send control of the selected coupon to the other carrier, perform the following steps:
2. Provide the carrier name to which the control has to be given
3. Click OK next to 'Send Control of Selected Coupons' option to execute the operation
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If successful, a message appears notifying the status of the coupon will be changed. If not, an
error message will appear.
Revalidate Selected Coupons
The 'Revalidate Selected Coupons' option in the 'Electronic Ticket Records' screen allows
changes to be made to the ticket details such as carrier code, flight number, date , time of
departure, ticketing status , boarding point, etc.
Note: Revalidation is possible only if there is no change in the fare. Also a Passenger Name
Record (Booking) is required to be retrieve to revalidate a ticket.
To revalidate selected coupons, perform the following steps:
1. Select the coupon with the status is 'OPEN FOR USE'
3. Click OK next to the 'Revalidate Selected Coupons' option.
The following screen will be displayed:
The existing itinerary will be listed below. Provide the segment number in the Booking
Segment column and click 'OK' to revalidate the coupon.
The coupon will be revalidated and the success message will appear over the 'ETR' screen.
Change Coupon Status
The 'Change Coupon Status' option in the ETR screen allows changing of the current status
of the coupon. To change the coupon status, perform the following steps:
3. Click OK next to 'Change Coupon Status'.
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The 'Change Coupon Status screen' will be displayed as shown below. Select the status of
the coupon from the drop down menu.
Select the coupon by clicking on the check box and selecting for the status in the list box. On
confirmation click 'OK'. The ETR screen will be displayed with the changed coupon status.
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Notes:
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It is advisable to change the status of the coupon from 'Interim status code' to 'Final Status
code' but not vice versa.
Coupons, which are not allowed a change in status, will not be provided any check box to
select that coupon.
If the coupon has one of the following statuses, then the agent is not allowed to select that
coupon.
● Flown/Used
● OA Control - XX
● Information Only
● Suspended
A coupon may not be changed to its existing status.
To return to the ETR screen, click the 'Cancel' button.
Change Coupon Status - Lifted / Boarded
To change the coupon status, perform the following steps:
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Select Status as 'Lifted/Boarded' from the drop-down menu of Status in the Change
Coupon Status Screen and click OK.
Agent can enter the details to be changed in the text boxes provided.
Click OK to change the selected coupon status to 'BOARDED' in the Electronic Ticket
Record screen.
Click Return to access the Electronic Ticket Record screen.
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Print Exchange Selected Coupon - Electronic Ticket
The 'Print Exchange Selected Coupons' screen in the Electronic Ticket Records (ETR)
screen is used by agents to exchange or to refund a ticket to a non-interline e-ticketing
capable partner, which currently necessitates the need to change the ticket media of the
electronic ticket coupon(s) to paper.
To change the status, the agent has to select the coupon and click 'OK'.
Coupons, which are not allow to change status, will not be provided any check box to select
that coupon.
The ETR screen will be displayed with the coupon status change to 'Print Exchanged'.
A success message will be displayed with the ticket number and returns to the ETR screen
with the updated status as Print Exchanged.
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Refund Electronic Ticket Coupon
The 'Refund Electronic Ticket Coupon' option in the Electronic Ticket Records screen allows
the agent to update the coupons. Only the coupons with status 'OPEN FOR USE' and
'Exchanged' can be refunded.
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Click OK next to 'Refund E-ticket Coupons' option. The Refund E-Ticket Screen will be
displayed.
Refund screen displays the details, such as ticket number, booking reference, issued
agent, Form or Payment, and Equivalent Amount Paid.
Agent can enter the details, such as Commission amount, commission rate, penalty for
refund, and form of payment for performing refund in the provided text boxes.
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Click the 'OK' button on the refund screen to submit the request. If the request is
processed successfully, a pop-up message will be displayed, 'REFUND PROCESSED',
and the status of the coupon changed to 'REFUNDED' in the electronic ticket record
screen.
Click the 'Return' button to go to the Electronic Ticket Record Screen.
Void Ticket
The Void Ticket option in the 'Electronic Ticket Records' screen allows the agent to void the
ticket. All the values of the ticket will be withdrawn when the ticket is voided.
When the agent clicks OK next to 'VOID Ticket' option, the ticket will be voided and the
success message will appear over the 'Electronic Ticket Records' screen'.
The status of the coupon will be changed to 'VOIDED'.
Note: Once the ticket is voided it cannot be reverted.
Itinerary Receipt - Duplicate
The 'Itinerary Receipt - Duplicate' option in the 'Electronic Ticket Records' screen allows the
agent to get a receipt of the ticket either as a print out or as an e-mail.
When OK next to the Itinerary Receipt - Duplicate option is clicked in the 'Electronic Ticket
Records' screen, the following page will be displayed:
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To have the ticket details sent to the printer, select the 'Printed' option and click the 'OK'
button. The success or error message will appear over the 'Electronic Ticket Records' screen.
When the agent selects the E-mail option, the e-mail address should be given in the E-mail
Address field. Click OK and a Success Message will display over the 'Electronic Ticket
Records' screen.
Exchange Electronic Ticket to Electronic Ticket
The Exchange Electronic Ticket to Electronic Ticket option in the 'Electronic Ticket Records'
screen allows exchanging the existing ticket or reissuing a new electronic ticket.
To exchange or reissue, the ticket should have at least one coupon with 'Open' status.
To exchange/reissue an electronic ticket, perform the following steps:
1. Select the coupon with the status 'OPEN FOR USE'
2. Enter the carrier
3. Click OK next to the 'Exchange/Reissue E-Ticket to E-Ticket' option
System generated optional ticketing elements will be populated automatically in the screen.
The agent can select the other optional ticketing elements from the drop-down menu.
The 'No fare required' option will be listed along with predefined fare quotes (quoted using
'Fares and Pricing' link in left menu) if any.
If you select 'No fare required ' option it is Manual Tarification; selecting any of the Fare
Quotes it becomes Auto Tarification.
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E-Ticket to E-Ticket with Manual Tarification
When the 'No fare required' option is selected, click the 'OK' button. The 'Issue Ticket Details'
page will be displayed where the fare basis and fare amounts can be entered manually.
The system generated form of payment will be displayed in the 'Form of Payment1' field.
Other form of payments may be entered in the 'Form of Payment2' and 'Form of Payment3'
fields if needed.
The system generated endorsements will be displayed in the 'Optional Ticketing Fields'.
Other endorsements may be selected from the drop-down list.
Click the 'Issue Ticket' button to generate a new ticket. The new ticket is electronic with
manual tarification. The user will be redirected to the 'Issue Ticket Details' screen which will
display the details of the newly generated ticket.
The status of the old ticket will be changed to 'Exchanged ' in the 'Electronic Ticket Records'
screen.
E-Ticket to E-Ticket Auto Tarification
If any one of the Fare Quotes is selected and the agent clicks 'OK', the 'Issues Ticket Details'
page will be displayed with pre-populated fare basis, fare amount, form of payments and
endorsements.
The system generated form of payment will be displayed in the 'Form of Payment1' field. Two
more form of payments may be entered if needed.
On submission of this screen, the new ticket will be generated. The ticket will be an electronic
ticket with auto tarification. The agent will be redirected to the 'Issue Ticket Details' screen
which will display the details of the newly generated ticket.
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Electronic Ticket Record Login
When the agent does not have the rights to modify the electronic ticket, all the ETR actions
described above will not be visible to the agent.
The agent is allowed only to view the coupons.
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Click Next Page to access the ETR screen if multiples exist; otherwise, this button will be
disabled.
Click Previous Page to access the previous page from the current ETR page, which is
displayed.
Click Retrieve New Ticket to access the 'Retrieve Ticket Records' screen, which enables
the agent to retrieve the new ETR screen.
Click View List to access the 'Electronic Ticket Records List' screen.
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Exchange Electronic Ticket to Paper Ticket
The 'Exchange Electronic Ticket to Paper Ticket' option in the 'Electronic Ticket Records'
screen allows exchanging the existing ticket or reissuing a new paper ticket.
Either Manual Tarification or Auto Tarification can be selected.
Electronic to Paper Manual Tarification
To exchange/reissue an electronic ticket to a paper ticket, perform the following steps:
1. Select the coupon with the status of 'OPEN FOR USE'
2. Enter the carrier information
3. Click OK next to the 'Exchange/Reissue Eticket to Paper Ticket' option
The 'No fare required' option will be listed along with predefined fare quotes (quoted using
'Fares and Pricing' link in left menu) if any.
If 'No fare required ' option is selected, it is manual tarification. If any of the fare quotes are
selected, it becomes auto tarification.
If the 'No Fare required ' option is selected and the agent clicks 'OK', the 'Issue Ticket Details'
screen will display. This screen allows entry of the fare basis and fare amount manually.
The system generated form of payment will be displayed in the 'Form of Payment1' field.
Other form of payments can be entered in the 'Form of Payment2' and 'Form of Payment3'
fields.
The system generated endorsements will be displayed in the 'Optional Ticketing Fields'.
Other endorsements can be selected from the drop-down list.
Click the 'Issue Ticket' button to generate a new ticket. The new ticket is a paper ticket with
manual tarification. You will be redirected to the ticket record page which will display details of
the newly generated ticket.
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Sales Report
The 'Sales Report' link in the ticketing module allows the agent to the print the sales report of
the requested office number.
While the Office Number is mandatory, the Counter Number is optional. The Office Number is
pre-populated based on the login information. Click the print button to print the sales report of
the given office number.
The success message will appear in the same page if the sales report is printed successfully.
If there is a problem in printing the sales report, a window will open with the error message.
Auto Issue All
The 'Automatically issue ticket for all passengers' option in the 'Issue Ticket' screen allows the
agent to issue tickets to more than one passengers with same tarification and ticket type.
Select the tarification (manual tarification or select the fare quotes for auto tarification), the
ticket type (paper ticket or electronic ticket), 'Issue Ticket' option, and choose the
'Automatically issue ticket for all passengers' option. Click the 'Next' button.
The 'Issue Ticket Details' screen will be displayed. After entering the required details, Issue
the ticket by clicking the 'Issue Ticket' button.
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The ticket will be issued for all the passengers with same tarification, ticket type, fare basis
and fare amount.
The 'Existing Ticket Records' screen will be appear with the ticket details of the passengers.
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Multiple Passenger
In the 'Issue Ticket' screen, more than one passenger can be selected and allowed to be
ticketed with same tarification and ticketing type.
Select more than one passenger, tarification (manual tarification or select the fare quotes for
auto tarification) and ticket type (paper ticket or electronic ticket). Click the 'Next' button.
The 'Issue Ticket Details' screen will be displayed for the first passenger. After entering the
required details, clicking the 'Issue Ticket' button issues the ticket.
The ticket will be issued for this passenger. After successful issuance of the ticket, the 'Issue
Ticket' button will be disabled and the 'Next passenger' button will be enabled.
If the stored data is present for this passenger it will be populated. Continue to issue the ticket
for the remaining passengers selected in the issue ticket screen. After issuing the ticket for the
last passenger, the 'Existing Ticket Records' screen will display with the ticket details of the
passengers.
Existing Ticket Records Screen
Store and Issue Ticket
The 'Store and Ticket' option in the 'Issue Ticket' screen allows storing the ticket details and
issuing at the same time.
To store and issue the ticket:
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Select the passengers
Select the tarification
Select the ticket type
Click the 'Store and Issue Ticket' option
Click 'Next'
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The 'Issue Ticket Details' screen shown below will be displayed. Enter the required details
and click the' Store and Issue Ticket' button.
After storing the ticket details, the ticket will be issued and a summary screen will be
displayed.
Note: The success message 'Ticket(s) issued' is at the top of the screen. The ticket number,
airline, office, agent, indicators, number of documents, passenger name(s), tarification, and
date are shown under the 'Existing Tickets' field. The stored ticket details are shown below
'Stored Ticketing Data'
Store Ticket
The 'Store Ticket' option in the 'Issue Ticket' screen allows for storing the ticket details and
issuing the ticket. To store the ticket details:
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Select the passengers
Select the tarification
Select the ticket type
Select the store ticket option
Click the 'Issue Ticket' button in the 'Issue Ticket' screen
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The Issue Ticket Details screen will be displayed. Enter the required details and click the
'Store Ticket' button.
After storing the ticket, the Success Message Alert dialog box will appear.
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The Cancel booking function is used to completely cancel a booking.
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To access the 'Cancel' screen, click the 'Cancel' button on the menu.
A canceled booking can only be retrieved and viewed in the Emulator.
To cancel the booking, click on the 'Cancel' button. If a remark has been populated, it is
added to the booking 'Update' element. The SITA Reservations response is displayed in
the 'Host Response' section of the screen.
The canceled booking is then sent to SITA Reservations.
If the entry is successful, a response will display stating 'booking [Record Locator]
canceled'.
If the entry is unsuccessful, an error message will display.
Click on a navigational tab on the menu and go to another screen to avoid the cancel
function.
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Ignore transactions allow the 'ignore' or 'ignore and retrieve' function in the booking.
Click Ignore on the top menu of SITA Reservations Desktop. Clicking Ignore will immediately
trigger the action and the Ignore Screen displays with a message.
Note: If the current booking has not been ended and therefore does not have a Record
Locator, the 'Ignore Retrieve' button is hidden.
Click Ignore. The system sends the ignore entry to the host. The ignore response from SITA
Reservations is translated and a successful message or an error message displays in the
Ignore Screen.
Ignore and Retrieve
The 'Ignore and Retrieve' button is used to ignore any changes that have been made to the
booking since it was last ended; and redisplay it in its original state. If the 'Ignore and Retrieve'
request is successful, the Booking Summary Screen is displayed.
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The End process aims to reduce the number of hits to the host as well as providing a solution
to deal with unexpected connectivity problems.
During the end process, SITA Reservations Desktop has an additional step of creating a
'dummy' booking. This 'dummy' booking contains the mandatory fields; names, segments,
contact and ticketing.
The 'End' screen is accessed by clicking on the 'End' tab on the menu. In order to end a
booking and successfully generate a SITA Reservations record locator, the following
mandatory fields must be added first:
Names
Air Itinerary
■ Contacts
■ Ticket Field
The number of passenger names must match the number of seats in the air itinerary. A
contact and ticket type must cover each passenger in the booking.
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The 'End' screen provides functionality to 'End' or 'End and Retrieve' a booking. The booking
can be ended by clicking on End or End and Retrieve.
Once a record locator is returned, the dummy contact and ticketing element are deleted and
the rest of the 'real' booking details are added into the booking in one or several hits to the
host depending on the size of the booking.
If the 'dummy' booking is created and there is a problem adding in any of the 'real' details, the
record locator with the text ***Incomplete Booking*** displays in the static screen on the left
hand side of the 'Caller' Input box with the record locator.
The reason for the creation of the 'dummy' booking is to help you and SITA Reservations
Desktop recover from host errors without losing the segments and name details. If there is an
error, SITA Reservations Desktop displays the host error message to you and sends the
'ignore' and 'retrieve' transaction. When SITA Reservations Desktop sends an ignore
transaction the segments and names are not lost as the 'dummy' booking has been created.
Although each screen has field validation, you may have entered something into an input field
that causes SITA Reservations to return a host error message. For example, the ticket date
entered may be when the office is closed and SITA Reservations will therefore not allow the
booking to end. Once amended, retry the 'End' process and SITA Reservations Desktop will
add the rest of the booking details into SITA Reservations.
If a 'dummy' booking had not been created, the segments and names would be lost when the
ignore transaction was sent. Also, if there is connectivity loss during the 'End' process, the
original segments will be lost. Even if SITA Reservations Desktop tried to re-sell the seats
they might not be available. Therefore, it was deemed a safer option to create the 'dummy'
booking during the 'End' process.
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After the record locator has been created, the end process will send the traditional end or end
retrieve transactions.
End Tab
Click End on the SITA Reservations Desktop screen and the End Screen displays.
Note: The End tab on the menu will only display if a booking has been initiated.
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Update Segment Codes changes advice codes to status codes and removes schedule
change indicators from the active display. The booking record locator will be returned as a
result.
Show as Ticketed
converts non-ticketed status in the booking to ticketed. The booking
record locator will be returned as a result.
Print Itinerary prints the Plain Text Itinerary as well as returns the record locator.
Override Continuity overrides the 'CHECK CONTINUITY' error response and returns the
record locator.
Remove Schedule Change Indicators allows the removal of schedule change indicators
from the active booking and converts the advice codes to status codes. The booking record
locator will be returned.
Open booking allows the creation of an Open booking and returns the record locator.
Booking Delivery instructs the host to deliver the newly created or modified booking to
another system and returns the record locator.
No booking Delivery inhibits booking delivery from the host to another system when this
condition applies and returns the record locator.
No Responsibility Change (For Information Segment Ticketing) - converts Other Airline
Information Segments to ticketable segments and returns the system record locator.
Override Warnings overrides any conditions that would prevent End Transaction and
returns the record locator.
Add Remark
allows the agent to input a remark up to 22 characters. If the 'Add Remark'
field is populated, the contents of the input field are added to the SITA Reservations
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'Update' element when the booking is ended. The 'Update' element can be viewed in SITA
Reservations Desktop by clicking on the booking tab and selecting the 'History' tab. It is not
displayed in any other part of the application.
To stop the 'End' process, click on any tab on the left hand side of SITA Reservations Desktop
to navigate to the screen required to continue the booking.
End Button
Click on the End button. If the booking does not have a record locator, the 'Dummy' Booking
creation process is triggered. If the booking has a record locator, the appropriate end entry is
sent. The correct type of entry is described below.
Type
Sent Entry
'Override Segment'
The 'End and Override Segment' entry is sent to SITA Reservations.
'Override Warning'
The 'End and Override Warning' entry is sent to SITA Reservations.
'No Override'
The 'End' entry is sent to SITA Reservations.
'Update Action Codes'
The 'End and Update Segment Action Codes' entry is sent to SITA
Reservations.
'Add Remark'
Send the appropriate 'End Booking or End/ Redisplay and add remark'
entry to SITA Reservations.
Note: A remark input field can be added to all the entries described above. If a remark is
added by clicking on the 'Add Remark' checkbox, this remark is displayed in the 'Update
Element' section of the booking and can be reviewed in the Booking History tab only. Multiple
update remarks can be displayed and these are read only.
End and Retrieve Button
Click on the End and Retrieve button. If the Booking does not have a record locator, the
'Dummy' Booking creation process is triggered. If the Booking has a record locator, the
appropriate end entry is sent. The correct type of entry is described below.
If the 'Override Segment' radio button is selected the 'End Retrieve' and Override Segment'
entry is sent to SITA Reservations.
If the 'No Override' radio button is selected the 'End and Retrieve' entry is sent to SITA
Reservations.
If the 'Update Action Codes' radio button is selected the 'End Retrieve and Update Segment
Action Codes' entry is sent to SITA Reservations.
If the 'Add Remark' checkbox is selected the appropriate 'End/Retrieve Add Remark' entry is
sent to SITA Reservations.
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If the 'Override Warnings' radio button is selected the 'End Booking, override warnings and
retrieve' entry is sent to SITA Reservations.
Note: The SITA Reservations Desktop end process strings multiple entries together to
reduce hits to the host during the Booking creation process. Once a Booking has been
created (i.e. there is a record locator) individual entries will be sent to the host
(add/amend/delete).
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24. Sign Out
SITA Reservations Desktop should only be shut down using the Sign Out link. A prompt to
end or ignore any unfinished transactions will display before a work area is signed out and the
browser closed.
Click Sign Out on the top menu of the SITA Reservations Desktop. The system will trigger
the action immediately.
If the agent does not want to 'sign out', it is possible to navigate away from the Sign Out
screen by clicking on any of the other SITA Reservations Desktop tabs.
It is imperative that the correct sign out procedure is used to shut down all open work areas. In
order for SITA Reservations Desktop to retain control of individual work areas, the agent
must not use the 'X' (Close Window icon) to shut down the application. Refer to Shutdown
Warning for more information.
Shutdown Warning
Attempting to shut down the application using the 'X' Internet browser 'Close Window' button
will result in the following:
The browser window will close
■ Any unfinished transactions may be lost
For this reason, do NOT use the 'X' Close Window icon to close any work areas.
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If other work areas are open, it may be possible to recover some lost transactions by
attempting to sign back in to the area that was closed. However, this will not always work. If
the work area was closed illegally and it was the last open work area, all unfinished
transactions will be lost.
Clicking on the 'X' Internet browser 'Close Window' button will result in the 'Shut Down
Warning' screen being displayed. If this screen displays, the work area has been shut down
incorrectly.
Click OK on the Shutdown Warning screen and the warning is closed.
Close Browser Screen
Click Sign Out. If there are no unfinished transactions, the Close Browser Screen displays.
The Close Browser Screen displays text to show the agent that the work area(s) have been
signed out. If this screen displays, the work area has been signed out correctly.
Click on the hyperlink to close the browser window.
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25. Encode / Decode
Encode / Decode functions provided by SITA Reservations Desktop provide the ability to find
airport codes and / or names, carriers, or cities.
IATA Airport Code Look-up
The IATA Airport Code Look-up screen is access by clicking on a
the right of each 'Depart' and 'Arrive' field in the application.
button tha is displayed to
An airport code can be search by name or code. The system will display any matching airports
for the agent to select. If an airport name or airport code is selected from the list, the system
will populate the adjacent 'Depart' or 'Arrive' field with the details.
The list of airport names and airport codes are returned directly from SITA Reservations and
are not retrieved from an intermediate data store.
IATA Carrier Code Look-up
The IATA Carrier Code Look-up screen is accessed by clicking on a
displayed to the right of each 'Carrier' input field in the application.
button that is
A carrier code can be searched by name or code. The system will display a list of any
matching carriers fo rthe agent to select. If a carrier name or carrier code is selected from the
list, the system will populate the carrier field with details.
The list of carrier names and carrier codes are returned directly from SITA Reservations and
are not retrieved by any intermediate data store.
IATA City Code Look-up
The IATA City Code Look-up screen is accessed by clicking on a button that is displayed to
the right of the City Code field in the 'Contacts' screen within the booking module.
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A city code can be searched by name or code. The system will display any matching cities for
the agent to select. If a city name or code is selected from the list, the system will populate the
'City Code' field with the details.
The list of city names and city codes are returned directly from SITA Reservations and are not
retrieved from an intermediate data store.
Calendar
The calendar is access by clicking on the
displayed to the right of a 'Date' input field.
When a calendar is accessed, today's date is highlighted and any past dates are disabled.
When the agent selects a current or future date, it is automatically populated in the 'Date'field.
The 'Date' field is populated in DDMMMM format. Year cannot be populated.
It is only possible to select a date that is within 365 days of the current date. Any dates that are
greater than 365 days from the current date are disabled. The calendar will display unlimited
future dates in a read only format.
The 'Close' button is used to close the calendar screen.
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Message Button
The Message Button displays on the top section of the screen. This indicates a message has
been received by the PID.
Click on the Message Button or the Message tab and the Message Screen displays.
New messages display in bold and the checkboxes are populated by default. If the message
is from a device not handled by SITA Reservations Desktop, the message will display in red.
Use the scroll bar on the left hand side of the screen to view all messages and check and
uncheck the messages as desired. To delete messages click on the appropriate checkbox(es)
and click Delete button.
If a message is received for a device that is unsupported, the following error will display above
the message: 'Error Message: Device Unsupported'.
An example of a device unsupported is a ticket message. If this type of message is received,
the local PID administrator needs to resolve.
The database is purged of messages that are over one month old on the first day of every
month.
Note: This screen may contain two scroll bars in which case it is the inner scroll bar that must
be used to scroll down and view old messages. If a full screen (F11) is not displayed, use the
horizontal scroll bar to navigate to the appropriate vertical scroll bar.
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SITA Reservations Desktop will support CRT, MSG, and FIL message types for PCPCM
PIDs. If a PID receives any other message types, these are classified as an error and will
display in red.
SITA Reservations Desktop will support CRT messages only for U100 and U200 type
PIDs. No error messages are required for the PID types.
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27. Static
The Static section is displayed on every SITA Reservations Desktop screen, except for the
'Sign In' and 'Sign Out - Close Browser' screens.
It displays the following information:
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SITA Reservations Desktop version number
Version build date and time
Server IP address
Caller
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A 'Caller' input field and 'Update' button are provided for the agent to enter a remark.
If the agent populates the 'Caller' field and clicks on the adjacent 'Update' button, the
details are added to the booking as a general remark when the booking is ended.
Envelope Button
An envelope button will display in the static section to inform the agent of any unread,
unsolicited messages.
TIMATIC
SITA Reservations Desktop provides a link to TIMATIC Web. The link is located in the top
right corner of the header with the Help and About links. When an agent clicks Timatic,
TIMATIC Web opens in a new window.
If the agent already has TIMATIC Web open and they click the Timatic link again, SITA
Reservations Desktop routes the agent to the window that is already open.
Note: In order to access TIMATIC Web, the agent's airline must have an agreement with
TIMATIC and currently have access to TIMATIC Web from their desktop.
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28. Work Areas
The work areas can only be signed in sequentially. For instance, to sign in to Area C, the
agent must first be signed in to Areas A and B. For this reason, logic has been added to
display a prompt if the agent attempts to sign in to multiple areas out of sequence.
In SITA Reservations Desktop, a browser window will be opened as a specific work area.
This work area is fixed to that specific browser window and cannot be changed.
There are five different work areas. The work areas display as A, B, C, D and E hyperlinks on
the top left of the screen. Only one browser window can be open for a work area at any one
time. (For instance, it is not possible to have two windows open for area C).
Each open browser window will represent a work area. The work area can be determined by
the highlighted work area hyperlink.
Only one of the open browser windows is 'active' at any one time. Transactions can only be
completed from the 'active' work area.
Work Area A is active after initial sign in.
Managing Multiple Work Areas
With multiple work areas open and an expired session, the first work area navigates to the
sign in screen. Sign in again and that session becomes Work Area A and all the other work
areas/browsers are no longer valid. This means that there could be two Work Area A's, and if
one is closed it will close them both.
If in Work Area A and go back to the sign in screen and sign back in, any other sessions that
are open are no longer valid. Therefore, on a time out, close browsers and sign in again.
Close all other SITA Reservations Desktop browsers before signing back in.
Click on a work area hyperlink. SITA Reservations Desktop determines if the selected work
area has an existing browser window.
If there is an existing browser window, you are already signed in. SITA Reservations Desktop
sends the 'Agent In' entry to SITA Reservations. The window displays on top of any other
windows pre-populated with any existing transactions. If there is no existing browser window,
SITA Reservations Desktop determines if there is an existing session.
If there is an existing session, SITA Reservations Desktop opens a browser window and
displays the sign in screen with message 'Already logged into Area 'n'. Click the Sign In to
change to this work area'.
Click Sign In and SITA Reservations Desktop displays any existing transactions in that work
area.
If there is no open window and no existing session, SITA Reservations Desktop determines if
the selected work area is the current work area.
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If the selected work area is the current work area, SITA Reservations Desktop displays error
message 'You are already signed in to Area 'n'. (Where 'n' is the selected work area). Please
go to the area 'n' browser window'.
If the selected work area is not the current work area, SITA Reservations Desktop
determines if it is the next sequential work area.
If the selected area is the next sequential work area, SITA Reservations Desktop opens a
new browser window for that area with the Sign In screen displayed. If the selected area is
not the next sequential work area, SITA Reservations Desktop displays an error message 'n
is not the next available work area. Please sign in to 'm' first'. (Where 'n' equals the selected
work area and 'm' equals the next sequential work area).
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A
Examples of age related discounts include Senior Citizen Discount and Children Discount.
Only one age related discount type per passenger can be selected.
Airport Ticket
A passenger may choose to pick up a ticket at the airport. All the optional ticketing features
can be used with the Airport Ticket code. AT is the ticket indicator code for airport ticket.
B
The date the original booking was created. The date will need to be a two-digit date, followed
by a three-letter month, ending with a two-digit year; i.e., DDMMMYY.
Booking Summary Screen Description
The Booking Summary Screen displays a summary of a booking that is currently in session.
The screen is for viewing purposes only. The booking information displays in the appropriate
part of the Booking Summary Screen. For example, passenger names will display under the
heading Passengers. Each section of the screen will size dynamically dependent on its
contents.
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City Pair
The Origination and Destination city pair for the booking record.
Class
Class of Service. For example F, Y or C.
Connections
A connection (inbound or outbound) exists for list purposes if one of the following conditions is
satisfied. Simple round trips are excluded (e.g., FRACDG and CDGFRA).
1. Both segments contain times - The time between the arrival and departure of the
segments is less than or equal to user parameters. Two parameters exist to determine:
inbound (URPSEG) and outbound (URDSEG).
2. One segment does not contain times - The segments arrive and depart on the same day
or, the segment with times arrives within the URPSEG value of the midnight preceding
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the outbound segment date, or the segment with times departs within the URDSEG value
of the midnight following the inbound segment date.
3. Second and third onward connections - To qualify for second (.O2/ and .O3/) third onward
connections for PNL generation, connections must be for the arrival day or the following
day.
Contact Screen
The Contact Screen shows contacts that already exist within the booking. It displays contact
'Passenger will Contact' only, the contact type input will display.
Currency
The fare display currency is defaulted to the agents CRT office city code as determined by the
agent's sign in. It is not possible to request a fare display in an alternative currency. However,
SITA Reservations Desktopp does allow the agent to request a fare display in 'NUC'.
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Destination
The arrival airport code is entered here. If the code is unknown, use the look-up functionality.
A Destination Point is always a city or an airport code.
Discount Description
If a discount is appropriate, select the type of discount in this area of the screen. There are
three main fields of discount options:
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Electronic Ticket
Electronic ticketing is the most efficient and cost effective method of producing tickets. The
ticket details are maintained in the database; therefore, the passenger need not carry the
ticket in hand while travelling. The form of payment is credit card or check.
Emulator
Use the Emulator Screen to request entries in the top and bottom half of the screen. In the
bottom half of the screen, enter a SOM '>' key and then enter the transaction to be sent to
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SITA Reservations. SITA Reservations responses may be manipulated to request the next
entry. If sending a multiple line entry to SITA Reservations then press the Square Close
Bracket ']' symbol on the keyboard. The emulator will then add a carriage return and the
cursor will be active on the next line to continue the SITA Reservations entry.
Press the Enter key and the entry is sent to SITA Reservations. The successful or
unsuccessful response displays in the main section of the Emulator Screen. If there is no
response from SITA Reservations, the error message 'No Response from Host' will display.
Extra Seats Description
The types of extra seats are cabin baggage and extra seats. SITA Reservations Desktop will
always enter the extra seats types (CBBG and EXST) into the booking as a family surname
entry. An SSR will need to be added by the agent in the SSR OSI screen to provide a
description of the extra seat type and the entry will need to be passenger associated
appropriately.
F
Fare as Booked
A SITA Airfare/Reservations transaction that is used to price individual and multiple name
Passenger Name (Booking). Segment information contained in the booking at time of pricing
is the basis for the fare quote response.
Fare Basis Description
The Fare Basis section is to be used in conjunction with established quotes. The Fare Basis
Code can be applied to all segments as a unit to each segment individually.
Fare Types
The fare type section provides a listing of fare type options; for example, excursion, first class,
and forth.
Flight Type
Select the appropriate type, either one-way or return. If the return option is selected, the
return leg will automatically default to the reverse of the start leg. This can be overtyped.
H
Hong Kong Surcharge
To override Hong Kong surcharges, simply check the Override Hong Kong Surcharge box in
the Override Options section.
HTML
Hyper Text Mark Up Language
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I
Ignore Transaction
Ignore transactions allow the 'ignore' or 'ignore and retrieve' function in the booking.
Examples of industry related discounts include Agent Discount and Tour Guide Discount.
Only one industry related discount type per passenger can be selected.
Input area
When clicking on the input area, enter the native entry and click Enter. The native entry will be
sent directly to SITA Reservations. The successful or unsuccessful response displays in the
main section of the Emulator screen.
L
Liaison
Application currently used to access SITA Reservations native commands.
Lowest Fare Quote Booking (FQB)
A SITA Airfare/Reservations transaction that is used to activate an availability search in SITA
Reservations and a fare quote search in Airfare to automatically book or rebook a reservation
in available Reservations Booking Designators (RBDs) that correspond to the lowest fare
available at the time of the transaction. This transaction is limited for use in pricing to an
individual or multiple-name booking.
Lowest Fare Quote Possible (FQP)
A SITA Airfare/Reservations transaction that is used to activate a Reservations Booking
Designator (RBD) search, regardless of availability, in SITA Reservations and a fare quote
search in Airfare to produce the lowest fare possible. The response includes availability status
of Reservations Booking Designators (RBDs) applicable for the fare. This transaction is
limited for use in pricing individual or multiple-name bookings.
M
Examples of miscellaneous discounts include Bonus Plan or Frequent Flyer Discount and
Government Order Discount. Only one miscellaneous discount type per passenger can be
selected.
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N
Number In Party
The appropriate number of seats to be reserved for a family/surname or group name unless
the agent is only creating a booking / booking for a party of one, in which case the number can
be omitted.
O
Option
The OP Element can be used like a 'TL' to create a queue. An 'XTL' can also be created with
an expiry date set for several days later. This enables the booking to be automatically
cancelled if the customer does not pick up the ticket.
Origin
The departure airport code is entered in the Origin field. If the airport code is unknown, click
on the question mark ( ? ) to the right of the origin entry box. A pop-up window appears to
enter in either the city name or the departure airport. Then press the Look-up button. The
appropriate airport code is returned and automatically entered into the field.
P
Paper Ticket
In case of paper ticket, the passenger or the agent who is going to book the ticket will recieve
the ticket in hand which he has to carry while traveling. The mode of payment will be cash or
credit card.
Passenger Type Details
Passengers are categorized into Adults or Children. The agent can also specify whether they
would like any Cabin Bag space or Extra Seats.
PID - Printer Identification number
Every machine used to access the application must have a Printer Identification number
assign to it. When the machine is not configured with the PID number, the agent can
configure the PID for the first time during login. The PID number is mandatory to access the
application.
PNR - Passenger Name Record
A record of each passenger's travel requirements that contains all information necessary to
enable reservations to be processed and controlled by the booking and participating airlines.
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Point of Sale
The point of sale field must be a City Code. If the use is unsure of the City Code, click on the
question mark for the encode/decode screen.
Point of Ticketing
The point of ticketing field must be a City Code. If the agent is unsure of the City Code, click on
the question mark for the encode/decode screen.
Pricing Itinerary Option
The Pricing Itinerary option is used when an itinerary has been created. (Pricing without
Itinerary requires a use of a screen called Shopper or the Fare Display Search Screen.)
Pricing Type Field
The Pricing Type field offers you four different pricing type options:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Fare as Booked (the default Pricing Type)
Lowest Fare and Rebook
Lowest Fare Available
Lowest Fare Possible
Q
Quote Indicator (QTE)
When the SELECT Function is used to select Segment Elements for pricing, the Interface
automatically attaches a Quote Indicator (QTE) to the selected Segment Elements.
The Quote Indicator is displayed at the end of each selected Segment Element when the
SITA Reservations booking is re-displayed.
Once the Segment Elements have been selected with the SELECT Function, the Agent may
enter the pricing transaction.
Only the Segment Elements which contain the Quote Indicator (QTE) are converted by the
Interface for pricing by SITA Airfare.
If the SEL: Function is not used to select Segment Elements for conversion and pricing, the
Interface will automatically attempt to convert all of the Segment Elements in the SITA
Reservations Booking.
R
Record Locator
The Record Locator is a system reference number.
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Reference Number
The Reference Number is a hyperlink. Click the hyperlink to send a Retrieve Booking Entry.
The Booking Summary screen then displays pre-populated with the booking details.
Remarks Screen Description
The Remarks screen shows remarks that exist in the booking or internal memory once a
remark has been added into the Add Remarks Screen.
Remove Quote Indicator
The Agent may remove Quote Indicators from a single or from multiple Segment Elements in
the same entry.
Responsibility
Identifies the office in control of the booking.
S
Shopper Screen Description
Pricing without Itinerary requires a use of a screen called Shopper. This screen provides a
way to input information to retrieve a quote for a proposed itinerary.
The Shopper Screen displays input fields to enter the itinerary information required to shop
for a quote.
The only mandatory fields are the first segment From and To Fields. It is mandatory to click on
the connection checkbox if the segment in question is NOT a stopover. Also, it is mandatory to
click on the surface segment checkbox if the segment is a surface sector.
Shutdown Warning Screen Description
Click on the 'X' Internet browser 'Close Window' button and the 'Shut Down Warning' screen
displays. If this screen displays, the work area has been shut down incorrectly.
Sign Out
SITA Reservations Desktop should only be shut down using the Sign Out button. A prompt to
end or ignore any unfinished transactions will display before a work area is signed out and the
browser closed. Click on the Sign Out button on the top menu. The system will attempt to sign
out.
Similar Name List - Booking Retrieve Description
If SITA Reservations is unable to find a booking with the exact spelling of the Surname
entered in the Retrieve Booking by Flight Details screen, a name list displays with a list of
passenger names which have a similar spelling.
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SITA Integration Platform
Middleware communicating to SITA Reservations.
SITA Reservations
SITA's computer reservation system.
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SSR Codes
SSR Code
Definition
SSR Code
Definition
AVIH
Animal in Hold
NLML
Non-lactose Meal
AVML
Asian Vegetarian Meal
NSSA
No Smoking Aisle Seat
BBML
Infant/Baby Food
NSSB
No Smoking Bulkhead Seat
BIKE
Bicycle
NSST
No Smoking Seat
BLML
Bland/Soft Meal
NSSW
No Smoking Window Seat
BLND
Blind Passenger
ORML
Oriental Meal
BSCT
Bassinet/Carrycot/Baby
Basket
PCTC
Passenger Provided Contact
Information
BULK
Bulky Baggage
PETC
Animal in Cabin
CBBG
Cabin Baggage
RQST
Seat Request
CHML
Child's Meal
RVML
Raw Vegetarian Meal
CKIN
Provides information for
airport personnel for
passenger handling at
departure time, for
which no other SSR
code exists and does
not require a reply.
SEAT
Pre-reserved Seat Requested
COUR
Commercial Courier
SEMN
Ship's Crew
DBML
Diabetic Meal
SFML
Seafood Meal
DEAF
Deaf Passenger
SLPR
Berth/Bed in Cabin
DEPA
Deportee w/ Escort
SMSA
Smoking Aisle
DEPU
Deportee
Unaccompanied
SMSB
Smoking Bulkhead
EXST
Extra Seat
SMST
Smoking Seat
FOID
Electronic Ticketing
Form of Identification
SMSW
Smoking Window Seat
FPML
Fruit Platter
SPEQ
Sports Equipment
FQTR
Frequent Traveller
Award Redemption
Journey
SPML
Special Meal
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SSR Code
Definition
SSR Code
Definition
FQTS
Frequent Traveller
Service Benefit
Information
STCR
Stretcher Passenger
FQTU
Frequent Traveller
Upgrade Award
Redemption
TKNA
Ticket Numbers for
automatically generated tickets
FQTV
Frequent Traveller
Information
TKNE
Electronic Ticket Number
FRAG
Fragile Baggage
TKNM
Manually Entered Ticket Number
GFML
Gluten-free Meal
TWOV
Transit/Transfer without Visa
GPST
Group Seat Request followed by seat number
Block/Range
UMNR
Unaccompanied Minor
HFML
High Fiber Meal
VGML
Vegetarian Meal (non-dairy)
HNML
Hindu Meal
VLML
Vegetarian Meal (lacto-ovo)
KSML
Kosher Meal
WCBD
Dry Cell Batt. Wheelchair
LANG
Language Spoken
WCBW
Wet Cell Batt. Wheelchair
LCML
Low Calorie Meal
WCHC
Wheelchair/Cabin Seat
LFML
Low Cholesterol, Low
Fat Meal
WCHR
Wheelchair/Ramp
LPML
Low Protein Meal
WCHS
Wheelchair/Steps
LSML
Low Sodium, No Salt
Added Meal
WCMP
Wheelchair (manual power) to be
transported by a passenger.
MAAS
Meet and Assist
WCOB
Wheelchair (on board) provided
by airline
MEDA
Medical Case
WEAP
Weapon Code
MOML
Moslem Meal
XBAG
Excess Baggage
SSR/OSI Screen Descriptions
Click on the SSR OSI tab of the booking module to display the Add SSR Screen. SSRs may
be passenger and segment related. OSIs may be passenger and carrier (airline) related.
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Status Code
The Status Code refers to the booking status, such as HK - confirmed, LL - waitlisted, NN need.
Status Code List
Confirmed Codes: FS/HK/HS/IS/KK/KL/RR/SS/LK/NK/OK/TK/GK/PK/HQ/SQ
On Request/Waitlisted Codes: HL/HN/LL/NN/US/UU/GL/PL/GN
Space Available Codes: NR/SA
Stopover Indicators
S = Stopover
X = Connection (No Stopover)
U = Unknown
Store Fares Description
From the Fare Quote Screen, a specific quote can be selected. Click on the Store Fares
button to store the fare. A store quote entry is sent to store a quote and it is at this point it can
be passenger related. The quote does not have to be stored with passenger relation. For
example, in SITA Reservations an infant is not added into the name field therefore an infant
quote cannot be stored passenger related to a specific passenger.
T
Taxes
The Taxes section provides fields to enter up to six individual country/tax codes with the
options Not Applied or Exempt.
When the box designated All is checked, the tax code fields are rendered inactive and the
options Not Applied or Exempt apply to all countries.
Ticket Status Element
The Ticket Status Element must be updated to show how and when the passenger was
ticketed. When the ticket element is changed, the original details are placed into the historical
section of the booking on the EOT command (end or end and retrieve in SITA Reservations
Desktop).
Ticket Type - Mail Ticket Description
The mail ticket status indicates the passengers who will receive their tickets by mail. This
element is a means of queuing the booking to a specified office.
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Ticketed
If the customer has already purchased a ticket, it should be noted in the booking using the
Ticketed Code - T. The ticket number should also be included if available.
Ticketing Description
Specific ticketing information of bookings can be added in the ticketing portion of SITA
Ticketing Types Description
There are six ticketing type options available, including Time limit, Time limit Auto Cancel, Mail
Ticket, Airport Ticket, Will Call Ticket, and Ticketed. Option is included in the ticket type dropdown but it a separate element that deals with placing the booking on a queue.
Time Limit
A Time Limit Ticket is set up for a passenger to purchase the ticket by a certain time and date
or it will auto cancel.
Note:A SITA Reservations Electronic Ticket entry is added into the booking as a time limit.
Time Limit Auto Cancel
A Time Limit Ticket is set up for a passenger to purchase the ticket by a certain time and date
or it will auto cancel.
Note: A SITA Reservations Electronic Ticket entry is added into the booking as a time limit.
Times
Arrival and Departure Times are always in 24 hour clock format.
W
Will Call Ticket
A Will Call Ticket arrangement is made for the passenger when an agreement has been
made to pick up the ticket on a specified date at a specific office.
Work Areas Description
There are five different work areas that an agent can sign in to. The work areas display as A,
B, C, D and E hyperlinks on the top left of the screen. Only one browser window can be open
for a work area at any one time. These work areas must be signed into sequentially.
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X
XML
Extensible Mark Up Language
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30. Index
A
accessing customer profile
139
accessing frequent flyer information
139
accessing queues
191
OSI
38
remarks
40
seat assignment
49
SSR
37
names screen
31
75
address screen
32
33
administration
137
air availability
7, 19
air seach
20
air seach screen fields
22
availability display
23
calendar availability
24
direct sell
25
normal availability
20
air calendar search
20
air seach screen fields
22
air search
20
air calendar search
20
number of passengers
21
aircraft configuration
78
copy
81
create
80
delete
81
update
81
airport code look-up
assign seat
30. Index
associating SSR to booking
142
auto issue all
248
availability display
23
availability request
date format
24
265
47
82
copy
86
create
83
delete
86
display
84
update
85
30
add SSR, group booking
add
196
add
add contacts screen
associating agent to queue
B
block space
178
booking
205
booking management
27
booking summary
51
contact screen
31
display seat map
47
history screen
46
incomplete booking
27
miscellaneous vendor information
53
names screen
27
remarks
40
ticketing
42
ticketing types
54
booking processing
192
booking retrieve
59
by flight details
59
by record locator
59
calendar look-up
71
list tab
62
ml selection criteria codes
64
multi-selection passenger list
60, 64
recently used bookings
70
search by passenger lists
61
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search flight details
60
delete city pair
113
similar name list
63
update city pair
113
booking summary
51
view city pair
113
buttons
5
city/airport
106
add ticketing
44
copy city
110
add, contact details
32
create city
107
cancel, contact screen
34
delete city
110
cancel, OSI
39
display list
108
cancel, SSR,
37
update city
109
change, booking
28
change, ticketing
45
city / airport
106
delete
30
city pair, automatic routing
111
delete, ticketing
45
office
114
city/airport & administrative
end
261
close browser screen
end / retrieve
261
code share
envelope
269
106
263
86
copy
92
modify - extra seat
29
create
88
modify, names screen
29
delete
92
ok, OSI
39
update
91
ok, SSR
38
view
90
remove to history, SSR
38
SSR
38
codeshare protections
common functions
189
5
buttons
5
customer profile mask
6
dates
6
24
emulator
6
24
enter key
6
71
error messages
7
caller
269
internal memory
7
cancel transaction
255
select /unselect hyperlink
7
carrier code look-up
265
C
calendar
calendar availability
availability request, date format
calendar look-up
certificates
change order remarks
266
8
41
changing a queue
197
city code look-up
265
city pair, automatic routing
111
create city pair
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112
complete booking
configuration screen
205
17
contact details
quick book
contact screen
202
31
add
31
add address
33
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add button, contact details
32
e-mail screen data
132
address
32
filter list
132
cancel button
34
journey search results
131
delete address
35
optional results
131
modify
32
previously retrieved journeys
130
modify address
34
sort list
132
control tables
city/airport & administrative
flight control
77
106
78
customer profile
accessing
121
customer search
miscellaneous
118
cut and paste
special services request
118
3
currency conversion, fare display
165
currency conversion, fare quote
165
currency exchange fields
165
currency exchange rates
164
currency conversion
165
currency conversion, fare quote
165
currency exchange fields
165
guidelines
165
customer journey
123
administration
137
customer list
128
e-mail screen data
127
filter list
127
139
customer profile mask
inventory special service request
copyright
139
6
129
8
D
dates
delay item
6
194
delete
OSI
39
remarks
41
delete address
delete current, display next item
fields
demand AVS
35
193
193
177
direct sell
25
discounts
153
display all queues fields
192
display group bookings
73
group booking
74
journey details
133
journey history
135
journey search
124
126
add seat assignment
49
print screen data
128
assign seat
47
retrieve journey
123
reduce seats
48
view seat map
47
save screen data
128, 135, 137
display last released
fields
display seat map
195
196
47
segment passenger counts
127
displaying current queue item
193
sort list
127
displaying next item
193
128
dps screens
149
customer list
customer search
30. Index
129
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E
e-mail screen data
end tab
260
enter key
6
envelope button
269
259
customer journey
127
EOT
customer list
132
error and validation messages
journey details
135
names screen
30
journey history
136
error messages
7
143
excess baggage charges
edit itinerary
162
add ARNK segment
143
excess baggage details, reverse city pair
164
cancel segment
143
excess baggage information
164
change class
143
quick book
206
change date
143
search options
163
change status code
143
system guidelines
163
flight profile
145
itinerary screen
143
other itinerary items
146
electronic ticket
record login
246
electronic ticket history
237
electronic ticket records
235
electronic ticket, auto tarification
246
electronic ticket, manual tarification
246
electronic tickets
electronic ticket details
emulator
237
6, 147
dps screens
149
entries not recommended
149
input area
148
restricted entries
149
encode, decode
265
end / retrieve button
261
end button
261
end tab
260
end transaction
259
description
259
end / retrieve button
261
end button
261
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excess baggage charges details
164
excess baggage information
164
exchange electronic ticket to electronic ticket 245
exchange electronic ticket to paper ticket
247
existing ticket records
235
existing ticket records screen
250
extra seat details
29
F
fare basis
155
modify
156
modify previously displayed
156
fare component
157
fare display
162
fare display search
160
find fares
161
flight details
161
flight type
161
fare history
162
fare information
158
fare quote
157
fare component
157
fare information
158
30. Index
fare rules
158
frequent flyer FQTV SSR
quotes
157
full screen
stored fares
160
fare rules
158
fares and pricing
151
142
8
G
general information
7
164
air availability
7
discounts
153
certificates
8
162
cut and paste
8
fare basis
155
full screen
8
fare display
162
Java applet
9
fare display search
160
keyboard versus mouse
9
fare history
162
lists
9
fare quote
157
SSRs
10
miscellaneous
162
tabbing
10
override options
154
text size
10
pricing options
151
pricing types
151
stored fares
160
filter list
132
find fares
161
glossary
273
group booking
customer journey
74
display
73
name
73
78
pricing and ticketing
74
aircraft configuration
78
record locator
74
82
SSR
75
code share
86
flight note
93
payload percentage
95
point of sales
98
flight control
reservations booking designator
102
flight details
161
flight information
208
flight note
93
create
94
delete
94
update
94
group bookings
73
H
hints
fare basis
156
hints and tips
5, 7, 11-12
history screen, booking management
46
I
IATA airport code look-up
265
flight profile
145
IATA carrier code look-up
265
flight type
161
IATA city code look-up
265
FQTV SSR
142
ignore and retrieve
257
ignore transaction
257
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incomplete booking
27
internal memory
K
7
internet browser functions
introduction
12
keyboard versus mouse
9
1
inventory management
L
169
block space
178
leg details
210
demand AVS
177
leg, segment controls
212
inventory update
169
lists
readout
173
rebook
176
reports
181
inventory special services request table
copy
122
create
121
delete
122
display
122
update
122
issue ticket details
233
auto tarification
233
manual tarification
234
itinerary receipt, duplicate
244
itinerary screen
143
journey details
9
133
adding comments
134
e-mail screen data
135
print screen data
135
journey history
e-mail screen data
136
print screen data
137
save screen data
137
journey search
results
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M
managing multiple work areas
271
message processing
193
messages
267
supported types
268
miscellaneous
162
164
162
tax information
166
miscellaneous vendor information
53
ml selection criteria codes
64
modfy address
34
modfy contacts screen
32
modify
J
Java applet
9
fare basis
156
fare basis, previously displayed
156
OSI
39
remarks
41
SSR
38
modify passenger screen
multi-selection passenger list
multiple passenger
131
60, 64
250
N
124
126
28
names screen
27
add contacts screen
30
change button - booking
28
30. Index
delete button
30
error and validation messages
30
extra seat details
29
passenger protection
187
modify button
29
passenger reconcile
185
modify button - extra seat
29
modify passenger screen
28
passenger details
27
select / deselect hyperlink
30
navigation
11
normal availability
20
number of passengers
21
O
passenger name
quick book
201
passenger type
pricing
payload percentage
203
95
copy
97
create
96
delete
97
display
96
update
97
point of sales
98
office
114
copy
copy
118
create
99
create
115
delete
101
delete
118
display
100
display list
116
display list
100
update
117
update
101
OSI
101
35
previously retrieved journeys
adding OSIs
38
price group booking
cancel button
39
pricing options
delete OSI
39
discounts
153
modify OSI
39
fare basis
155
ok button
39
override options
154
screen descriptions
35
pricing types
151
other itinerary items
146
Other Service Information
override options
35
154
P
passenger (pax) protection
187
126, 130
74
151
pricing passenger type
203
pricing types
151
print exchange
electronic ticket coupon
242
selected coupon
242
print screen data
128
codeshare
189
customer journey
135
passenger protection
187
journey history
137
passenger details
passenger load estimate
30. Index
27
processing
181
booking
192
message
193
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queue
192
teletype
193
ticketing
193
prohibited internet functions
12
Q
queue change
redisplay last item
195
fields
195
redisplaying last queue item
195
reduce seats
48
reduce SSR
36
refund electronic ticket coupon
243
197
remarks
40
198
add
40
queue description
191
change order
41
queue processing
192
delete
41
queues
191
modify
41
fields
reports
accessing
191
delay item
194
inventory management
181
delete current, display next item
193
passenger load estimate
181
description
191
passenger reconcile
185
display last released
195
route booking profile
184
fields
192
request control selected coupons
238
queue change
197
reservations booking designator
102
redisplay last item
195
copy
106
send to queue
198
create
103
start queue
196
delete
106
201
display
104
complete booking
205
update
105
contact details
202
retrieve group booking, name
206
retrieve journey, customer journey
passenger name
201
pricing passenger type
203
ticketing type / seat assignment
204
quick book
quotes
157
R
readout
173
rebook
176
recently used bookings
70
recommended screen display
12
record locator, group booking
74
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73
123
retrieve journey, previously retrieved journeys 126
retrieving information
customer name
141
frequent flyer number
141
revalidate selected coupons
239
route booking profile
184
S
sales report
248
save screen data
128
journey details
135
30. Index
schedule
special services request table
comments
214
create
119
flight information
208
delete
120
flight summary
215
display
119
leg details
210
update
120
leg, segment controls
212
split booking
periods
207
SSR
schedule change summary
220
add SSR
37
schedule history
221
cancel button
37
Schedule
207
deleting SSRs
38
schedule change summary
220
details
36
schedule history
221
modify SSR
38
ok button, SSR
38
61
reduce
36
60
remove to history
36
remove to history button
38
screen descriptions
35
search
passenger lists
search flight details
search results
similar name list
seat assignment
security alert
segment passenger counts
141
204
15
127
select / unselect hyperlink
send to queue
fields
30
7
198
199
sending item to queue
198
shutdown warning
263
sign-in
35
SSR screen
36
SSRs
10
start queue
196
fields
select / deselect hyperlink
names screen
223
196
static
269
store and issue ticket
250
store ticket
251
stored fares
160
supported message types
268
T
13
configuration screen
17
tabbing
security alert
15
tax information
166
work areas
14
teletype processing
193
sign out
263
text size
10
74
similar name list description
62
ticket group booking
similar name list screen
63
ticket issuance
sort list
Special Service Request
30. Index
132
35
10
electronic, auto tarification
230
electronic, manual tarification
231
paper, auto tarification
228
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paper, manual tarification
230
ticket records
232
ticketing
225
add button, contact screen
44
booking management
42
change button
45
delete button
45
electronic ticket records
ticketing screen
235
43
types of ticket issuance
228
ticketing processing
193
ticketing screen
43
delete ticket
43
display
43
modify ticket
43
ticketing type
204
ticketing types
54
TIMATIC
269
transfer data
customer profile to booking
transferring selected passenger data
141
141
V
view seat map
47
void ticket
244
W
work areas
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14, 271
30. Index

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