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Validating Carrier, Interline, and GSA Validating Carrier, Interline, and GSA Developer Administration Guide August 2014 W Q2 © 2012-2014, Sabre Inc. All rights reserved. This documentation is the confidential and proprietary intellectual property of Sabre. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, preparation of derivative works, performance, or display of this document, or software represented by this document, without the express written permission of Sabre Inc. is strictly prohibited. Sabre and the Sabre logo design and Sabre Travel Network and the Sabre Travel Network logo design are trademarks and/or service marks of an affiliate of Sabre. All other trademarks, service marks, and trade names are owned by their respective companies. DOCUMENT REVISION INFORMATION The following information is to be included with all versions of the document. Project Project Name Number Prepared by Date Prepared Revised by Date Revised Revision Reason Edition No. Revised by Date Revised Revision Reason Edition No. Revised by Date Revised Revision Reason Edition No. • • • Table of Contents 1 Getting Started 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Summary of Changes .................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 About This Guide ........................................................................................................................................... 1-2 2 Validating Carrier / Interline Agreement Displays 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Validating Carrier Display .............................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.3 Interline Agreement Display........................................................................................................................... 2-2 2.4 Plausibility Check .......................................................................................................................................... 2-3 3 Pricing and Shopping 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Returning the Lowest Fare ............................................................................................................................ 3-2 3.3 Alternate Validating Carrier............................................................................................................................ 3-3 3.4 General Sales Agent ..................................................................................................................................... 3-5 3.5 Single Neutral Validating Carrier ................................................................................................................... 3-9 3.6 Settlement Override Qualifier ...................................................................................................................... 3-12 3.7 Category 15 Text ......................................................................................................................................... 3-14 3.8 No Ticketable Option ................................................................................................................................... 3-16 3.9 Validating Carrier Override .......................................................................................................................... 3-17 3.10 Third-Party Developers/Online Travel Agencies ........................................................................................ 3-18 4 Price Quote 4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Alternate Validating Carrier Field ................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.3 Store Price Quote No Validating Carrier ..................................................................................................... 4-1 5 T i c k e t i n g 5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Removal of Manual Entry of Validating Carrier .............................................................................................. 5-1 5.3 Ticketing Options with Validating Carrier ....................................................................................................... 5-1 5.4 Ticket from Stored PQ Validating Carrier Override ........................................................................................ 5-2 5.5 Settlement Type Qualifier (VM) in Fulfillment Commands ............................................................................. 5-2 Developer Administration Guide August 2014 Table of Contents v 6 Travel Journal Record 6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 TJR Displays ................................................................................................................................................. 6-1 7 Ticketing Agreement 7.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Ticketing Agreement Types ........................................................................................................................... 7-1 8 No Ticketable Option 8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 8-1 8.2 Pricing............................................................................................................................................................ 8-1 8.3 Shopping ....................................................................................................................................................... 8-1 8.4 Ticketing ........................................................................................................................................................ 8-1 9 E x c h a n g e s 9.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 9-1 9.2 Automated Exchange Shop ........................................................................................................................... 9-1 9.3 Non-Flight Documents (WFRM) .................................................................................................................... 9-1 9.4 Non – Database Tickets (WFR) ..................................................................................................................... 9-1 G l o s s a r y vi Table of Contents Developer Administration Guide August 2014 1 Getting Started 1 1.1 Introduction In order for a travel agent to issue any ticket (paper or electronic) the following validation checks are required: 1. The selected validating carrier participates in ticket issuance settlement plan, such as ARC or BSP. 2. The validating carrier allows for the ticket to be issued with all marketing and operating carriers for the itinerary segments being fulfilled; interline agreements. 3. Agency issuing the ticket has the authority to issue on the carrier’s behalf. Currently, at time of Shopping and Pricing, the only validation check that occurs is item 2 (above); however, at ticket issuance, all three checks are performed. As a result of inconsistent validation checks between Shopping, Pricing, and Ticketing, agents receive fares that ultimately cannot be ticketed. This enhancement aligns the validating carrier logic across Shopping, Pricing, and Ticketing, returning the lowest ticketable fare solution. Note The final check (number 3) will still be performed only at the time of ticketing. This document provides an overview of the various changes to system entries and responses included in this enhancement to validating carrier logic within Shopping, Pricing, and Ticketing. For any terms that may be unfamiliar to you, please review the Glossary in this guide. 1.2 Summary of Changes Following is a summary of the major changes for each area included in this document: • Improved validating carrier selection at the time of Shopping, Pricing, and Ticketing to present the lowest ticketable fare option. – Alternate validating carriers offered when appropriate for interline itineraries. – Ability for non-participating settlement member carrier to designate a representative to issue tickets on their behalf by country. – Ability to systematically provide a validating carrier when a validating carrier cannot be assigned due to a lack of interline agreements or to return a message stating no ticketable option can be determined. • New trailer messages for Shopping, Pricing, and Ticketing. • Simplified TJR Carrier data. • Improved Validating Carrier table displays. Developer Administration Guide August 2014 Introduction 1-1 • Improved Interline Agreement table displays.
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