Batch ID Fields/Quick Action Bar

Click the Batches tab. By default, the Search/Action batches screen appears.

To view or take action on a batch, type the batch identification (batch ID) in the first field and the batch number in the second field. The batch identification is normally your carrier code. Select an action from the third field (the action menu) and then click the button.

The Batch ID fields, illustrated below, are commonly referred to as the Quick Action Bar.

Batch ID fields or the Quick Action bar

Choices on the Quick Action Bar menu include:

Apply	Transactions in the batch will be saved (applied) to the Fare Master.
Change Distribution Timing to Next Secure	This action applies only to certain public US/CA tariffs. The batch will be “secured” until the next subscriptions release. This means that transactions in the batch will not be viewable by other users until after the next subscriptions release. When a batch is secured, all subsequent batches for the same carrier and tariff will also be secured.
Change Distribution Timing to Next Non Secure	This action applies only to certain public US/CA tariffs. If a batch has been “secured” until a certain subscriptions release, this action will make it non-secured. This means that the batch will be viewable by other users before the next subscriptions release.
Copy	This action will create a new batch. For more information, see Copy a Batch.
Delete	This action will delete the batch if the batch has no applied or released transactions.
Download	This action will copy transactions in a batch to an external file on your computer such as a MS Excel spreadsheet file. For more information, see Download.
Edit	This action takes you into edit mode meaning that you can change or add transactions within the batch.
Find In Context	This action will place the indicated batch on the top of your batch list.
Recover Deleted	This action will restore a batch that was deleted on the same business day. After midnight (US Eastern Time) batches deleted during the previous day may not be restored. For more information, see Recover Deleted.
Release	Transactions in the batch will be applied to the database and released. Most batches will, at this point, need to be filed in GFS. Some US/CA batches will automatically be filed in GFS. For more information, see Release.
Validate	All transactions in a batch are validated to ensure that the fare class, footnote, routing numbers are formatted properly and that they exist on the database. For more information, see Validate Batch Transactions.
View	This action displays a view of the transactions in the batch as well as the batch header information.
View History	This action will display the history of requested actions on a batch. The history report will show the action type, the date and time of the request, the user ID of the person who made the request. In addition, the report will show the number of transactions that were processed by the request and the status the batch held after the request was processed. For more information, see View History.