Fares

Text from a Fare

For International, US/CA, and Add-on scopes, you can view the associated fare rules, general rules, fare class explanations, footnote definitions, zone definitions (add-on only) and the full name for the abbreviated codes for carrier, city, and currency.

The Fare Text Detail dialog box is accessible from the Selection Results tab. Click the View Details button on the Selection Results tab to open the Fare Text Details dialog box. You can also right-click on a row in the Selection Results table and then click View Details from the pop-up menu. The Fare Text Detail dialog box displays text that has been filed through the Government Filing Systems (GFS). This dialog box is divided into to two sections. The top portion displays the fare that was selected to view the text. The bottom portion is all of available text options on their own individual tabs.

In the Selection Results table and inside a batch text from a fare, you can access a pop-up menu by highlighting a line in the table and right-clicking. The following options are available from the menu: View Details, View Rule Category List, View Fare rule text, View Abbreviated Rule text, View Fare Class text, View Footnote text, View Add Zone text, and View Carrier/Currency/ Geo. Selecting any one of these options displays the Fare Text Details dialog box. This dialog box is divided into to two sections. The top section displays the fare that was selected to view the text. The bottom section displays all of available text options on their own individual tabs.

Tab Name

Tab Description

Details

This tab displays information for the selected segment.

Fare Rule Text

  • This tab allows you to view the full rules text associated to the fare (International and US/CA only). Available options for this drop-down list include the following:

  • Blank

  • Accounts Eligible

  • Agents Eligible for a Private Fare

  • Agents Eligible for a Negotiated Fare

  • These options are enhancements to the displayed text for categories 1, 15, and 35. In addition to seeing the full text, you can also see the Pseudo Cities, IATA codes, and Accounts codes coded in the Rules system by using the drop-down menu.

  • Options in this drop-down list depend upon the existing rule provisions for Categories 1, 15, and 35 for the fare. For example, if there is no Accounts Eligible data applying to the fare, then this option is not available from the drop-down list.

  • Click the Calendar Calendar button button and select a date from the Calendar dialog box to view text from a fare for a specific effective date. You can also enter a date in DDMMMYY format. Click the Go button button to access the fare rule text for the selected date.

Abbrev. Rule Text

  • This tab displays a list of the rule categories and conditions in an abbreviated format (International and US/CA only). The abbreviated text displays in order by category with a link to the General Rule Text.

  • Click the Calendar Calendar button button and select a date from the Calendar dialog box to filter abbreviated fare rule text by effective date. You can also enter a date in DDMMMYY format. Click the Go button button to access the text for the selected date.

Fare Class Text

  • This tab displays detailed information text of a particular fare’s class (International and US/CA only), its explanation and booking code exception details.

  • This tab is also available when the scope is Add-ons. Add-on fare class text is going to show the associated fare classes in the six star or letter five star bucket. Also add-ons can be fare class specific, in this case the text displayed will be the same as International.

  • Click the Calendar Calendar button button and select a date from the Calendar dialog box to view text from a fare for a specific effective date. You can also enter a date in DDMMMYY format. Click the Go button button to access text for the selected date.

  • You can view RBD provisions for:

  • Fare Class Exceptions— click this link to access the booking code exception table.

  • Chart 1— click this link to access the Chart 1 data

Sys. Assumpt.

This tab allows you to view the system assumptions for all rule categories.

  • This is not an assumption for an individual transaction. This is the all the system assumption in the Rule system.

Footnote Text

  • This tab displays the footnote text for the footnotes attached to the fare.

  • Click the Calendar Calendar button button and select a date from the Calendar dialog box to filter footnote text by effective date. You can also enter a date in DDMMMYY format. Click the Go button button to access the text for the selected date.

Add-on Zone Text

This tab displays the definition of the user created add-on zone number (Add-on only).

Rule Category List

You can access the coded fare rule and general rule text associated to the fare. This tab displays all of the available categories that are in the Rules system. The categories that have been coded in the rules system display in bold text and have a check box next to the Category. If a category is not coded, then the box next to the Category is disabled. In some cases a category could be pulling text from a general rule or a combination of the fare and general rule. If there is a general rule that applies to a category, the general rules number populates the General Rule column. If the category text is not bold then only a general rule applies and the check box will be enabled. If there is fare rule category coded and an applicable general rule, then the category text will bold and there will be a rule number located in the General Rule column.

  1. In the In Effect On field, type a date (DDMMMYY format) or click the Calendar Calendar button button and select a date from the Calendar dialog box. You can also click the Default Date button button to populate the In Effect On field with the most recent effective date for the fare.

  2. Click the Go button button next to the In Effect On date field.

  3. Check the box next to the category you want to view.

  4. From the View drop-down list, select one of the following options:

  • Blank— This is the default option that displays the rules text for the categories that are selected on the screen.

  • Fare Rule Text— Displays fare rule text.

  • General Rule Text— Displays general rule text.

  • Fare & General Rule Text— Displays fare and general rule text.

  1. Click the Go button button. The text for the number of selected categories displays on the next screen. Click the Rule Category List link to return to the previous screen.

Carrier, Geo, Currency

This tab displays the translated carrier code, city code, and currency code into the full name.

Fare History— Previous or Next

Click the Previous button to view the previous sequence of history of a fare on the Selection Results tab.

Click the Next button to view the next sequence of history of a fare on the Selection Results tab.

Printing Fare Details

Click the Printable Version button button on the Fare Text Detail dialog box to print the tab you are currently viewing. A new dialog box displays what you have selected to print. Click the Print button button to proceed with printing, or click the Close button button to close the dialog box.

Specify the Effective Date of Text from a Fare

You can also access the Fare Text Detail dialog box from the View Batch Details or Edit Batch Details screen by clicking a row in the table and then clicking the Go button button next to the View Text for Eff. Date field.

If you do not type/select a date in the Text for Eff. Date field:

The default date (DDMMMYY) can be changed by typing a different date in the Eff. Date (cell within the table) or Text for Eff. Date field and clicking the Go button button. The text displayed will be the text in effect for the selected date.

 

Related Topics

  1. About Changes
  2. About Criteria Sets and Query
  3. About Exclusions
  4. About Inclusions
  5. About Matches
  6. Add, Modify, Restore To/Before, Cancel, Copy as Is, and Copy and Change to New
  7. Changes Field Descriptions
  8. Create Criteria Sets and Queries
  9. Delete a Criteria Set
  10. Exclusions Field Descriptions
  11. Inclusions Field Descriptions
  12. Maintaining Criteria Sets
  13. Match Options and How They Work with Change Types
  14. Matches Field Descriptions
  15. Preview Changed Fares and Submit to Batch
  16. Submit Preview
  17. Save and Copy a Criteria Set
  18. Scopes and Sources
  19. Selection Results and Changed Fares
  20. Modifying Fare Records
  21. Submit to Batch
  22. Update an Existing Criteria Set
  23. Submit Inquiry