User Preferences

Accessing the Preferences Dialog

Click the Preferences option on the Optional Services menu located at the top of the application's window (see image below).

Specifying a Preferred View for the Provisions List

When the Preferences dialog displays, the Default View radio button is already selected (default setting); however, if you want to customize your view for the Provisions Results List, click the Custom View radio button. Selecting the Custom View radio button allows you to select columns from the Available Columns list and add them to the Custom View list. Once you have added the desired columns to the Custom View list you can then change the display order.

Add Columns to the Custom View

To add columns to the Custom View list follow these steps:

Assuming the Preferences dialog is not already open, click the Preferences link on the Optional Services menu at the top of the screen. The Preferences dialog opens.
Click the Custom View radio button.
From the Available Columns list select one or more column names. Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click the left-mouse button to select more than one column name.
Click the button. Your selected columns are added to the Custom View list.

Remove Columns from the Custom View

To remove columns from the Custom View list, select one or more column names and click the button. Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click the left-mouse button to select more than one column name. The following columns are static and you cannot remove them from the Custom View list: ST (Status), Sub Code (Service), Type (Service), Effective (Sales/Ticket), and Discontinue (Sales/Ticket).

Additional rules that apply to setting up a custom view in the Preferences dialog:

The maximum number of columns you are able to define is 50.
The Optional Services application retains the view last saved and presents this view throughout the active session and every time you log on to the system and select to view data.
The number displaying inside the parentheses ( ) next to the column name represents the number of additional columns grouped together. Below are the Preference selections that equate to multiple columns on the Provisions Results List display. If you select a group name, the columns included in the group will be added to or removed from your custom view of the Provisions Results List. Contents of selected groups count towards the maximum total of 50 rows.

Fee/Mileage

AMT/Currency/Currency Table
Tax Included
And/Or
Mileage Charge
Fee Applies Per
Free/Not Available
Prepaid/Check-in

Settlement

Fee Reissue/Refund
Form of Refund
Commission
Interline Settlement

Location 1

LOC 1/Zone Table
Airport ( LOC 1)

Location 2

LOC 2/Zone Table
Airport ( LOC 2)

Via Location

Via LOC
Airport (Via LOC)

Private Data

Private
Security Table
Private Distribution

Passenger Ages

Age (Minimum)
Age (Maximum)

Passenger Occurrences

Occurrence (First)
Occurrence (Last)

Cabin/RBD

Cabin
RBD

Travel Dates

First
Last
Travel Date Table

Upgrade To Cabin/RBD

Upgrade To Cabin
Upgrade To RBD

Travel Dates

Travel (First)
Travel (Last)

Customer Index Score

Score (Minimum)
Score (Maximum)

Stopover Exception

Stopover Exception (Time)
Stopover Exception (Unit)

Day/Time

Day/Time (First)
Day/ Time (Last)
Day/Range
Day of Week

Advance Purchase

Advance Purchase (Period)
Advance Purchase (Unit)

Ticketed Fare

Ticketed Fare - Tariff
Ticketed Fare - Rule
Ticketed Fare - Created By

Baggage

Free PCS (Pieces)
Weight
Unit
First Piece
Last Piece

Mileage MIN/MAX

Mileage Minimum
Mileage Maximum
Keyword
Media ID
Seat Characteristics

Changing the Display Order for the Custom View

To change the order of the columns, select one or more column names and click the or button. Continue to click either button to move columns up or down multiple spaces. The following columns are static and you cannot move them up or down in the Custom View list: ST (Status), Sub Code (Service), Type (Service), Effective (Sales/Ticket), and Discontinue (Sales/Ticket).

Selecting a Default Carrier

Type a valid, two-position, alphanumeric carrier code in the Default Carrier for Browse field. By default your own organization code will always be the default carrier, but you may change it to another organization's code.

You must click "Refresh List" after you save your preferences. For example, enter XX as the default carrier for browsing and then go back to Browse and click Refresh. The Browse feature should move XX to the top of the list. This must be clicked even if you leave the screen and come back. There is no automatic refresh.

Selecting a Time Format

You can customize the first and last time fields for input to accept and display data in a 24-hour or a 12-hour clock format by selecting appropriate Time Format radio button. This customized entry applies to the Time field in both Results List and Detail View.

Selecting a Details Tab View

You can customize the detail view by selecting which tab displays (Details or Details Continued) when the detail view is accessed, per service type (Flight, Ticketing, Reissue/Refund Override, Baggage Allowance, Baggage Charges, Prepaid Baggage, Carry-on Allowance). This excludes Merchandise and Embargoes, which have only one Details tab.

Saving and Canceling

Click the Okay button button to save your custom view settings. Once saved, the customized view is associated with your User ID. A message displays notifying you that the preferences were successfully saved.

Click the Cancel button button to cancel customizing the results list view and the results list shall remain in its current state.