Manual ticket blank is filled from Gabriel system automatically. Data for manual ticket blank takes from PNR or from FQT(FGP,FSQ) request.
The filled ticket blank can be printed out to the printer and saved in the file.
Tickets for passenger list are printed automatically or with confirmation of each ticket. Tickets are printed through Windows printing spool, with usage Generic Text / Only driver.
It is possible to edit the passengers lists obtained from PNR, before printing.
Ticket blank editor( UTS Blanks Editor) allows to develop and use any amount of tickets blanks for any airlines by Drag and Drop method. Tickets blanks can be 4, 2 and one-segment.
If Gabriel response (for RT or FQT request) has some pages, then PN and FSPN commands transfer to Gabriel system automatically for obtaining the complete text of PNR or all lines of fares.
In page Defaults, for each type of the ticket blank (1-4 segments) and each airline are entered office ticket number (validator), default fields values, number of the following ticket and flag of automatic increase tickets numbers (+1) after printing, offset at the left and from top and other parameters.
For activate manual ticketing use:
File -> Manual Tickets or
Ctrl+M or another hot keys, which are assigned from File -> Options -> KeyMap
Context menu (click right mouse key) -> Manual Tickets
You can work with manual ticket in the Terminal or PCPCM session only. If the session does not open, manual ticketing will be disabled. After call of Manual Ticket Printing window, page TKT automatically will be shown.
Manual Ticket Printing window contains following pages:
Commands is page for input and execution Gabriel commands( RT...,RT:N/...,FQT:,FSQ...). This page is called through pressing Alt + C keys.
TKT is page for all ticket blank fields. This page is called by Alt + T keys.
Edit Passengers is page for editing the passengers list for the current ticket. This page is called by Alt + E keys.
Options is page for parameters customization. This page is called by Alt + O keys.
Defaults is page for definitions fields values for each blank. This page is called by Alt + D keys.

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Form Feed after printing |
Form feed of the ticket after printing. |
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Double strike mode |
Printing ticket in the double strike mode. |
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Select Printer for manual tickets |
Select printer from the list of the installed Windows printers. The printer should be installed as Generic Text / Only. The printer can be network. |
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Request on next ticket printing |
To request confirmation of printing for each new ticket in the tickets list. Answers: Yes, No, Cancel. If this option is not included - ALL MARKED tickets are printed out automatically. |
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Display TKT |
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Clear fields & set defaults on Ctrl+M |
All ticket blank fields (in page TKT) are cleared and setup defaults values. If it is included, clearing is made both at opening the window, and after Ctrl + M pressing at open Manual Tickets Printing window. |
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Auto-display TKT after PNR receiving |
To show page TKT automatically after PNR data were obtained and processed |
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Auto-display TKT after FSQ receiving |
To show page TKT automatically after FSQ: data were obtained and processed. |
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Request on inserting PNR data |
To show or not the confirmation window for PNR data entry to TKT page. If field is off then confirmation window does not show and data are automatically entered to TKT page. |
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Request on inserting FSQ data |
To show or not confirmation window for FSQ data to TKT page. If field is off then confirmation window does not show and data are automatically entered to TKT page. |
Structure of ticket blank fields contains in the flat file with .txt extension.
Default values of ticket blank fields contains in the flat file with .ini extension.
Ticket blank file name is any text with digit 1 or 2 or 4. Digits should not be present at file extension (.txt).
The digit in a blank name should correspond to segments amount in the ticket blank
File name with values of ticket blank fields (defaults page) equal to blank name with .ini extension. INI - file creates automatically after first reference from Defaults page.
Blank file name can contain blank space.
AFL 4.txt or 4 SU.txt or Lufthansa4.txt is allowable names for 4 segment tickets.
File name with defaults ticket blank fields values will have names
AFL 4.ini or 4 SU.ini or Lufthansa4.ini.

Fields default values are established in page Defaults (Alt+D), for each airline blank. Values of fields by default (defaults) are kept in files .ini in the catalogue: ..\Bin\TKT_Masks\ and are loaded automatically into the blank form (page TKT) at a choice of the new blank (Alt + B).
In page Defaults, at the left of window there is a table with the blank name list. Files of blanks names contains in the directory ..\Bin\TKT_Masks\. On the right side of this window there are fields of the chosen blank by default. At a choice of the new blank in the blank list (at the left of window), the changes made in fields of the previous blank, are kept in a file automatically, with expansion .ini
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Margins |
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Left margin (chars) |
Left margin in chars. The ticket text is shifted (in chars) on the left, at ticket printing. |
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Top margin (mm) |
Top margin (mm). The ticket text is shifted (in mm) from top, at ticket printing. |
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Ticket's numbers |
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The NEXT Ticket number |
The next ticket number (10 digit without control bit). The last ticket number is saved after closing UTS Access program. This number is increased to 1 after each ticket printing for selected blank. It operates if the flag Auto Increment is included. |
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Auto Increment (+1) |
Next ticket number is automatically increased to 1 after previous ticket printing. New ticket number is entered to the next ticket blank automatically |
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Inserting data into Fare Calculation from PNR/FQT |
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Only manual input into Fare Calculations and TAX |
Only manual data input in section of the tariff and rates calculation (fare calculations). Fare data will not be destroyed at data receiving from PNR/FSQ request or by pressing Clear button. |
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Validator and Default values for fields |
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Validator Default values for fields |
Default values for ticket office. This values are defined for each ticket blank and are saved in the files of ticket blank with .ini extension. |
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Endorsements 1 |
You can enter any default text in the Endorsements 1 field. "+" is used for a Endorsements data position designation from FSQ request. For example: you can enter "SU ONLU + " text as default in Endorsement 1 field. |
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Airline Code |
Airline Code is entered in this field for each ticket blank. For example 555 is entered for Aeroflot blank, 057 is entered for Air France blank, 085 is entered for SWISSAIR blank and so on. |
Ctrl + M - open Manual Ticket Printing window
Alt + X - close Manual Ticket Printing window
Alt + T - open TKT page
Alt + E - open Edit Passengers page
Alt + O - open Options page
Alt + D - open Defaults page
Alt + B - select ticket blank name list in the separate window.
Alt+1 ... Alt+4 - select 1- 4 Blank name ticket in the TKT page
Alt + P - To print ticket for one passenger or list passengers.
F9 - open window for ticket printing for one passenger or for passengers list.
Alt+F9 - open window of ticket printing for one passenger. The passenger was selected from TKT page.
F5 - RT:
Shift + F5 - RT:N/
F7 - FQT:
Shift + F7 - FGP:
F8 - FSQ
Alt+I - move the edited list of passengers from Edit Passengers page to ticket blank of TKT page.
Alt+U - to cancel the changes in the passengers list of Edit Passengers page.
Alt+S - to save the ready ticket template for next usage on the disk (Save button)
Alt+ L - to load ticket template from disk (Load button)
Press Ctrl+M key for opening Manual Ticket Printing window after terminal session start. Window with TKT page will be shown.
Press F5 and enter RT:xxxxx or RT:nn command and then press Enter key. PNR xxxxx will be open and PNR data (flight segments data) will be entered to ticket blank (TKT page). Besides, you can enter any Gabriel commands to Enter Gabriel command field of Commands page.. Previous answers from Gabriel system can "be scrolled". The previous 500 lines of answers Gabriel are saved.
At automatic fares calculation, ticket blank for manual printing is filled by FQT, FSQ or FGP requests. These commands are necessary to make sequentially after receiving PNRs data (section 2).
Press F7 for enter FQT: (for example FQT:CH) and press Enter key. If the answer from FQT contains low fare list, then FSQ command with fare number, will appear in command field. Press Enter key and then fare fields will be entered into the ticket blank.
If FQT answer contains many pages, then FSPN command is entered automatically.
Press Shift F7 for enter FGP command for group PNR (for example FGP:), then press Enter button. If the answer from FQT contains low fare list, then FSQ command with fare number will appear in command field. Press Enter key and then fare fields will be entered into the ticket blank.
If answer from FQT,FGP has low fare list, then press F8 for enter FSQxx (for example FSQ1) and press Enter again. Fare data will be entered to ticket blank automatically and TKT page will appear.
Edit the ticket data in the TKT page and press F9 or Print TKT button for ticket printing. If the PNR has some passengers or PNR is group PNR, the list of passengers and number of the first ticket in the list will be shown in the printing window. You can change ticket number. If PNR has one passenger, then the next ticket number will be shown in the printing window. Initial ticket number is installed in Options page.
You can select passenger from passengers list (TKT page) and press Alt+F9 for ticket printing for ONE SELECTED PASSENGER ONLY.
The new ticket number changes everywhere (both in Defaults page, TKT page and in the printing window) at manual change ticket number in one of these page. Ticket number is installed in the Defaults page for each ticket blank. Ticket number is increased on 1 automatically after printing each ticket, if in the Defaults page Auto Increment (+1) field is installed.
You can edit passengers list in the Edit Passengers (Alt+E) page. After editing, press Alt+I key for including edited text with passengers list to currently ticket in the TKT page. For cancel press Alt+U.
Mark passengers in the passengers list (F9) for which tickets are necessary to print out and press Enter or ALT + P keys for tickets printing. Press Check ALL button or ALT + H keys for printing ALL passengers. Press Uncheck ALL button or Alt + U keys for elimination ALL passengers from tickets printing. Press Space bar for including or excluding passenger from printing list. You can move on the passengers list by arrow up or arrow down keys.
The ticket will be printed out on anyone Epson compatible printer (for example OKI or Star). The printer should be selected from Options page.
Ticket blank for 1, 2 or 4 segments is selected from the dropping out list at the bottom of the ticket blank. Ticket print out automatically on the necessary tickets blank amount (1 - 4 tickets) if PNR contains more segments, than in the ticket blank. The ticket is automatically divided into the necessary amount of tickets blanks (1 - 4 blanks). You can select next ticket blank by pressing 1, 2, 3, 4 buttons.
Press Clear button for clearing all fields in the TKT page. After opening Manual Ticket Printing window, all fields of this window will be cleared if Clear fields & set defaults flag is installed in the Options page.
Ticket office (validator) data , agency code and default data are necessary to fill in Default page for each ticket blank. Validator has 4 lines (as on a validator stamp).
You can select mode of data filling to the ticket blank after execution of PNR commands, FQT/FGP, FSQ - with confirmation or automatically.
The filled ticket blank can be saved on the disk as the template - under any name for next usage by pressing Alt+ S key or Save As button...
In the future, this template can be loaded in the ticket blank (in page TKT) by pressing Alt+ L key or Load button. In this case, defaults fields values for this blank name are installed automatically to the TKT page.
The passengers list remains without changes after template loading.
Customization is filled from menu File - > Options - > TKT LOG
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File -> Options -> TKT LOG |
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Auto Save printed tickets into LOG file |
Tickets auto save to LOG file. AUTOMATIC and MANUAL tickets are saved to LOG files in Comma Separated Values (CSV) format for loading to databases or to Excel program.. |
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Select LOG file naming mode |
Mode of LOG file name creation : monthly, weekly or daily or once a
year. New LOG file will create automatically in the directory
..\Bin\MANUAL_TKT\LOG\. |
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Directory for LOG file (Local or Network directory) |
File LOG folder can be local or network. Defaults folder is ..\Bin\MANUAL_TKT\LOG\. If you specify the same network directory for all PC, then COMMON Log file will be created. For example: \\ host1\c\log_dir\. In this case, the ticket records from all PC will be added to this file. |
The tickets are kept in the Log files, folder ..\Bin\MANUAL_TKT\LOG\ if in the File -> Options -> TKT LOG page the "Auto Save printed tickets into LOG file" is included. The tickets are kept in the Comma Separated Values (CSV) format.
You can change folder for LOG files in the File -> Options -> TKT LOG page. The LOG file can be local or network.
The first LOG file record contains the list of all ticket fields through comma. This record autocreates in new LOG file. Second and other records are the list of ticket fields values. The list and sequence of fields are defined in the file: ..\Bin\TKT_Masks\LOG_HDR\LOG_HDR.txt.
Fields in this list can be deleted or rearranged in other lines for change of a sequence of fields in the NEW LOG-file. It is impossible to change names of fields.
It is mode of creation of new filename LOG:
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Once a year
This mode selects in the "Select LOG file naming mode" in the File -> Options -> TKT LOG page. The New LOG file will create automatically.
For example:
01-JAN-2001_Manual_TKT_LOG.txt is for once a
year file.
01-MAR-2001_Manual_TKT_LOG.txt is monthly file.
12-FEB-2001_Manual_TKT_LOG.txt is daily file.
19-FEB-2001_Manual_TKT_LOG.txt is weekly file
at weekly upgrade LOG.