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Manual Ticketing in UTS Access

Activating of manual ticketing
Description manual ticketing window
Options page
Ticket blank names agreement
Ticket blank parameters customizations
Functional keys
User guide
Saving and usage of tickets templates
LOGOUT for printed tickets

 

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Activating of manual ticketing

For activate manual ticketing use:

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.

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Description manual ticketing window

 

Manual Ticket Printing window contains following pages:

  1. Commands is page for  input and execution  Gabriel commands( RT...,RT:N/...,FQT:,FSQ...). This page is called through  pressing  Alt + C keys.

  2. TKT is page for all ticket blank fields. This page is called by  Alt + T keys.

  3. Edit Passengers is page for editing the  passengers list for the current ticket. This page is called by  Alt + E keys.

  4. Options is page for parameters customization. This page is called by Alt + O keys.

  5. Defaults is page for definitions  fields values for each blank. This page is called by  Alt + D keys.

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Options page

 

Manual blanks printing

Form Feed after printing

Form feed of the ticket after printing.

Double strike mode

Printing ticket in the double strike mode.

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.

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.

Display TKT

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.

Auto-display TKT after PNR receiving

To show page TKT automatically after PNR data  were obtained and processed

Auto-display TKT after FSQ receiving

To show page TKT automatically after FSQ: data were obtained and processed.

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.

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.

 

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Ticket blank name agreement

For example:

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.

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Ticket blank parameters customizations

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 

For each blank the following parameters are defined

Margins

Left margin (chars)

Left margin in chars. The ticket text  is shifted (in chars) on the left, at ticket printing.

Top margin (mm)

Top margin (mm). The ticket text is shifted (in mm) from top, at ticket printing. 

Ticket's numbers

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.

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 

Inserting data into Fare Calculation from PNR/FQT

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.

Validator and Default values for fields

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.

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.

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. 

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Functional keys

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User guide

  1. Press Ctrl+M key for opening Manual Ticket Printing window after terminal session start. Window with TKT page  will be shown.

  2. 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.

  3. 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). 

    1. 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.

    2. If FQT answer contains many pages, then FSPN command is entered automatically.

    3. 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.

    4. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. You can select passenger from passengers list (TKT page) and  press Alt+F9 for ticket printing for ONE SELECTED PASSENGER ONLY.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. The ticket will be printed out on anyone Epson compatible printer (for example OKI or Star). The printer should be selected from Options page.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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). 

  13. You can select mode of data filling  to the ticket blank after execution of PNR commands, FQT/FGP, FSQ - with  confirmation or automatically.

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Saving and usage of tickets templates

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.

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LOGOUT for printed tickets

Customization is filled from menu File - > Options - > TKT LOG

 

File -> Options -> TKT LOG

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..

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\.
For example: 27-FEB-2001_Manual_TKT_LOG.txt.

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:

  1. Monthly

  2. Weekly

  3. Daily

  4. 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.

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