SABRE Interface

Preparation Guide
Interface Overview Download & Processing

This section contains:

Overview of Interface
Introduction to Interface Download & Processing
Directions for Download & Processing

Overview of Interface
The interface process between The Host Reservation System, or GDS, and TRAMS, is a means by which
invoice and ticketing data entered in the Passenger Name Record (PNR) is automatically transmitted to the
back office system. The interface commands used to control the interface between the GDS and TRAMS
are similar to the entries already used in your office to control the transmission of messages to your various
printers (e.g., ticket, invoice/itinerary, boarding pass and hardcopy).

Once the interface option is enabled by the GDS, an interface record or image is created every time a sales
agent drives a ticket or an invoice. Specific accounting, client, vendor and booking information from the
PNR is downloaded to TRAMS Back Office and becomes available for accounting, tracking and reporting
needs.

The interface record created by driving the invoice is stored by the Host GDS on an Interface Queue, much
like your ticketing queue. Instead of retrieving the data on queue back to your workstation to update, or to
your printer to print, the record is downloaded to TRAMS as a file for TRAMS to read.

TRAMS Back Office Interface Utilities Setup

TRAMS does not control what is included in the interface record. The data captured is directly related to
how it is entered in the PNR. What TBO does with the data can be controlled by default options established
in Utilities|Setup. These options determine how TBO handles the information received from the interface
record. Not all options in Utilities|Setup relate to interface. Please refer to the Utilities chapter in the
manual or the Helpfiles for directions on setting up your TRAMS Back Office program prior to commencing
interface.

Introduction to Interface Download/Process

The accounting data being interfaced, the paper trail, the office work flow, and available personnel are all
important parts of successful interface. Interface is an interaction between the front and back office
systems, including your human resources. Follow the steps outlined until you and your staff are proficient
with Interface. Develop a daily routine, and teach at least one other person in the office how to handle

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Interface. Interface is an interactive process that requires coordination between the Host Reservation
System, the Windows Interface program and TRAMS. Let's go over some terminology that we use at
TRAMS for the different parts of the Interface procedures.
Download involves TRAMS retrieving the interface records. In TRAMS Back Office this can be directly
from the interface cable or a file. As the records are downloaded, TRAMS reformats the records and places
them in a separate file for processing.
When records are retrieved from the source directory, the files are deleted and the directory is emptied. It's
important when reading across a network that full file permissions are enabled for the client workstation
downloading the records.
Process is a procedure that merges the Interface records into the TRAMS database. Each invoice is
tracked by Client, Vendor and Sales agent. Bookings within an invoice would all have the same client, but
may have different vendors or sales agents. The process procedure matches each invoice item to the
proper client, vendor and sales agent for reporting and accounting purposes. The procedure also generates
any error messages related to the new data being received, and allows operator intervention for undefined
profiles. You do not need to create Profiles prior to interface. TRAMS allows you to create new profiles
during the Interface Process.
Capturing Interface Records involves either the images to file option configured by your GDS Vendor, or
use of the Windows Interface Utility if cabled. If interface has been configured by your host in this manner,
then be sure to ask them how to start, stop and review the utility or print server software they use to capture
the records. It's also important to know the EXACT path and directory or file name for TRAMS to download
the files.
Host Print Server, Pro Printer and Host Print Modules, are utility programs used by your GDS vendor to
enable the Host system to communicate with your Host printers, including the interface device. If configured
for cable, there are protocol setups to control a serial port. If configured to capture to file, there are formats
for the file as well as a location or path and file name to the interface records.
Network Access and File sharing is a feature of your local hardware network. This option must be enabled
in order for TRAMS to download records that are captured to a workstation on the network, versus Interface
Download and Process records captured to the local hard drive where the download is handled. For our
examples we'll assume the records are captured to the SAME workstation and hard drive where the TRAMS
download is handled.
Windows Interface Utility or TRAMS Interface Utility is the program that captures interface records via
a cable. The program is configured to match the serial port communication protocol configured at the GDS
controller. The program may launch at startup or can be controlled manually.

Capturing Interface Records

There are two ways to capture Interface records - Images to File and Interface via Cable.

Images to File
If your GDS Vendor has configured interface to file, then capturing records to a file has already been set up
for you. It's still important to know the EXACT path and directory or file name for TRAMS to download the
files. Please check directly with your GDS Vendor for the location of the file, as well as the procedures for
troubleshooting. Standard settings are explained in the specific GDS section of the TRAMS Interface
Guides. Check your interface queue to verify that records are leaving the Host and available in your local
interface file. Go to a GDS workstation and start the transmission of records.

Interface via Cable to the Windows Interface Utility

If your GDS has NOT setup interface to file, you'll need to launch the TBO Interface Utility. Located by

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default at C:\Program Files\Trams\Tramswin\winint32.exe .
Launch the TBO Interface Utility and select Configure to setup the SAME serial port protocol used at the
GDS controller. You'll need to create a spool folder or two for the records to be captured to. The Alt
Destination Directory is used as an archive folder and acts like a mirror of the original Destination Directory.
Remember to add cleaning the Alt Destination Directory to your monthly maintenance schedule as the
records will accumulate until manually deleted.

Select OK to save. To create multiple settings, select New on the TBO Interface Utility and configure each
GDS that uses an interface cable for interface.

Start the Windows Interface Program by clicking Start. Verify that the status moves to Waiting. Your own
GDS should already be configured and shown as the GDS. The example here has been configured for
SABRE and Amadeus. Go to the GDS workstation and start the transmission of records.

Download Interface Records into TBO

The download utility can be configured for multiple GDS systems and run outside of TRAMS Back Office
from Start|Programs|TRAMS Back Office|Download. High volume agencies can create shortcuts for
each download configuration and run them simultaneously, or as 'real-time' interface to the same or different
workstations. Since all records are routed to a single log for processing, simultaneous downloads should
be tested and used only after processing procedures are well established in your agency.
Step 1: From Windows go to Start|Programs|TRAMS Back Office|Download.

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Step 2: Select the correct database Alias - the default is TRAMS. The database Alias should NEVER be
blank. Refer to you specific GDS section of the Interface Guide for specifics about the screen options listed
here. Select the appropriate GDS. You can scroll through a list of reservation systems with the down arrow.
Note: Sabre and Worldspan have 2 options for GDS field. Check the folder for the file structure captured
by the GDS. If multiple records exist, one per transaction, use Sabre or Worldspan as appropriate. If a
single logair.dat or pnrdata.txt file exist, use Sabre Net or Worldspan Images to Disk as appropriate.

Note: Any agency having a conflict with the Client Remarks field of a booking being interfaced to a UDID
field, can ignore UDID formats in the Client Remarks field of a booking by entering -NU in the Option field
on the Download Screen.
Note for Worldspan Agencies: There is a -D option to the Interface Download screen to make the dash
following the 5SA , 5OA, 5FJ, 5LF, and 5FF entries in Worldspan optional. If you do not want to specifically
identify an SA or OA entry as agent-related, then enter -D in the Options Field on the screen and the dash
(-) after the SA and OA entry will not be required. There is a chance, based on the entry made if no dash
(-) is present, that the name SANDY could be read as "SA", an override of the Original Sales Agent.
Note to Apollo Agencies: To ignore email updates in Apollo interface, enter -NE (No Email).
Step 3: Click the PNR File Path button to locate the directory where the interface files reside. If you used
the default settings when installing TRAMS, the path should read:
C:\Spool
If records are captured by your GDS vendor, or to a different workstation, then the PNR File Path may look
considerably different. (Refer to the GDS section of this interface guide for more information about settings
specific to your GDS platform.)
Note: Changes to the PNR File Path on the Interface/Download screen are now only saved if the user logs
in as SYSDBA. A non-SYSDBA user can change the path when logged in, but when closing the
Interface/Download screen or logging out of TBO, those changes are not saved. All changes to the GDS
PNR File Path can only be done by the systems SYSDBA User.
Note: Do not check Process Res.txt or Lanyon Format. Wait for New Records is used by high volume
agencies to enable a 'real-time' interface. The download screen can be left open to read new messages
from the file path as soon as they are created. An alternative method for the real time interface is a manual
download which is initiated with a download command in DOS (command below). This method would best
serve large agencies that have automated backup everyday and interface from the server. Create a
shortcut in the startup folder (Start|Programs|Startup). Check with your IT specialist if you are not familiar
with adding to the Startup folder.

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Enter from the C Prompt (C:\)
download -username sysdba -password ****** -alias trams -auto
You may receive the warning "Unprocessed Interface Records Exist". This means you have interface
records from a previous download session that have not been processed into TBO. If this is your first
Interface Download and Process time interfacing, these may have been test records generated by the GDS
host or support desk.

Cancel = Escape and exit the interface program.

Append = Add the new records to the existing unprocessed records.
Overwrite = Overwrite the old records with the new.
If you are not sure about the unprocessed records, select cancel and return to the Interface processing
screen to view the unprocessed records. Once you are sure that you are finished processing, (the
remaining records may be duplicates that need to be deleted), you can choose Overwrite to delete the
records and continue with the new download. Once you have made your selection, TRAMS responds with
the Interface Download Screen. You see the invoice numbers flash on the download screen.

TRAMS receives all records from the Destination directory and responds with a Record count of Received
and Verified. There may be a difference between the number of records received and verified. Usually this
is attributed to invalid invoices or invoices that do not contain accountable segments.
Interface Reports
Step 4: Run Interface reports to use when reconciling invoices or investigating the download session. We
would advise this on every session until you are comfortable with the TBO interface and front office formats.
The reports are an excellent training tool for both front and back office staff.

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First run the Invoice List. From the TBO main menu, select Reports|Interface|Invoice List. (A Print
Invoice List button is also located to the Interface Processing Screen so that the Invoice List can be printed
prior to processing.) The Invoice List shows the valid invoice data received by TBO during the download
process. The report shows how TBO interpreted the data entered in the PNR. Remember, how data is
entered and invoices are driven, is directly related to how TBO interprets the PNR. The invoices are not yet
available in the TBO database. This is a report of the invoices downloaded in to TRAMS during this session.
Select Print Log from the report menu bar to print this report.

Download Error Log

Step 5: Next run the Download Error Log. Go to Reports|Interface|Download Error Log. Enter the
date/s for the report. This report shows which interface records were received and rejected by TBO during
the download session. If a record was rejected, the booking agent should research the PNR formats to
correct and re-run the invoice. Agencies unable or who have a diverse sales staff may purchase or create
scripts to make interface more seamless to their sales agents. It's also possible that the rejected records
were boarding passes, or itineraries or PNRs that did not contain accounting information, and can be
ignored. High volume agencies may want to research quality control procedures to ensure 100% accuracy
prior to downloading or processing records into TBO. Select Print from the report menu bar to print this
report. Process the data received. From the TBO main menu go to Interface|Process.

Process Interface Records

During the processing, TRAMS Back Office tries to match up information received from the interface record
with information stored in TBO. There are three types of profiles - client, vendor and agent - that must match
before the invoice is processed by TBO. Clients, vendors, and sales agent profile identification is critical to
the accurate accounting of a transaction.

Automatic or Ignore All When Processing Creates a

Processing Error Log
When you have a mature database, selecting Automatic for processing or Ignore All from the first error
dialog box, creates a Processing Error Log that can be printed and processed later. (The processing of
E-Ticket refunds is ignored during Automatic Interface Processing.) During the process procedure, TBO

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reads and logs the records to the correct client, agent and vendor, as it creates a TBO invoice for accounting
and reporting.

• Delete Record allows you to delete an interface record you have selected.
• Print Pending allows you to print the unprocessed record list as shown in the display.
• Print Invoice List prints out the invoice list prior to processing without going to Reports|Inter-
face|Invoice List. (When you have a new or empty database, it's easier to work through each inter-
faced record with access to your invoice and ticket hard copies.)
• View Source enables you to view the native Interface record sent by the GDS. You are better able to
make decisions on what to do with a specific record that is generating the error prompt.
• Import from File option is used for importing data from other back office systems, website captured
data, when converting to TRAMS Back Office, or can be used to import records for a Host/IC setup.
• Print Log prints the Processing Error Log
• Automatic allows TBO to process all records without stopping for errors. Records with errors remain
unprocessed and errors are reported on the Processing Error Log.
• Print Invoice prints a TBO invoice of each processed record.
Note: TRAMS recommends that the back office operator have access to the invoice, tickets and cash
receipts for proper accountability, and to maintain the integrity of the TBO. Go to
Reports|Interface|Processing Error Log to review reported processing errors.

Client Profiles
The reservation system has a client account number format that TBO reads as interface ID. The same client
number that you print on the invoice or ticket can interface to TBO as the account number. (See the GDS
specific guide for more information.) Each Interface ID must be unique to a single billing entity. A House
Account may be created to track "walk-in" clients, but you won't be capturing valuable marketing
information. TBO recommends a separate profile for every billing entity. While profiles serve as client
ledger cards, they also serve as reporting units and your client mailing lists. Profiles don't need to be
created in TBO prior to the first interface, but spend some extra processing time as you build your
database. If you get No Match on Client Interface ID during processing of new clients, TBO builds the profile
for each new client as you work through processing the invoice.
If you've converted data from another back office system, then it's important to know the procedures
required to restore the converted data to TBO. You may need to put off your first interface session until after
the Interface Download & Process converted data has been restored to create the TBO database.

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No Match On Client ID
You receive No Match On Client ID prompt when TBO does not find an identical Client Interface ID to the
alphanumeric code that appears between the brackets [xxxxxxxxxx]. This occurs for various reasons. If
there is no code within the brackets, [] TRAMS did not detect a customer number in the Interface record.
For inactive Profiles a Warning Message appears: Matching xxxxx Profile is Marked Inactive - Continue?
Select OK to process the invoice to the inactive profile, and later, update the profile to active status. If
Cancel is selected, a prompt allows the operator to Modify by selecting a different Profile or create a new
Profile.

This screen shows an ID [1234567890] in brackets next to the name. This is the Customer ID the agent
entered in the PNR. TBO did not find an exact match. Select Modify to search for the client by Name.

Select Modify
By selecting Modify, TRAMS continues processing the Interface record, prompting you for input at each step
of the procedure. The client type and name are the only fields available to modify. TBO defaults to Leisure.
If you need to modify the Client Type, click the drop-down key to see your choices. Click Corporate in the
Client Type field. By selecting Corporate without modifying the Client Name, you see how TBO interprets
the Client Name differently. This is not an optional default. If the client's name or spelling is in question,
enter a few letters of the client's last name for a broader search. Next click the Client Name and move to
the Profile query screen. From there, search for the correct profile.

Click Client Name

field to search for
existing Client.

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No Matching Profiles Found During the Client Name Search

Create a New Client Profile

Click Yes and TBO takes you to a new Client Profile screen. The information for the new client moves to
the profile screen in TBO. The No option returns you to the previous screen. The information from the
Interface record moves to the New Client Profile screen. TBO does a good job at translating your ALL CAPS
GDS entries into upper and lower case, but occasionally you need to edit the information captured from the
front office. Notice the Interface ID and address information is entered automatically. This came directly
from the address and phone entries in the PNR. Click OK to save the profile. You are returned to the
Interface processing screen to continue processing the rest of the record (s).

Query Client Profiles

Click Query to start the search for the correct client profile. Click the down arrow in the 'argument' field prior
to the name to select the name search criteria. If TBO does not find a match by Client type and name you
are prompted to Create a New Profile? If TBO finds a probable match, you are presented with a selection
box. Highlight the customer name and click Select to move back to the processing screen.

Click Select to choose a name from the list and save. You are returned to the Interface processing screen
to continue processing the rest of the record (s). If the correct name is not on the list, click Reset. Try the
search with just a few letters of the name. Perhaps there is a misspelling?
Note: Run a list of clients and vendors often as your mailing list grows. It is easy to create a duplicate profile
as you and your staff adjusts to the disciplines of interface. Go to Reports|Client|Lists and Labels. You
can also use the Processing Error Log to update any existing Profiles with incorrect or missing Interface
ID's. When you return to Process the Interface records, watch the invoices process without you.

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Invoice Notes
-- During interface processing for a void record, we added the ability for an invoice to automatically show as
a voided invoice without user intervention if all other bookings in the invoice are already voided. You are
prompted with a Confirm Void Invoice prompt screen. For a single booking invoice containing an air ticket,
nothing more need be done and the invoice is automatically voided. For an invoice containing multiple
bookings, those booking would have had to been manually voided prior to the start of interface processing,
for the invoice to be automatically voided.
Processing of the void record must be the last non-voided booking in the invoice, for the invoice to void
automatically without having to re-query the invoice after processing and manually voiding. To implement
this feature, check that Utilities|Setup|Global Defaults/ Interface/Mailmerge Prompt Tab has Allow
Voids set to Prompt. Allow Voids = PROMPT.
-- During interface processing, single payments are now created for each booking in the PNR invoice being
processed even if the CC No. is the same. This allows for easier voiding of tickets during processing when
each ticket has its own payment attached. Also multiple tickets contained in a single invoice are listed
separately on a customer's credit card statement. So an invoice with two $500 tickets in it, $1000 total
invoice amount, is shown on the credit card statement as one item with ticket number for the first $500 ticket,
and as a second item with ticket number for the second $500 ticket.

Vendor Profiles
ARC/BSP vendors, plus car and hotel vendors, are booked directly through the reservation system have an
industry standard ID assigned through the reservation system. As you process these transactions in TBO,
allow TRAMS to create the vendor profile. You have options available to group several vendors together
through the Vendor profile, or the invoice group field. (See the Profile section in the manual for a full
description of field options.) TBO recommends tracking these vendors by property. ARC/BSP vendor
profiles build by TBO include the airline code automatically. Include both the Interface ID and the airline
code when building these vendors manually.
TRAMS maintains a table of ARC/BSP vendors, complete with address information. This table is used to
create the ARC/BSP profile the first time the vendor is sold. Non-ARC/BSP vendors are also identified in
TRAMS by Interface ID, but there is no industry standard at this time. The GDS may have restrictions on
how these codes are entered within the booking or accounting line. (See the GDS section of this guide for
more information.) It is important to coordinate with the front office staff before deciding on how these
vendors should be identified.
Unlike Client Profiles, TBO searches for the Interface ID first and then the Vendor phone number and thirdly,
the Vendor name for an exact match. Due to the flexibility allowed in the building of PNRs, it is important
to establish standards used for your office.
Note: TBO matches Vendor Profiles by phone number when the Vendor name and/or Interface ID do not
match during interface processing, because the Vendor name and/or Interface ID has changed but the
phone number hasn't. A message is added to the Error Processing Log during interface processing when
a Vendor Profile has been matched by phone number.
When the name and the Interface ID changes, it's usually because a hotel property changes chains, and
the name and ID would be changed but not the phone or address. Users need to be aware of the change
so they can decide if they want to change the name and ID of the existing profile or create a new profile for
the property.
Note: -- TRAMS matches Non-ARC/BSP airline bookings to any vendor profile with a matching interface
ID. So a ticket sold on United Airlines, but not processed through ARC/BSP can be added to a single United
Airlines vendor Profile if the Interface ID matches.

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No Match On Vendor Name or ID
You receive a No Match on Vendor Name or ID prompt when TBO cannot find a profile for this vendor by
Interface ID, phone number or name.

This screen shows an automated Vendor code received by the GDS at confirmation. If nothing is entered
between the [brackets], the booking may have been entered as a passive segment without a vendor code.
If there is an id between the brackets, but no name, the agent may not have entered a vendor name, just
the code. Select Modify and continue.

Select Modify
The system now, by default, only shows matching vendors based on Name, State and Zip. You can
manually uncheck either or both to see matches just on name. The check boxes are enabled if the
corresponding address field is populated in the Vendor Profile that is being processed from the GDS PNR.
If there is no State or Zip Code in the record being processed then those options are dimmed and the match
is on Name only.

Vendor Name
button

When the database has multiple vendors with the same name such as "Southwest" and no location
identification in the name, the match can be based on the Name and a part of the address. This should
alleviate the problem of common vendor names being picked by name only and putting the booking under
the incorrect vendor profile. TBO searches for the exact spelling of the Vendor Name. If the spelling is
questionable, use only the first few letters of the name to broaden the search. Click OK to begin the search.
TBO may want to attach to an existing profile with a similar name when you click OK. To prevent that, click
the New button to go straight to a new Vendor Profile screen.

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No matching Profiles Found during the Vendor Name Search

Create New Vendor Profile

Clicking Yes takes you to a new Client Profile Screen. The information for the new vendor moves to the
profile screen in TBO. When you select No, you are returned to the previous screen. If there is not a vendor
profile in TBO, you can create a new one now by clicking OK.

The information from the Interface record moves to the new Vendor Profile screen. TBO does a good job
at capturing address and phone details from automated Car and Hotel Vendors. Passive segments may
require editing. The TBO operator would want to modify this record and assign an interface ID unique to
this hotel. Any future passive hotels with using this same Interface ID will also interface to that profile
automatically. (Refer to the Front Office formats used to account for the vendor transaction, to
ensure proper translation by TBO.) Notice the Interface ID is entered automatically. The next time this
property is booked using the same Interface ID, TBO will not require your intervention. Using the mouse,
click OK to save the profile.

Alternate Interface ID
Some agencies interface from multiple GDS systems. You can add an alternate interface ID to a vendor
profile by selecting the Marketing Tab. By adding an alternate interface ID, TBO finds a match on either of
the Interface ID's attached to the profile.

Query Option
The Query option allows you to query Vendor profiles for a match. A query of Vendor profiles is also initiated
by changing the Vendor Name on this query screen or from the Modify screen. Click Query to begin.
Because of the spelling of the Vendor name, this sample shows [No Matching Profiles Found.] If the query
is successful, highlight the Vendor and click with the mouse. If the query is too narrow or not successful,
click Reset to begin another search.

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Salesagent Profiles
TRAMS Back Office receives the original booking agent from the Interface Record and captures the agent
as the primary or inside agent on the invoice. The Agent ID as it is translated from the reservation system
must match the Agent Interface ID in TBO. This ID is often referred to as the "agent sine" and is defined in
the agencies GDS profile. You may want to review these agent sines before beginning interface. TBO
reads alphanumeric sines. Non-booking agents that are tracked on an invoice can have an Interface ID
unrelated to the automatic agent id used to designate the booking agent. (See the GDS section of the
addendum for additional tracking options.) TBO allows up to 9 agents on a single booking. These are used
to track inside and outside agents, promotions and commission splits.

No Match On Agent ID
You receive a No Match On Agent ID prompt when TBO has no record of this agent in a sales agent profile.
The Agent ID that TRAMS captured from the Interface record appears between the brackets. If you don't
see an agent ID, TRAMS did not detect an agent in the record. This sometimes occurs when records are
retrieved from another agency or when bookings were created by the Airline Reservations Center and are
taken over by the agency. Click Modify to search by a different ID or to create a new Sales Agent profile.

TRAMS Back Office has no match on the Interface ID of the Agent displayed. This is probably a new agent
with GDS agent sine of TG. When you select Modify, you are prompted to search for the agent by name.
Even though the Agent ID is displayed, you want to enter the agent name to search for the agent.

If you click the Agent ID button, you can query for agents. If you click the down arrow in the window, you
are given similar names of agents. By default, TBO assumes the agent name and agent ID are the same.
If your profiles use first names for agent names, or other criteria, you may want to add the first letter of the
agent name and click the down arrow to find an existing agent.

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Search for Agent by Name

Record Not Found by Agent ID Search

Enter a New Profile?

To create a new Sales Agent profile, click Yes. Edit the Sales Agent name at this time. All other profile
information can be modified later. Click OK to save the profile.
If you believe the Agent profile exists in TRAMS but you are not sure what the correct Agent ID is, highlight
the Agent ID and press Delete. Click Agent ID and move to the Query screen. Click Query to see a list of
Sales Agents.

Search for Existing Agent by Agent ID

To search for an existing agent profile by agent ID, right click in the Agent field. A drop down list displays.
Select search by ID and click OK.

Processing Errors
TBO accepts only valid invoices through the Interface Download (with a few exceptions). Invoices without
valid segment information, Itineraries, Voids and Full Invoice refunds are rejected during the download
procedure. Valid invoices with missing or duplicate information is available for modification in the Process
procedure.

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Invalid ARC Number

This error means this ARC/BSP number is not setup in the Branch Utilities. From the main menu, go to
Utilities|Setup|Branches. Click the Add/Modify ARC/BSP button, and add the missing ARC/BSP number.

Duplicate or Invalid Invoice Number

TRAMS Back Office does not allow duplicate invoice numbers within the same branch. You receive a
Duplicate Invoice Number prompt for various reasons. TRAMS does not allow duplicate invoice numbers.
1. The invoice may have been manually entered.
2. The invoice number was previously used in error.
3. The invoice was previously downloaded and resubmitted.
You have several options.
1. First, select View Source and note the details of the invoice such as passenger names and travel dates.
Then select Abort and go to the Invoice|Query tab and search for the invoice number. If the record to be
processed is a true duplicate invoice, and you do not want to process the record, it can be deleted during
the next download.
2) Select Ignore to move to the next record. The Ignore and Ignore All option does not remove the record(s)
from the process log. The record remains and is reported on the Processing Log.
3) Modify proceeds with the processing of this record and allows you to enter a new Invoice number.

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An Select Invoice Number prompt appears.

4) Enter the Invoice Number. By deleting the number in the Invoice No field, and clicking OK, TBO
automatically assigns the next invoice number in the system. You also have the option to keep the same
invoice number and capture the record to a different branch.

Duplicate Ticket Number

You receive a Duplicate Ticket Number prompt for various reasons.
1. The ticket may have been manually entered.
2. The ticket was previously downloaded.
Click OK to accept the duplicate ticket number and continue processing records.

Invalid Ticket Numbers

TBO displays a slightly different message if an invalid ticket numbers exist. You need to verify the correct
ticket number and select modify to input the appropriate number.

Processing Void Ticket

If Global Defaults is set to Prompt for void tickets, the ticket is voided without intervention if it's the only
booking on the invoice. If there are multiple bookings, then the user will be given the option to void

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manually.

Unable to Void Ticket when the form of payment isn't a CC is another void type that needs intervention when
the Global defaults is set to Prompt.

Select Modify to edit the Sale Invoice that contains the tickets to be voided.

Unprocessed Interface Records

If you attempt to download again, without processing all of the previous records, TBO responds with

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Unprocessed Interface Records Exist.

If records were ignored during processing, they have not been removed from the Processing Log. They
remain available until the next time you Download. They can be kept or deleted from this screen. If you
choose Append, you are adding new records to the existing records in the processing log. If you choose
Overwrite, you are replacing (deleting) existing records in the processing log with new records. You can
choose Cancel to check the Interface|Process Log to check before continuing with the new download.

Interface Troubleshooting of Errors in

Downloading
Clicking on download may result in an error message. Following each example are some common reasons
and solutions to investigate:
Error: 32 (0)
This error often means that the spool file is empty; or rather there are no records to download. Be sure
records have left the GDS queue and reside in the appropriate folder.
Error: Path Not Found 3(0) FileName: C:\spool\;Proc: FOpen() C:\spool\
This error also often means that the spool file is empty; or rather there are no records to download. Be sure
records have left the GDS queue and reside in the appropriate folder. It does not mean that the spool folder
can't be found, but the file within the spool folder isn't available. If you are reading from a network folder
you may not have a connection or permission to read, write and delete the records.

Automatic Interface Download & Processing

Setup with Windows Task Scheduler
You can set up automatic interface download and processing procedures using Windows Task Scheduler:

Steps for Setting Up Automatic Interface Download

1. Go to Start|Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Schedule Task. Click Add Scheduled Task.
2. Follow the Wizard by clicking Next, and then Browse to Program

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Files|TRAMS|tramswin|download.exe (or where your download.exe is located).

3. Next select how often you want the download to run by selecting the following: Start Time, When task
is performed and Start Day.
4. Enter the login for your computer (use the password entered when logging into your PC or to the network
in your office, and make sure your password is correct and leave blank if there is no password). Be sure to
check in the box next to Open Advanced Properties for this task when you click Finish. A Task Tab
window opens for TRAMS Back Office.

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5. Ensure the correct information is entered (see below) in both the RUN: and START IN: fields.

Run: Enter the TRAMS Interface Download command-line (here’s an example):

"C:\Program Files\Trams\Tramswin\download.exe” -username SYSDBA -password ******** -alias
trams -CRS 2 -path c:\spool -auto
Command-line parameters for example above:
"C:\Program Files\Trams\Tramswin\download.exe” - Path to where the download.exe resides
-username SYSDBA – User log in name
-password ******** – User password
-alias trams – Database Alias Name
-CRS 2 – GDS System
-crs <crs no>
0=Amadeus
1=Apollo/Galileo
2=Sabre
5=Worldspan
-path c:\spool – Path to where the interface records reside
-auto – Auto download 2 12/5/2005
Important: All command line parameters after C:\Program Files\Trams\Tramswin\download.exe must have
a space- (dash) before the option and "C:\Program Files\Trams\Tramswin\download.exe” must have the
quotes around it.

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Additional TRAMS Interface Download command line EXAMPLES which can be entered in the
Scheduler Task screen:
"C:\Program Files\Trams\Tramswin\download.exe -username MIEKE -password mieke -alias TRAMS45
-CRS 2 -path c:\sabre2\spool -auto"
"C:\Program Files\Trams\Tramswin\download.exe -username JUDITH -password authorized -alias TRAMS
-CRS 5 -path c:\wspan\tairs –auto
** auto download from file works only with folders containing individual records (multiple files)
Start In: This area is defaulted to the .exe file you browsed to in Step 2. Make sure it is correct.
6) Select the Schedule Tab|Advanced:

Create a separate Download Schedule for each CRS and database.

Note: To further clarify, using this method does not utilize a user license for processing. If using
Interface|Download|Wait for New Records and Interface|Process|Automatic Process options within
TBO, then a user license is utilized which may become more of an issue if interfacing with all 4 GDS's
concurrently.

Steps for Setting Up Automated Interface Processing in

Windows Scheduler
Follow the steps above for setting up a Scheduled Task. In the Run Line enter (an example):
"C:\Program Files\Trams\Tramswin\Tramswin.exe" -username SYSDBA -password ******* -alias
TRAMS -autointerface
If there are no records to process, the task will open and then close. If there are records to process the task
will auto process and close, leaving the errors to be handled manually.

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Preparing for Interface
Preparing for Interface starts by contacting your SABRE representative. Interface is an option offered by
SABRE, and there may be charges incurred. Trams does not charge for interface options. SABRE enables
interface options by assigning a line number or address referred to as a LNIATA. This is similar to the
terminal and printer addresses in your main office. Any branch access and STP sites should be linked via
SABRE, and Interface options should be discussed with the SABRE customer service center. You can view
your agency options by typing PE*PCC. The PCC represents your pseudo city code. The following
considerations should be discussed with SABRE.

Conversion from ADS or TravelBase

ADS was available on or off of the SABRE LAN. If you were cabled for interface to ADS or TravelBase, you
may have been on a stand-alone PC. You can use the same cable for interface to Trams interface program.
Changing from ADS on the LAN to Trams does require a configuration change, even if Trams resides on
the SABRE LAN. Most important is the removal of the Interface Queue30 which ADS used to read the
interface records from a file. The LNIATA needs to be removed from the Interface Queue setup screen and
configured to a serial port in the printer setup screen. This is usually handled by a SABRE field service
technician, but can be changed with the help of the SABRE hardware support.
Additional questions for the conversion include the line address, or LNIATA being assigned by SABRE for
interface to Trams. To accommodate the timing of the conversion, SABRE may choose to assign a new
line address for the Asynch Mini device. Check your DX STATUS for the current LNIATA and verify that
the line address being configured for interface to Trams is the same. If there is a change, the Receiver must
be re-designated using the DXLNIATA command.
It is not necessary to build a customer or vendor database in Trams prior to interface. It is not necessary to
load your General Ledger and opening balances prior to interface.
Remember to put your interface records on hold prior to the conversion. Do a "last" download to the old
system, and then hold the new records on the interface queue. Once the new links are established to
Trams, you can safely release the records. SABRE agencies can request the DWLIST be held by sending
a message to the SABRE general queue at QP/FSGG. When the conversion is complete, you can request
SABRE release the hold.
Can your CRS sales representative make arrangements to keep the old accounting system on site AFTER
the conversion? Many conversions require the transition for interface, but may be setup in a stand-alone
environment to give you time to close out your old accounting system.

Interface Option 6
Professional SABRE agencies use SABRE option 2 which allows for invoicing and ticketing. To enable
interface, your site must be cutover to allow for SABRE option 6 features, which include the creation and
format of Interface records. (Interface options are controlled by SABRE.)
Interface options can be flagged in your Agency profile referred to as the TJR. These options include flags
to include Refunds and Exchanges, E-tickets, invoice only or invoice and itineraries for hotel updates as
well as manual fare by leg information for segments not auto-priced by SABRE.

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SABRE Printing Module
In most SABRE platforms, SABRE uses the Sabre Printing Module to control HOST devices such as ticket

printers, invoice printers, hardcopy printers or interface records. A SABRE field services technician or
SABRE hardware support desk can help you configure the utility for interface files or cable options.

Images to File
SABRE Net locations require interface configured to a file, while other platforms give you an option. When
configured as a Device Type: File, Trams must have network access to the folder location named in the
Device properties. Default configuration:
C:\SABRE\APPS\INTERFACE\PNRDATA.TXT
Note: Trams for DOS users, the folder name of INTERFACE exceeds DOS file name extension of 8
characters, so the default configuration in Trams needs to read:
C:\SABRE\APPS\INTERF~1\PNRDATA.TXT

interface via Cable

The Sabre Printing Module Device Type is configured as Asynch-Mini to use the SABRE standard interface

cable. The cable is terminated and tested by a SABRE field services technician. It is usually the agency’s
responsibility to purchase and install the cable between a controller serial port on the SABRE system and a
receiver serial port on the Trams PC. This should be ordered and determined during the site survey. Any
questions regarding which workstations can accommodate interface, should be discussed with the SABRE
Account Executive and the Field service Technician.
The Sabre interface cable is terminated as shown in the following diagrams. A standard 9-25 pin is
compatible with either end of the SABRE cable.

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SABRE Trams SABRE Trams
25PIN [f] 25 PIN [F] 9PIN [F] 9PIN [F]

2 ------- ------- 3 2 -------------- -------- 3

3 ------- ------- 2 3 -------------- -------- 2

7 ------- ------- 7 5 -------------- -------- 5

6-8-20 JUMPER 6-8-20 JUMPER 1-4-6 JUMPER 1-4-6 JUMPER

4-5 JUMPER 4-5 JUMPER 7-8 JUMPER 7-8 JUMPER

The Interface cable can also be ordered through Black Box Corporation. (Prices for cables are approximate
and subject to change without notice.) Allow 3-5 days for delivery. Shipping costs are additional.
Call Black Box Corporation to order toll free at: 877-877-2269 or directly at 724-746-5500. You can
use this number as well for customer support. Cable Prices and part numbers are quoted from the Black
Part # Description Price

BC00505 25 Pin F To 25 Pin F 20.46 + 20 Cents Per Foot

BIBA10357 9 Pin F To 9 Pin F 18.66 + 89 Cents Per Foot

Box Corporation and are subject to change without notice. If you decide to order the cable from a local
source, the following pin configuration for a null-modem cable works.

SABRE Trams SABRE Trams

25 PIN [F] 25 PIN [F] 25 PIN [F] 9 PIN [F]

2 3 2 3

3 2 3 2

4 5 4 8

5 4 5 7

6 20 6 4

20 6 20 6

7 7 7 5

Windows Interface Utility Setup

When the Sabre Printing Module is configured for Interface via cable, Trams requires the use of a capture
utility and designated spool folders to receive interface records from SABRE. Create 2 SPOOL folders on
the Trams workstation that has been designated as the RECEIVER. When configuring the Utility, include
the full path to these folders as Destination Directory and Alternate Destination Directory.
The Utility should be configured to match the protocol used by SABRE when configuring the asynch mini or
interface device. Check with your Field Services Technician or the SABRE Hardware Support Desk to
determine the actual settings configured in your office.
Standard settings are 4800, e, 7, 1 or 9600, e, 7, 1.
The TBO interface Utility is optional for Trams for DOS version. Trams can be configured to read directly
from the serial or com port or the interface utility. Trams for DOS ships with a 16bit utility - winintf.exe.

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Trams Back Office ships with a 32-bit utility - winint32.exe. You have the option of adding the Windows
Interface Utility to load at start-up.

Trams Back Office Download Utility

While Trams for DOS can read interface records from either a serial (com) port or a file, Trams Back Office
uses no hardware configurations to read interface records. All records are read into Trams Back Office
using the Download Utility. Check the Interface Download Section for variations in the configuration screen
that are based on your specific site configurations.
Cable to Winint32/Spool folder - select CRS SABRE - C:\SPOOL
Interface to file (single) select CRS SABRE NET - add file name to path
C:\SABRE\APPS\Interface\pnrdata.txt
Interface to file (multiple) select CRS: SABRE

Trams Utilities|Setup|Hardware (TFD)

From the Trams main menu go to the Utilities|Setup|Hardware Screen and TAB past the printer setup to
the Interface Setup section. Press Enter to highlight the Res System field. [F5] displays a list of available
res system configurations. Select SABRE with the up or down arrows and [ENTER] Use the [TAB] key to
move between fields. [F5] displays a selection of port configurations in the port field. Select the local serial
port where the interface cable is attached. The following chart may help to determine where Trams should
be installed, or cabled.
Trams Back Office does not use a hardware configuration for interface. Trams Back Office downloads
records already captured to a file using the Windows Interface Utility or as setup by SABRE in the Sabre
Printing Module.

SABRE Hardware Platforms

SABRE PLATFORM Network Settings /PNR file path Options

Non-Windows NOVELL 2X 4800, E, 7, 1

**Windows 3x NOVELL 2 / 3 4800, E, 7, 1 -r:2

Windows 2x4 NOVELL 4X 4800, E, 7, 1

Windows 9898 WINDOWS 4800, E, 7, 1

9898

Windows 98 WINDOWS 98 9600, E, 7, 1

SABRENET WINDOWS 98 c:\sabre\apps\interf~1\pnrdata.txt

SABRE 4.4G WINDOWS xx c:\sabre\apps\interf~1\pnrdata.txt

The SABRE with Windows platform requires a dedicated Gateway for interface. The interface cable
must be configured and run from this dedicated controller to the Trams PC. SABRE Net uses the
image to file option ONLY.
All Platforms using an Image to file option and using SINGLE as the File Type must select SABRENET as
the CRS in the TBO (Windows) download screen. Sites using MULTIPLE as the File Type must use SABRE
as the CRS in the TBO (Windows) download screen. If you are converting from ADS on the LAN to Trams

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on the LAN, be sure to have the SABRE Field Service Technician, disable the Interface Queue30, before
attempting interface. Interface records may be lost due to “dupe TA’s”. If you are converting from Travel
Base to Trams, be sure to compare the LNIATA of your existing POS QUEUE to the LNIATA configured in
the SABRE Printing Module.
The Options field in the Hardware Setup screen defaults to blank. Options entered here affect how records
are handled or interpreted. You may want to use one of the options specified below, if appropriate for your
office.
-u:0 = suppresses the AC lines - used by scriptwriters
-R:2 = null modem option - used for problem cables on Windows 3.x

Installing Trams Software on a SABRE

Workstation
Review the Trams Back Office manual to determine how to install the Trams Back Office software. The
capture, download and processing of interface records can be handled on any Trams workstation,
depending on your interface through cable or file options.
Trams installation routine responds with a default path where Trams installs. On SABRE Novell networks,
the path may be a drive letter like W, V or U. Please do not install Trams on those drives. They are used by
Novell as backup security. The correct drive letters for installation are determined by your SABRE platform
and are more commonly, C, F, G or H.
For conformity, Trams suggests installing to the local C: drive unless network access is required.

Single Sabre Workstation

If the single SABRE workstation meets the Trams minimum hardware requirements, Trams can be installed
on the same workstation. SABRE does not support cable interface for a single workstation, but the SABRE
Print Module revision 4.4g and Sabre Net Print Module allow for interface to file options. Please check with
your SABRE Account Executive, and SABRE hardware support for any hardware or software restrictions
on a single SABRE workstation.

SABRE Interface Control

Sabre assigns a terminal line address or LNIATA when interface is first established. SABRE refers to this
line address as the MINI DEVICE. You need to know the LNIATA for some of the formats used for interface
control. The Sabre Interface Records are held on a Point of Sale or POS queue by Sabre, pending
transmission to your office, for 10 days.
Transmitted records are only available for re-transmission from the DWLIST until midnight of the original
invoice date. A request to the SABRE QP/FSGG queue can allow access to the DWLIST for an extended
period of time. Just request the extension in advance of changes to your interface configuration. SABRE
protects the records prior to interface, by using an asynchronous protocol for transmission. If SABRE
records leave the queue, and are not received by Windows Interface, it is likely that a file or other device
has been configured incorrectly. While rare, it’s important to Note, that SABRE does not transmit records if
a device address is not ready to receive the records. Interface options are controlled by SABRE.

Checking Status of the Interface Queue DX STATUS

This entry allows you to see the status of the Point of Sale or POS queue. Sabre responds with a status of
the Interface Queue and the number of messages on the queue. Q2 displays normal interface records. The

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status is on hold or active.

POS Queue 741E1A

Q0 0 on hold
Q1 0 on hold
Q2 33 on hold

Start Transmission of Pending Message DX TRANSMIT

This entry requests SABRE begin the transmission of all pending Interface records from the POS queue to
Trams. Status on Q2 and Q1 changes to active. If Trams is not ready to receive records before initiating
transmission, SABRE times out and reports a failed state. Just get Trams ready to receive and try the DX
TRANSMIT command again.

Stop Transmission of Pending Message DX END

This entry requests Sabre to stop the transmission of records from the interface queue to Trams after the
last record on queue is transmitted. If DX STATUS displays 20 records on Q2 the DX END message
becomes record number 21, and places the queue on HOLD after the current transmission is completed.
The DX END command can follow the DX TRANSMIT command every evening. All existing records are
transmitted and the end message puts the transmission on hold after the last record is received.

Stop Transmission Immediately DX HOLD

This entry requests SABRE to stop the transmission of records from the queue to Trams, immediately. If
for some reason, you need to stop transmission to Trams, this entry places the interface queue on hold after
the next record is received. If records leave the interface queue, BUT do not get to Trams, do the DX HOLD
to preserve the records. SABRE only allows retransmission of records on the same day invoiced.
Because of the way SABRE is configured for interface, it is unusual for SABRE to release records. SABRE
should notice that Trams is not ready and “put itself on hold." If for some reason this is not happening contact
the SABRE help desk.

Retransmit Records DWLIST

The SABRE Interface Records are held on a Point of Sale or POS queue by Sabre, pending transmission
to your office, for 10 days. Transmitted records are only available for re-transmission from the DWLIST until
midnight of the original invoice date. If necessary, SABRE can hold the DWLIST longer. Please request
this in writing with a queue message to SABRE SCS at QP/FSGG.
DWLIST list of completed work for PCC
DW1 resends item number 1 to the POS Queue
DWALL resends all items to the POS Queue
DWYES confirms request to resend item to POS Queue

Check History of Transmission Activity DX HISTORY

This entry displays the history of activity to and from the queue. Used by SABRE to audit activity on the
queue. If transmission of records fails, SABRE logs a reason code that can be viewed here.

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 TMO line = Sabre detects a problem with the local lines.
Check that Trams is ready to receive records.
Check the ports and cable connections.
Check the Trams Interface Setup.
TMO no ack= Sabre is receiving no acknowledgment from your site.
Check the gateway connection. Possible re-start.
Check the asynch-mini program or controller. Possible re-start.
Check that Trams is ready to receive records.
Check the Trams Interface Setup.

Establishing Daily Procedures

Go over the Interface Overview Section for a detailed description of the Download and Processing Steps. Use
this as your guide to establishing daily procedures. Check that Trams is ready to receive records.
Interface is a great tool for communication with the Trams back office system. The goal of interface is
effective data entry into Trams. In order to optimize the database that Trams is creating from your AIRs,
you’ll want to setup some minimum daily requirements to ensure the integrity of the data and to maintain
the system.
TBO=Trams Back Office
TFD=Trams Back Office (DOS)

TBO Transmission Procedures to WININT32

1) Start the Windows Interface Program and verify that the status is Waiting.
2) If you Interface to a file (C:\Sabre\Apps\Interface\pnrdata.txt) the Winint32 is not required. You will start
by transmitting records from SABRE first
3) From a SABRE workstation type:
• DX STATUS to check the status of the POS queue
• DX TRANSMIT to start the transmission of records
• SABRE allows re-transmit from the DWLIST to the POS queue.
4) Once all records have been received:
• Stop the transmission from SABRE with the DX HOLD
• Stop the Windows Interface Program

Download Procedures for TBO

1) From the Trams Main menu select Interface|Download
2) Click Download to receive the records into Trams
3) Click Close to exit from the download screen

Download Procedures for TFD

1) From the Trams Main menu select Interface|Download
• Press the F9 key to get to the Download screen

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2) From a SABRE workstation type:
• DX STATUS to check the status of the POS queue
• DX TRANSMIT to start the transmission of records
(SABRE allows re-transmit from the DWLIST to the POS queue)
3) Once all records have been received
• Stop the transmission from SABRE with the DX HOLD command
• Press the escape key to exit the Download screen.

Continued Procedures for TBO and TFD

1) From the Trams Main menu select Reports|Interface
• Review the Download Error Log for missing invoices.
• Print the Interface Invoice List to compare to your invoice hard copies.
2) From the Trams Main menu select Interface|Process
• Process all records until the file is empty.
3) From the Trams Main menu select Invoice|Query
• Enter the date range you just processed and reconcile to your invoice hard copies.
• Make any changes to records at the invoice or booking level.
• Add any missing invoices
• Void any invoices to be voided
• Enter Full Invoice refunds
4) From the Trams Main menu select Reports|Invoice
• Run the ARC/BSP reconciliation report
• Reconcile agent/auditor coupons to the ARC reconciliation report
• Correct any errors in the booking itself by going to Invoice|Query.
5) From the Trams Main menu select Payments|Received
• Enter any cash/check payments received from clients and vendors.
6) From the Trams Main menu select Reports|Payments|Receipts
• Reconcile the days’ receipts to the bank deposit slip
7) From the Trams Main menu select Payments|Made
• Enter all the agency disbursements
8) From the Trams Main menu select Reports|Core
• Process and review the Core Reports - Client Balances, Vendor Balances, ARC|BSP Balances and
Check Register. The ARC/BSP Balance report only displays data after the first ARC settlement has
been processed in Trams. Until the first ARC settlement is processed in Trams, the ARC/BSP
Reconciliation (Reports|Invoice|ARC/BSP Reconciliation) report may be used to verify all ARC/BSP
documents.
9) From the Trams Main menu select Utilities|Backup.

Interfacing Multiple Branches

If you have multiple branches linked to a single PCC in Sabre, Trams sorts the invoices into their proper
branch using the branch definitions you setup in Trams Utilities. There is no separate licensing agreement
for interface from multiple branches handled with a single Trams general ledger.

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Multiple general ledgers is a billable feature of Trams, but can be accommodated in a single database, with
branch designations pointing to separate ARC/BSP numbers and/or general ledgers. Consult with a Trams
sales representative for pricing and a Trams accounting support representative for optimal use of these
features. If multiple branches are being maintained in separate Trams programs or database aliases, then
branch commands at time of ticketing are needed to separate the interface records for transmission from
separate interface queues.
Also go to the Utilities|Setup|Global Default menu and be sure the field “Allow Branch Entries” is set to
“STP” or “FULL." To set up Branches in Trams Back Office go to Utilities|Set Up|Branches. To set up
Branches in Trams for DOS go to Utilities|Set Up|ARC Numbers.

Processing by ARC Number

Branches linked to the main office send interface records to a single POS Queue. Records received by
Trams can be processed by individual ARC Number. Records can be processed by more than one operator
working on individual ARC numbers.

Entries Affecting Invoices and Tickets

The SABRE Interface Record transmitted to the Trams system gets its information from the PNRs you
create. How information is entered into the PNR is directly related to Trams success in translating the
information. Accounting Remark lines entered with a 5.* or 5.S* format can be included in the PNR before
invoicing. This allows the capture of specific information about the customer and the transaction. These
entries do not affect the Sabre invoice but transmit to Trams. Some descriptor codes can be entered at the
booking level instead of the Invoice level. See the DESCRIPTOR CODES tables in this section for a
complete description of codes.
Interfaced Air bookings (ARC and non-ARC) that don't have fare by leg information, will have
fare-by-leg auto-calculated based on the Base Fare divided by the number of legs.

Remark prints on Sabre Invoice 5.*[CODE][DATA]

Suppress printing of remark on Sabre Invoice 5.S*[CODE][DATA]

Customer Number as the Interface ID DK

The Customer ID is an important field to link the invoice to the correct client during interface. Trams
recommends a unique client profile for every customer to help build your customer data base and mailing
list. An easy number to use for leisure and walk-in clients is their 10-digit telephone number. This allows the
front office agents to capture the interface ID without the need to look up a client list. Corporate or VIP clients
that have SABRE profiles may warrant a more traditional DK based on their name or company name for
easy recognition.
The Customer ID can be entered with a SABRE DK format or as a 5.S*AN accounting remark. The SABRE
DK prints as reference information on the SABRE invoice and ticket, so is a natural choice for tracking the
customer number. The SABRE DK can be defined as 6, 7 or 10 characters, but always interfaces to Trams
as 10 alphanumeric characters. SABRE left fills the DK with zeros, so it may look confusing at first. Trams
looks at the 10 characters literally when searching or creating the Interface ID in the client profile.
DK010030 would be sent to Trams as Interface ID 0010000030 AND DK3105191225 would be sent to

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Trams as Interface ID 3105191225 .
The branch and customer distinction used by SABRE/ADS is not the default setting for Trams. Trams
normally reads the branch designation from the ARC number in the Interface record, and uses the entire
DK number (filled to 10 characters), as a literal customer number or Interface ID. Trams options in
Utilities|Setup|Global Defaults, do allow for Branch overrides by DK number, similar to the Branch and
Customer breakdown of the DK number used by ADS. Trams search options eliminate the need for HOUSE
DK’s by agent. Please request the ADS conversion document through Trams FAX DOCS for additional tips
on a successful conversion.

Customer Number as a Remark 5.S*AN

You have an additional option for sending the customer ID to Trams. An Interface ID can be added with an
accounting remark 5.S*ANxxxxxxxxxx, if you choose not to use the SABRE DK option. This coded remark
is translated by Trams as the customer interface ID. The remark is ignored by SABRE if you choose to
suppress printing. If both exist in the PNR, Trams ignores the DK and uses only the AN remark as the
interface ID. This might prove beneficial when transitioning from House DKs or Agent DKs to Leisure
customer profiles.
New client profiles can be created in Trams during the interface processing. This slows the interface
processing down at first, but saves a lot of manual data entry, time and research. It allows you to start
interfacing to an empty data base.

Billing Address 5/
Customer name and address information can interface to Trams for any new clients. The address interfaces
when creating new client profiles during the interface process. Trams can accept up to 40 characters for
each address line. A change of address for existing clients is Noted in the Processing Error Log for review,
but does not update profiles automatically. Trams translates the billing address fields as the client name
and address.

Client billing name 5/ABC TOY COMPANY 5/CLIENT NAME

Address1/Address2 5/345 MAIN 5/ADDRESS1/ADDRESS2
STREET/SUITE 1235
5/CITY STATE ZIPCODE
City, St Zip 5/LOS ANGELES, CA
90045

To assist the back office in distinguishing new leisure clients from corporate clients, it may help to assign
alpha Interface ID’s for corporate clients.

Phone Number 5.S*PH

The customers telephone number is also captured, in Trams when creating new client profiles during the
Interface process. The first SABRE telephone entry marked as H or B, in the PNR, is interpreted as the
primary phone number, in the Trams profile. Only one phone number is captured.

Add Phone number to the Trams pro- 9LAX310-641-8726-H

file (TBO Windows)

Add Phone number to the Trams 5.S*PH310-641-8726

profile (Trams30)

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Fax Number 5.S*FX
The customers fax phone number may be captured when creating new client profiles during the Interface
process. The FX code is added to the remark field and transmits to the phone field called Fax in the Trams
profile

Add Fax phone number to the Trams 5.S*FX310-555-1213

profile

Client E-Mail Address

The Client E-mail address is captured via interface when creating new clients or to update existing client
profiles with an E-mail address. If a different E-mail address exists in the current profile, Trams captures
the address as an additional E-mail address. The EU entry is added as a remark in the PNR prior to
invoicing. Trams captures the remark to the Client Profile/Communications screen.

[email protected] 5.S*EUPAULMCC*APPLE.COM
[email protected] 5.S*EUB//GATES*MSOFT.COM
[email protected] 5.S*EUMICKEY-MOUSE*DISNEY.COM

Trams translates the following SABRE characters accepted in the remark field.
* use for @ at symbol
// use for the _ underscore symbol
- use for the - dash symbol
Trams does not capture or track E-mail addresses at the passenger level. Other SABRE formats for E-mail
address in the PNR do NOT interface to Trams.

Sales Agent Sabre Agent Sine

The SABRE sine-in agent who creates the original PNR is included in the IUR and interpreted by Trams as
the inside agent. The agent sine is created in SABRE as a 2 character alphanumeric code. This agent ID
should match the Interface ID in the Trams Agent Profile. Trams interprets this sine-in agent as the first
sales agent for all bookings in the invoice. The inside agent can be overridden but is a great way to analyze
agent productivity. Up to 9 agents can be linked to a single booking by adding agents at the invoice or
booking level.

Agent ID Override or Additional Sales Agents 5.S*SA

The sine-in agent ID can be overridden with the 5.S*SAXX entry. To add a second agent to a booking
without ignoring the sine-in agent, two entries are required as follows; 5.S*SA(original sine-in agent ID) and
5.S*SA(second sales agent ID). If default commission rates are defined for the inside agent in the agent
profile, the commission entry added here overrides the default commission rate. Rates are a percentage of
the agency commission. The space following the agent sine and the commission or remarks is
mandatory.
Note: Inside agents can be linked to a customer profile instead of interfacing. Use one option or the other,
or two 2 sales agents are attached to the invoice. Adding a sales agent at the booking level does not

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override the default inside sales agent Two sales agent id’s will appear on the booking.

To ignore the booking agent 5.S*SA

sine-in.

To override a booking agent with 5.S*SA33

agent 33.

To override a booking agent with 5.S*SAMM 20

agent MM @ 20% commission

To override a booking agent with 5.S*SAJ8 15 OVERRIDE

agent J8 @ 15% for overrides.

To override the booking 5.S*SAJ8 A20.00

agent with J8 @ 20.00
commission

To add a booking agent with agent ACSEA1/003020/FPT/300.00/1000.00/0/CK/1

38 @ 20% for a Promo on this -*TT5*SA38 20 PROMO
booking only.

To add the booking agent on 5.S*MS1*SA33 20 BONUS OVERRIDE

segment 2 only.

Outside Agent ID 5.S*OA

Trams can track outside agents in addition to inside agents for commission statements and productivity
reports. A total of nine agents can be linked to a booking. The Outside Agent ID should match the Interface
ID in the Trams Agent profile. Up to 10 characters can be used as the Outside Agent Interface ID. The
space following the sales agent code and commission is mandatory.
Notes: Outside agents can be linked to a customer profile instead of interfacing. Use one option or the
other, or 2 outside sales agents are attached to the Invoice. Adding a sales agent at the booking level does
not override the default inside sales agent for the invoice. Two sales agent ID’s appear on the booking.

To add an outside agent SM 5.S*OASM

To add an outside agent 45 @ 50% 5.S*OA45 50

To add outside agent 45 @ 5.S*45 A50.00

50.00 commission

To add outside agent SM @15% 5.S*OASM 15 PROMO

for Promo

To add outside agent Judy @15% ACOTH1/006001/SVC/10/300.00/30.00/ALL/C

for this booking. K/1-*TTINS*OA55 15

If default commission rates are defined for the outside agent in the agent profile, the commission entry
added here overrides the default commission rate. Rates are a percentage of the agency commission.
Since Trams allows multiple agents per booking, there should be flex edits or QC procedures in place to
avoid multiple OA agents per booking.

Department Information 5.S*DP

Department Information interfaces to Trams with the 5.S*DP entry. You can enter up to 20 alphanumeric
characters for the department. This allows for reporting of activity by departments. Departments entered at

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the invoice level attach to each booking. Departments can also be defined within a clients’ profile. This entry
does not update the Client Profile, but attaches to the invoice or booking for reporting.

Department ID at invoice level 5.S*DP340WEST

Add department at the booking ACTOR1/006001/FPT/10/300.00/30.00/CK/1-
level *TT5*DP1234
Add department at booking level 5.S*MS9S*VC002010*TT9*TF1000.00*CM0*DPS
ONY

UDIDS Remarks 5.S*UD1

User Defined Interface Data Storage or UDIDS remarks track customer related information used for
reporting and sorting purposes in the Trams report generator. UDIDS can be used for any information you
wish to track for a customer or a market. You may enter a maximum of 99 UDIDS remark lines. Trams
allows up to 60 alphanumeric characters per line. The UDID number can be unique for each customer or
global for tracking markets and special reporting data. By including UDID definitions in the SABRE
Customer Profile Star ensures consistent use and transfer to the PNR.

A corporate client has asked for travel management reports that contain
information on his employees travel patterns, by employee number and
department. Run some sample reports to test how the information should
be captured and stored. By assigning a UDID for employee number and
requiring the department for each passenger, a report can be run to your
customers specifications.

You must indicate an appropriate UDIDS number after the UD entry for Trams to sort the remarks correctly.
The space following the UDID number is mandatory to allow for alphanumeric data.

Add employee number 9866 5.S*UD1 9866

for a customer

Add marketing information 5.S*UD20 PROMO224

for the office

Add UDIDS at booking level 5.S*MS9S*VCRCCL*TT9*TF1000.00*CM0*UD1

SALES

To capture UDID for each -SMITH/JOHN*U1-FREEFLOW

passenger use the remark NOTICE: UDID format differs when used in
format name statement. Passenger associations attach
to air segments only.

UDIDS can also be used globally to track market information for special promotions. Using UDIDs in this
manner requires that specific UDIDs are defined by the agency to ALWAYS mean a marketing code, or
reconciliation code. Often they act as invoice level flags for reporting or reconciliation programs.
Note: Any agency having a conflict with the Client Remarks field of a booking being interfaced to a UDID
field, can ignore UDID formats in the Client Remarks field of a booking by entering -NU in the Option field

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on the Download Screen.

The agency has just started an advertising campaign to promote cruises.

To test the effectiveness of the cruise promotions, a special marketing
code was included in the advertisement. In one advertisement, clients
were directed to request information on the “Year 2000 Cruise”. In another
advertisement clients were asked to request information on the "Millen-
nium Madness" cruise. Both advertisements were promoting the same
cruise. Each time a cruise was booked the sales agent entered the appro-
priate marketing code.
UD20 MKY2000
UD20 MKMMAD
A report was created in the Trams report generator, that included a UD1
field to compare the results of each advertising campaign. When run for
cruise sales, and UDID1 with a value of MK, the report helped to deter-
mine which advertising campaign was most effective.

Group Affiliation 5.S*GP

Group affiliation can be entered by front office agents and linked to the invoice as an invoice group. This
allows for reports on groups of invoices. Clients that belong to a group for reporting purposes can also be
linked in Trams through the Client Profile as shown in the Profile section of the manual. Group names can
be defined in Utilities|Setup|Groups. The Group name can be up to 10 alphanumeric characters.
Group information received through interface using the 5.S*GP entry is captured to the invoice and the
payment group field (for the appropriate client payment closing the booking) for reporting and querying
purposes. The group information can also be 10 alpha-numeric characters. The Trams client profile is
not updated with group information through the interface process.

Add group ID to invoice and 5.S*GPSUPERBOWL

payment group fields

Invoice Remarks 5.S*IM

Invoice Remarks added with the 5.S*IM entry displays when applying client payments in Trams. Up to 35
alphanumeric characters can be included in this entry.

Add invoice remarks to assist with 5.S*IMBILL TO SMITH CORP

payment processing.
5.S*IMCRUISE DEPOSIT

Client Remarks 5.S*RM FREE FLOW

Client remarks can be interfaced to Trams with the 5.S*RM entry. A total of 60 characters can be included
in the remarks field. The remarks appear on wide format statements and client summary reports.

Add a client remark 5.S*RMCORP BILLING

Add remark at the booking level ACSEA1/002020/DEP/0/300.00/0.00/ALL/CK/1
-*TT4*RMPROMOTIONAL
Add remark at the booking level 5.S*MS9S*VCRCCL*TT9*TF1000.00*CM0*RMCORP
BILLING

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Add remark as passenger state- -SMITH/JOHN MR*LEISURE
ment information in the name
field

Passenger Statement Information -LAST NAME/FIRST*

Statement information is entered in the name field of the Sabre PNR. Passenger remarks entered here
appear on the invoice/itinerary and ticket. SABRE allows up to 25 characters of information. For translation
to Trams, remarks entered here should be preceded with a valid booking level descriptor code. The #
represents the SABRE cross of lorraine.

Add UDIDS as passenger state- -MEYER/SHARON*U1-9866#-MILLER/J *U1-1922

ment information.

Add passenger statement infor- -ROSEN/LEE*LEISURE#-2AHLSMITH/S MR/D MRS

mation for client remark.

Fare Savings Report Information

Trams receives Fare Savings Report information through interface. The Fare Justification code is entered
with the 5.S*FJ entry and should match the Fare Code table in Trams utilities. The invoice remarks are
entered separately and cannot be entered as a single remark. For information on Fare Savings Reports see
the REPORTS section of the Trams User Manual.

Add Fare Justification Code 5.S*FJEX

Add Full Fare amount 5.S*FF638.00
Add Low Fare amount 5.S*LF68.00

FARE SAVINGS WITH 5.S*MS101*FF638.00

PASSENGER 5.S*MS102*FF700.00
ASSOCIATION FOR
MULTIPLE TICKETS (SEE
APPENDING OR
OVERRIDING DATA IN AN
AUTOMATED AC LINE

Go to Utilities|Setup|Fare Codes to set up fare justification codes.

Form of Payment Override 5.S*FP

Trams receives the FOP used to create Sabre generated tickets and invoices. No additional entries are
required for interface. The ability to override the FOP generated by Sabre is to be used at the agencies
discretion with a 5.S*FP entry. The Form of Payment override can also be used at the booking level as
shown in the Descriptor codes available at booking level in the example section of this manual.

Check or Cheque 5.S*FPCH

Check or Cheque 5.S*FPCK
Cash 5.S*FPCASH
All other entries are interpreted as credit card 5.S*FPAX304172345667

Client payment options are available at the booking level to enhance the payment options available through
interface. Such options include Electronic fund transfers and Credit card merchant pay methods. Client

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payment options must comply with the form of payment entered at the invoice level.

To clarify the invoice ACOTH1/000006/SVC/10.00/10.00/0.00/ALL/CCAX4

Credit card FOP as CC 32133355566042 1.1 JONES THOMAS/1-*TT11*CP4
merchant FOP for ser- *XP0603
vice charges. The expira-
tions date entry must
follow the CP4 entry.

Branch Override 5.S*BR

Trams uses the ARC/BSP number definitions to sort invoices by branch during the interface process. You
can override the branch designation with the 5.S*BR entry in Sabre. Trams can track up to 249 branches.
The main branch should be defined as branch zero (0) in Trams Utilities.

Override to specific branch and associated 5.S*BR7

ARC/BSP number

Override to specific branch and different 5.S*BR7*01234567

ARC/BSP number

Face Value and Income Earned 5.S*FV

Discounted Cash or Check FOP transactions can be included for interface. Enter the fare charged to the
client followed by the income earned by the agency after the discount amount is subtracted from the
commission.
Note: Trams Back Office reads SABRE ACL lines as defined in Format Finder. For an online example in
SABRE see ACL*AIR, ACL*DOC or ACL*SUP for appropriate use of the ACL function. To manually add
an accounting line to a PNR to show discount information for air ticket transactions. If your AC option is
turned off or to read discounts and markups without showing on the SABRE invoice, use the Face Value
option as shown below.

ACL/012345/DIS/25.00/1.50/ONE/N1.1-OPTIONAL

Add the total fare followed by the net 5.S*FV2400*60

commission (after discount)

Add the total fare followed by the net 5.S*FV350.86*0

commission, in this example, zero. 5.S*FV350.86

FACE VALUE WITH PASSENGER 5.S*MS101*FVXXX.XX*CMYYY.YY*TFZZZ.ZZ

ASSOCIATION FOR MULTIPLE X=THE FACE VALUE AMT OF THE TICKET THAT APPEARS
TICKETS (SEE APPENDING OR IN THE FV FIELD IN THE EXPANDED FARE INFO TAB
OVERRIDING DATA IN AN Y=THE COMMISSION EARNED BY AGENCY
AUTOMATED AC LINE) Z=TOTAL FARE COLLECTED FROM THE CLIENT

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 Example: An ARC ticket for $385.95 is sold to the employee at a net
fare. By entering the above information for Face value, Trams captures
the correct amount to be collected from the employees 0.00
commission earned, and the real value of the ARC document from the
ticketing information. Trams interprets the transaction as follows for
accounting and the ARC report.
The invoice reflects the amount to collect from the customer in the total
fare. Base fare and Taxes can be changed manually, but neither
affects the ARC report.
TOTAL FARE:350.86|BASE FARE:324.91|TAXES
25.95|COMMISSION:0.00
The expanded fare information screen reflects the Face Value of
385.95
The ARC report shows the correct totals for reporting to ARC.
GROSS FARE:385.95|COMMISSION:35.09|RATE:10.00|NET
REMIT:350.86
Note: This is not to be used for Credit Card transactions to ARC.

Segment Information
Fare-by-Leg information is controlled by SABRE pricing and the Fare-by-leg option in the TJR. Trams reads
the segment fares based on the auto-price features in SABRE. When pricing and driving a ticket in SABRE,
the interface record includes a breakdown of the segment Fares-by-Leg. Trams reads up to 255 segment
fare lines in a single interface record. To capture segment fares on non-auto priced tickets use a manual
FARE BY LEG mask. To capture segment information on non-ARC air, use the *SG at the booking level.
A more accurate Fare-by-Leg for non-ARC/BSP air bookings, or ARC/BSP bookings that do not have the
Fare-by-Leg included, is calculated by using a mileage formula when mileage is present in the interface
record. When mileage is not present in an interface record then Fare-by-Leg is be calculated as presently
done, by dividing the base fare by the number of Origin/Destination trips.

Capture Foreign and Local Currency

Trams captures Foreign Currency and Local Currency for each booking where both are present. The local
currency populates the General Tab Total Fare and the Foreign Currency populates the Total Fare on the
Foreign Currency Tab.
Note: We read automated HK segments when both local property currency and local agency currency are
included in the PNR.

Mileage
Trams captures segment mileage if present in the IUR. The mileage is recorded under the segment tab of
the invoice booking. This information may also be entered manually in Trams.

Partial Payment 5.S*PP

Trams has the ability to interface a Partial Payment. Only one partial payment is allowed per booking. The
partial payment applies to the invoice level and not the booking level. No credit card (CC) transactions can

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have a partial payment, only Cash/Check & CC Merchant payments. You must have the box "Allow Cash/Ck
Payments" in Utilities/Setup/Global Defaults/Interface-Mailmerge Prompt Tab "Checked", or this partial
payment enhancement will not be active for the Cash/Check partial payments, but, is not required for the
CC merchant partial payment to interface. The entry for your GDS needs to contain (amount), (form of
payment), (Check or CC Number/expiration date for CC Merchant). All other forms of payments are ignored,
including the form of payment in the 5.S*MS line when the 5.S*PP entry is present.

CASH 5.S*PP100.00*CASH

CHECK OR CK 5.S*PP100.00*CHECK*5432

CHEQUE 5.S*PP100.00*CHEQUE*5432

CREDIT CARD MERCHANT 5.S*PP100*4855265986325645/0504

Descriptor Codes - Valid at Invoice Level

Descriptor codes entered as a SABRE Invoice remark can not be strung together and apply to the entire
invoice. An <S> preceding the descriptor code suppresses the remark from printing on the invoice. All
descriptor codes are preceded by an asterisk.
5.S*AN3106418726
5.S* [code][data] does not print on invoice
5.* [code][data] does print on invoice

Code Length Descriptor Example

AN 10 Alphanumeric Customer ID must match AN3106418726

Interface ID in client profile MANEUVERABILITY

FV 13 Not valid for Credit Card Form of Payment FV1200.00

Face Value for discounted ARC/BSP docu- FV1200.00*300.00
ments FV1200.300.00@P1
Fare Savings at Passenger level.

FJ 6 Fare Justification Code as defined in Utili- FJA

ties/Setup/Fare Codes FJEX
FJEX@P1

FF 13 Full Fare for Fare Savings Tracking FF650.00

FF650.00@P1

LF 13 Low Fare for Fare Savings Tracking LF69.00

LF69.00@P1

UD 60 User Defined Interface Data can be UD1 FREE FLOW

used for any customer data you would
like to track for reporting purposes

MI 5 Indicates the marketing ID (code) (IC's MIXXXXX

client profile Interface ID) for each
invoice created by the IC who chooses
not share their client profile information
with the Host agency (single House
Account client profile).

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GP 10 Group affiliation included in invoice and GPTAHITI97
payments for reporting purposes

IM 35 Invoice remarks display on the sales IMFAMILY PLAN

invoice screen

RM 60 Client remarks ARMCHAIR BILLING

DP 20 Department DPSALES
DP00234

SA 10 Sales Agent Overrides the sign in SA32

11 agent SAMM 25
16 Commission% or Amount override SA8M 30 CRUISE PROMO
Agent Profile
Sales Agent Remarks

OA 10 Outside Agent added to booking OA44

11 Commission% or Amount overrides% OA70 30
16 in Agent Profile OASUE 30 AIL OVERRIDE
Sales Agent Remarks
space required between fields

BR 12 To override the agency branch number BR99

ONLY.
To override the ARC/BSP number of BR99*01234567
the branch override to a different
branch

FP No form of payment UP
Form of payment check FPT OR FPCH
Form of payment cash FOPPISH
Form of payment credit card FPAX3782443987654

FPAR AR (Accounts Receivable) can be FPAR or FPARCH

added for use with *FP at the Invoice
FOPARPISH
and Booking levels. When the Allow
Cash/Check Payments option in the FPARAX3782443987654
Utilities|Setup|Interface Mailmerge
tab is checked and the *FPAR override
format is added, the invoice bookings
interface as Open and appear on Client
Balances & Statements.
Enables agencies to streamline the
processing of receipts in the back
office.

IN 8 Override the GDS Invoice Number IN123456

IC Independent Contractor code. The IC ICxxxxxxx

Agency enters the IC code from the
"Host" Agency. (For more details See
the TBO Manual or Help Screen)

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GQ 1 VALID IN BSP VERSION ONLY Note: TBO automatically zeros out
GST/QST/VAT on commission for
International Air Bookings
processed via Interface
A=No GST or QST GQA
B=GST only GQB
C=QST only GQC
D=GST and QST GQD

HU 0 No data follows - Update indicator to HU

capture update itinerary information
such as car, hotel, flight (depart,
arrive, date, time) information changes

EU 0 E-mail update causes Trams to cap- EU

ture an E-mail address to a client pro-
file.
* = @ at
// = _ underscore
- = - dash

PP Partial Payment Cash PP100.00*Cash

Partial Payment Check PP100.00*Check*5432
Partial Payment CK* PP100.00*CK*5432
Partial Payment Cheque PP100.00*CHEQUE*5432
Partial Payment CC Merchant PP100.00*4888602388226584/050
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Descriptor Codes - Valid at Booking Level
The following descriptor codes can be added or linked to an AC line to interface additional information about
the transaction to Trams. See AC*SUP for format description and examples. Trams reads only the
following segment types when linked with an AC line. SEA, TOR, OTH, AIR, PTA, MCO, HHT, CAR, INS.
All other segment types are ignored by Trams.
Descriptor codes can be added as freeflow remarks to the end of a manual AC or ACL line.
ACOTH1/SUPPLY/DOC/P11/950.00/0/ALL/CK/1-28 CHARACTER FREE FLOW
Descriptor codes can be added in an MS line that links to the sold segment of the PNR. Display the PNR
itinerary and use the SABRE numbering to link to the sold segment. Using a segment number larger than
the segments in the PNR results in an additional segment added to the accounting record.
5.S*MS1S*FA3000.00*FC370.00*FD03JUN97*VNROYAL CARIBBEAN
Descriptor codes can also be added in an MS line that links to an AC or ACL line if the 28 character limit is
too restrictive.
5.S*MS101*FVXXX.XX*CMYYY.YY*TFZZZ.ZZ
X=Face value of the amount of ticket that appears in the face value field in Expanded Fare Info tab; Y=The
commission earned by agency; Z=Total Fare collect from the agent.
5.S*MS101S*FA3000.00*FC370.00*FD03JUN97*VNROYAL CARIBBEAN

Code Length Description Example

VC 10 Alpha-numeric Vendor Code should VC002505

match Interface ID in Vendor Profile VCRCCL

VN 40 Vendor Name should match Name in VNPRINCESS CRUISES

Vendor Profile

TT 10 Travel Type numbers are found under TT4

Utilities/Setup/Travel Type

TF 13 Total Fare (amount charged to Client) TF595.00

CM 7 Commission override percent% CM15

13 Commission override Amount CMA25.50

SB 3 Submit To override SBCOM

SBSUP
SBARC

FB Add FB followed by the Fare Basis FBQXR345

FB *FB override on the MS line to set the *FB on the MS line

fare basis code for all segments linked
to the booking.

BF 13 Base Fare BF421.48

TX 13 Tax [Optional Tax ID] Amount with TX25.00

decimal [25.00] Note: Tax codes may be entered
individually in the following format:
TXUS13.00*TXXT3.00*TXXY6.00

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IN 1 International Indicator INI
1 Transborder Indicator INT
1 Domestic Indicator IND
VALID IN BSP VERSION ONLY
GQ 1 ** to be decremented, as TBO (Windows) GQA
reads SABRE codes A,B,C,D used at GQB
ticketing. GQC
A=No GST or QST
GQD
B=GST only
C=QST only
D=GST and QST

GC Overrides the auto-calculations on GST GC10.00

QC Overrides the auto-calculations on QST QC5.00
AL 2 Validating Carrier [mandatory for ARC/BSP ALUA
transactions]

CF 24 Confirmation number CF123456789

TK 20 Ticket number [mandatory for ARC/BSP TK8031234567890
transactions]

SG 0 No data required - captures segment SG

information from Air segment in PNR on OR
non-ARC/BSP suppliers SG 01 02 03 04 (to specify air segments,
include segment number)
FV 13 Face Value of ARC/BSP document for dis- FV1200.00
counted A/R transactions FV1200.00 300.00
FJ 6 Fare Justification Code as defined in Utili- FJA
ties/Setup/Fare Codes FJEX
FF 13 Full Fare for Fare Savings Tracking FF650.00
LF 13 Low Fare for Fare Savings Tracking LF69.00
PN 30 Passenger Name PNJOHNSMITH
NP 2 Number of Passengers for Car Booking NP3
NR 2 Number of Rooms for Hotel Booking NR1
DE 10 Car/Hotel Description DEICAR
DESNGL
DP 20 Department Information DPSALES
DP00234
SA 10 Ignore original agent SA
11 Add inside agent SA32
16 Commission% override SAMM 25
Sales Agent Remarks SA8M 30 CRUISE PROMO
space required between
fields

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OA 10 Outside Agent added to booking OA44
11 Commission% or Amount overrides% in OA70 30
16 Agent Profile OASUE 30 UA OVERRIDE
Sales Agent Remarks
space required between fields

PD 8 Payable Date format DDMMYY PD31AUG96

PI To create a booking for each invoice gen- PI

erated from one PNR (i.e service fee’s)
RL 5 Specifies a booking-level Record *RLXXXXX OR USING MS LINK,
Locator [5.S*MS1*RLXXXXX]
UD 60 User Defined Interface Data -received in UD1 FREEFLOW
UDID field
space required between fields

IT 88 Itinerary ITLAXDFWLAX
RM 90 Client Remarks RMNEW ADDRESS
VR 90 Vendor Remarks display on invoice and VRNET DUE ONLY
reports

SD 7 Start/Depart Date SD25SEP97

ED 7 End/Arrival Date ED29SEP97
FA 13 Final Payment Amount for reporting FA3400.00
FC 13 Final Commission Amount for reporting FC480.00
FD 8 Final Payment Due Date for reporting FD03JUN97
FP 21 Form of Payment overrides SABRE form of FPCK
payment for individual booking FPCHECK
FPCASH
FPAX334104230004311/0302
CP 1 Client Payment Method used in
conjunction with a valid Form of CP1
Payment entry CP2
1=CASH CP3
2=CHECK CP4 or
3=CREDIT CARD CP4*cccc cccc cccc/mmyy
4=CC MERCHANT ACCOUNT
Note: Add credit card information to
the CC Merchant format.
5=ELECTRONIC FUNDS CP5
TRANSFER (EFT)
6=OTHER CP6
7= ACH OPTION to *CP override
entry *CP7=ACH

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XP 4 Credit card expiration date XPMMYY
Note: may be used with the FP and CP
form of payment codes on MS line and MM=Month
free flow of the SABRE accounting line YY=Year
only

BK Alternate CC Merchant Bank Account BK

CC 3 Currency Code CCJPY

CV 10 Foreign Currency Amount CV590.00

IG Ignores an otherwise valid accounting *IG on the accounting line

line. For example, if you have a
discount line that you would like to
ignore, *IG on the discount line
instructs TBO to ignore that line and
not include it in the invoice.

Hotel and Car Segments

Standard SABRE formats for booking Cars and Hotels interfaces to Trams without additional formats.
Trams captures the segment as a Commission Track booking unless otherwise indicated with an override
for the booking type. For a full list of descriptor codes used at the booking level see the Descriptor Codes
Valid at Booking level chart.
Foreign Currency: Trams reads the total fare in whatever currency booked, unless the USD equivalent
exists in the record.
Trams checks the local currency code in Sabre Hotel bookings (HHL) and sets the fare to zero if the local
currency code doesn't match the local currency code in Utilities|Setup|Conversion Rates. When
processing Car and Hotel interface records, where there's a foreign currency and no equivalent local
currency, Trams does a lookup in the currency conversion table and uses that rate if present. If no rate is
found, the local currency is set to zero. For this feature to work properly, the TBO user must insure that
Currency Codes and Conversion Rates are set up for each currency that may be interfaced, in
Utilities|Setup|Conversion Rates.
Note: For automated Hotel bookings, TBO reads the G-CC field, if present, to populate the
CommTrackCCNo with the credit card number used to guarantee the booking. For any Comm Track
booking where no CommTrackCCNo is specified, we read the PNR FOP (if C/C) as CommTrackCCNo and
capture on the Expanded Fare Tab of the booking.
Note: TBO excludes car vendor profiles when searching by Interface ID if there's a property code (i.e.
Hotel). This prevents bookings from being processed to a car profile that has the same two letter code as a
hotel chain code. In the past when a hotel property did not exist in Trams prior to interface, bookings could
be processed to a car profile with the same ID as a hotel chain code.
Note: Automated hotels where the CC is used to guarantee the reservation, capture the Comm Track CC
number in the Client Remarks field of the booking, with a message that says: 'Guaranteed to: VI ending in
5874'. This is what shows for the Comm Track Booking when included on the Printed Invoice.
If you do not want to capture the Comm Track CC Number, with the 'Guaranteed to:' message in Client
Remarks, add an -NG to the Options field on the Trams Download Screen. Adding -NG ignores the C/C
'Guarantee' information on automated hotel bookings (Guaranteed To VI ending in 5874). The Comm Track
Hotel CC number, with the 'Guaranteed to:' message, will not appear on printed invoices, and the Comm
Track CC Number will continue to be captured in the Comm Track CC No field on the Expanded Fare Tab
of the Booking.

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Automated Hotel Segment
Hotel segments booked through Sabre interface to Trams with the following defaults. The total fare is
determined by calculating the number of nights by the nightly rate. A commission of 10% is assumed for all
bookings, based on the default commission set in Trams Utilities|Setup|Global Defaults. The actual
commission rate can be added to the invoice to override the default by entering an MS entry that matches
the segment # assigned to the booking being overridden
For automated Hotel bookings, Trams reads the G-CC field, if present, to populate the CommTrackCCNo
with the credit card number used to guarantee the booking. For any Comm Track booking where no
CommTrackCCNo is specified, the PNR FOP (if C/C) is captured and displayed in the CommTrack CC NO
field on the Expanded Fare Tab of the booking.

Override the default 10% 5.S*MS3*CM20

commission
5.S*MS3*CMA20.00

Trams maintains cars and hotels on invoices only. If booking a car or hotel only, without having invoiced
the PNR yet, use one of the samples below to add a zero AC line for the hotel only invoice.

To add a zero AC line for an 0OTHAAGK1LAX12APR-HOTEL ONLY

information only invoice. The Product COURTESY BOOKING
type i.e. OTH must match the sold ACOTH3/SUPPLY/DEP/0/0.00/0/ALL/C
product type. K/1

To add a zero AC line for hotel only ACHHL1/SUPPLY/DEP/0/0.00/0/ALL/C

invoice. The Product type i.e. HHL K/1-*VCSI1305
must match the sold product type.

Using the Misc. OTH booking and AC line allows Trams to read the hotel information directly from the sold
segment, which includes name, address and property code.

Itinerary Updates 5.S*HU

Interfacing itinerary hotel updates is an option set in the TJR. To interface itineraries and update
hotels, you must have Sabre turn on the TJR option.
Once the TJR option for hotel updates and interfacing itineraries is turned on, subsequent updates driven
with DIT or DIT#DP from the same PNR automatically are updated through interface to Trams Back Office.
5.S*HU alerts Trams Back Office to update the existing Trams invoice with new ITINERARY information.
For all Commission Track Car and Hotel records or Air Flight Changes in the Itinerary, Trams interfaces and
processes these Non-Invoiced records and searches for existing invoices in the system by Sabre Record
Locator. If no *HU entry is entered into the PNR then the itinerary is not read or processed by Trams. Any
Tour or Cruise records are ignored. Only Car and Hotel and Air Flight Change records are read.
When TBO finds one or more invoices with the same Record Locator that is in the Itinerary Record, it voids
any existing commission track records in any or all invoices and add the most current CAR and HOTEL
records only to the most recently dated invoice in the system. If existing commission track records do not
appear in the invoices, new ones are added.
The most recent invoice in Trams contains the most recent Car and Hotel records from the Sabre PNR.
Canceled and duplicate records are automatically voided from Trams leaving only current not canceled
bookings to track.
Trams uses the default Travel Categories in Utilities|Setup|Global Defaults|Travel Types to distinguish
car and hotel bookings from other commission track bookings.

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For Sabre itineraries with a *HU command in the PNR, certain air segment information (Arrival/Depart Dates
& Times and Flight #s) updates existing Trams Invoices with this updated flight information by matching
Invoices with the Record Locator Number.
Only matching segments [based on depart city] are updated. New segments are not added and
existing cities are not changed (such as a new connecting city on the return).
If an Itinerary Update doesn't find a matching invoice, a message is added to the processing log and the
record is deleted. There is no chance to reprocess the record.

Foreign Currency in Hotel Bookings

When selling a foreign hotel through SABRE, the hotel confirms with a sold HK segment as sampled here:
0HK27APRHHL 0282342625- DALHX-OUT02MAY 5NT 14476DALLAS DOWNTOWN TX
1B2DABC 104.00USD/150.98CAD/AGT60645211/GAX373577751692019EXP 04
02-MCINTOSH/CD-001636000/C06P/SI-NONSMOKING 2 DOUBLES-CF-82342625- @1015
ELM STREET#DALLAS TX 75202#FONE 214-742-5678#FAX 214-744-6167 @
SABRE knows the agency location and rates are displayed in local currency of the property and the agency
if available. Trams does not assume that both rates are present, and reads the first rate displayed which is
often the local currency of the property and not the agency. To override the foreign currency rate, enter the
equivalent rate as an MS link, with any other overrides that may apply.
5.S*MS#*TF150.98*CM15
Note: Trams will read automated HK segments when both local property currency and local agency
currency are included in the PNR.

Non-Automated Hotel Segment

Manual hotel segments booked with the 0HHT format interfaces to Trams if included as part of a valid
invoice. Trams translates the rate information from the sell segment and assume a comm track booking type
at 10% commission. You can override the assumed commission rate and you may want to override the hotel
vendor name field with a vendor code for better control during interface processing.

Example of a hotel 0HHTAAGK1DFWIN27JUL-OUT2AUG/HI AIRPORT

booking: WEST/SGLB/75.00/SI-@5827 OCEAN
DRIVE#MIAMI FL
38834#PHONE305-555-1111@RQNEAR
POOL/CF89732901

Append or override 5.S*MS4*VCHI0554*CM15

segment 4

Trams maintains cars and hotels on invoices only. If booking a car or hotel only, without having invoiced
the PNR yet, use the sample below to add a zero AC line for the hotel only invoice. Subsequent updates
driven with DIT from the same PNR are automatically updated through interface.

To add a zero AC line for an 0OTHAAGK1LAX12APR-HOTEL ONLY

information only invoice. The Product COURTESY BOOKING
type i.e. OTH must match the sold
ACOTH3/SUPPLY/DEP/0/0.00/0/ALL/C
product type.
K/1

To add a zero AC line for hotel only ACHHT1/SUPPLY/DEP/0/0.00/0/ALL

invoice by linking the AC line to the hotel /CK/1
segment sold.

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The 2 samples above have different results in how Trams captures the hotel property details. The OTH
segment option works best for new properties as all property information from the original booking are
captured.
Note: Due to the free form structure of the manual hotel entry, the hotel ID and property code is not read
from the sell segment. For manual hotel only PNR's add the hotel ID to the free flow area of the zero
accounting line.
ACHHT1/SUPPLY/DEP/0/0.00/0/ALL /CK/1-*VCHI5555
For manual hotel bookings that are included in a PNR with other transactions, you may add the hotel ID to
an MS line override linked to the hotel segment in the SABRE PNR.
5.S*MS3*VCH55555*CM15

Automated Car Segment

Cars booked through Sabre interfaces to Trams without additional entries. The total fare is calculated based
on the rates booked. A commission of 10% is assumed for all bookings. The actual commission rate can be
added to the invoice to override the Trams default by entering an MS entry that matches the segment #
assigned to the booking.

Override commission: 5.S*MS3*CM20

5.S*MS4*TF 200.00*CMA20.00

Trams maintains cars and hotels on invoices only. If booking a car or hotel only, without having invoiced
the PNR yet, use the sample below to add a zero AC line for the car only invoice.

Create a zero accounting ACCAR1/SUPPLY/SVC/0/0.00/0/ALL/CK/1

line for a car only invoice

Manual Car Segment

The total fare for car transactions is calculated based on the rate designator and number of days. Trams
assumes a default commission of 10%. You can include an MS remark to override default information or to
capture additional information in Trams.

Example of a Car booking 0CARZDGK1SFO16APR-18APR/ECAR/RT-37.99

UNL DAILY/CF-39556688/SI-FREE
FLOW/ID-12345678

Override commission rate. 5.S*MS4*CM0

Trams maintains cars and hotels on invoices only. If booking a car or hotel only, without having invoiced
the PNR yet, use the sample below to add a zero AC line for the hotel only invoice.

Create a zero accounting line ACCAR1/SUPPLY/SVC/0/0.00/0/ALL/CK/1

for a car only invoice

ARC/BSP Ticketing and Invoicing

The following procedures for ticketing and invoicing are examples for handling various transactions that
interface successfully to Trams. Except as Noted, your PNR can have a combination of ARC/BSP and
non-ARC/BSP segments. For information on SABRE formats refer to the SABRE DRS or Format Finder

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references. (For a full list of descriptor codes used at the booking level see the Descriptor Codes Valid at
Booking level chart.) Automated accounting lines for ARC/BSP tickets can be appended to include
additional information regarding the transaction, using coded remark lines. See overriding automated ARC
AC lines.

Sabre Invoice and Ticketing Commands

W# Issue ticket, invoice and Interface record

W#KP10 Issue ticket at 10% comm, Invoice and Interface record

DIN Issue invoice and Interface record

DIT Issue itinerary only. Interface record is an option in the TJR.

Issue Automated ARC/BSP Ticket

Create the Sabre PNR, and issue the ticket and invoice with a valid SABRE ticketing command: W#
BSP ONLY: Per Sabre - The standard VAT rate codes can be overridden in the ticketing entry by using TG.
EXAMPLE - W#KP10#TGA
Trams does not conform to the definitions developed by SABRE, but reads A, B, C as meaning no VAT tax
is to be calculated on the commission. Trams assumes the value of the VAT on the sale as handed off by
SABRE.

Issue Invoice for Hand Written ARC/BSP Ticket

Create the Sabre PNR and add valid accounting line for ARC/BSP ticket. Include check digit in ticket number
field. Refer to AC*AIR in SABRE for additional information

AC/AA/12345678904/P8/198.00/19.80/ALL/CK 1.1DOE J/1/D

Issue the invoice with the format: DIN

Issue Invoice for Prepaid Ticket Advice - PTA

Create the Sabre PNR. Trams supports SABRE automated PTA accounting lines. For handwritten PTAs
add a valid accounting line for the PTA. Include check digit in ticket number field and the prepaid charges
in the base fare. Refer to AC*DOC in SABRE for additional information.

ACPTA1/TW/12345678904/P8/198.00/19.80/ALL/CK/1

Issue the invoice with the format: DIN

Issue Invoice for Miscellaneous Charge Order (MCO)

Create the Sabre PNR. Trams supports SABRE automated MCO accounting information. For handwritten
MCOs add a valid accounting line for the MCO. Include check digit in the ticket number field. Refer to
AC*DOC for additional information

ACMCO1/AA/12345678904/P8/198.00/19.80/ONE/CK/1

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Issue the invoice with the format: DIN
Trams assumes the vendor ARC/BSP and a travel type of Domestic AIR for automated MCOs. To specify
a different travel type and/or a secondary vendor on manual MCOs, append the AC line with appropriate
descriptor codes before driving the invoice.

ACMCO1/AA/12345678904/P10/198.00/19.80/ONE/CK/1-*TT10*VCBREND
AN

** See Service Fee MCO

Issue an Automated Exchange Ticket

Translation of exchange formats is dependent upon TJR option Exchanges and Refunds turned on. Create
the Sabre PNR with the new itinerary information. Issue an exchange ticket and invoice with valid exchange
ticketing commands or SABRE mask. Drive the exchange ticket with a valid exchange ticketing entry such
as: W#ET
For non ARC/BSP transactions to interface with an exchange, select the option Allow Comm Track On
Exchanges from Utilities|Setup|Global Defaults|Interface-Mailmerge Prompt.

Issue Invoice for Manual Exchange Ticket

Create the Sabre PNR and add valid accounting line for a new ARC/BSP ticket.

AC/AA/12345678904/P10/198.00/19.80/ONE/CK/1/D

Use the base tax and commission rates for add collect. Include check digit in ticket number field. Add a valid
exchange remark to include net base and taxes. The tax ID’s are optional.
E = EVEN A= Exchange with ADD collect R= Exchange with REFUND
5.S*EXA*[BASE FARE]*[TAX ID][TAX AMT]*[TAX ID2][TAX AMT 2]

Even exchange 5.S*EXE

Exchange with Add-collect 5.S*EXA*115.45.*US11.55*XT3.00
Exchange with Refund 5.S*EXR*115.45*14.55
Exchange with multiple taxes and 5.S*EXA*196.40*CA26.64*XG15.61*GS6.40
codes

Issue the invoice with the format: DIN

For non ARC/BSP transactions to interface with an exchange, select the option Allow Comm Track On
Exchanges from Utilities|Setup|Global Defaults|Interface-Mailmerge Prompt.

Electronic ARC Documents (ARC E Tickets)

Trams reads the automated Electronic Air Ticket records as defined by SABRE. Trams also reads E-ticket
transactions when the NIET option is turned on in the TJR. With the NIET option turned on, no AC line is
generated at the time of ticketing. When confirmation of ticketing is received by FAX from Southwest
Airlines, a manual accounting line can be entered, and the invoice driven at that time.
(See AC*ETN for ARC, Non-Interactive Electronic Air Ticketing.)
AC/WN/1234567890/7.00/100.00/8.00/ONE/CC 1.1DOE J/1/D/E-V-123ABC/P-123ABC

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Manual ARC Travel Agency Service Fees - CC FOP
This option applies to SABRE agencies who are enrolled in TAFP directly with ARC. For format
examples see AC*AIR for other information.
Create the SABRE PNR and add a valid accounting line for the TAFP service charge.

AC/XD/12345678904/P0/22.73/2.72/ONE/CCAX372112341234123
1.1ROSEN L/1/D
5.S*MS101*SBSUP

Voids
Voided tickets interface to Trams if the SABRE option has been set in the agencies TJR. To determine if
the SABRE option for voids has been initiated enter W/VOD#* at a SABRE workstation. Refer to the SABRE
Helpdesk if further assistance is needed. (Set the interface Void option to Prompt or Always in
Utilities|Setup|Global Defaults| Interface/Mailmerge.)

Manual Refunds ACR*AIR

Trams Back Office reads refund accounting lines as well as full invoice refunds. Refunds can only be
interfaced if the TJR option for "Refunds and Discount Lines is activated. (See SABRE documentation and
examples at ACR*AIR and ACR*DOC.)
ACR/LH/28282828280/8.00/100.00/8.00/ONE/CK 1.1DOE J/1/A/F1234567/D

Discount ACL
Discounted Cash or Check FOP transactions can be included for interface. Enter the fare charged to the
client followed by the income earned by the agency after the discount amount is subtracted from the
commission.
Note: Trams Back Office reads SABRE ACL lines as defined in Format Finder. For an online example in
SABRE see ACL*AIR, ACL*DOC or ACL*SUP for appropriate use of the ACL function. To manually add
an accounting line to a PNR to show discount information for air ticket transactions. Trams Back Office reads
descriptor codes valid at booking level if entered in the optional free-flow area of the discount line.

Sample ACL discount lines. ACL/SUPPLY/DIS/20.00/1.00/ALL-*FPCASH

ACL/012345/DIS/25.00/1.50/ONE/N1.1-OPTIONAL-*
FPCASH
ACL/AGENCY/DIS/40.00/0.00/PER-*FPCASH

Trams for DOS users must use the Trams Face Value feature for interfacing discounts to Trams. By design
the ACL information prints on the SABRE invoice. For options regarding the verbiage used by SABRE see
Format Finder.
Note: AC line entries with a negative total fare and commission amount (i.e refund or discounts) must now
have an TBO FP code to indicate form of payment (FPCASH). If the FP code is absent, the payment will be
read from the invoice FOP.

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Bulk Ticketing 5.S*FV
Trams does not recognize the ACB line used in SABRE to markup net or special fare transactions. Trams
reads the fare of the ticket sold, but requires a *FV entry to calculate the face value for ARC/BSP and the
net commission earned. Create the invoice as normal using the net fare for ticketing and the ACB line for
the markup to the client for proper invoicing. Add the Trams Face Value entry to interface the proper fares
and commission to Trams.

Add the total fare followed by the markup or 5.S*FV2400*60

net commission.
Add the total fare followed by the net commis- 5.S*FV350.86*0 OR
sion, or markup amount. 5.S*FV350.86

Markups when using CC merchant account for the markup.

SELL the ticket like normal.... but before ENDING the RECORD, add the ACB line to
reflect the markup for the SABRE invoice.
ACB/009005/BLK/329.50/0.00/ONE/N1.1-SWISHER
Add the following 5.S* lines:
5.S*FV808.00*349.50 - This is the 5.S*FV[gross to be billed the
client]*[gross comm earned]
5.S*MS101*CP4*XP0304 - This is to process the CC in full from the client,
thru your CC merchant account, the ARC report shows this ticket as FOP
CHECK by SABRE design.

Appending or Overriding Data in an Automated AC line

5.S*MSXXX
To link an MS line to a specific AC line for the purpose of supplementing or overriding accounting data is
often used to add fare savings information or travel type overrides. Display the accounting information in
the PNR with *PAC
The Accounting lines are numbered... use the 100 series to link to any accounting line...i.e. 101, 102, 103
would link to accounting lines 1, 2, and 3. 5.S*MS101 would link to accounting line #1.

Link to AC1 5.S*MS101*TT4*VCFLYAWAY

Link to AC2 5.S*MS102*FJEX*FF842.88*LF99.80

Note: There is limit to the number of codes that can be added in an MS line. You should limit your entry
to a single line screen display in SABRE. Multiple lines can be linked to a single accounting line by repeating
the SAME MS segment number.

Sabre Holding List HL

Trams captures segment and itinerary data from invoices when the bookings have a confirmation status of
HL (Holding List). These are waitlisted segments that are auto priced, ticketed and invoiced, even though
the seats are not holding confirmed.

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Non-ARC/BSP Supplier Invoice
The issuance of invoices for non-ARC/BSP items are dependent on the use of a supplier segment and a
matching accounting line. See AC*SUP for additional information on SABRE formats. The SABRE AC line
can be appended with up to 28 characters that do not print on the invoice. Use the Trams booking descriptor
codes to supplement the AC line with information for Trams. Trams does not translate the FOP for
Non-ARC Suppliers unless the Interface Supplier Payments flag in Utilities|Setup|Global Defaults is set
to YES.
Trams reads valid AC/AD lines linked to the following segment types:
AIR, CAR, HHT, TOR, SEA, OTH, INS, ATX
All other segment types are ignored. If you are using customized scripts based on MS formats you may need
to disable Trams ability to read AC/AD lines. Check with your script writer.
To disable the SABRE features enter -U:0 in the hardware setup options under Interface setup. If you are
using Trams Back Office, you may enter the -U:0 in the Options field in the Interface|Download screen. To
record an additional booking using an MS line, the segment number must be larger than what exists in the
PNR.
Refer to the SABRE Format Finder screens for additional information on SABRE formats. AC*DOC and
AC*. (For a full list of descriptor codes used at the booking level see the Descriptor Codes Valid at Booking
level chart.)

Create a sell 0OTHAAHK2SFO4AUG-AMERICAN

segment and a EXPRESS/ITAMX5567/DBLB/SI-3 NIGHTS
matching AC line

ACOTH1/SUPPLY/DOC/P11/950.00/0/ALL/CK/1-28 CHARACTER FREE FLOW

A B C D E F G H I J K

A = The type of segment

B = Segment Number of the corresponding segment sold

C = 6 character vendor code if defined in Trams Vendor Profile as Interface ID

D = 3 letter supply code found in DU*/ACT

E = Commission amount or percent. P=percent A=actual with decimal

F = Base Fare with decimalSUP

G = Tax amount

H = Amount by passenger: Use ALL for all passengers on invoice.

I = Form of payment

J = Number of documents

K = 28 character free flow area does not print on invoice, but are included in the interface record.

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Issuing Invoice for Tour Deposit
Create a valid tour segment in the PNR. Add an appropriate accounting line linked to the segment type sold.
The data entered after the dash in the accounting line can be read by Trams using valid booking level
descriptor codes. SABRE allows up to 28 characters in the free flow field of an accounting line. The booking
type determines how the sale is accounted for. Check with your Trams operator to determine the preferred
option for your office.
Trams reads the vendor code from the standard AC line, or as a coded field appending the AC line.

Append a Supplier ACTOR1/SUP-

sale PLY/DEP/0.00/200.00/0.00/ALL/CK/1-*TT9*VCRCCL*CF37842

ACTOR1/002200/DEP/0/200.00/0/ONE/CA 1.1JONES
D/1-*TT9*CF37842

Reporting data ACTOR1/002012/DEP/0/200.00/0.00/ALL/CHECK

can be linked 1.1JONES D/1-*TT9*CF37842
to the AC line
with an 5.S*MS1S*FA3000.00*FC370.00*FD03JUN04*VNROYAL
accounting CARIBBEAN
remark that
matches the
AC line
number.

Tours booked 5.S*MS9S*VCPRINCESS*TT9*TF200.00*CM0*CF37842

through 5.S*MS9*FC370.00*FD03JUN04*FA3000.00
non-defined
vendors can be Use a segment number larger than what exists in the PNR.
entered with an
MS line.

Issuing Invoice for Tour Final Payment

If using the same PNR to issue the final payment invoice, remove or amend the original AC line, or both
accounting lines interface to Trams. The SB descriptor code can be used to change the booking type from
Supplier to Commission Track or ARC.

Append the AC line with ACTOR1/002030/FPT/370.00/1000.00/0.00/ALL/CK

booking level descriptor /1-*TT10*CF123345
codes.
ACTOR1/002030/FPT/440.00/1400.00/0/ONE/CCVI1
23466694321903 1.2 KELLY G/1-*TT10*CF99YYLR
Use the *SBCOM to ACTOR1/002133/FPT/370.00/1000.00/0.00/ALL/CC
change the supplier AX1234567890111 1.1JONES
booking to comm track K/1-*TT10*CF123345*SBCOM

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Issuing Invoice for Cruise Deposit
Create a valid cruise segment in the PNR. Add an appropriate accounting line linked to the segment type
sold. The data entered after the dash in the accounting line can be read by Trams using valid booking
descriptor codes. SABRE allows up to 28 characters in the free flow field of an accounting line. The booking
type determines how the sale is accounted for. Check with your Trams operator to determine the preferred
option for your office.

Append the AC line with ACSEA1/004010/DEP/0.00/1000.00/0.00/ALL/CK

booking level descriptor 1.1JACOBS K/1-*TT6*CF4891YFG
codes.
ACSEA1/PRINCE/DEP/0/1000.00/0/ONE/CC
1.1SMITH J/1-*FA3200*FC420*FD03JUN97
Additional information ACSEA1/004432/DEP/0/1000.00/0/ALL/CK
can be linked to the 1.1JACOBS K/1-*TT6*CF5689332
booking to include the
booking level codes. 5.S*MS1S*FA3000.00*FC370.00*FD03JUN97*VNROY
AL CARIBBEAN
Cruises booked through 5.S*MS9S*VCPRIN-
non-defined vendors can CESS*TT4*TF200.00*CM0*CF4337842
be entered with an MS 5.S*MS9*FC370.00*FD03JUN97*FA3000.00
line.

To add a separate booking use a segment number larger than what exists in the PNR. To link the MS line
to an AC line, use the same segment number.

Issuing Invoice for Cruise Final Payment

The SB descriptor code can be used to change the booking type from Supplier to Commission Track or ARC.

Append the AC line with ACSEA1/SUPPLY/FPT/0.00/1000.00/0.00/ONE/CK/

booking level descriptor 1-*TT7*VCPRINCESS*CF1234AB2
codes.
ACSEA1/004300/FPT/0.00/1000.00/0.00/ONE/CCV
I433278436788 1.1JACOBS M/1-*TT7*CF1234AB2
Use the *SBCOM to ACSEA1/004213/FPT/420.00/1000.00/0/ALL/CCAX
change the supplier 1234567890111 1.1JONES
booking to comm track K/1-*TT10*CF123345*SBCOM

Issuing Invoice for Service Fees

How Service Fee bookings are accounted for are often determined by the client form of payment options.
You can enter 96.5% of the total fare or 100% of the total fare as the commission in TAFP bookings. The
Trams operator may have a preference for how these are handled.

A supplier sale ACOTH1/005001/VCH/10.00/10.00/0.00/ALL/CK/

1-*TT11
A supplier sale for CC FOP ACOTH1/000009/FPT/9.65/10.00/0/ALL/CCVI432
if the agency acts as the CC 1480768443072 1.1TADA J/1-*TTSVC*CP4
Merchant.

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 A supplier sale for CC FOP ACOTH1/SUP-
if handled thru TAFP. PLY/VCH/9.65/10.00/0/ALL/CCVI432148076844
3072 1.1TADA J/1-*TTSERV FEE*VCTAFP

Note: Trams reads the ticket number in the void record for a Sabre E-Merchant Card - Services charged
and matched to the Confirmation Number in a TBO supplier booking, closed by CC and with a Travel
Category of Service Fee, if a match, Trams voids the booking. To utilize this feature, check that
Utilities|Setup|Global Defaults\ Interface/Mailmerge Prompt Tab has Allow Voids set to Prompt.

Issuing Invoice for Insurance

See the booking level descriptor codes for information on Canadian taxes.

A supplier segment for ACINS1/007001/VCH/1.54/10.00/0.00/ALL/CK/1

insurance, suppressing -*TT11*CF1073237842*TXCA1.80*GQA
GST and QST.

Issuing Invoice for Non-ARC/BSP Air

The Trams descriptor code *SG allows air segment detail from a passive air segment to interface to Trams
as segment information.

A supplier booking with segment ACOTH1/SUP-

information PLY/DOC/6.90/64.20/6.90/ALL/CK/1-*TT1*VCWN
*SG*FJL*FF467.00*LF103.50

ACOTH1/001006/FPT/10P/380.00/33.40/ALL/CCV
I3078778740829004 1.1JACKSON L/1-*TTAIR
Comm track booking ACOTH1/001120/FPT/10P/380.00/33.40/ALL/CCV
I3078778740829004 1.1JACKSON L/1-*TTDOM.
AIR*SG*SBCOM
Add Fare Savings to Non ACOTH1/SUPPLY/DOC/6.90/64.20/6.90
ARC/BSP booking /ALL/CK/1-*TT1*VCWN*SG*FJL*FF467.00*LF103.50

The SG descriptor code can be used to capture the segment information for non-ARC/BSP transactions to
be available for reporting purposes in Trams. This *SG entry has been expanded to allow the user to specify
which segments are to be included. The format is "*SG 01 02 03 04" where each segment number is
separated by a space. You will now be able to specify the proper segments for each booking in an invoice.
Descriptor codes valid at booking level can be used to capture segment and fare savings information for
non-ARC and manual AIR segments.
Supplier Exchange Ticket
Trams reads a supplier exchange ticket even when an ARC/BSP sale is in the same invoice, when entered
at the booking level using MS line options.
For example:
MS25S*VCWEBAIR*TT1*CF1234567890*SG*EXA
MS25*BF201.00*TXXG14.07
MS25*FPVI12345678901234*XP1107

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Note: Sabre Non-ARC tickets entered via AC lines (i.e. Southwest) now interface as Supplier transactions.
Previously Trams read the WN in a Sabre record as Southwest Air, but creating it in TBO as a Comm Track
booking. In the days of commission, the Comm Track booking was easy to reconcile through NPC. But in
order to get the sale on the Income Statement, the agency had to manually close out all of the zero
commission comm track bookings which was a lot of extra work. Now with the bookings interfacing as
Supplier, CC with no commission, the vendor side auto closes, eliminating having to manually close them
out.

Issuing Invoice for a Cruise Deposit (Sabre Deposit/Account-

ing Line)
If there is more then one deposit line in the SABRE PNR, Trams reads the last deposit line from the SABRE
interface record created.

Deposit for a cruise ADSEA2/004300/DEP/P10/300.00/10.00/ALL/CK/1-*

deposit TT4

Non-ARC Air - Ticketless - Southwest Electronic Tickets

Trams reads the automated Electronic Air Ticket records as defined by SABRE for Southwest non-ARC
transactions. Records generated in this fashion interface as commission track bookings. The Interface
record includes the TCN or Ticketless Control Number contained in the AC line created by SABRE.
Note: Electronic Ticket numbers from Southwest Airlines are received only by fax after a ticket has been
issued. Usually 30 minutes after driving the ticket request.
If you desire the ability to delay invoicing until the electronic ticket numbers are received, your TJR must be
updated to inhibit the automatic accounting lines in a PNR at the time of ticketing. This is an optional
procedure applicable only to non-interactive electronic ticketing.
To override the automated AC line created by SABRE use an MS line that links to the Accounting line using
a 100 based numbers, i.e. 101 links to AC line 1; 102 to AC line 2, etc. *PAC and display the Accounting
lines generated by SABRE to link to the correct AC line. Enter an appropriate link only to override the
automated AC line. Be sure to add the CF code for the confirmation/ticket number.

Link to AC 1 line. 5.S*MS101*SBSUP*TT10*VC4500*CF1256895

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Drive the ticket with W#KP8#ETR

Trams also reads E-ticket transactions when the NIET option is turned on in the TJR. With the NIET option,
no interface record is generated at the time of ticketing. When confirmation of ticketing is received by FAX
from Southwest Airlines, a manual accounting line can be entered, and the invoice driven at that time. (See
AC*ETN for ARC, Non-Interactive Electronic Air Ticketing.)
AC/WN/1234567890/7.00/100.00/8.00/ONE/CC 1.1DOE J/1/D/E-V-123ABC/P-123ABC
Drive the invoice with DIN#DP

Split Form of Payment

A single booking, should include a single FOP. Trams processes payment information at the booking level.
This allows a different FOP for each booking. When receiving a split form of payment from the customer for

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a single transaction, you must account for the transaction with separate bookings. This records the proper
fare and commission totals for clients and vendors.

Use multiple AC lines ACTOR1/002020/FPT/450.00/600.00/0/ALL/CK

linked to the same sell 1.1KING M/1-*TT10*CF3456789
segment. One for each form
of payment.
ACTOR1/002020/FPT/450.00/600.00/0/ALL/CCVI
4321307899873042 1.1KING
M/1-*TT10*CF3456789
Additional form of payment 5.S*MS9C*VC002020*TF400.00*CM0*FPAX1234567
added as an MS line. 890011*TT10

Discounts ACL
Discounted Cash or Check FOP transactions can be included for interface. Enter the fare charged to the
client followed by the income earned by the agency after the discount amount is subtracted from the
commission.
Notes: Trams reads SABRE ACL lines as defined in Format Finder. For an online example in SABRE see
ACL*SUP for appropriate use. To manually add an accounting line to a PNR to show discount information
for air ticket transactions. Trams Back Office reads descriptor codes from the optional free-flow area of the
discount line.

Sample ACL discount lines. ACL/SUPPLY/DIS/20.00/1.00/ALL

ACL/012345/DIS/25.00/1.50/ONE/N1.1-OPTIONAL
Add tax identifiers if needed ACL/123456/DIS/40.00/0.00/C4.40/ALL

By design the ACL information prints on the SABRE invoice. For options regarding the verbiage used by
SABRE see Format Finder.

Signature Seats on Midwest Airlines

SABRE has announced to agencies that they may collect the fee for Signature Seats on Midwest Airlines
(United Airlines -UA). What is a Signature Seat you might ask? Basically, a fee for preferred seat
assignments.
SABRE advises that this information will transmit to the back office via the SSR or OSI fields. From the
SABRE Interface record, that would be transmitted to the back office on the M9 line in the interface file.
Currently, Trams does not capture information from the SSR or OSI (M9 line).
To interface to TBO agencies will need to enter an OTH accounting line, linked to an OTH sell segment.
The entry would be similar to what they would enter for an agency ticket fee or another miscellaneous
transaction. If they want to track for reports they should create a Vendor Profile with a unique interface Id.
Example:
ACOTH1/SUPPLY/FPT/0.00/39.00/0/ONE/CCVI4321480768443072 1.1TADA J/1-*VCSIGNATURE

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