BSP DATA INTERCHANGE

SPECIFICATIONS HANDBOOK

Revision 20.1

01 September 2006
 BSP Data Interchange Specifications
Handbook
REVISION 20.1
01 September 2006

This Handbook is promulgated as Attachment “A” of the

IATA Passenger Services Conference (PSC)
Resolution 750 – BSP Data Interchange Specifications

International Air Transport Association

Montreal – Geneva
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... ix
SUMMARY OF CHANGES........................................................................................................................................... x
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................... xviii
The Objectives of the Handbook......................................................................................................................... xix
Symbols .................................................................................................................................................................. xx
Publication Order Information.............................................................................................................................. xx
Technical Support ................................................................................................................................................. xx
CHAPTER 1 - COMPLIANCE....................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Effectiveness ............................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Implementation of DISH Revision 20.1 ..................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Responsibility of ISS Manager .................................................................................................................. 1
1.4 Interpretation of the DISH .......................................................................................................................... 2
1.5 Amendments to the DISH........................................................................................................................... 2
1.6 BDISG Terms of Reference ........................................................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER 2 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Records........................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2.1 Short Record ("S") .................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2.2 Long Record ("L") ................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2.3 Super Long Record ("X") ........................................................................................................................ 5
2.3 File Characteristics ..................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3.1 Record Lengths ...................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3.2 Character Set ......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3.3 Data Compression.................................................................................................................................. 6
2.3.4 Data Delivery .......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Data Representation ................................................................................................................................... 6
2.4.1 Alphabetic and Alphanumeric Fields ...................................................................................................... 6
2.4.2 Numeric Fields........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.4.3 Data Element Formats............................................................................................................................ 6
2.4.4 Date fields............................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4.5 Signed Fields.......................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4.6 Signed Field Values................................................................................................................................ 8
2.4.7 Facsimile data fields ............................................................................................................................... 8
2.4.8 Data Element Status............................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Availability of Data .................................................................................................................................... 10
2.6 Retention of Data ...................................................................................................................................... 10
CHAPTER 3 - DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Data Files ................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 Agent Reporting data (RET) ................................................................................................................. 11
3.1.2 Airline Accounting/Sales data (HOT).................................................................................................... 11
3.1.3 Credit Sales Invoicing data (CSI) ......................................................................................................... 11
3.1.4 Ticket Inventory data (TI)...................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.5 CCSP Invoice (CSP) ............................................................................................................................ 11
3.1.6 Market Share Analysis Data (MSA)...................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Periods ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.1 Reporting Period................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.2 System Provider reporting period......................................................................................................... 11
3.2.3 Billing Period......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.4 Remittance Period ................................................................................................................................ 12
3.2.5 HOT Daily Sales Reporting .................................................................................................................. 12
3.3 Miscellaneous............................................................................................................................................ 13
3.3.1 Cancelled STD ..................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3.2 Logical Record...................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3.3 Split Transmission ................................................................................................................................ 13
3.3.4 Stock Control Number .......................................................................................................................... 14
3.3.5 Transaction........................................................................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER 4 - RET/HOT DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE ........................................................................................ 15
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Data Quality Procedures .......................................................................................................................... 15
4.3 RET/HOT Testing Criteria......................................................................................................................... 17
4.3.1 Transaction Types ................................................................................................................................ 17
4.3.2 Transaction Structure ........................................................................................................................... 17
4.3.3 Form of Payment .................................................................................................................................. 18
4.3.4 RET/HOT File ....................................................................................................................................... 18
4.4 General Data Quality Criteria ................................................................................................................... 19
4.4.1 Error Types ........................................................................................................................................... 19
4.4.2 Additional validations............................................................................................................................ 19
4.5 Suggested Error Messages...................................................................................................................... 20
4.6 Data Element Error/Functional Use Table .............................................................................................. 23
CHAPTER 5 - AGENT REPORTING DATA (RET) .................................................................................................... 27
5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 27
5.2 List of facsimile elements ........................................................................................................................ 28
5.3 Agent Reporting (RET) File Organisation............................................................................................... 30
5.3.1 List of Agent Reporting Data Records.................................................................................................. 30
5.4 Structure .................................................................................................................................................... 31
5.4.1 RET Transaction Structure Arrangement Matrix .................................................................................. 31
5.5 Data Integrity ............................................................................................................................................. 33
 5.6 RET Record Layouts and grids ............................................................................................................... 34
5.6.1 IT01 File Header Record ...................................................................................................................... 34
5.6.2 IT02 Basic Sale Transaction Records .................................................................................................. 35
5.6.3 IT0S Stock Control Numbers Records ................................................................................................. 39
5.6.4 IT03 Related Ticket/Document Information Records ........................................................................... 43
5.6.5 IT04 Additional Sale Information Records............................................................................................ 46
5.6.6 IT05 Monetary Amounts Records......................................................................................................... 48
5.6.7 IT06 Itinerary Records .......................................................................................................................... 51
5.6.8 IT07 Fare Calculation Records............................................................................................................. 53
5.6.9 IT08 Form of Payment Records ........................................................................................................... 54
5.6.10 IT0Y Agency Data Records .................................................................................................................. 56
5.6.11 IT09 Additional Information Records .................................................................................................... 58
5.6.12 IT0A Miscellaneous Document Information Records ........................................................................... 59
5.6.13 IT0B Additional Information Records.................................................................................................... 60
5.6.14 IT0C Miscellaneous Document Information - Additional Print Lines Records...................................... 61
5.6.16 IT0E Automated Prepaid Ticket Advice Sponsor Information Records ............................................... 63
5.6.17 IT0Z File Trailer Record........................................................................................................................ 65
CHAPTER 6 - AIRLINE ACCOUNTING/SALES DATA (HOT).................................................................................. 67
6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 67
6.2 BSP Schedule............................................................................................................................................ 67
6.2.1 BSP Weekly Schedule.......................................................................................................................... 68
6.2.2 BSP Fortnightly Schedule..................................................................................................................... 69
6.3 Airline Accounting/Sales (HOT) file organisation.................................................................................. 70
6.4 List of Airline Accounting/Sales data records ....................................................................................... 71
6.5 Structures .................................................................................................................................................. 72
6.5.1 Logical record structures ...................................................................................................................... 72
6.5.2 Structure of a transaction ..................................................................................................................... 72
6.5.3 Airline Accounting/Sales data particulars ............................................................................................. 72
6.5.4 HOT Transaction Structure Arrangement Matrix.................................................................................. 74
6.5.5 Transaction Records Structure pattern ............................................................................................... 76
6.5.6 Short record format transaction............................................................................................................ 77
6.5.7 Long record format transaction ............................................................................................................ 78
6.5.8 Super Long record format transaction.................................................................................................. 79
6.5.9 Refund Transaction .............................................................................................................................. 80
6.5.10 ADM/ACM Transaction......................................................................................................................... 81
6.6 HOT Record Layouts and grids ............................................................................................................... 82
6.6.1 BFH01 File Header Record .................................................................................................................. 82
6.6.2 BCH02 Billing Analysis (Cycle) Header Record ................................................................................... 83
6.6.3 BOH03 (Reporting Agent) Office Header Record ................................................................................ 84
6.6.4 BKT06 Transaction Header Record ..................................................................................................... 85
6.6.5 BKS24 Ticket/Document Identification Record .................................................................................... 87
6.6.6 BKS30 STD/Document Amounts Record............................................................................................. 89
6.6.7 BKS39 Commission Record ................................................................................................................. 91
6.6.8 BKS42 Tax on Commission Record..................................................................................................... 93
6.6.9 BKS45 Related Ticket/Document Information Record ......................................................................... 95
6.6.10 BKS46 Qualifying Issue Information for Sales Transactions Record................................................... 96
6.6.11 BKI63 Itinerary Data Segment Record ................................................................................................. 97
6.6.12 BAR64 Document Amounts Record..................................................................................................... 99
6.6.13 BAR65 Additional Information – Passenger Record .......................................................................... 101
6.6.14 BAR66 Additional Information – Form of Payment Record................................................................ 102
6.6.15 BMP70 Miscellaneous Document Information - Reason for Issuance Record .................................. 103
6.6.16 BMP71 Miscellaneous Document - Additional Information Record.................................................... 104
 6.6.17 BMP72 Miscellaneous Document Information - Amount in Letters Record ...................................... 106
6.6.18 BMP73 Optional Agency/Airline Information Record ......................................................................... 107
6.6.19 BMP74 Miscellaneous Document Information – Additional Print Lines Record................................. 108
6.6.20 BMP77 Miscellaneous Coupon Information – Additional Print Lines Record .................................... 109
6.6.21 BMP78 Automated Prepaid Ticket Advice Sponsor Information Record ........................................... 110
6.6.22 BKF81 Fare Calculation Record......................................................................................................... 111
6.6.23 BKP83 Electronic Transaction Record ............................................................................................... 112
6.6.24 BKP84 Form of Payment Record ....................................................................................................... 114
6.6.25 BOT93 Office Subtotals per Transaction Code and Currency Type Record ..................................... 116
6.6.26 BOT94 Office Totals per Currency Type Record ............................................................................... 117
6.6.27 BCT95 Billing Analysis (Cycle) Totals per Currency Type Record .................................................... 118
6.6.28 BFT99 File Totals per Currency Type Record.................................................................................... 119
6.7 Examples OF VARIOUS CALCULATIONS ............................................................................................ 120
6.7.1 Relation of Amount Fields .................................................................................................................. 120
6.7.2 Examples how the amount fields accumulate to Office Totals........................................................... 121
6.7.3 Examples of Refund with no VAT on Commission or on Cancellation Penalty ................................. 122
6.7.4 Examples of Refund with VAT on Commission and Cancellation Penalty......................................... 123
6.7.5 Example of Refund with VAT on Commission and Cancellation Penalty (credit card) ..................... 124
6.7.6 Example of IT/BT Ticket ..................................................................................................................... 125
CHAPTER 7 - CREDIT SALES INVOICING DATA (CSI)........................................................................................ 127
7.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 127
7.2 Description of the CSI file organisation................................................................................................ 127
7.3 Credit Sales Invoicing (CSI) File Organisation .................................................................................... 128
7.4 List of Credit Sales Invoicing (CSI) data records ................................................................................ 129
7.5 Commented list of Credit Sales Invoicing File Records ..................................................................... 130
7.6 CSI Record Layouts ................................................................................................................................ 132
7.6.1 CFH File Header Record .................................................................................................................... 132
7.6.2 CIH Invoice Header Record................................................................................................................ 133
7.6.3 CBH Batch Header Record ................................................................................................................ 134
7.6.4 CBR Transaction Basic Record.......................................................................................................... 135
7.6.5 COR Transaction Optional Record..................................................................................................... 139
7.6.6 COT Transaction Optional Tax Record .............................................................................................. 137
7.6.7 COA Transaction Optional Agency Data Record ............................................................................... 138
7.6.8 CBT Batch Trailer Record .................................................................................................................. 139
7.6.9 CAT Totals per Agent Record ............................................................................................................ 140
7.6.10 CIT Invoice Trailer Record.................................................................................................................. 141
7.6.11 CFT File Trailer Record ...................................................................................................................... 142
CHAPTER 8 - TICKET INVENTORY DATA (TI) ...................................................................................................... 143
8.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 143
8.2 TI Record layouts .................................................................................................................................... 144
8.2.1 TI1 File Header Record ...................................................................................................................... 144
8.2.2 TI2 Ticket Allocation Record............................................................................................................... 145
8.2.3 TI9 File Trailer Record........................................................................................................................ 146
CHAPTER 9 - CCSP INVOICE (CSP) ...................................................................................................................... 147
9.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 147
9.2 CCSP Invoice File.................................................................................................................................... 148
9.3 CCSP Invoice File Organisation ............................................................................................................ 149
 9.4 List of CCSP Invoice File data records ................................................................................................. 150
9.5 Commented List of CCSP Invoice File Records .................................................................................. 151
9.6 CCSP Invoice (CSP) Record Layouts.................................................................................................... 153
9.6.1 IFH File Header Record...................................................................................................................... 153
9.6.2 IIH Invoice Header Record ................................................................................................................. 154
9.6.3 IBH Batch Header Record .................................................................................................................. 155
9.6.4 IBR Transaction Basic Record ........................................................................................................... 156
9.6.5 IOR Transaction Optional Record ...................................................................................................... 158
9.6.6 IOT Transaction Optional Tax Record................................................................................................ 159
9.6.7 IOX Transaction Optional Variable Record ........................................................................................ 161
9.6.8 IOA Transaction Optional Agency Data Record................................................................................. 162
9.6.9 IBT Batch Trailer................................................................................................................................. 163
9.6.10 IIT Invoice Trailer Record ................................................................................................................... 164
9.6.11 IFT File Trailer Record........................................................................................................................ 165
CHAPTER 10 – MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS DATA (MSA) ................................................................................. 167
10.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................... 167
10.2 MSA RECORD LAYOUTS ....................................................................................................................... 167
10.2.1 MSA Record ....................................................................................................................................... 167
CHAPTER 11 - DATA ELEMENT DIRECTORY ...................................................................................................... 169
11.1 Data Element Directory in order by Element Description...................................................................169
11.2 Data Element Directory in order by Glossary Reference.................................................................... 177
CHAPTER 12 - GLOSSARY..................................................................................................................................... 185
12.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 185
12.2 Glossary Characteristics........................................................................................................................ 185
12.3 Glossary References .............................................................................................................................. 186
CHAPTER 13 - NET REPORTING & REMITTANCE............................................................................................... 283
13.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 283
13.2 Responsibilities....................................................................................................................................... 283
13.3 Net Reporting .......................................................................................................................................... 284
13.4 Net Reporting Schemes - Examples ..................................................................................................... 288
APPENDIX A - AGENT DEFAULT PROCESS – RECOVERY OF FUNDS ............................................................ 327
APPENDIX B - REPORTING OF MPD/MD DOCUMENTS...................................................................................... 329
APPENDIX C - STANDARD MESSAGE IDENTIFIER (SMSG) VALUES............................................................... 333
APPENDIX D - DISH AMENDMENT FORM ............................................................................................................ 335
APPENDIX E - TRAVEL AGENT SERVICE FEES (TASF) ..................................................................................... 337
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 PREFACE

The BSP Data Interchange Specifications Handbook (DISH) is Attachment “A” of the IATA Passenger
Services Conference (PSC) Resolution 750 – BSP Data Interchange Specifications.

This Handbook is based on DISH Revision 20 of 31 January 2001 and includes DISH Bulletins 2002/1 &
2003/2 issued thereafter. This Revision annuls DISH Revision 21 and part of DISH Bulletin 2005/1 which
were not implemented.

This Handbook is called Revision 20.1 which reflects new business requirements and amendments and a
higher level of global standardization. This Handbook is effective as of 1 September 2006.

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Chapter/ Section Explanation

Introduction
• Amended

Chapter 1
Section 1.5 • Amended

Chapter 2
Section 2.3.1 • TI record length amended
• Addition of MSA file
Section 2.4.3 • Special characters clarification and format added
Section 2.4.8 • Clarification of Underlined Mnemonics

Chapter 3
Section 3.1 • Addition of MSA file
Section 3.2.5 • Addition of Daily Sales Reporting definition
Section 3.3.4 • Transaction Codes BPAS, PSCN deleted

Chapter 4
Section 4.3.1 • Transaction Codes BPAS, PSCN deleted and TASF added
Section 4.3.3 • Note (x) deleted
Section 4.5 • Clarification to Error Message 006
Section 4.6 • “I” indicator added to data elements critical for interline settlement
• HRED, VISO, VNID, and WAVR elements added
• INLS data element deleted

Chapter 5 • ARV(s) and XSB(s) column has been replaced by ARVM and XSBM. The
Matrix and RET Record Grids have been amended accordingly
• Record Grids have been revised to contain the required Transaction Codes
Section 5.2 • INLS data element deleted
Section 5.3.1 • IT0B record description amended
Section 5.4.1 • MVnn transaction code added
• MMnn transaction code added
• TASF transaction code added
• MPnn : IT02-CNJ Record changed from n/a to 1
• TKTM:
IT0S changed from (0-n) to n/a
IT07 Record changed from (1-2) to n/a
IT09 Record changed from 1 to n/a
IT04 Record changed from 1 to (0-1)
• TKT*:
IT0B changed from n/a to (0-1)
• RFNDs:
IT0S changed from (0-n) to n/a
• AD/CM:
IT0S changed from (0-n) to n/a

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• MCOM:
IT0S changed from (0-n) to n/a
IT09 Record changed from 1 to n/a
IT0A/B/C Records changed to n/a
IT04 Record changed from 1 to n/a
• ARVM:
IT0S Record is n/a
IT04 Record is n/a
IT06 Record is n/a
IT06-CNJ Record is n/a
IT07 Record is n/a
IT09 Record is n/a
• XSBM:
IT0S Record is n/a
IT04 Record is n/a
IT07 Record is n/a
IT09 Record is n/a
• RFND: IT0Y Record changed from n/a to (0-n)
• IT0A Record: MD10/MD30/MD50 changed from (0-1) to 1
• Note 2 becomes Note 3 and is amended
• Added Notes 2, 4 and 5
• IT0S Record: RFNDs and AD/CM changed from (0-n) to n/a
Section 5.6.1.1 • ISOC data element added
• Element numbers corrected
Section 5.6.2.1 • VISO and VNID Elements added
Section 5.6.2.2 • CDGT: RSCN changed from M to C
RCSM changed from n/a to C
AD/CM changed from M to C
• CJCP: MPnn changed from n/a to C
• ESAC: RFND/CANX/CANR changed from M to C
ACMR changed from n/a to C
TKTT/MD10/MD30/MD40/MD50/MD51 changed from M to n/a
• PXNM: RFNDs changed from M to C
CANX changed from C to n/a
CANR changed from M to n/a
• SCNF #18,: TKTB changed from M to C
MPnn changed from M to n/a
#22: MPnn changed from C to n/a
• SCNR: MPnn changed from n/a to C
• SCNT #19: MPnn changed from M to n/a
#23: MPnn changed from n/a to C
• STAT: TKTA/TKTB/TKTT/MD10/RFNDs/TKTM changed from C to M
RCSM changed from n/a to C
• TCND: CANN changed from C to n/a
• TCNR: CANN changed from C to n/a
• TDNR: RSCN changed from M to C
RCSM changed from n/a to M
• TASF, VISO and VNID Elements added
• MMnn, TASF Transaction Codes added
Section 5.6.3.2 • CANR/TKTA/TKTT/MPnn/BPAS/PSCN columns deleted
Section 5.6.4.1 • WAVR Element added
• DIRD Element Description amended
• Note 5 added
Section 5.6.4.2 • WAVR Element added
• DIRD: AD/CM changed from n/a to 'C'

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• Note added
Section 5.6.5.1 • VLNC: Attribute corrected from 8 AN to 8N
• Replaced INLS with RESD
Section 5.6.5.2 • TOUR: MD10/MD51/MPnn changed from C to n/a
• SASI: TKTB changed from C to M
MD10/30/40/50/51 changed from C to M
• VLNC: Element 20 corrected from RESD to VLNC
• Replaced INLS with RESD
• NTSI: TKTB changed from C to n/a
• MD10/30/40/50/51 changed from C to n/a
• TKTM Transaction Code added for TOUR Element
• Note added
Section 5.6.6.2 • AEBA: MD51 changed from n/a to C
ACMR changed from n/a to C
• TMFA/TMFT/CORT/APBC: ACMR changed from n/a to C
• COTP/COAM/NRID: AD/CM changed from n/a to C
• FORM: CANN changed n/a to M
• TOCA/TCTP: TKTM/MCOM changed to n/a
• TASF, MMnn Transaction Codes added
Section 5.6.7.2 • TKTM: The following elements changed their status to n/a:
FFRF, NBDA, NADA, FTDT, FBAL, FBST
The following elements changed their status to C:
RBKD and FTNR
• All Transactions for Elements 19 and 35 changed from C to M
• All Transactions for Elements 34 and 50 changed from n/a to C
Section 5.6.9.2 • TASF, MMnn Transaction Codes added
• FPTI: MD51 changed from n/a to C
TKTM/MCOM changed from M to C
• APLC: RFND changed from 'C' to 'n/a'
EXDA: RFNDs changed from 'C' to 'n/a'
• ACMR: FPAC/APLC & elements 9-28 changed from n/a to C
Section 5.6.10.1 • SFAM attribute corrected from AN to N
Section 5.6.10.2 • SFAM attribute corrected from AN to N
• TASF and MMnn transaction codes added
Section 5.6.12.1 • Note 1 deleted
Notes 2 and 3 renumbered to 1 and 2
MPOC Data Element description corrected
Section 5.6.12.2 • RFIC: MD51/MPnn changed from M to n/a
• AMIL: MPnn changed from C to M
Section 5.6.13.1 • IT0B record name amended
Note 2 added
Section 5.6.14.1 • Note 4 added
Section 5.6.14.1 & • Print line corrected from ‘First’ to ‘Second’
5.6.14.2
Section 5.6.15.1 • Note 4 added
Section 5.6.15.1 & • RESD (element 9): Attribute corrected from 83 to 72
5.6.15.2
Section 5.6.16.1 • PLID status corrected
Section 5.6.16.2 • PLID/SPIN status corrected

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Chapter 6 • ARV(s) and XSB(s) column has been replaced by ARVM and XSBM. The
Matrix and RET Grids have been amended accordingly
• Record Grids have been revised to contain the required Transaction Codes
Section 6.4 • BMP73 record description amended
Section 6.5.3 • Clarification added to “File”
Section 6.5.4 • MVnn, MMnn transaction codes added
• MPnn: BKS24-CNJ is 1
• TKT*:
BMP73: changed from n/a to (0-1)
• XSBM:
BKS24-CNJ is 1
BKP84-CA is 1
• MPnn: BKS24-CNJ is 1
• RFNDs: BAR65 changed from n/a to 1
• MCOM: BKP84-CA is 1
• BMP70: MD10/MD30/MD50 changed from (0-1) to 1
MD51: changed from 1 to n/a
• Added Note 2 and 3
Section 6.5.8 • BMP73 record added
Section 6.6.2.1 • HRED Element added
Section 6.6.4.1 • VISO and VNID Elements added
Section 6.6.4.2 • TREC: TKTM/MCOM change from C to M
• MMnn, TASF transaction codes added
• VISO, VNID Elements added
• NRID: AD/CM changed from n/a to C
ACMR changed from n/a to C
Section 6.6.5.1 • Replaced INLS with RESD
Section 6.6.5.2 • TCNR/TCND: RFND changed from C to M
• PNRR: MD51 changed from n/a to C
• TODC/INLS: TKTM/MCOM changed from C to n/a
• Note added
• Replaced INLS with RESD
• MMnn, TASF transaction codes added
Section 6.6.6.2 • MMnn, TASF transaction codes added
Section 6.6.7.2 • MMnn, TASF transaction codes added
• STAT: MD51 changed from n/a to C
• CORT/COAM: TKTM/MCOM changed from M to C
• SPAM: AD/CM changed from n/a to C
Section 6.6.8.2 • MMnn, TASF Elements added
• TCTP (8) and TOCA (10): MD51 changed from M to n/a
• TCTP (11): MD51 changed from C to n/a
Section 6.6.9.1 • Note 6 added
• RTDN Element status changed from C to M
• WAVR Element added
• DIRD element description amended
Section 6.6.9.2 • WAVR Element added
• DIRD: AD/CM changed from n/a to C
Section 6.6.11.2 • STPO: TKTA/TKTB/TKTT/MD10 changed from M to C

Section 6.6.12.2 • NTSI: TKTB/MD10/MD30/MD40/MD50/MD51 changed from 'C' to 'n/a'

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• SASI: TKTT changed from 'M' to 'C'

MD10/MD51 changed from 'C' to 'M'
Section 6.6.13.2 • PXDA: TKTT changed from n/a to C
RFNDs transaction code added
Section 6.6.15.1 • Notes deleted
Section 6.6.15.2 • TKTA column not applicable
• RFIC: MPnn changed from 'M' to 'n/a'
Section 6.6.17.2 • AMIL: MPnn changed from C to M
Section 6.6.18 • Record name amended
Section 6.6.18.1 • Note 1 deleted
Section 6.6.18.2 • TKTB and TKTT columns added
Section 6.6.19.1 • Note 4 added
Section 6.6.19.1 & • RESD (element 10): Attribute corrected from 22 to 8
6.6.19.2
Section 6.6.23.2 • MMnn, TASF Elements added
Section 6.6.24.2 • MMnn, TASF Elements added
• SFAM/CUTP: Changed elements 14 and 16 from C to n/a for AD/CM
transactions
• CUTP (element 18 only), MD51 changed from n/a to M
• FPAC: MD51 changed from M to C
Section 6.7.3 • Example amended
Section 6.7.4 • Example amended
Section 6.7.5 • Example amended
Section 6.7.6 • New example added for IT/BT Tickets

Chapter 7 No changes

Chapter 8
Section 8.1 • Introduction amended
Section 8.2.1 • FSQN and ISOC Elements added
RESD attribute amended
Section 8.2.2 • DELM, ISOC, ORNR, RPSI, TRNC, TRNS Elements added
• Notes 3 to 7 added
Section 8.2.3 • RESD attribute amended

Chapter 9 No changes

Chapter 10
• New Record ‘Market Share Analysis Data’ added
Chapter 11
• Data Element Directory revised accordingly for new, deleted and/or amended
elements

Chapter 12
New Elements:
• AGGS, AGSA, AGSI, DELM, HRED, MSAP,ORNR, REPM, TRNS, VISO,
VNID, WAVR

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Redefined Elements
• RTDN: BKS45 as Mandatory

Amendments:
• AGTN: MSA record added
RET Validation amended
• ALCD: Description category amended
• ALCT: Use category amended
Values category amended
• ALTP: RET Validation and Values categories amended
• BAID: RET Validation removed
• BEOT: Values category amended
• BNBR: Use category added
• CDGT: RET Validation amended
• CFIT: Record name corrected
• CJCP: RET Validation amended
• COAM: Use category amended
• CORT: Use category amended
• COTP: Values and RET Validation categories amended
• CPUI: Use, Values and RET Validation categories amended
• CSTF: Use, Condition and RET Validation categories amended
• CTAS: Attribute corrected
• CUTP: MSA record added. Addition under Use category
• DIRD: Data Element name amended
Description category amended
Use category deleted
• DISI: Values and RET Validation categories amended
• DSTC: Element attribute corrected
• EFCO: Use category amended
• EFRT: Use category amended
• ENBR: Use category amended
• FORM: Use, Ret Validation categories amended
• FPAC: Use, Ret Validation categories amended
• FPIN: Deleted BKS45 Record
• FPTP: Values category amended
• FSQN: TI1 Record added
Description and Use categories amended
• ICDN: Ret validation amended
• ISOC: IT01, TI1 and TI2 Records added
Use category added
• OSID: Values category amended
• PLID: Use category amended
• RCID: Values category amended
• RESD: MSA Record added
• RFIC: Condition category added and Code assignment amended
• RFID: Description category amended
• RPSI: TI2 record added
• SCNF: Format category amended
• SCNR: Format category adjusted
• SPAM: Use category amended
• SPRT: Use category amended
• SPTP: Use category amended
• TACN: MSA record added
• TDAM: Clarification to RET Validation amended
• TDNR: RET Validation amended for the handling of duplicate transactions
• TMFT: Use, Format categories amended

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• TOCA: Condition, Use and Ret Validation categories amended

• TRNC: Added ACMD, ADMD, MMnn, MVnn, TASF and WALL Transaction
types
Deleted: ARVA, BPAS, PSCN and XSBA transaction types
Added TI2 Record
Notes 4, 6, 10 and 11 amended
Notes 1 and 7 replaced
Notes 14, 15 and 16 added
SSAC/SSAD Transaction types moved to Manual Transaction types
Ret Validation amended
Notes indication amended for VSCN, ARVM and MCOM transaction types
• TSID: Use category added

Deleted Elements
• INLS

Chapter 13
Section 13.3 • Wording amended
Section 13.4 • Wording amended. Example 1A.1 – Method 1 – Value Coding – Calculation
• Wording amended
Appendix A • New Appendix: Agent Default Process – Recovery of Funds
• RP1720a deleted

Appendix B No changes

Appendix C No changes

Appendix D No changes

Appendix E • New Appendix. Travel Agent Service Fees (TASF)

Appendix Z Deleted

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INTRODUCTION

IATA provides the airline industry and other travel, transportation and tourism industry with cost effective
distribution and settlement services. The IATA Settlement Systems (ISS) Management is a functional area
within IATA that is responsible for the management and efficient operation of the IATA Industry Settlement
Systems.

In order to facilitate the selling, transfer, reporting and settlement of passenger travel and ticketing
information between passenger sales agents and airlines, 76 Billing and Settlement Plans (BSPs) have
been established covering over 150 countries and areas worldwide in accordance with IATA Passenger
Agency Conference (PAConf) Resolutions applicable to BSP operations.

IATA BSPs since their inception have relied on data processing and electronic transfer of information in
providing core settlement system services. BSPs will continue to invest in, and take advantage of, new
technology.

Core features of the BSP of the future as documented in the IATA Settlement Systems Service Provisions
– Passenger Handbook:
• Transactions are processed automatically without handling paper tickets nor producing paper output
reports;
• The operating standard for issuance of BSP tickets is the electronic ticket. The global industry goal is
to reach 100% ET by the end of 2007;
• Electronic submission of sales reports from Agent to BSP (BSPlink) is the core method for filing sales
reports;
• The core BSP service will rely on interfacing with its customers using the Internet and other forms of
secure electronic distribution. All Agents and Airlines in the BSP will use BSPlink;
• Daily processing is the norm; Service provider GDS or TSP will provide one consolidated daily file and
a NIL file on those days where no transactions are made.
• Credit card transactions will be processed daily within 24 hours of ticket issuance;
• The operating standard for settlement between BSP and Airlines is by electronic funds transfer;
• The operating standard for settlement between Agents and BSP is by electronic funds transfer;
• The provision of an effective early warning system designed to provide optimum protection for
Members’ funds;
• The provision of an effective and timely stock control system designed to minimize fraudulent STD
usage and ET fraud;
• A net settlement system is provided as part of the core service;
• The operating standard for credits due to Agents will be by electronic funds transfer;
• Continuing to serve BSP Airlines and Agents whilst also providing a range of services to other travel
and tourism industry sectors.

[For further information, refer to the IATA Settlement Systems Service Provisions – Passenger Handbook]

With over 360 million transactions being processed annually by the BSPs, the automated transfer of data
can provide substantial cost savings to the airlines participating in the various BSPs.

In order to realise this cost saving, ISS Management has mandated the development of a global data
interchange standard to be implemented by all BSPs.
This will ensure a consistent standard is available for all BSPs throughout the industry.

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The IATA Passenger Services Conference (PSC) is responsible for matters relating to passenger services
including the establishment of global passenger distribution standards. These standards include the BSP
data interchange standards that are published in the BSP Data Interchange Specifications Handbook
(DISH) that is Attachment “A” of PSC Resolution 750 – BSP Data Interchange Specifications.

The BSP Data Interchange Specifications Group (BDISG) is established by the PSC with the
following Terms of Reference:

The BSP Data Interchange Specifications Group (BDISG) is established to develop and maintain
data interchange specifications for the exchange of passenger ticketing and related data between
Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) business partners.

1. Taking into consideration the business requirements of Member Airlines and in consultation
with the BSP business partners, the BDISG will:

¾ Develop and document suitable technical solutions for the provision of BSP related data, for
publication in the BSP DISH handbook;

¾ Where practical, BDISG will take into account business requirements of BSP business
partners;

¾ Propose realistic implementation schedules for changes to the BSP DISH handbook.

2. The BDISG will act in the form of consensus in regards to proposals for technical specifications
and implementation timetables.

3. The meetings of the BDISG are open to all IATA Member airlines and to those BSP business
partners within the IATA Strategic Partnerships programme that provide agent reporting data
(RET) to a BSP.

4. BDISG meetings are to take place as necessary. The quorum required for any meeting is the
IATA Secretary and no less than ten IATA Member airlines and three BSP business partners.

5. A report of the group will be provided for endorsement to the annual meeting of the Passenger
Services Conference (PSC).

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE HANDBOOK

The primary objective of the Handbook is to provide the passenger travel industry with a set of standard
formats to support the reporting of passenger sales and ticketing data.

The Handbook therefore specifies the formats used in BSPs for the Agent Reporting (RET), Airline
Accounting/Sales (HOT), Credit Sales Invoicing (CSI), Ticket Inventory (TI), Credit Card Settlement Plan
(CSP) and Market Share Analysis Data (MSA) business functions.

It also provides the technical specification required by interested parties and potential users for the
development of BSP systems and their interfaces with BSP participants.

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SYMBOLS
The following symbols appear in the left hand margin of elements or modified paragraphs and are
identified as follows:

® = redefinition of element status since the previous Revisions

# = element to be generated by the BSP Processing Centre's software
 = facsimile elements (listing in Chapter 5)
Q = addition
S = change
9 = deletion

PUBLICATION ORDER INFORMATION

Printed and electronic copies of the DISH can be obtained from IATA Customer Services by one of the
following methods:

Telephone Fax
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First dial your country’s international access In Europe, Africa & the Middle East
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OR + 65 536 2620
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on the worldwide web at http://www.iata.org

TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Any inquiries and suggestions concerning this Handbook and/or technical support queries should be
addressed to:

Passenger Standards Development

International Air Transport Association
800 Place Victoria
P.O. Box 113
Montreal, Quebec
Canada, H4Z 1M1
Tel: + 1 (514) 874 0202
Fax: +1 (514) 874 1779
Email: [email protected]

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S CHAPTER 1 - COMPLIANCE
1.1 EFFECTIVENESS
Revision 20.1 of the BSP Data Interchange Specifications Handbook is effective on 1 September
2006 as endorsed by the Passenger Service Conference.

An initial implementation date of 1 June 2007 has been established with a mandatory
implementation date of 31 December 2007.

1.2 IMPLEMENTATION OF DISH REVISION 20.1

The BSP must advise their Business Partners at least three months prior to the proposed
implementation date of Revision 20.1 and also provide the user test plan.
No implementation should occur on 1 January to avoid public holidays.

The new version of the Airline Accounting/Sales (HOT) data produced by the BSP shall be first
thoroughly tested and accepted internally between the BSP and DPC, then tested with and
accepted by participating airlines.

Proof of this acceptance must be endorsed by the IDFS Regional Director before the new Revision
becomes operational.

1.3 RESPONSIBILITY OF ISS MANAGER

It is the responsibility of each ISS Manager to keep the appropriate IDFS Regional Director, the
Local Customer Advisory Group - Passenger (LCAGP) and the BSP Data Processing Centre
informed of BSP developments and operations in order to ensure compliance with the DISH
Specifications.

The ISS Manager shall refer any enquiries about the specifications to the Manager, Passenger
Standards Development.

The ISS Manager is responsible for ensuring that the RET and HOT tests meet the established
requirements and for obtaining the acceptance of the participating airlines.

Standards and criteria for data quality assurance have been established and agreed and ISS
Managers must provide regular data quality reports to their business partners and passenger
agents. See also Chapter 4.

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1.4 INTERPRETATION OF THE DISH

When there are differences of interpretation in these Specifications between BSPs and their
business partners, the following procedures have been established by IDFS to resolve the
differences:

• The differences shall be documented and submitted to the Manager, Passenger Standards
Development and to the appropriate IDFS Regional Director;
• The Manager, Passenger Standards Development will endeavour to resolve all matters of
interpretation to the satisfaction of the parties involved and will document all correspondence
concerning the interpretation and the resolution reached to resolve the problem;
• If the Manager, Passenger Standards Development and the IDFS Regional Director are
unable to resolve the problem to the satisfaction of all parties involved, the problem shall be
submitted to the next meeting of the BSP Data Interchange Specifications Group (BDISG) for
resolution.

1.5 AMENDMENTS TO THE DISH

Once a new Revision of DISH has become effective, new business requirements and amendments
to the DISH must follow PSC procedures in order to be included in the next revision of the DISH.

All proposals to amend the DISH shall be submitted to the Manager Passenger Standards
Development ([email protected]) using the DISH Amendment Form in Appendix D of DISH. The
proposal will be submitted to the next meeting of the BDISG.

Proposed amendments to DISH discussed and agreed at BDISG will be submitted to the
PSC for endorsement.
When a new business requirement or an amendment necessitates urgent implementation, e.g. a
change in government regulation, the following electronic procedure may be used to expedite the
change. This only applies to exceptional urgent items:

• The ISS Manager must submit the requirement and its business justification to the
appropriate IDFS Regional Director and to the Manager, Passenger Standards Development.
If it is agreed that the amendment warrants an expedited procedure, the proposed
amendments to DISH will be circulated to BDISG for review.

• If no objections are received from BDISG within 30 days of the proposal being distributed, the
recommendation to amend DISH will then follow the PSC Mail Vote Procedure for adoption
as an IATA Standard.

• DISH amendments will then be circulated to the PSC accredited representatives who will be
given a 30 day period to comment on any proposal. If a majority of the industry
representatives agree with the standards they will be adopted.

All agreed amendments become effective on the date recommended and shall be published in the
next Revision of the DISH, promulgated as Attachment A to Resolution 750.

Normally when the amendment does not require a major record, data element or file structural
change, a DISH Release may be issued subject to the endorsement by PSC. The implementation
date of the amendments will be agreed between the relevant BSP business partners.

DISH Bulletins containing clarifications or additional code values may also be issued with
implementation dates also to be agreed between the relevant BSP business partners.

All amendments to the DISH, however published, require the approval of the PSC.

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1.6 BDISG TERMS OF REFERENCE

The BSP Data Interchange Specifications Group (BDISG) is established to develop and
maintain data interchange specifications for the exchange of passenger ticketing and related
data between Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) business partners.

1. Taking into consideration the business requirements of Member Airlines and in

consultation with the BSP business partners, the BDISG will:

¾ Develop and document suitable technical solutions for the provision of BSP related
data, for publication in the BSP DISH handbook*;

¾ Where practical, BDISG will take into account business requirements of BSP
business partners;

¾ Propose realistic implementation schedules for changes to the BSP DISH

handbook*.

2. The BDISG will act in the form of consensus in regards to proposals for technical
specifications and implementation timetables.

3. The meetings of the BDISG are open to all IATA Member airlines and to those BSP
business partners within the IATA Strategic Partnerships programme that provide agent
reporting data (RET) to a BSP.

4. BDISG meetings are to take place as necessary. The quorum required for any meeting is
the IATA Secretary and no less than ten IATA Member airlines and three BSP business
partners.

5. A report of the group will be provided for endorsement to the annual meeting of the
Passenger Services Conference (PSC).

* Agreed specifications are published in the BSP Data Interchange Specifications Handbook
(DISH) promulgated as Attachment A to Resolution 750

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CHAPTER 2 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 INTRODUCTION
The general specifications in the Handbook apply to all types of BSP data interchange and these
consist of logical record formats, file and data characteristics.

2.2 RECORDS
Three levels for the logical record are available to airlines participating in BSPs and these are
identified in the Handbook by the format codes ‘S’, ‘L’ and ‘X’.

The choice of the logical record format is an airline's decision as the cost of the airline
Accounting/Sales data (HOT) may vary with the format and the method of data capture.
Each BSP must be able to offer all three record formats.

2.2.1 Short Record ("S")

The Short Record is designed for transfer of a limited amount of data manually encoded from
documents. Exceptionally, it can be used for OPTATs where their data is not electronically
obtained from an automated ticketing system.

The Short Record contains the minimum information required by an airline for the accounting and
auditing of passenger agency sales data, or required by the BSP for stock control.

2.2.2 Long Record ("L")

The Long Record is normally obtained by encoding manually issued documents. Exceptionally, it
can be used to encode data of OPTATs not directly obtained from an automated ticketing system.

Ticket sales will at a minimum use the Long Record.

The Long Record contains the same information included on the Short Record together with the
routing information shown in the "Good for Passage" boxes on passenger tickets.

The Long Record facilitates the evaluation of an airline's passenger agency sales revenue, the
forecast of its interline liabilities and the compilation of its marketing and productivity statistics.

2.2.3 Super Long Record ("X")

The Super Long Record is the recommended format to be used for the interchange of the
information from passenger travel documents that have been issued by automated ticketing
systems.

The function of the Super Long Record is to provide airlines with information that is required to
accurately perform a range of revenue accounting functions.

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2.3 FILE CHARACTERISTICS

S 2.3.1 Record Lengths
The record lengths for each DISH file are:
• Agent Reporting data (RET) 255 characters (bytes)
• Airline Accounting/Sales data (HOT) 136 characters
• Credit Sales Invoicing data (CSI) 256 characters
• Ticket Inventory data (TI) 76 characters
• Credit Card Settlement Plan (CSP) 500 characters
• Market Share Analysis Data (MSA) 100 characters
2.3.2 Character Set
The preferred character set is ASCII or EBCDIC as agreed between business partners.
2.3.3 Data Compression
The recommended method for data compression is the PKZIP software method.
Self-extracting files (.EXE files) must not be used in order to reduce the risk of exposure to data
viruses.
2.3.4 Data Delivery
The preferred method of data delivery is via electronic means using the iiNET’s Data Exchange
Service, managed and coordinated by IATA.
Data may be also delivered by any other medium agreed between business partners.

2.4 DATA REPRESENTATION

2.4.1 Alphabetic and Alphanumeric Fields
A left-justified string of characters with trailing blanks (spaces).
If there is no entry, the entire field will be filled with blanks.
2.4.2 Numeric Fields
A right-justified set of numbers with leading zeros.
If there is no entry, the field will be zero-filled.
When multiplying or dividing amounts, the default is to round the result to the nearest decimal/unit
as applicable (e.g. COAM).
2.4.3 Data Element Formats
Standardised symbols are used in the Handbook to describe data character formats.
The symbols and their meaning are:
S A alphabetic character – Uppercase A to Z (special characters may be included)
N numeric character (digits)
A/N alphanumeric character(s) – Uppercase alpha A to Z and digits 0 to 9 (special
characters may be included)

Q Allowable Special Characters are:

Full stop/period .
Slash /
Minus Sign -
Embedded blank (space)

In the record layouts, the format of each data element is preceded by a number to indicate the
number of characters for the specified element.
E.g. 15 N represents field length of 15 digits
5A represents a field length of 5 alphabetic characters
1 A/N represents a field length of 1 alphabetic or one numeric character
87 A/N represents a field length of 87 mixed alphabetic and numeric characters

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In numeric value amount fields, the decimal point shall be implicit.

No field shall be packed.
2.4.4 Date fields
Date fields are represented by one of the following formats:
• 6 Numeric dates shall be in the format YYMMDD where:
YY are the last two digits of the year;
MM is the two-digit number of the month;
DD is the day of the month.
e.g. 010709 represents 9 July 2001.

Note: The years 2001-2009 are populated with "01 to 09" in the YY part of the date, e.g.
"010401" represents 1 April 2001.

• 5 Alphanumeric dates shall be in the format DDMMM where:

DD is the day of the month;
MMM are the first three letters of the month in the English language.
e.g. 06APR represents 6 April.

• 8 Numeric dates shall be in the format CCYYMMDD where:

CC is the number of the century;
YY are the last two digits of the year;
MM is the two-digit number of the month;
DD is the day of the month.
e.g. 20160701 represents 1 July 2016.

2.4.5 Signed Fields

On Agent Reporting, Credit Sales Invoicing, and Credit Card Settlement Plan data, value amount
fields shall be unsigned.

On Airline Accounting/Sales data, value amount fields shall be signed, using the "zone"
convention, also known as "over-punch", on the trailing, i.e. least-significant, digit.
The BSP Processing Centre must ensure that the over-punch method is in accordance with the
agreed character set.
(i) Value amounts to be paid by agents to airlines must be signed positive;
(ii) Value amounts to be paid by airlines to agents (e.g. commission on sales, refunded fare)
must be signed negative;
(iii) Zero amounts must be signed positive.

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2.4.6 Signed Field Values

The following signed field comparisons/translations apply for over-punch:

Least Equivalent EBCDIC ASCII

significant Character hex value hex value
(trailing)
character
+0 { C0 7B
+1 A C1 41
+2 B C2 42
+3 C C3 43
+4 D C4 44
+5 E C5 45
+6 F C6 46
+7 G C7 47
+8 H C8 48
+9 I C9 49
-0 } D0 7D
-1 J D1 4A
-2 K D2 4B
-3 L D3 4C
-4 M D4 4D
-5 N D5 4E
-6 O D6 4F
-7 P D7 50
-8 Q D8 51
-9 R D9 52
Note
The equivalent characters for “+0” and “-0” in the above may vary by machine, but must
be equal to the applicable hex value shown above.
2.4.7 Facsimile data fields
Contain data exactly as printed on the document.
The IATA Ticketing Resolutions govern what is imprinted on the documents.

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2.4.8 Data Element Status

Data element descriptions, definitions and usage conform to the provisions of the:
- Passenger Services Conference Resolutions Manual
- Passenger Agency Conference Resolutions Manual
- IATA Ticketing Handbook
- ISS Service Provisions – Passenger
- Airline Coding Directory
However, the present Handbook is not intended to substitute for any of the above mentioned
publications.

In connection with the data element formats, the following conventions are used to indicate the
status of each occurrence of each data element in the Data Element Directory, Glossary, RET &
HOT File Structures, and all Record Layouts and corresponding Grids:

M Mandatory
A mandatory data element contains information that forms a fundamental part of the data
being exchanged.
As such, it must be provided under all circumstances.
Examples of Mandatory DISH elements are: AGTN and FPIN.
A zero-filled field may sometimes be a valid entry for a mandatory element. E.g. TDAM for
an even exchange, or for an ADM/ACM for commission only.

C Conditional
A conditional data element will be supplied if it is marked as critical to the settlement,
ticketing, or revenue accounting of the reported transaction (refer to the Data Element
Error/Functional Use Table in Section 4.6).
An element that is not marked as critical to revenue accounting and settlement of the
reported transaction will be supplied if available to the reporting programs of the ticketing
system as an identifiable data element in the glossary.
Certain data elements impose their own condition and thus will be covered by the
definition above.
Specific wording will be stated in the glossary where an element requires further
conditions defined.

S Underlined mnemonics in repeatable records (as shown in Record Layouts) indicate that the value
of only those elements must be repeated in subsequent records, if any. Other (unchanged)
elements must be blank or zero-filled, as the case may be, whether Mandatory or Conditional.

All data elements must be processed by the BSP Processing Centre in accordance with the
conventions detailed above.

The status of a data element within a Record Grid indicates the level for each transaction type.
The data element status in the Glossary and Record Layout are the same and this status is
considered to be at its lowest level.
The status of a data element within the Record Grid is considered to be at its highest level.
For example, if a data element has status "C" in the Record Layout, certain verifications and/or
conditions may change its status to Mandatory in the Record Grid.

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2.5 AVAILABILITY OF DATA

Agent Reporting data (RET) shall be transmitted to BSP Processing Centres in time for inclusion
in the billing of the remittance period at a frequency established by the PAConf.

Airline Accounting/Sales data (HOT) shall be transmitted to the participating airlines after
production of the corresponding billing analysis, and, at least, as frequently as the billing analysis.

In both cases, the dates shall be published in the BSP Calendar by the ISS Manager and shall be
advised to all business partners participating in that BSP.

Credit Sales Invoicing data (CSI) shall be sent to Credit Card Institutions and Airlines as arranged
locally.

Ticket Inventory data (TI) shall be sent to selected Airlines, BSP and Ticketing Systems and shall
be arranged locally.

The CCSP Invoice (CSP) is sent to the applicable participants as advised by the IATA CCSP
Management.

2.6 RETENTION OF DATA

Replacement data shall be provided to, or by, BSP Processing Centres immediately upon request
for a period of up to 60 (sixty) days.
If data has been transferred using iiNET, files are available for online download for 60 days after
date of submission. After this 60 day period, files are archived and may be retrieved for up to 365
days from the original date of submission.

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CHAPTER 3 - DEFINITIONS
3.1 DATA FILES
3.1.1 Agent Reporting data (RET)
Agent Reporting data contains the transactions that Agents have effected on behalf of BSP
participating Airlines, as well as other accountable documents concerning such transactions and
those effected during prior reporting periods.
Each primary STD will be followed by its conjunction tickets and other documents, if any,
comprising the transaction.
Should a transaction be cancelled prior to a System Provider having transmitted the data to the
BSP Processing Centre, then the System Provider shall only transmit the cancelled STD.
However, Agents may cancel at any time within a reporting period, and it is the Processing
Centre's responsibility to process such transactions as cancelled ones.
3.1.2 Airline Accounting/Sales data (HOT)
The Airline Accounting/Sales data contains all Agents' automated and manual transactions
effected exclusively on behalf of one ticketing Airline during one or more reporting periods, as well
as other accountable documents concerning such transactions and those of that Airline relating to
prior reporting periods.
3.1.3 Credit Sales Invoicing data (CSI)
This file contains transactions wholly or partly paid by, or refunded to a credit card account that the
BSP has invoiced on behalf of their participating Airlines.
3.1.4 Ticket Inventory data (TI)
This file reports the allocation of Standard Traffic Documents and Stock Control Numbers to BSPs,
ticketing systems and Airlines, detailing distribution (dispatch and return) and allocation of
document serial numbers (pre-printed and computer generated) and Stock Control Numbers.
3.1.5 CCSP Invoice (CSP)
This file contains transactions wholly or partly paid by, or refunded to a credit card account that the
CCSP Processing Centre has invoiced on behalf of their participating Airlines and/or the acquirers
nominated by CCSP member Airlines.
3.1.6 Market Share Analysis Data (MSA)
Market Share Analysis Data are reported on request from a participating airline by the BSP on a
monthly basis. They contain information about ticket sales per agent for the participating airline
and the market share these sales reflect in relation to overall sales of the agent.

3.2 PERIODS
3.2.1 Reporting Period
The Reporting Period means the time span covered by a Sales Transmittal (the Agent's list of all
Standard Traffic Documents and Standard Administrative Forms used) as endorsed by PAConf.
Also refer to Section 6.2.
3.2.2 System Provider reporting period
The System Provider reporting period means the time span covered by a RET. Its duration is
determined by the Local Customer Advisory group. One Reporting Period may include one or
more System Provider reporting periods. See also the Glossary for SPED.
3.2.3 Billing Period
The Billing Period means the time span comprising one or more Reporting Periods for which a
billing is rendered. The duration is established by PAConf. See also the Glossary for BAED.

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3.2.4 Remittance Period

The time span in respect of which a remittance is to be made by the Agent to the Clearing Bank
shall be called the Remittance Period. A Remittance Period shall not be shorter than one Billing
Period but may cover more than one Billing Period. Its duration is set by PAConf. See also the
Glossary for RMED.

Q 3.2.5 HOT Daily Sales Reporting

All agents’ reported sales reach the BSP DPC a maximum of 24 hours from the close of each BSP
business day.
The DPC transmits the data to each airline a maximum of 24 hours (based on their business days)
from the time of receipt of sales data from the agents (at the latest at the close of business local
DPC time).
The definition of business days is not standard across the world. Each BSP will define the
calendar of “business” days.
The records included in the daily sales transmission must be fully accountable and must therefore
exclude any non-accountable data or any duplicate data.
Duplicate records should be determined based on a duplicate document number, as per TDNR
glossary.
Daily sales reports must reconcile to the final billing analysis. In other words it is a subset of
periodic billing.
Any manual transactions from a previous billing period would be reported under a separate cycle
header/total group (BCH02/BCT95 with a different BAED).
If there is no data to be reported, an empty HOT must still be produced.
See also the Glossary definition for HRED.

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3.3 MISCELLANEOUS
3.3.1 Cancelled STD
A Cancelled Standard Traffic Document (STD) is an STD that has been spoilt or is not to be used,
whether validated with a Carrier Identification Plate (CIP) or not, and of which all coupons must be
boldly marked across or perforated with the word "CANCELLED".
For cancelled STDs (reported with "CANX" or "CANN" in TRNC) which are not validated, the
TACN shall be reported as "954 ", whereas those which have been validated prior to cancellation
shall include the validating Airline's numeric code in the TACN, which is also reported as part of
the transaction's TDNR.
The form and serial numbers of such documents, and the Stock Control Numbers, must always be
reported for STD stock inventory, use and replenishment control.
The term "Void" is used in connection with unused coupons of properly validated passenger
tickets. The word "VOID" shall be printed or written in the relevant areas of the ticket. Tickets
issued in conjunction but subsequently cancelled should be reported as individual traffic
documents. For OPATBs, "bottom void" always applies.
Where a cancellation is based on a non-printed computer-generated ticket number, the Airline
Numeric Code (where applicable), Form and Serial Numbers of the cancelled ticket number(s)
must be reported for control purposes. No physical ticket(s)/coupon(s) are required, as none have
been printed.

If the first two coupons of an OPATB are rejected during the printing, these coupons shall be
reported with the Transaction Code (TRNC) "VSCN", and the Ticket/Document Number (TDNR)
originally assigned is re-used.

When any one or more non-consecutive Stock Control Number(s) of a ticket set is/are rejected,
the printing process completes, and creates one Basic Sale (IT02) record for each TDNR; the
rejected coupon(s) are included in the Stock Control Number range (SCNF/SCNT).

When two consecutive Stock Control Numbers are rejected, which are not the first two of a ticket
set, the printing process shuts down, and one IT02 record is created, with TRNC equal to "CANX"
for the individual TDNR; the relevant Stock Control Numbers are reported in the appropriate IT02
record.
3.3.2 Logical Record
A Logical Record comprises a varying number of fixed length (see Section 2.3) physical records
that are arranged to contain part of or the entire information of a transaction.
The more information desired, the greater the number of physical records required. Therefore it
was decided to adopt the concept of sets. The smaller subset is the SHORT logical record, the
whole set is the SUPER LONG record.
Consequently, the SHORT record contains all the data elements marked "S" in the physical record
layouts. The LONG record comprises the short record data plus all data elements marked "L" in
the layouts. Similarly, the SUPER LONG record contains all data elements marked "S", "L" and
"X" in the layouts.
3.3.3 Split Transmission
Split transmission means that, for convenience, different coupons of an OPATB2 are printed at
different Locations, such as an STP Location, the Host Location, the accounting office, etc.

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3.3.4 Stock Control Number

For stock inventory and usage control purposes, an identical Stock Control Number (SCN) is pre-
printed on each coupon of an OPTAT that will have its document form code and serial number
assigned by the ticketing system at the time of issuance. For the same purposes, a different SCN
is pre-printed on each of the variable number of coupons that are available to form an OPATB.

In accordance with PSC Recommended Practice 1720a, Attachment “E”, an SCN comprises two
parts:
• firstly, the letters "TX" followed by 3-numeric code of stock providing party;
• secondly, a serial number composed of 10 digits and a modulus-7 check-digit.

The SCN pre-printed on an OPTAT is the same on all coupons but unique to that OPTAT.
The SCN pre-printed on each coupon of an OPATB is unique to that coupon.
STDs with unique pre-printed SCNs on each coupon (coupon-by-coupon ticket) or on each ticket
set (carbonised ticket) shall be reported with one of the following Transaction Codes (TRNC):
S MDnn, RSCN, TKTA, TKTB, TKTT, VSCN.
Also, any STD issue (with or without SCN) may be reported with TRNC "CANX".

3.3.5 Transaction
A transaction is defined as one or more Standard Traffic Documents of the same Form Code
issued in the name of one passenger, or a group of passengers, in respect of the same journey.

Where a transaction comprises more than one document (for conjunction purposes) the corollary
is their sequential appearance on the Billing Analysis against one Balance Payable/Remittance
Amount entry, even if (as in the case of straight exchanges) that entry is zero (0).

Refunds, ADMs and ACMs are also considered as transactions.

All Agent Reporting data (RET) and Airline Accounting/Sales data (HOT) records comprising a
transaction will contain the same Transaction Number.

When a BSP has authorised an agent to accept and report payment in a currency other than the
national currency of that BSP, any single transaction must be paid and reported in one currency
only.

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CHAPTER 4 - RET/HOT DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE

4.1 INTRODUCTION
The overall objective for data quality assurance is that guidelines need to be established by the
BSP business partners to ensure that the process of financial settlement between the participating
airlines and passenger sales agents is undertaken in a timely and efficient manner.

In order to ensure that the highest possible quality data is exchanged between GDSs, BSPs and
airlines, IDFS and its business partners participating in BSPs have established the criteria to
enable this quality be achieved for RETs and HOTs.

4.2 DATA QUALITY PROCEDURES

It is the responsibility of the ISS Manager to validate for and maintain the highest possible data
quality for RET input and HOT output.

RET input to the production system must be validated.

Also, RETs and/or HOTs must be validated and results must be accepted as per an agreed test
plan prior to:
• implementing into production any new RET provider or HOT recipient;
• implementing any change to:
- BSP software and/or its Processing Centre;
- BSP’s RET or HOT software;
- a Reporting System’s RET software;
- introducing new functionalities (e.g. Transaction Codes, Net Reporting Schemes, Taxes,
etc..);
- DISH Revision number.
Note to BSP Data Processing Centres:
For all changes other than a DISH Revision, it should be possible to use the same control
input files, and then use a file compare utility to ensure that the output files are identical (or at
least only show only differences that are expected).

The ISS Manager will ensure confidentiality of data. For HOT data quality reporting, the ISS
Manager will liase locally with an Airline (usually the national carrier) for approval to use that
Airline’s data. A HOT must always be accompanied by its corresponding Billing Analysis
Summary totals (to balance with the HOT total).

Both RET and HOT data quality reporting should include the following basic elements, i.e.:
• Record/Sequence number
• Transaction number
• Agent code
• Airline code
• Document number
• RPSI
• TRNC
• RET/HOT record identifier (e.g. IT02, BOH03)
• Element code (e.g. AGTN)
• Element value - actual
• Element value - expected (if applicable)
• Error type (FC/BC/AC/OT - see also section 4.4)
• Error action (reject or warning)
• Error number/message (see also section 4.5).

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One would expect that those errors with severities Format Critical (FC) / Billing Critical (BC) would
always have a "reject" error action. However, depending on local agreements, parameters should
be provided for error action for those errors with severities Airline Critical (AC) / Other Error (OT).
To limit the potential size of the report, a parameter should be provided for the maximum number
of times that the same error is to be reported with all its details (e.g. if there are 12,000
occurrences of an error, and the parameter is set to 10, then only the details of first 10
occurrences' will be reported for that error).

The report should be in a readable self-explanatory format by any recipient, including various
summary totals (e.g. sorted by RPSI and error type, with total number of errors for each element
code and error number/message).
ISS Managers must provide regular data quality reports to their business partners, passenger
agents, the appropriate IDFS Regional Director and to the Manager, Passenger Standards
Development.

The Manager, Passenger Standards Development will, on a regular basis, compile a listing of
those data elements causing data quality problems and will provide this listing to all ISS
Managers. They shall then identify any business partners not meeting the data quality standards
for the elements identified.

Each ISS Manager will contact the appropriate business partners and agree on a work plan to
improve the quality of the elements identified. The business partners are required to address the
errors contained in the report and prevent future occurrences in an expeditious manner. Reporting
Systems not meeting the agreed work plan may be subject to mandatory re-certification.
ISS Managers are responsible for reporting the progress and results of these efforts to the
Manager, Passenger Standards Development and the appropriate IDFS Regional Director.

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4.3 RET/HOT TESTING CRITERIA

Transactions can be from either a test system or previous reporting system data.
RET System Provider Reporting Period Ending Date (SPED) should be a valid date for the BSP
receiving the test.

The BSP/Processing Centre must accept valid Agent and Airline Numeric Codes (to be supplied
by the Processing Centre) and/or default codes of all "9"s.
Ticket/document numbers may be either valid or test numbers.

A minimum of 50 tickets/documents should be reported consisting of a combination of the

following (where applicable):
4.3.1 Transaction Types
Transaction types should include, where applicable:
(i) Sales - manual and automated MCOs, manual two and four coupon STDs, OPTAT, OPATB2,
electronic tickets, cancelled documents, all five types of MPDs (Special Service Ticket, Tour
Order, PTA, Specified MCO and ARV), manual and automated Excess Baggage Tickets, any
other STDs used in that BSP and variations of relevant taxes including where applicable,
VAT on transportation, VAT on commission, late reporting fees;
(ii) ADM - Agency Debit Memo, Sales Summary Adjustment Debit and Commission Recall
Statement;
(iii) Refunds - direct, indirect, single and combined refunds, manual and automated refunds, and
refunds with and without cancellation fees;
(iv) ACM - Agency Credit Memo, Sales Summary Adjustment Credit/Minor Adjustment Notice,
Refund Credit Memo and Travel Agents Automated Deduction;
S (v) Other (RET only) – Transaction Codes CANN, CANR, RSCN, TASF, VSCN
4.3.2 Transaction Structure
Transaction structures must include, where applicable:
(i) Single tickets;
(ii) Conjunction tickets;
(iii) Exchanges (ticket issued with balance on an MCO/MPD);
(iv) Top and bottom voiding;
(v) Refund of single ticket, conjunction tickets and combined refunds;
(vi) Exchange transaction with cash and credit refunds;
(vii) Multiple number of Agency Locations with representative sample of transaction types;
(viii) Multiple currency types;
(ix) Multiple records (e.g. IT05, IT08, BKS30).

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S 4.3.3 Form of Payment

Form of Payment must include, where applicable:
(i) Cash (CA);
(ii) Credit Card (CC);
(iii) Mixed Cash and Credit Card;
(iv) Exchanges without change in fare;
(v) Exchanges with more than one document withdrawn;
(vi) Exchanges with separate Cash or Credit Card additional collections;
(vii) Exchanges with mixed Cash and Credit Card additional collections;
(viii) Credit amount turned to cash (CM);
(ix) Credit Card transactions and refunds with and without Invoice Number (INVN);
4.3.4 RET/HOT File
The RET/HOT must include, where applicable:
(i) transactions in the Short (S), Long (L) and Super Long (X) Record format;
(ii) Gross and Net Reporting transactions;
(iii) transactions with and without taxes (especially "XF" and those including more than three
taxes);
(iv) transactions with and without Miscellaneous Fees (e.g. rebooking fee and cancellation
penalty);
(v) issues with intermediate void coupons and surface coupons;
(vi) transactions with and without late reporting penalty;
(vii) transactions generated by the various Reporting Systems reporting sales to the BSP, as
well as transactions manually captured by the Processing Centre;
(viii) Domestic/International Sale Indicator (STAT);
(ix) transactions with special reporting requirements for Super Long record format including:
• with and without Equivalent Fare Paid;
• with check on reported record structure;
• with one, or more than one Fare Calculation (BKF81) record(s);
• without fare calculation;
• with one, or more than one Form Of Payment (BKP84) record(s);
• with and without Qualifying Issue Information for Sales Transactions (BKS46) record.

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4.4 GENERAL DATA QUALITY CRITERIA

4.4.1 Error Types
When a data element on the RET and/or HOT does not meet the agreed test or validation criteria,
an error will be reported.

Each error is categorised according to its level of severity:

(i) Format Critical Error (FC)
These are errors in the physical and logical structure of the file and will prevent the file from
being processed.
(ii) Billing Critical Error (BC)
These are errors that prevent accurate billing between business partners but do not
necessarily prevent the file from being processed.
(iii) Airline Critical Error (AC)
These are errors in data elements that may affect accurate airline processing.
(iv) Other Error (OT)
These are errors concerning stock control, agent marketing information, etc.
4.4.2 Additional validations
The following additional validations are assumed to also be controlled (outside of RET/HOT data
quality reporting) in a manual data-capture environment:
• All detailed RET validations in the Glossary;
• Date of Issue (DAIS) illegible - inserted by Processing Centre;
• Resubmitted transaction (not out of period);
• Conjunction ticket(s) plated on another Airline - corrected by Processing Centre;
• Credit sale: not supported by CCCF;
• Credit sale: amounts on audit coupon and CCCF differ;
• Credit sale: Airline code on CCCF differs from that on audit coupon;
• Exchange transaction: exchanged flight/value coupon(s) missing;
• Cancelled ticket: cancelled flight/value coupon(s) missing;
• Refund transaction: refunded flight/value coupon(s) missing.

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4.5 SUGGESTED ERROR MESSAGES

All error messages should be read in conjunction with Section 4.6 when investigating individual
elements. Appropriate shorter descriptions should be used for data quality reports.

For RET data quality reporting, all detailed RET validations in the Glossary are assumed to be
included in this list.

Error FC BC AC OT Descriptions
No.
001 * * * * Mandatory elements are not reported.
002 * * * Numeric elements are not right justified with leading zeros. If
there is no entry, the element is not completely zero filled.
HOT only: Value amount fields are not signed according to the
"zone" convention, also known as "overpunch" on the trailing
(i.e., least-significant) digit. The BSP Processing Centre must
ensure that the overpunch method used is according to the
agreed character set as described in DISH, Section 2.4.6.
003 * * Transaction data structures not complying with structure as
specified in DISH, e.g.:
a) invalid records, missing records, records in wrong sequence;
b) for conjunction tickets, the Qualifying Issue Information for
Sales Transactions, STD/Document Amount, Additional
Information - Passenger, Additional Information - Form of
Payment and Fare Calculation records (BKS46, BAR64,
BAR/65, BAR66 and BKF81), must relate to the primary
ticket only;
c) for "X" level records, specific records must be included in
addition to "L", as described in DISH, Section 6.5.8;
d) for superfluous records, i.e. an MCO transaction with
Additional Information - Passenger (BAR65) record, or when
a record is reported when not applicable (“0-n” relation), e.g.
Tax on Commission (BKS42) record when there is no tax on
commission.
004 * * * * Data reported out of range, or incorrect format or value
according to DISH glossary.
005 * Duplicate ticket numbers reported within the same transaction:
a) same Ticket/Document Number (TDNR) for both primary and
secondary tickets of a series of tickets issued in conjunction;
b) same Related Ticket/Document Number (RTDN) in different
Related Ticket/Document Information (BKS45) records;
c) same exchanged document number in Form of Payment
Account Number (FPAC) in different Form of Payment
(BKP84) records.
S 006 * Duplicates exist on HOT that were reported in separate
transactions, i.e., reported both as sale and cancelled in different
transactions, or, data captured or reported twice. Refer to the
TDNR RET Validation in Glossary.

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Error FC BC AC OT Descriptions
No.
007 * Mismatching amount relationships within transactions; e.g., due
to incorrect signing of amount fields, (HOT only), not all
STD/Document Amounts (BKS30) or Tax on Commission
(BKS42) records are considered, or incorrect interpretation on
how to report Net Reporting transactions. (Please refer to
Section 6.7).
008 * Data structure does not comply with structure as specified in
DISH:
a) amounts at transaction level are not balancing to
corresponding amount fields on Office Subtotals per
Transaction Code and Currency Type (BOT93) record;
b) the cumulative Office Sub Totals Per Transaction Code and
Currency Type (BOT93) records do not balance with the
corresponding Office Totals per Currency Type (BOT94)
record;
c) the cumulative Office Totals per Currency Type (BOT94)
records do not balance with the corresponding Billing
Analysis (Cycle) Totals per Currency Type (BOT95) record;
d) the Total Remittance Amount (TREM) in the BCT95 record
does not balance with the corresponding Billing Analysis
Summary’s “Balance Payable” amount.
e) RRDC in the IT0Z record is incorrect.
009 * * When filled, date fields do not comply with specified standards.
010 * * Standard Traffic Document issues must fit the modulus 7 check
digit method.
011 * Coupon Use Indicator (CPUI) not filled for all issues including
conjunction tickets.
012 * Conjunction Ticket Indicator (CJCP) filled for the primary ticket of
a series of tickets issued in conjunction, or is not filled for
secondary tickets.
013 * Currency Type (CUTP) used in STD/Document Amounts,
Commission, Tax on Commission and Form of Payment records
(BKS30, BKS39, BKS42 and BKP84) is not the same in all these
records except for Signed For Amount, SFAM.
014 * Sequence Number (SQNR) has been disrupted indicating that
data may have been lost.
015 * BSP Identifier (BSPI) is not the valid city code for the BSP.
016 * Handbook Revision Number (REVN) is not valid.
017 * Invalid value in TPST (see Glossary).
018 * Billing Analysis Ending Date (BAED) and Remittance Period
Ending Date (RMED) elements are not filled to conform to time
schedule of that BSP, e.g., BSP XYZ has 4 Billing Periods (i.e.
billing analyses), 2 Remittance Periods and 4 HOTs per month.
Example - BSP XYZ:
Billing
Period no: HOT no: BAED: RMED:
1 1 YYMM07 YYMM15
2 2 YYMM15 YYMM15
3 3 YYMM22 YYMM *
4 4 YYMM * YYMM *
* [last day of the month]
019 * MCOs are reported as part of conjunction.
020 * More than one ticket/document number reported for a cancelled
transaction, i.e., for cancelled conjunction tickets more than one
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Error FC BC AC OT Descriptions
No.
021 * Transaction Code (TRNC) does not contain a value as described
in the DISH glossary.
022 * Transaction Record Counter (TREC) is filled (greater than zero)
but does not match the number of records occurring in that
transaction.
023 * Format Identifier (FORM) filled for transactions that are not ticket
issues (i.e., Refunds, ADMs and ACMs).
024 * Reporting System Identifier (RPSI) is not "MANU" for
transactions captured manually by the Processing Centre, or
does not exist in master file of GDS codes specifying source of
RET.
025 * Conjunction tickets are reported out of continuous ascending
issue sequence within same transaction.
026 * Coupon Use Indicator (CPUI) does not reflect the Itinerary Data
Segment record (BKI63) reported.
027 * Tax amount in TMFA reported without corresponding tax code in
TMFT, and vice versa (Exception: TMFT = "XF").
028 * "XF" tax reporting does not have at least one "XF" occurrence
airport code specified in TMFT element.
029 * "XT" is reported in the TMFT element.
030 * Tax code "ZZ" is reported, except when:
a) RPSI = "MANU";
b) TRNC = "RFND";
c) TRNC = ADM / Refund / ACM.
031 * Itinerary Data Segment record (BKI63) is reported for
(intermediate) void coupon, or (except SEGI), the other elements
of that record are not filled.
032 * For credit card transactions, the alpha credit card code reported
in the third and fourth positions of the Form of Payment Type
(FPTP) element is not equal to its corresponding credit card
company's numeric code.
033 * In case of an exchange, the withdrawn document number
(including check digit and coupon number) has not been
specified as per the Form of Payment Account Number (FPAC)
glossary.
034 * Original Issue Information (ORIN) is filled in Qualifying Issue
Information for Sales Transactions record (BKS46), but no Form
of Payment (BKP84/EX) record(s) occur in that transaction.
035 * * * Hexadecimal “low value” characters occur in alphanumeric fields.
036 * Mandatory elements of repeated records are not filled, e.g.:
• STD/Document Amounts (BKS30) record with only zero
amounts;
• Additional Information - Form of Payment (BAR66) records
include only Form of Payment Sequence Number (FPSN);
• Fare Calculation (BKF81) record includes only Fare
Calculation Sequence Number (FRCS).
037 * Label problems (where a label is reported), e.g. BSP Identifier
(BSPI) in BFH01, does not match the city code of the Data Set
Name on the HOT label.
038 * * Data not found in master file.

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S 4.6 DATA ELEMENT ERROR/FUNCTIONAL USE TABLE

"/NR" indicates the elements that are used in Net Reporting Schemes
"-C" indicates that the element is used for control purposes within that category
Q “-I” indicates that the element is critical for interline settlement

ERROR TYPE FUNCTIONAL USE

Glossary File: FC BC AC OT Settlement Revenue Marketing Credit Ticketing

Reference R=RET Format Billing Airline Other Accounting Card
H=HOT Critical Critical Critical
B=Both (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
AEBA/NR R X X X
AGTA R X X
AGTB R X X
AGTC R X X
AGTE R X X
AGTF R X X
AGTK R X X
AGTN B X X X-I X X X X
AGTO R X X
AGTP R X X
AGTR R X X
AGTS R X X
AGTT R X X
AGTU R X X
ALNC B X X X X X X
ALTP B X X X X X
AMIL B X X
APBC/NR B X X
APLC B X X X
AUDI H X X
AUTA R X X
AVCD R X X
BAED H X X X X X
BAID B X X X
BEOT B X X
BERA B X X
BOON B X X
BSPI H X X-I X
CARF/NR H X X-I X X
CARR B X I X X X X
CCEN R X X
CCHN R X X
CCOC R X X
CCRM R X X
CDGT B X X X X-C-I X X
CJCP B X X-I X X
CLID B X X
COAM/NR B X X X X
COBL H X X X X
CORT/NR B X X X X
COTP B X X X
CPNR B X I X
CPUI B X I X
CRCC R X X
CSTF B X X X
CUTP B X X-I X X
DAIS B X X-I X X X X
DIRD B X X
DISI B X X
DSTC B X X-I X X X X
DYRI H X X
EFCO H X X X X
EFRT H X X X X
ENRS B X I X

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ERROR TYPE FUNCTIONAL USE

Glossary File: FC BC AC OT Settlement Revenue Marketing Credit Ticketing

Reference R=RET Format Billing Airline Other Accounting Card
H=HOT Critical Critical Critical
B=Both (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
EQFR B X I X X
ESAC B X X
EXDA B X X X
EXPC R X X
FARE B X I X X
FBAL B X I X
FBST B X X
FBTD B X I X X X X
FCMI B X I X X
FFRF B X X
FORM B X I X
FPAC B X X X X
FPAM/NR B X X X X
FPIN B X I X
FPSN H X X-C
FPTI R X X
FPTP B X X-I X X-C
FRCA B X I X X
FRCS B X I X-C X-C
FSQN H X X-C
FTDA B X I X X X X
FTDT B X X X
FTNR B X I X X X
FTSN R X X-C
FTYP R X X
GROS H X X-C
HRED H X X-C
ICDN B X X
INVD H X X X
INVN H X X X
ISOC B X X-I X X
LREP H X X X
MLOC H X X-C X
MPEQ B X X
MPEV B X X
MPOC B X X
MPSC B X X
MPTX B X X
NADA B X I X X
NBDA B X I X X
NRID/NR B X X X X
NTFA/NR H X X
NTSI B X I X
OAAI B X X X
OFCC H X X-C
ORAC B X X-I X X X X
ORIN B X I X X
PCYC H X X-C
PDAI H X X-C
PLID B X X
PLTX B X X
PNRR B X I X X
PRDA B X X X-C X-C X
PXDA B X X X
PXNM B X I X X X
RBKD B X I X X X X
RCID R X
RCPN B X X
REMT H X X X
RESD B X
REVN B X X-C X-C
RFIC B X X-C
RFID B X X

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ERROR TYPE FUNCTIONAL USE

Glossary File: FC BC AC OT Settlement Revenue Marketing Credit Ticketing

Reference R=RET Format Billing Airline Other Accounting Card
H=HOT Critical Critical Critical
B=Both (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
RMED H X X X
RPSI B X X-I X X
RRDC R X X-C
RTDN B X X
SAPP R X X
SASI B X X X
SCNF R X
SCNR R X
SCNT R X
SEGI B X I X
SFAM B X X X
SMSG H X X-C X
SPAM/NR H X X X X
SPED R X X-C
SPIN B X X
SPRT/NR H X X X X
SPTP/NR H X X X X
SQNR H X X-C X-C
STAT B X X X X X
STNQ H X X-C
STPO B X I X X X
TACN B X X-I X-C
TAXA B X I X-C X
TCND B X X-C
TCNR B X X X
TCOM H X X-C
TCTP B X X X
TDAM B X X X
TDNR B X X X-I X X X X
TIME B X X X-C X-C X-C
TKMI B X I X X
TLRP H X X-C
TMFA B X X-I X X X
TMFT B X X-I X X X
TOCA B X X X
TODC B X I X
TOTL B X X-C X
TOUR/NR B X X-I X X X
TPST B X X X-C X-C X-C
TREC H X X-C
TREF H X X
TREM H X X-C
TRNC B X X X X X
TRNN B X X-C X-C
TTCA H X X-C
TTMF H X X-C
VISO B X X (BSP
Onelink
only)
VLNC R X
VNID B X X (BSP
Onelink
only)
WAVR B X X

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CHAPTER 5 - AGENT REPORTING DATA (RET)

5.1 INTRODUCTION
The format of the Agent Reporting data (RET) is suitable for transfer by means of physical medium
or electronic data transmission (such as iiNET) of the transactions issued through a reporting
system.

Its records can be in the Short (S), Long (L) or Super Long (X) logical format as it is the case for the
Airline Accounting/Sales data (HOT). The set of records that comprises a ticket transaction will
occur in a logical sequence on the Agent Reporting file (see Section 5.4). Ticket transactions (i.e.
complete record sets) are not sorted on the Agent Reporting file.

The content of the facsimile elements listed in Section 5.2 are to be reported to the BSP exactly as
they are entered on the STD in order to ensure the integrity of facsimile data.
The IATA ticketing Resolutions govern what shall be imprinted on the STDs.
The Transaction Code (TRNC) should be used to determine "Document Type" and the Resolution
referred to in Section 5.2 should be consulted to determine which elements pertain to each STD.
Some elements will apply only to specific document types.

BSP participants are expected to apply the specifications defined in Appendix B for the issuance
and reporting of MD50 (Specified MCOs) and MD51 (Agent Refund Vouchers).

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5.2 LIST OF FACSIMILE ELEMENTS

Resolution: 722a 722d 742f 734a 731b 725d 738a 726

Description: OPTAT OPATB2 Excess Tour PTA MCO ARV MPD
Baggage Order
Transaction TKTA TKTB MD10 MD30 MD40 MD50 MD51 MPnn
Code (TRNC):
Glossary
Reference:
AMIL X
APLC X X X X X X X
BAID X X X X X
BERA X X X
CARR X X X
ENRS X X X X X X X
EQFR X X X X X X
FARE X X X X X X X X
FBAL X X X
FBST X X
FBTD X X
FPIN X X X X X X X X
FTDA X X
FTDT X X
FTNR X X
ICDN X X X X X
MPEQ X
MPEV X
MPOC X
MPSC X
MPTX X
NADA X X
NBDA X X
OAAI X X X X X
ORIN X X X X X X X X
PLTX X X X X X X
PNRR X X X X X X X X
PXDA X
PXNM X X X X X X X X
RBKD X X
RFID X
SPIN X
TAXA X X X X X X X X
TODC X X
TOTL X X X X X X X X
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When the Transaction Code (TRNC) is 'TKTB', the facsimile elements will be as reported on the
flight coupons. For IT/BT transactions for such transactions, the FARE and TOTL elements will
include the contents of the flight coupons, e.g. FARE will contain "IT".

For Electronic Ticketing transactions (TRNC = 'TKTT') where an Electronic Ticketing Settlement
Coupon (ETSC) or OPATB2 document prints, the format to be used will be dictated by the format
of the printed document. In case where no document prints, OPATB2 data elements would be the
basis for facsimile elements on the RET.

For OPATB2 transactions, the contents of facsimile elements would be derived from the flight
coupons.

The 2-numeric codes identifying the type of MD document being issued, the PSC Resolution that
describes the document, and the coupons to which reporting applies are:

10 = Excess Baggage Ticket, Resolution 742f, Baggage coupons.

30 = Tour Order, Resolution 734a, Service Coupons.
40 = Prepaid Ticket Advice (PTA), Resolution 731b, Sponsor Receipt.
50 = Specified Miscellaneous Charges Order (MCO), Resolution 725d, Exchange
Coupon.
51 = Agents Refund Voucher, Resolution 738a, Value Coupon.

The 2-numeric codes identifying the type of MP document being issued are as described in
Resolution 726b:

10 = Excess Baggage
20 = Special Services
30 = Tour Order
40 = Prepaid Ticket Advice (PTA)
50 = Specified Miscellaneous Charges Order (MCO)
51 = Agents Refund Voucher

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5.3 AGENT REPORTING (RET) FILE ORGANISATION

The specific sequence of records within a transaction will vary.
The records comprising a transaction can be controlled by means of:
• Transaction Code (TRNC)
• Format Identifier (FORM)

Within each transaction, all records will have the same Transaction Number (TRNN).

5.3.1 List of Agent Reporting Data Records

Record Status Format/ Record Description

Identifier Record
Level

HEADER RECORDS
IT01 M S File Header
TRANSACTION RECORDS
IT02 M S,L,X Basic Transaction
IT0S C S,X Stock Control Numbers
IT03 C S,L,X Related Ticket/Document Information
IT04 C S,L,X Additional Sale Information
IT05 M S,L,X Monetary Amounts
IT06 M L,X Itinerary
IT07 M X Fare Calculation
IT08 M S,L,X Form of Payment
IT0Y C S,X Agency Data
IT09 M X Additional Information
IT0A C X Miscellaneous Document Information
S IT0B C X Additional Information
IT0C C X Miscellaneous Coupon Information
IT0D C X Miscellaneous Coupon Print Line Text
IT0E C X Automated Prepaid Ticket Advice Sponsor Information
TRAILER RECORDS
IT0Z M S File Trailer

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5.4 STRUCTURE
S 5.4.1 RET Transaction Structure Arrangement Matrix
Record CANX TKTM TKT* MD10 MD30 MD40 MD50 MD51 MPnn MVnn RFNDs RSCN AD/CM MCOM ARVM XSBM
CANN Long Super- VSCN TASF
CANR Long MMnn
IT02 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
IT0S (0-n) n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) n/a (0-n) n/a n/a n/a n/a
IT03 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (0-n) n/a (0-n) n/a n/a n/a
IT04 n/a (0-1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
IT05 n/a (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) n/a (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n)
IT06 n/a (1-2) (1-2) (1-2) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (0-2) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (1-2)
IT02 – n/a 1 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 1
CNJ
IT06 – n/a (1-2) (1-2) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (1-2)
CNJ
IT07 n/a n/a (1-2) n/a n/a (1-2) n/a n/a n/a (0-2) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
IT08 n/a (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) n/a (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n)
IT0Y n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) n/a n/a (0-n) n/a (0-n)
IT09 n/a n/a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
IT0A n/a n/a n/a 1 1 n/a 1 1 1 (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
IT0B n/a n/a (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) n/a (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
IT0C n/a n/a n/a (0-2) n/a (0-2) (0-3) (0-2) (0-2) (0-3) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
IT0D n/a n/a n/a n/a (1-n) n/a n/a n/a n/a (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
IT0E n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
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Notes
1) The IT02-CNJ and IT06-CNJ records will only be created when a conjunction document is being
reported. There may be multiple IT02-CNJ and IT06-CNJ records, as required to report all
conjunction documents.
Q 2) For MPnn, the IT02-CNJ record is only applicable for MP10.
S 3) The IT04 record is Mandatory for Superlong records. It is Mandatory for Long and Short records
when TOUR is present.
Q 4) The IT0Y record can be reported if available.
Q 5) For MVnn:
If Reason for Issuance Code is NOT reported (IT0A-RFIC): same record structure as
per MCOM. Also FORM would = blank.
If Reason for Issuance Code IS reported: same record structure as per MDnn. Also
FORM would = X.

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5.5 DATA INTEGRITY

A provider of Agent Reporting Data must take all necessary precautions to safeguard the integrity
of data.

The logical presence, sequence, and maximum/minimum number of records per transaction must
be verified in accordance with the list of Agent Reporting Data records shown in Section 5.3.

The relationship between the Transaction Code and the presence or absence of certain types of
records is of particular importance (see section 5.4).

See Chapter 4 (RET/HOT Data Quality Assurance) for procedures.

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5.6 RET RECORD LAYOUTS AND GRIDS

5.6.1 IT01 File Header Record

5.6.1.1 IT01 File Header Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 S System Provider Reporting Period Ending SPED M 6 N 2
Date
3 S Reporting System Identifier RPSI M 4 AN 8
4 S Handbook Revision Number REVN M 3 N 12
5 S Test/Production Status TPST M 4 AN 15
6 S Processing Date PRDA M 6 N 19
7 S Processing Time TIME M 4 N 25
Q 8 S ISO Country Code ISOC M 2 A 29
S 9 Reserved Space RESD M 6 AN 31
S 10 S File Type FTYP C 1 AN 37
S 11 S File Type Sequence Number FTSN C 2 AN 38
S 12 Reserved Space RESD M 216 AN 40

Notes
This is the unique File Header record of a file for a given reporting period, even if more than one physical
Agent Reporting files are necessary.

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5.6.2 IT02 Basic Sale Transaction Records

5.6.2.1 IT02 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
3 S Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8 N 8
4 S Conjunction Ticket Indicator CJCP C 3 AN 16
5 S Coupon Use Indicator CPUI C 4 AN 19
6 S Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 23
7 S Statistical Code STAT C 3 AN 29
8 S Ticket/Document Number TDNR C 15 AN 32
9 S Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 47
10 S Transaction Code TRNC M 4 AN 48
11 X Transmission Control Number TCNR C 15 AN 52
12 X Transmission Control Number Check-Digit TCND C 1 N 67
13 S Ticketing Airline Code Number TACN C 5 AN 68
14 S Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 73
15 S Format Identifier FORM C 1 AN 74
16 S Passenger Name PXNM C 49 AN 75
17 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 124
S Stock Control Number or SCNR C 16 AN
18 S Stock Control Number "From" SCNF C 16 AN 125
19 S Stock Control Number "To" SCNT C 4 N 141
Second Stock Control Number Set
20 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 145
21 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 153
22 S Stock Control Number "From" SCNF C 16 AN 154
23 S Stock Control Number "To" SCNT C 4 N 170
Third Stock Control Number Set
24 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 174
25 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 182
26 S Stock Control Number "From" SCNF C 16 AN 183
27 S Stock Control Number "To" SCNT C 4 N 199

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El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level
Fourth Stock Control Number Set
28 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 203
29 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 211
30 S Stock Control Number “From” SCNF C 16 AN 212
31 S Stock Control Number “To” SCNT C 4 N 228

32 S Settlement Authorisation Code ESAC C 14 AN 232

33 S Data Input Status Indicator DISI C 1 AN 246
34 S ISO Country Code ISOC M 2 A 247
Q 35 S Vendor ISO Country Code VISO C 2 A 249
Q 36 S Vendor Identification VNID C 4 AN 251
S 37 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 255

Notes
1) One Basic Transaction record per document.
2) When the OPTAT is issued at an STP or TDO Location, the details of that Location shall be
entered in elements 20 and 21, whilst the associated Stock Control Number, if it exists, shall be
reported in the SCNR.

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5.6.2.2 IT02 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. C C C T T T M M M M M M R R R V A A T T M M A X S
# Ref A A A K K K D D D D D P F S C S D/ C A K C M R S S
N N N T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C S C C M S T O n V B A
X R N A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds N M N M R F M M n M M C/D
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
3 AGTN 8N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 4 CJCP 3 AN n/a n/a n/a C C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a C n/a C n/a
5 CPUI 4 AN M M n/a M M M M M M M M M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a M M M M M M n/a
6 DAIS 6N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 7 STAT 3 AN n/a n/a n/a M M M M C C C C C M n/a C n/a C M C M C C C M C
S 8 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M C M n/a M M M M M M M M M
S 9 CDGT 1N M M M M M M M M M M M M M C C n/a C C M M M M M M C
10 TRNC 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 11 TCNR 15 AN C C n/a C C C C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
S 12 TCND 1N C C n/a C C C C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
13 TACN 5 AN M M n/a M M M M M M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M M
14 CDGT 1N M M n/a M M M M M M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M M
S 15 FORM 1 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M n/a M n/a M n/a n/a n/a M n/a n/a n/a M n/a
S 16 PXNM 49 AN n/a n/a n/a M M M M M M M M M C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a C C C C n/a C n/a
17 ALTP 1 AN C C n/a C C C C C C C C C n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

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5.6.2.2 IT02 Record Grid (Continued)

El. Gloss. Attr. C C C T T T M M M M M M R R R V A A T T M M A X S
# Ref A A A K K K D D D D D P F S C S D/ C A K C M R S S
N N N T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C S C C M S T O n V B A
X R N A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds N M N M R F M M n M M C/D
S SCNR 16 AN C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
S 18 SCNF 16 AN C n/a n/a n/a C C M M M M M n/a n/a M n/a M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
S 19 SCNT 4N C n/a n/a n/a M C M M M M M n/a n/a M n/a M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Second Stock Control Number Set
20 ALNC 8N C C n/a C C C C C C C C C n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
21 ALTP 1 AN C C n/a C C C C C C C C C n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
S 22 SCNF 16 AN C n/a n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
S 23 SCNT 4N C n/a n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Third Stock Control Number Set
24 ALNC 8N C C n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
25 ALTP 1 AN C C n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
26 SCNF 16 AN C n/a n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
27 SCNT 4N C n/a n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Fourth Stock Control Number Set
28 ALNC 8N C C n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
29 ALTP 1 AN C C n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
30 SCNF 16 AN C n/a n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
31 SCNT 4N C n/a n/a n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

S 32 ESAC 14 AN C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
33 DISI 1 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a M n/a n/a n/a n/a M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
34 ISOC 2 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
Q 35 VISO 2A C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Q 36 VNID 4 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Q 37 RESD 1 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

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5.6.3 IT0S Stock Control Numbers Records

5.6.3.1 IT0S Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
1st set of additional Stock Control Numbers
3 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC M 8 N 8
4 S Approved Location Type ALTP M 1 AN 16
5 S Stock control Number “From” SCNF M 16 AN 17
6 S Stock Control Number “To” SCNT M 4 N 33
2nd set of additional Stock Control Numbers
7 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 37
8 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 45
9 S Stock Control Number “From” SCNF C 16 AN 46
10 S Stock Control Number “To” SCNT C 4 N 62
3rd set of additional Stock Control Numbers
11 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 66
12 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 74
13 S Stock Control Number “From” SCNF C 16 AN 75
14 S Stock Control Number “To” SCNT C 4 N 91
4th set of additional Stock Control Numbers
15 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 95
16 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 103
17 S Stock Control Number “From” SCNF C 16 AN 104
18 S Stock Control Number “To” SCNT C 4 N 120
5th set of additional Stock Control Numbers
19 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 124
20 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 132
21 S Stock Control Number “From” SCNF C 16 AN 133
22 S Stock Control Number “To” SCNT C 4 N 149
6th set of additional Stock Control Numbers
23 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 153
24 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 161
25 S Stock Control Number "From" SCNF C 16 AN 162
26 S Stock Control Number "To" SCNT C 4 N 178

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El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level
7th set of additional Stock Control Numbers
27 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 182
28 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 190
29 S Stock Control Number “From” SCNF C 16 AN 191
30 S Stock Control Number “To” SCNT C 4 N 207
8th set of additional Stock Control Numbers
31 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 211
32 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 219
33 S Stock Control Number "From" SCNF C 16 AN 220
34 S Stock Control Number "To" SCNT C 4 N 236
35 Reserved Space RESD M 16 AN 240

Notes
1) This record contains additional ranges of Stock Control Numbers caused by broken sequences in
document printing to be used when the data elements in the IT02 record for stock control have been
completely utilised, as agreed between the Reporting System and the BSP.
2) Broken sequences may occur in the following cases:
a) insertion of a new stock in the printer within one transaction;
b) coupons belonging to the first TDNR (agent coupon, audit coupon, passenger receipt, CCCF) are
printed after flight coupons of subsequent TDNR(s) in case of conjunction tickets.

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5.6.3.2 IT0S Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. C T M M M M M R V
# Ref A K D D D D D S S
N T 1 3 4 5 5 C C
X B 0 0 0 0 1 N N
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M M M M M
1st set of additional Stock Control Numbers
3 ALNC 8N M M M M M M M M M
4 ALTP 1 AN M M M M M M M M M
5 SCNF 16 AN M M M M M M M M M
6 SCNT 4N M M M M M M M M M
2nd set of additional Stock Control Numbers
7 ALNC 8N C C C C C C C C C
8 ALTP 1 AN C C C C C C C C C
9 SCNF 16 AN C C C C C C C C C
10 SCNT 4N C C C C C C C C C
3rd set of additional Stock Control Numbers
11 ALNC 8N C C C C C C C C C
12 ALTP 1 AN C C C C C C C C C
13 SCNF 16 AN C C C C C C C C C
14 SCNT 4N C C C C C C C C C
th
4 set of additional Stock Control Numbers
15 ALNC 8N C C C C C C C C C
16 ALTP 1 AN C C C C C C C C C
17 SCNF 16 AN C C C C C C C C C
18 SCNT 4N C C C C C C C C C
5th set of additional Stock Control Numbers
19 ALNC 8N C C C C C C C C C
20 ALTP 1 AN C C C C C C C C C
21 SCNF 16 AN C C C C C C C C C
22 SCNT 4N C C C C C C C C C

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El. Gloss. Attr. C T M M M M M R V
# Ref A K D D D D D S S
N T 1 3 4 5 5 C C
X B 0 0 0 0 1 N N
6th set of additional Stock Control Numbers
23 ALNC 8N C C C C C C C C C
24 ALTP 1 AN C C C C C C C C C
25 SCNF 16 AN C C C C C C C C C
26 SCNT 4N C C C C C C C C C
7th set of additional Stock Control Numbers
27 ALNC 8N C C C C C C C C C
28 ALTP 1 AN C C C C C C C C C
29 SCNF 16 AN C C C C C C C C C
30 SCNT 4N C C C C C C C C C
8th set of additional Stock Control Numbers
31 ALNC 8N C C C C C C C C C
32 ALTP 1 AN C C C C C C C C C
33 SCNF 16 AN C C C C C C C C C
34 SCNT 4N C C C C C C C C C
35 RESD 16 AN M M M M M M M M M

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5.6.4 IT03 Related Ticket/Document Information Records

5.6.4.1 IT03 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
First related ticket/document
3 S Related Ticket/Document Coupon Number RCPN C 4 N 8
Identifier
4 S Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN M 15 AN 12
5 S Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 27
Second related ticket/document
6 S Related Ticket/Document Coupon Number RCPN C 4 N 28
Identifier
7 S Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN C 15 AN 32
8 S Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 47
Third related ticket/document
9 S Related Ticket/Document Coupon Number RCPN C 4 N 48
Identifier
10 S Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN C 15 AN 52
11 S Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 67
Fourth related ticket/document
12 S Related Ticket/Document Coupon Number RCPN C 4 N 68
Identifier
13 S Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN C 15 AN 72
14 S Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 87
Fifth related ticket/document
15 S Related Ticket/Document Coupon Number RCPN C 4 N 88
Identifier
16 S Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN C 15 AN 92
17 S Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 107
Sixth related ticket/document
18 S Related Ticket/Document Coupon Number RCPN C 4 N 108
Identifier
19 S Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN C 15 AN 112
20 S Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 127

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5.6.4.1 IT03 Record Layout (Continued)

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level
Seventh related ticket/document
21 S Related Ticket/Document Coupon Number RCPN C 4 N 128
Identifier
22 S Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN C 15 AN 132
23 S Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 147

S 24 S Date of Issue Related Document DIRD C 6 N 148

25 S Tour Code TOUR C 15 AN 154
Q 26 S Waiver Code WAVR C 14 AN 169
S 27 Reserved Space RESD M 73 AN 183

Notes
1) This record is used for ADM, ACM, Refund, Commission Recall and Sales Summary/Minor
Adjustment transactions, similar to record BKS/45 of the Airline Accounting/Sales file.
2) All data elements in a set of fields (3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to 11, 12 to 14, 15 to 17, 18 to 20 and 21 to 23)
must pertain to one document. If more than 7 related documents are involved in a transaction,
record IT03 must be repeated as many times as necessary to accommodate them all.
3) In case of a partial refund of a conjunction ticket, only the RTDN of the actual STD from which one
or more coupons were refunded, shall be reported.
4) For refunds, the Tour Code from the ticket being refunded will be entered in the TOUR element
contained in the IT03 record and moved to the BKS24 record as for original sales.
Q 5) The WAVR shall only be reported on the first occurrence of IT03.

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5.6.4.2 IT03 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. A R R A S
# Ref C C F D/ S
M S N C A
R M Ds M D/C
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M
First related ticket/document
3 RCPN 4N n/a n/a M n/a n/a
4 RTDN 15 AN M M M M M
5 CDGT 1N M M M M M
Second related ticket/document
6 RCPN 4N n/a n/a C n/a n/a
7 RTDN 15 AN C C C C C
8 CDGT 1N C C C C C
Third related ticket/document
9 RCPN 4N n/a n/a C n/a n/a
10 RTDN 15 AN C C C C C
11 CDGT 1N C C C C C
Fourth related ticket/document
12 RCPN 4N n/a n/a C n/a n/a
13 RTDN 15 AN C C C C C
14 CDGT 1N C C C C C
Fifth related ticket/document
15 RCPN 4N n/a n/a C n/a n/a
16 RTDN 15 AN C C C C C
17 CDGT 1N C C C C C
Sixth related ticket/document
18 RCPN 4N n/a n/a C n/a n/a
19 RTDN 15 AN C C C C C
20 CDGT 1N C C C C C
Seventh related ticket/document
21 RCPN 4N n/a n/a C n/a n/a
22 RTDN 15 AN C C C C C
23 CDGT 1N C C C C C

S 24 DIRD 6N M M M C n/a
25 TOUR 15 AN C C C n/a n/a
Q 26 WAVR 14 AN n/a n/a C n/a n/a
S 27 RESD 73 AN M M M M M

 Notes
For Refunds, TOUR is not a facsimile element and the element will contain Commercial Agreement
and/or Value code(s) for Net-Reporting purposes only.

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5.6.5 IT04 Additional Sale Information Records

5.6.5.1 IT04 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
3 X PNR Reference and/or Airline Data PNRR C 13 AN 8
4 X True Origin/Destination City Codes TODC C 14 AN 21
S 5 Reserved Space RESD M 4 AN 35
6 X Ticketing Mode Indicator TKMI M 1 AN 39
7 X Original Issue Information ORIN C 32 AN 40
8 S Tour Code TOUR C 15 AN 72
9 X Fare FARE M 11 AN 87
10 X Equivalent Fare Paid EQFR C 11 AN 98
11 X Tax TAXA C 11 AN 109
12 X Tax TAXA C 11 AN 120
13 X Tax TAXA C 11 AN 131
14 X Total TOTL M 11 AN 142
15 X Neutral Ticketing System Identifier NTSI C 4 AN 153
16 X Servicing Airline/System Provider Identifier SASI C 4 AN 157
17 X Client Identification CLID C 8 AN 161
18 X Booking Agent Identification BAID C 6 AN 169
19 X Passenger Specific Data PXDA C 49 AN 175
S 20 X Validating Location Numeric Code VLNC C 8 N 224
21 X Booking Agency/Location Number BOON C 10 AN 232
22 X Booking Entity Outlet Type BEOT C 1 AN 242
23 Reserved Space RESD M 13 AN 243

Notes
1) One Additional Sale Information record per primary ticket.
2) The Tax fields on this record do not form part of the calculation of the Remittance Amount (e.g.
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5.6.5.2 IT04 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M T
# Ref K K K D D D D D P K
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n T
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n M
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M M M M M M
2 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M M
3 PNRR 13 AN C C C C C C C C C C
4 TODC 14 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
S 5 RESD 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M
6 TKMI 1 AN M M M M M M M M M n/a
7 ORIN 32 AN C C C C C C C M C n/a
S 8 TOUR 15 AN C C C n/a C C C n/a n/a C
9 FARE 11 AN M M M M M M M M M n/a
10 EQFR 11 AN C C C C C n/a C n/a C n/a
11 TAXA 11 AN C C C C C C C C C n/a
12 TAXA 11 AN C C C C C C n/a C C n/a
13 TAXA 11 AN C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a n/a
14 TOTL 11 AN M M M M M M M M M n/a
S 15 NTSI 4 AN C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a
S 16 SASI 4 AN C M C M M M M M C n/a
17 CLID 8 AN C C C C C C C C C n/a
18 BAID 6 AN n/a C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a
19 PXDA 49 AN C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
S 20 VLNC 8 N C C C C C C C C C n/a
21 BOON 10 AN C C C C C C C n/a C n/a
22 BEOT 1 AN C C C C C C C n/a C n/a
23 RESD 13 N M M M M M M M M M M

 Notes
For MCO’s and MPD’s, TOUR is not a facsimile element and the element will contain Commercial
Agreement and/or Value code(s) for Net-Reporting purposes only.

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5.6.6 IT05 Monetary Amounts Records

5.6.6.1 IT05 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
3 S Amount Entered by Agent AEBA C 11 N 8
4 Reserved Space RESD M 11 N 19
5 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 30
6 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 11 N 38
7 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 49
8 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 11 N 57
9 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 68
10 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 11 N 76
11 S Ticket/Document Amount TDAM M 11 N 87
12 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 98
13 S Tax on Commission Amount TOCA C 11 N 102
14 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 113
15 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 114
16 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 11 N 122
17 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 133
18 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 11 N 141
19 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 152
20 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 11 N 160
21 S Commission Type COTP C 6 AN 171
22 S Commission Rate CORT C 5 N 177
23 S Commission Amount COAM C 11 N 182
24 S Commission Type COTP C 6 AN 193
25 S Commission Rate CORT C 5 N 199
26 S Commission Amount COAM C 11 N 204
27 S Commission Type COTP C 6 AN 215
28 S Commission Rate CORT C 5 N 221
29 S Commission Amount COAM C 11 N 226
30 S Net-Reporting Indicator NRID C 2 AN 237
31 S Amount Paid by Customer APBC C 11 N 239
32 S Tax on Commission Type TCTP C 6 AN 250

Notes
1) This record shall exclusively comprise of taxes that affect the agent's remittance.
Where there are more than six different tax amounts, and the STD is recorded in the short or long
format, the Monetary Amounts record shall be repeated as often as necessary to register the
complete detail of the “XT” combined amount shown in the last Tax box, as entered in the Fare
Calculation or Endorsements/Restrictions areas.
Only the TMFT, TMFA and CUTP fields in the additional IT05 records may contain significant data.
2) Exchange transactions with no additional payment must contain zeros in the monetary amount fields.
3) TOCA can only be reported for ADM/ACM transactions.

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4) Examples of Refund transactions with a Cancellation Penalty:

Details of the original ticket being refunded:

Fare box 1000
Tax box 1 80 (CH)
Tax box 2 20 (GB)
Total box 1100

Full Refund RET would contain:

Fare to be refunded 1000
TMFT CH
TMFA 80
TMFT GB
TMFA 20
TMFT CP
TMFA 50
FPAM 1050 (1000+80+20-50)
TDAM 1050 (1000+80+20-50)

Partial Refund RET, where the GB tax is not used and the value of the Refunded coupons is
500, would contain:
Fare to be refunded 500
TMFT GB
TMFA 20
TMFT CP
TMFA 50
FPAM 470 (500+20-50)
TDAM 470 (500+20-50)

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5.6.6.2 IT05 Record Grid

S El Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R A A T T M M A X S
# Ref K K K D D D D D P F D/ C A K C M R S S
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C M S T O n V B A
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds M R F M M n M M C/D
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 3 AEBA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
4 RESD 11 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
5 TMFT 8 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
6 TMFA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
7 TMFT 8 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
8 TMFA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
9 TMFT 8 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
10 TMFA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
11 TDAM 11 N M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
12 CUTP 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 13 TOCA 11 N n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
14 RESD 1 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 15 TMFT 8 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
S 16 TMFA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
S 17 TMFT 8 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
S 18 TMFA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
S 19 TMFT 8AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
S 20 TMFA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
S 21 COTP 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
22 CORT 5 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
23 COAM 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
S 24 COTP 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 25 CORT 5 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 26 COAM 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 27 COTP 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 28 CORT 5 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 29 COAM 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 30 NRID 2 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 31 APBC* 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 32 TCTP 6 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
* Element is Conditional (‘C’) when used in some NR schemes (e.g. Section 12.4 Examples 2A.2).

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5.6.7 IT06 Itinerary Records

5.6.7.1 IT06 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 L Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 L Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
First value flight coupon
3 L Origin Airport/City Code ORAC M 5 A 8
4 L Destination Airport/City Code DSTC M 5 A 13
5 X Frequent Flyer Reference FFRF C 16 AN 18
6 L Carrier CARR C 4 AN 34
7 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 38
8 L Reservation Booking Designator RBKD M 2 AN 39
9 L Flight Date FTDA C 5 AN 41
10 X “Not Valid Before” Date NBDA C 5 AN 46
11 X “Not Valid After” Date NADA C 5 AN 51
12 L Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD M 15 AN 56
13 L Flight Number FTNR C 5 AN 71
14 X Flight Departure Time FTDT C 5 AN 76
15 X Free Baggage Allowance FBAL C 3 AN 81
16 X Flight Booking Status FBST C 2 A 84
17 L Segment Identifier SEGI M 1 N 86
18 L Stopover Code STPO M 1 A 87
Second value flight coupon
19 L Origin Airport/City Code ORAC M 5 A 88
to
34 L Stopover Code STPO M 1 A 167
Third value flight coupon
35 L Origin Airport/City Code ORAC M 5 A 168
to
50 L Stopover Code STPO M 1 A 247

51 Reserved Space RESD M 8 AN 248

Notes
1) This record is only repeated to accommodate the situation where all 4 coupons of a ticket were issued.
If there were more than one 4-coupon ticket in the transaction, the second and third series of fields of
the second record shall be filled with blanks or zeros and a third record (or more) must be created.
2) The Itinerary can be derived from a series of Itinerary Data Segments by reference to the Segment
Identifier together with the ORAC and DSTC elements.
3) Only "value" coupons must be reported in this record, i.e. when the corresponding CPUI = “F”.
4) The coupon number should be identified by the Segment Identifier (SEGI) and not by its relative
position in the IT06 record.

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5.6.7.2 IT06 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M T X
# Ref K K K D K S
T T T 1 T B
A B T 0 M M
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M M
First value flight coupon
3 ORAC 5A M M M M M M
4 DSTC 5A M M M M M M
S 5 FFRF 16 AN C C C C n/a n/a
6 CARR 4 AN C C C C M C
7 RESD 1 AN M M M M n/a M
S 8 RBKD 2A C C C n/a C n/a
S 9 FTDA 5 AN C C C n/a C n/a
S 10 NBDA 5 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a
S 11 NADA 5 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a
12 FBTD 15 AN M M M n/a M n/a
S 13 FTNR 5 AN C C C n/a C n/a
S 14 FTDT 5 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a
S 15 FBAL 3 AN C C C C n/a n/a
S 16 FBST 2A C C C n/a n/a n/a
17 SEGI 1N M M M M M M
S 18 STPO 1A C C C C C C
Second value flight coupon
S 19 ORAC 5A M M M M M M
to
S 34 STPO 1A C C C C C C
Third value flight coupon
S 35 ORAC 5A M M M M M M
to
S 50 STPO 1A C C C C C C

51 RESD 8 AN M M M M M M

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5.6.8 IT07 Fare Calculation Records

5.6.8.1 IT07 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
First line of fare calculation area
3 X Fare Calculation Area FRCA C 87 AN 8
4 X Fare Calculation Sequence Number FRCS C 1 N 95
Second line of fare calculation area
5 X Fare Calculation Area FRCA C 87 AN 96
6 X Fare Calculation Sequence Number FRCS C 1 N 183

7 X Fare Calculation Mode Indicator FCMI M 1 AN 184

8 Reserved Space RESD M 71 AN 185

Notes
1) The number of IT07 records required is as determined under FRCA in the Glossary.

5.6.8.2 IT07 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M
# Ref K K K D
T T T 4
A B T 0
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M
First line of fare calculation area
3 FRCA 87 AN C C C C
4 FRCS 1N C C C C
Second line of fare calculation area
5 FRCA 87 AN C C C C
6 FRCS 1N C C C C

7 FCMI 1 AN M M M M
8 RESD 71 AN M M M M

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5.6.9 IT08 Form of Payment Records

5.6.9.1 IT08 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
First Form of Payment
3 S Form of Payment Account Number FPAC C 19 AN 8
4 S Form of Payment Amount FPAM M 11 N 27
5 S Approval Code APLC C 6 AN 38
6 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 44
7 S Extended Payment Code EXPC C 2 AN 48
8 S Form of Payment Type FPTP M 10 AN 50
9 S Expiry Date EXDA C 4 AN 60
10 S Customer File Reference CSTF C 27 AN 64
11 S Credit Card Corporate Contract CRCC C 1 AN 91
12 S Address Verification Code AVCD C 2 AN 92
13 S Source of Approval Code SAPP C 1 AN 94
14 S Form of Payment Transaction FPTI C 25 AN 95
Information
15 S Authorised Amount AUTA C 11 AN 120
Second Form of Payment
16 S Form of Payment Account Number FPAC C 19 AN 131
to
28 S Authorised Amount AUTA C 11 AN 243

29 Reserved Space RESD M 2 AN 254

Notes
1) Exchange transactions where no additional payment was collected shall always contain zeros in
the monetary amount fields.
2) This record shall be repeated as often as necessary.

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5.6.9.2 IT08 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R A A T T M M A X S
# Ref K K K D D D D D P F D/ C A K C M R S S
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C M S T O n V B A
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds M R F M M n M M C/D
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
First Form of Payment
S 3 FPAC 19 AN C C C C C C C M C C n/a C C C C C M C n/a
4 FPAM 11 N M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
S 5 APLC 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C n/a n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
6 CUTP 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
7 EXPC 2 AN C C C C C C C n/a C n/a n/a n/a C C C C n/a C n/a
8 FPTP 10 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 9 EXDA 4 AN C C C C C C C n/a C n/a n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 10 CSTF 27 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 11 CRCC 1 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 12 AVCD 2 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 13 SAPP 1 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 14 FPTI 25 AN C C C C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C n/a
S 15 AUTA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
Second Form of Payment ( as above in elements 3 – 15)
S 16 FPAC 19 AN C C C C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C n/a
To

S 28 AUTA 11 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C

29 RESD 2 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

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5.6.10 IT0Y Agency Data Records

5.6.10.1 IT0Y Record Layout

El. Format Element Description Glossary Statu Element Start
# Record Reference s Attribute Position
Level

1 X Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
3 X Agency Data/Agent Use AGTA C 20 AN 8
4 X Agency Data/Receiving Order Code AGTO C 12 AN 28
5 X Agency Data/Section Code AGTS C 6 AN 40
6 X Agency Data/Sales Staff Code AGTU C 6 AN 46
7 X Agency Data/Routing Code AGTR C 3 AN 52
8 X Agency Data/Customer Code AGTC C 10 AN 55
9 X Agency Data/Paying In Code AGTP C 1 AN 65
10 X Agency Data/Free Code AGTF C 10 AN 66
11 X Agency Data/Package Tour Code AGTT C 15 AN 76
12 X Agency Data/Rebate Code 1 AGTK C 7 AN 91
13 X Agency Data/Rebate Code 2 AGTB C 7 AN 98
14 X Agency Data/Pricing Code AGTE C 7 AN 105
15 Reserved Space RESD M 7 AN 112
16 X Credit Card Company CCOC C 2 AN 119
Data/Organisation Code
17 X Credit Card Company Data/Other CCEN C 14 AN 121
Expense Number
First line of Credit Card Company Data/Remarks
18 X Credit Card Company Data/Remarks CCRM C 10 AN 135
Second line of Credit Card Company Data/Remarks
19 X Credit Card Company Data/Remarks CCRM C 10 AN 145
Third line of Credit Card Company Data/Remarks
20 X Credit Card Company Data/Remarks CCRM C 10 AN 155

21 X Credit Card Company Data/Card CCHN C 26 AN 165

Holder’s Name
S 22 S Signed For Amount SFAM C 11 N 191
23 S Currency Type CUTP C 4 AN 202
24 Reserved Space RESD M 50 AN 206
Notes
1) The IT0Y record shall be used to provide optional Agency Data to a BSP.
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5.6.10.2 IT0Y Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M R M T T M X
# Ref K K K D D D D P F M A K C S
T T T 1 3 4 5 n N n S T O B
A B T 0 0 0 0 n Ds n F M M M
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
3 AGTA 20 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
4 AGTO 12 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
5 AGTS 6 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
6 AGTU 6 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
7 AGTR 3 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
8 AGTC 10 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
9 AGTP 1 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
10 AGTF 10 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
11 AGTT 15 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
12 AGTK 7 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
13 AGTB 7 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
14 AGTE 7 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
15 RESD 7 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
16 CCOC 2 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
17 CCEN 14 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
First line of Credit Card Company
Data/Remarks
18 CCRM 10 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Second line of Credit Card
Company Data/Remarks
19 CCRM 10 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Third line of Credit Card Company
Data/Remarks
20 CCRM 10 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C

21 CCHN 26 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
S 22 SFAM 11 N C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
23 CUTP 4 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
24 RESD 50 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

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5.6.11 IT09 Additional Information Records

5.6.11.1 IT09 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
3 X Endorsements/Restrictions ENRS C 147 AN 8
First line of Form of Payment Information box
4 X Form of Payment Information FPIN M 50 AN 155
Second line of Form of Payment Information box
5 X Form of Payment Information FPIN M 50 AN 205

6 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 255

Notes
This record shall provide an exact image of the “Form of Payment” and/or
“Endorsements/Restrictions” boxes entries on the ticket. (The length of print lines differs from one
type of STD to another).

5.6.11.2 IT09 Record Grid

El Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M
# Ref K K K D D D D D P
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M M M M M
3 ENRS 147 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a C C C
First line of Form of Payment Information box
4 FPIN 50 AN M M M M M M M M M
Second line of Form of Payment Information box
5 FPIN 50 AN M M M M M M M M M

6 RESD 1 AN M M M M M M M M M

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5.6.12 IT0A Miscellaneous Document Information Records

5.6.12.1 IT0A Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
3 X Reason for Issuance Description RFID C 86 AN 8
4 X Bank Exchange Rate BERA C 13 AN 94
5 X In Connection with Document Number ICDN C 15 AN 107
6 X Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 122
7 X Amount in Letters AMIL C 72 AN 123
8 X Reason for Issuance Code RFIC C 1 AN 195
S 9 X Multiple Purpose Document-Other Charges MPOC C 11 AN 196
10 X Multiple Purpose Document-Equivalent MPEQ C 11 AN 207
11 X Multiple Purpose Document-Exchange MPEV C 11 AN 218
Value
12 X Multiple Purpose Document-Service Charge MPSC C 11 AN 229
13 X Multiple Purpose Document-Ticket Total MPTX C 11 AN 240
14 Reserved Space RESD M 5 AN 251

S Notes
1) The IT0A record will only be used for the first prime In Connection with Document (ICDN), when it is
issued in connection with more than one document.
2) When used for reporting MD51 documents, the ICDN element will contain the “New Ticket Numbers” as
described in Resolution 738a, from Print Line K, position 22 – 36 (truncation may occur).

5.6.12.2 IT0A Record Grid

El Gloss. Attr. M M M M M
# Ref D D D D P
1 3 5 5 n
0 0 0 1 n
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M
3 RFID 86 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a M
4 BERA 13 AN n/a C C n/a C
5 ICDN 15 AN C C C M C
6 CDGT 1N C C C M C
S 7 AMIL 72 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a M
S 8 RFIC 1 AN M M M n/a n/a
9 MPOC 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
10 MPEQ 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
11 MPEV 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
12 MPSC 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
13 MPTX 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
14 RESD 5 AN M M M M M

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S 5.6.13 IT0B Additional Information Records

5.6.13.1 IT0B Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
3 X Optional Agency/Airline Information OAAI C 88 AN 8
4 Reserved Space RESD M 160 AN 96

S Notes
1. One IT0B record may be present when Print Line A contains data in the “Optional Agency/Airline
Information area”.
2. This record is only created if the OAAI element is present.

5.6.13.2 IT0B Record Grid

El Gloss. Attr. T T M M M M M
# Ref K K D D D D D
T T 1 3 4 5 5
B T 0 0 0 0 1
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M M M
2 TRNN 6N M M M M M M M
3 OAAI 88 AN C C C C C C C
4 RESD 160 AN M M M M M M M

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5.6.14 IT0C Miscellaneous Document Information - Additional Print Lines Records

5.6.14.1 IT0C Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
3 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 8
4 X Print Line Identifier PLID M 1 AN 9
5 X Print Line Text PLTX C 86 AN 10
Second Print Line Text
6 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 96
7 X Print Line Text PLTX C 86 AN 97
8 Reserved Space RESD M 73 AN 183

S Notes
1) This record is used for reporting Print Line Text at the document/transaction level.
The Print lines to which this applies are:
MPnn (Resolution 726b applies) Print Lines G, M, N
MD10 (Resolution 742f applies) Print Lines I, K, L, M
MD40 (Resolution 731b applies) Print Lines F, G, H, I
MD50 (Resolution 725d applies) Print Lines F, G, K, L, M
MD51 (Resolution 738a applies) Print Lines F, L, M
2) This record shall be repeated as often as necessary to accommodate all document/transaction
level Print Line Texts, to a maximum of 3.
3) When there is more than one IT0C record per transaction, the IT0C records must be in alphabetic
order as determined by the PLID for each PLTX.
4) This record is only created if the 1st occurrence of the PLID element is present.

5.6.14.2 IT0C Record Grid

El Gloss. Attr. M M M M M
# Ref D D D D P
1 4 5 5 n
0 0 0 1 n
1 RCID 1 AN M M M M M
2 TRNN 6 N M M M M M
3 RESD 1 AN M M M M M
4 PLID 1 AN M M M M M
5 PLTX 86 AN C C C C C
Second Print Line Text
6 PLID 1 AN C C C C C
7 PLTX 86 AN C C C C C
8 RESD 73 AN M M M M M

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5.6.15 IT0D Miscellaneous Coupon Information – Additional Print Lines Records

5.6.15.1 IT0D Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
3 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 8
4 X Coupon Number CPNR M 1 N 9
First Print Line Text
5 X Print Line Identifier PLID M 1 AN 10
6 X Print Line Text PLTX C 86 AN 11
Second Print Line Text
7 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 97
8 X Print Line Text PLTX C 86 AN 98
S 9 Reserved Space RESD M 72 AN 184

S Notes
1) This record is used for reporting Print Line Text, at coupon level.
The Print lines to which this applies are:
MD30 (Resolution 734A applies) Print Lines F, G, H, K, L, M.
There may be 1 to 4 Service Coupons per MD30.
2) This record shall be repeated as often as necessary to accommodate all coupon level Print Line
Texts.
3) When there is more than one IT0D record per transaction, the IT0D records must be in Coupon
order, and then alphabetic order within Coupon, as determined by the CPNR and the PLID for
each PLTX.
For example:
CPNR 1 PLID F
CPNR 1 PLID G
CPNR 2 PLID F
CPNR 2 PLID G etc.
4) This record is only created if the 1st occurrence of the PLID element is present.

5.6.15.2 IT0D Record Grid

El Gloss. Attr. M
# Ref D
3
0
1 RCID 1 AN M
2 TRNN 6N M
3 RESD 1 AN M
4 CPNR 1N M
First Print Line Text
5 PLID 1 AN M
6 PLTX 86 AN C
Second Print Line Text
7 PLID 1 AN C
8 PLTX 86 AN C
S 9 RESD 72 AN M

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5.6.16 IT0E Automated Prepaid Ticket Advice Sponsor Information Records

5.6.16.1 IT0E Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 2
First Print Line
S 3 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 8
4 X Sponsor Information SPIN C 34 AN 9
Second Print Line
5 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 43
6 X Sponsor Information SPIN C 34 AN 44
Third Print Line
7 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 78
8 X Sponsor Information SPIN C 34 AN 79
Fourth Print Line
9 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 113
10 X Sponsor Information SPIN C 34 AN 114
Fifth Print Line
11 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 148
12 X Sponsor Information SPIN C 34 AN 149
Sixth Print Line
13 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 183
14 X Sponsor Information SPIN C 34 AN 184
15 Reserved Space RESD M 38 AN 218

Notes
One IT0E record must be present per “MD40” (PTA) document.

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5.6.16.2 IT0E Record Grid

El Gloss. Attr. M
# Ref D
4
0
1 RCID 1 AN M
2 TRNN 6N M
First Print Line
S 3 PLID 1 AN C
S 4 SPIN 34 AN C
Second Print Line
5 PLID 1 AN C
6 SPIN 34 AN C
Third Print Line
7 PLID 1 AN C
8 SPIN 34 AN C
Fourth Print Line
9 PLID 1 AN C
10 SPIN 34 AN C
Fifth Print Line
11 PLID 1 AN C
12 SPIN 34 AN C
Sixth Print Line
13 PLID 1 AN C
14 SPIN 34 AN C
15 RESD 38 AN M

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5.6.17 IT0Z File Trailer Record

5.6.17.1 IT0Z File Trailer Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Record Identifier RCID M 1 AN 1

2 S Report Record Counter RRDC M 11 N 2
3 Reserved Space RESD M 243 AN 13

Notes
Only one IT0Z record per reporting period is always to be located at the end of the last Agent Reporting
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CHAPTER 6 - AIRLINE ACCOUNTING/SALES DATA (HOT)

6.1 INTRODUCTION
Upon request by a BSP Airline, the DPC prepares the billing analysis in the form of a magnetic or
electronic media known as the Airline Accounting/Sales Data Hand-off Tape. This contains all
accountable transactions from all agents in a BSP, for each set period, for each BSP Airline.

In any BSP:
• The Billing Analysis contains Agent Sales Accounting data of every transaction for one or more
Reporting Periods;
• The Airline Accounting/Sales data shall be available with at least the same frequency as the
Airline Billing Analysis;
• The Airline Billing Statement recapitulates the Airline Billing Analysis total values of every
Agent;
• Where there are several billing periods (and therefore as many Billing Analysis) per Remittance
Period, the final Billing Statement substantiating the Agents' total remittances to Airlines also
comprises totals brought forward from the previous Billing Statements of that Remittance
Period;
• When the Airline Accounting/Sales data is reported to the same frequency as the Airline Billing
Analysis, the Airline Accounting /Sales data should be structured and sorted in the same
sequence as the Airline Billing Analysis; the only exception could be for multi-currency BSPs
(see Section 6.5.3);
• There can be several remittances per month.

HOT records can be in Short (S), Long (L), or Super Long (X) logical format as is the case for the
Agent Reporting Data (RET) records and are listed in Section 6.4.

6.2 BSP SCHEDULE

Diagrams 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 outline two possible schemes.

The documents submitted on reporting dates are STD coupons and other accountable documents
with or without hard copies, diskettes, cartridges, tapes or electronic transmission onto which the
corresponding information has been recorded in order to facilitate data input into the BSP
processing system.

There is a growing trend in fully automated BSPs to leave STD audit coupons in care of the
issuing Agents who must produce them at the ticketing Airline's request.

With regard to Airline Accounting/Sales data, and depending on the BSP, it will be noted that
information of documents pertaining to the different Billing Periods, derived from one or more
Reporting Periods, should always add up to corresponding Billing Analysis (Cycle) Totals per
Currency Type (BCT95) records. The latter in turn add up to file Totals per Currency Type
(BFT99) records. Where there is only one Billing Period on the HOT, the BCT95 totals and BFT99
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6.2.1 BSP Weekly Schedule

In this example, the following assumptions apply:

WEEKLY REPORTING PERIODS

FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH

SALES SALES SALES SALES

DOCUMENTS DOCUMENTS DOCUMENTS DOCUMENTS

Billing Billing Billing Billing

Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis

Billing Billing Billing Billing

Statement Statement Statement Statement

AIRLINE AIRLINE AIRLINE AIRLINE

ACCOUNTING/ ACCOUNTING/ ACCOUNTING/ ACCOUNTING/
SALES DATA SALES DATA SALES DATA SALES DATA

Remittance
and
Settlement

1. The Reporting Period and the Billing Period are equal;

2. There is one Billing Period per Billing Analysis, and one Billing Statement;
3. There is one Billing Period per HOT;
4. There are four Billing Periods per Remittance Period.

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6.2.2 BSP Fortnightly Schedule

In this example, the following assumptions apply:

FORTNIGHTLY REPORTING AND SETTLEMENT

SALES SALES
DOCUMENTS DOCUMENTS

Billing Billing
Analysis Analysis

AIRLINE AIRLINE
ACCOUNTING/ ACCOUNTING/
SALES DATA SALES DATA

Billing Billing
Statement Statement

Remittance Remittance
and and
Settlement Settlement

1st FORTNIGHT 2nd FORTNIGHT

Period Period

One Month

1. The Reporting Period and the Billing Period are equal;

2. There is one Billing Period per Billing Analysis, and one Billing Statement;
3. There is one Billing Period per HOT;
4. The Billing Period and the Remittance Period are equal.

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6.3 AIRLINE ACCOUNTING/SALES (HOT) FILE ORGANISATION

1 1-4 1-n

BFH/01 BILLING PERIODS BFT99

FILE HEADER FILE TOTALS PER

CURRENCY TYPE

1-n 0-n 1-n

BCH02 reporting BCT95

BILLING ANALYSIS Agents BILLING ANALYSIS (CYCLE)

(CYCLE) HEADER TOTALS PER CURRENCY

1 1-n

BOH03 BOT94

(REPORTING AGENT) OFFICE TOTALS PER

OFFICE HEADER CURRENCY TYPE

ISSUES ADM REFUNDS ACM

category category category category

1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n

"ISSUE" BOT93 "ADM" BOT93 "REFUND" BOT93 "ACM" BOT93

transaction(s) OFFICE SUBTOTALS transaction(s) OFFICE SUBTOTALS transaction(s) OFFICE SUBTOTALS transaction(s) OFFICE SUBTOTALS

PER TRNC AND CUTP PER TRNC AND CUTP PER TRNC AND CUTP PER TRNC AND CUTP

Notes
1) “empty” files would contain one BFH01, BCH02, BCT95, and BFT99.
2) See also clarifications in Section 6.5.3.

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6.4 LIST OF AIRLINE ACCOUNTING/SALES DATA RECORDS

Record Status Format/ Record Description

Identifier Record
Level

HEADER RECORDS
BFH01 M S File Header
BCH02 M S Billing Analysis (Cycle) Header
BOH03 M S Office Header (Reporting Agent)
TRANSACTION RECORDS
BKT06 M S,X Transaction Header
BKS24 M S,L,X Ticket/Document Identification
BKS30 M S,L,X STD/Document Amounts
BKS39 M S,L,X Commission
BKS42 C S,X Tax on Commission
BKS45 C S,X Related Ticket/Document Information
BKS46 C X Qualifying Issue Information for Sales Transactions
BKI63 M L,X Itinerary Data Segment
BAR64 M X Document Amounts
BAR65 M X Additional Information - Passenger
BAR66 M X Additional Information – Form of Payment
BMP70 C X Miscellaneous Document Information - Reason for Issuance
BMP71 C X Miscellaneous Document - Additional Information
BMP72 C X Miscellaneous Document Information - Amount in Letters
S BMP73 C X Optional Agency/Airline Information
BMP74 C X Miscellaneous Document Information - Additional Print Lines
BMP77 C X Miscellaneous Coupon Information – Additional Print Lines
BMP78 C X Automated Prepaid Ticket Advice Sponsor Information
BKF81 C X Fare Calculation
BKP83 C S,L,X Electronic Transaction
BKP84 M S,L,X Form of Payment
TOTAL RECORDS
BOT93 M S Office Subtotals per Transaction Code and Currency Type
BOT94 M S Office Totals per Currency Type
BCT95 M S Billing Analysis (Cycle) Totals per Currency Type
BFT99 M S File Totals per Currency Type

Notes
The Record Identifier is made up of two parts:
• the Standard Message Identifier
• the Standard Numeric Qualifier
See Glossary references SMSG and STNQ.

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6.5 STRUCTURES
6.5.1 Logical record structures

Structure Diagrams referenced in 6.3 to 6.5 should be thoroughly studied in order to organize
correctly the sequence of records that comprise the transaction according to the type of logical
format present.
6.5.2 Structure of a transaction

Special attention should be paid to the number of times a particular record must be generated.
Where it may be necessary to repeat a record in order to report the complete information, it is so
indicated in the box representing the record in the matrix in section 6.5.4.
For instance:
"1-4" means it must be created at least once but not more than four times;
"0-n" means the record can be generated any number of times or not at all.
The following diagrams show the physical records arrangement of a transaction:
• Transaction records structure pattern 6.5.5
• Short record format transaction 6.5.6
• Long record format transaction 6.5.7
• Superlong record format transaction 6.5.8
• Refund Transaction 6.5.9
• Agency Debit Memo/Agency Credit Memo 6.5.10

The records that comprise a transaction can be controlled by means of:

• Transaction Code (TRNC)
• Format Identifier (FORM)
• Transaction Number (TRNN)
• Transaction Record Counter (TREC)
• BKP84-CA record.

6.5.3 Airline Accounting/Sales data particulars

File
A HOT shall contain a file, i.e. all accountable transactions (and some recapitulations), that pertain
to a ticketing Airline on behalf of which IATA Approved Agents have sold traffic documents for the
corresponding Billing Period. See Section 6.3.
However, should, in the future, Processing Centres send files for consolidation to (an)other
processing centre(s), such HOTs would comprise several files and as many File Header (BFH01)
records.
There may be several HOT files in one physical medium (e.g. tape, diskette, and transmission).
Q When a HOT file is genuinely empty (i.e. zero transactions), a file shall be produced and handed
off to the carrier. A blank file is therefore permitted, and must be delivered in sequence. It is
noted that FSQN must be incremented by 1 for every file produced. This is considered to be a
control mechanism for airlines to keep a full audit trail of files produced.
For any BSP that produces dual cycles within one file, an empty cycle may be produced and the
final cycle (DYRI = F) may be empty.
Data Integrity
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Currency
The national (or default) currency of a BSP country shall be defined in the Office Header (BOH/03)
record by the Currency Type (CUTP).
Transaction records should contain the CUTP in which that transaction is to be processed.
The CUTP must always be written to Subtotal and Total records.
In a BSP Area comprising two or more countries having their own different currency, the CUTP of
record BOH/03 can be entered with the national currency type code provided ticketing Airlines
receive separate Billing Analyses and Airline Accounting/Sales data files for every country. An
exception may be made where two neighboring countries each have their own different currency
on par one with the other, provided Billing Analyses and Airline Accounting/Sales files match one
with the other.
Where an Agent is permitted to accept payment in more than one currency, any individual sale
must be paid in one currency only and this is denoted in the transaction's Currency Type (CUTP).
In Airline Accounting/Sales files and corresponding Billing Analyses, Office Subtotals per
Transaction Code and Currency Type (BOT93), Office Totals Per Currency type (BOT94), Billing
Analysis (Cycle) Totals per Currency Type (BCT95) and File Totals per Currency Type (BFT99)
records shall be present as many times as there are currencies.
Multi-currency BSPs may have different requirements, depending on whether they are in the Euro
zone, or whether they accept another currency like USD. Normally both the HOT and the Billing
Analysis would be structured and sorted in the same sequence, i.e. sorted by agent, then by
document type/number (mixed currencies).
However exceptions may be agreed by the BSP, e.g.:
• Billing Analysis sorted by currency, then by agent, then by document type/number;
• HOT sorted by currency, then by agent, then by document type/number;
• both of the above.
For HOTs sorted by agent (mixed currencies), total records should only be generated if there are
transactions for that currency (BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, and BFT99). Where there are total
records for more than one currency, the record for the default currency should be shown first.
For HOTs sorted by currency, there should always be one file per currency, even if it’s an empty
file. The file for the default currency should be shown first.
Value Amounts
It is important to note that value amounts entered in short record level fields only add up to total
value amounts in the BOT9x series records. Conversely, value amounts that appear in records
BAR64 and BKF81 must not be taken into account to determine the Remittance Amount (REMT),
i.e. the amount of money due by/to the Agent.
Form of Payment record
As shown in each of the following diagrams, Form of Payment (BKP84) records shall appear,
where applicable, in the following strict order of priority:
- Exchange
- Credit Card
- Credit-to-Cash
- Cash.
There shall always be a cash amount record, even if all amount fields are zero.
Cancelled STDs
It is recommended that Cancelled STDs (see definition in Section 3.3) need not be listed on the
Airline Billing Analysis nor recorded on to Airline Accounting/Sales data.
MD50 and MD51 Documents
BSP participants are expected to apply the specifications defined in Appendix B for the issuance
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Record CANX TKTM TKT* MD10 MD30 MD40 MD50 MD51 MPnn MVnn RFNDs AD/CM MCOM ARVM XSBM
Long Super- TASF
Long MMnn
BKT06 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

BKS24 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

BKS30 1 (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n)

BKS39 1 (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) 1 (1-n) (1-n) (1-n)

BKS42 n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n)

BKS45 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (1-n) (0-n) n/a n/a n/a

BKS46 n/a n/a (0-n) (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) (0-n) (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BKI63 n/a (1-4) (1-4) (1-4) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (0-4) n/a n/a n/a n/a (1-4)

BAR64 n/a n/a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BAR65 n/a n/a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (0-1) (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a

BAR66 n/a n/a (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (1-n) (0-n) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BMP70 n/a n/a n/a 1 1 n/a 1 n/a 1 (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BMP71 n/a n/a n/a (0-1) (0-1) n/a (0-1) 1 1 (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BMP72 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BMP73 n/a n/a (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) (0-1) n/a (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BMP74 n/a n/a n/a (0-4) n/a (0-4) (0-5) (0-3) (0-5) (0-5) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BMP77 n/a n/a n/a n/a (0-n) n/a n/a n/a n/a (0-n) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BMP78 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (1-3) n/a n/a n/a (0-3) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

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Record CANX TKTM TKT* MD10 MD30 MD40 MD50 MD51 MPnn MVnn RFNDs AD/CM MCOM ARVM XSBM
Long Super- TASF
Long MMnn
BKF81 n/a n/a (0-4) n/a n/a (0-3) n/a n/a n/a (0-3) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

BKS24- n/a 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 (0-1) n/a n/a n/a n/a 1
CNJ
BKI63- n/a (1-4) (1-4) (1-4) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (0-4) n/a n/a n/a n/a (1-4)
CNJ
BKP83 (0-1) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n)

BKP84- n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) n/a n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n)
EX
BKP84- n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n)
CC
BKP84- n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) n/a n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n)
CM
BKP84- n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) (0-n) n/a n/a (0-n) (0-n) (0-n)
MS
BKP84- 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
VD
BKP84- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CA
* TKTA, TKTB, TKTT

Notes
1) The BKS24-CNJ and BKI63-CNJ records will only be created when a conjunction document is
being reported. There may be multiple BKS24-CNJ and BKI63-CNJ records, as required to report
all conjuncted documents.
Q 2) For MPnn, the BKS24-CNJ record is only applicable for MP10.
Q 3) MVnn: If Reason for Issuance Code is NOT reported (BMP70-RFIC) same record
structure as per MCOM. Also FORM would = blank.
If Reason for Issuance Code IS reported: same record structure as per MDnn. Also
FORM would = X.

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6.5.5 Transaction Records Structure pattern

HEADER

ONE BKT06 RECORD

ISSUANCE

AT LEAST
ONE SET OF RECORDS
in the
BKS24 to BKF81 SERIES
AND
CONDITIONALLY
ONE BKP83 RECORD

PAYMENT

AT LEAST
ONE BKP84 RECORD

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6.5.6 Short record format transaction

Short "S" Format Basic Sale Record Arrangement
Sequences of records as they must appear on the Airline Accounting/Sales data for cancelled
tickets:

Cancelled
Ticket

BKT06
BKS24
BKS30
1-n
BKS39
0-1
BKP83
BKP84-VD
BKP84-CA

Cancelled transactions shall always contain zeros in

the monetary amount fields of records
BKS30 (COBL, LREP, TMFA & TDAM), BKS39
(EFCO), BKS42 (TOCA), and BKP84-CA (FPAM &
REMT).

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6.5.7 Long record format transaction

Long "L" Format Basic Sale Record Arrangement
Sequences of records as they must appear on the Airline Accounting/Sales data for the following
transactions, e.g.:
1) Single ticket CASH
2) " " EXCHANGE (with or without* additional cash payment)
3) " " CREDIT
4) " " EXCHANGE with additional CREDIT payment
5) 2-ticket Conj. CASH
6) " " EXCHANGE (with or without* additional cash payment)
7) " " CREDIT
8) " " EXCHANGE with additional CREDIT payment

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)
BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06
BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24
1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n
BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30
1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n
BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39
0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n
BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42
1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63
0-n 0-n 0-n
BKP84-CA BKP83 BKP84-CC BKP83 BKS24-CNJ BKS24-CNJ BKS24-CNJ BKS24-CNJ
0-n 0-n 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
BKP84-EX BKP84-CA BKP84-EX BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63
0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n
BKP84-CA BKP84-CC BKP84-CA BKP83 BKP84-CC BKP83
0-n 0-n
BKP84-CA BKP84-EX BKP84-CA BKP84-EX
0-n
BKP84-CA BKP84-CC
BKP84-CA

* Even Exchange transactions (i.e. NO ADC, no additional

payment) shall always contain zeros in the monetary amount fields of
records BKS30 (COBL, LREP, TMFA & TDAM), BKS39 (EFCO),
BKS42 (TOCA), and BKP84-CA (FPAM & REMT).

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6.5.8 Super Long record format transaction

Super Long "X" Format Basic Sale Record Arrangement
Sequences of records as they must appear on the Airline Accounting/Sales data for the following
transactions, e.g.:
1) Single ticket CASH
2) " " EXCHANGE (with or without* additional payment)
3) " " CREDIT
4) " " EXCHANGE with additional CREDIT payment
5) 2-ticket Conj. CASH
6) " " EXCHANGE (with/without* additional cash payment
7) " " CREDIT
8) " " EXCHANGE (with additional CREDIT payment)

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)

BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06

BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24
1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n
BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30
1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n
BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39
0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n
BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42
0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n
BKS46 BKS46 BKS46 BKS46 BKS46 BKS46 BKS46 BKS46
1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63
BAR64 BAR64 BAR64 BAR64 BAR64 BAR64 BAR64 BAR64
BAR65 BAR65 BAR65 BAR65 BAR65 BAR65 BAR65 BAR65
1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n
BAR66 BAR66 BAR66 BAR66 BAR66 BAR66 BAR66 BAR66
Q 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
BMP73 BMP73 BMP73 BMP73 BMP73 BMP73 BMP73 BMP73
0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
BKF81 BKF81 BKF81 BKF81 BKF81 BKF81 BKF81 BKF81
0-n 0-n 0-n
BKP84-CA BKP83 BKP84-CC BKP83 BKS24-CNJ BKS24-CNJ BKS24-CNJ BKS24-CNJ
0-n 0-n 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
BKP84-EX BKP84-CA BKP84-EX BKI63 BKI63 BKI63 BKI63
0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n
BKP84-CA BKP84-CC BKP84-CA BKP83 BKP84-CC BKP83
0-n 0-n
BKP84-CA BKP84-EX BKP84-CA BKP84-EX
0-n
BKP84-CA BKP84-CC
BKP84-CA

* Even Exchange Transactions (i.e. NO ADC, no additional payment) shall

always contain zeros in the monetary amount fields of records BKS30
(COBL, LREP, TMFA & TDAM), BKS39 (EFCO), (BKS42 (TOCA), and
BKP84-CA (FPAM & REMT).

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6.5.9 Refund Transaction

Refund Record Arrangement
DIRECT REFUND: Airline permits Agent to refund a ticket direct to the Passenger. The
Refund is submitted to the BSP, usually with a Refund Notice. However,
the Refund Notice Number is not required to be captured or referred to in
the BSP processing or outputs.
INDIRECT REFUND: (using Refund Application/Authority) - After approval, Agent includes
Refund Authority (stub), and Refund Notice (if applicable), in his Sales
Transmittal.
COMBINED REFUND: One Refund Application/Authority has been submitted for more than one
ticket (e.g. conjunction ticket).

Examples:
1), 5) 2), 6), 9) 3), 7) 4), 8), 9)

BKT06 BKT06 BKT06 BKT06

BKS24 BKS24 BKS24 BKS24
1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n
BKS30 BKS30 BKS30 BKS30
1-n 1-n 1-n 1-n
BKS39 BKS39 BKS39 BKS39
0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n
BKS42 BKS42 BKS42 BKS42
1-n 1-n
BKS45 BKS45 BKS45 BKS45
0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n
BKP83 BKP83 BKP83 BKP83
1-n 1-n
BKP84-CA BKP84-CA BKP84-CC BKP84-CC
BKP84-CA BKP84-CA

1) Direct refund (single ticket - cash)

BKS24: TDNR shows serial number of refunded ticket.
BKS45: RTDN equals BKS24 TDNR, RCPN shows refunded coupon number(s).
2) Direct refund (conjunction ticket - cash)
BKS24: TDNR shows serial number of first refunded ticket.
First BKS45: RTDN equals BKS24 TDNR, RCPN shows refunded coupon number(s) of first
refunded ticket.
There will be as many BKS45 records as there are tickets issued in conjunction.
Second and each following BKS45: RTDN shows the serial number of each conjunction
ticket while RCPN of that same BKS45 shows the refunded coupon number(s) of that
particular conjunction ticket (e.g. 0034 when third and fourth flight coupons are refunded).
3) Direct refund (single ticket - credit card)
BKS24: TDNR
BKS45: RTDN and RCPN to be completed as per (1).
4) Direct refund (conjunction ticket - credit card)
BKS24 and BKS45 fields to be completed as per (2).
5) Indirect refund (single ticket - cash)
BKS24: TDNR shows Refund Authority (or Notice) Number.
BKS45: RTDN shows the serial number of the refunded ticket, RCPN shows the refunded
coupon number(s) (e.g. 0230).

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6) Indirect refund (conjunction ticket - cash)

BKS24: TDNR shows Refund Authority (or Notice) Number.
First BKS45: RTDN shows serial number of first refunded ticket, RCPN shows refunded
coupon number(s) of first refunded ticket.
There will be as many BKS45 records as there are tickets issued in conjunction.
Second and each following BKS45: RTDN shows the serial number of each refunded
conjunction ticket while RCPN shows the corresponding refunded flight coupon number(s).
7) Indirect refund (single ticket - credit card)
BKS24: TDNR
BKS45: RTDN and RCPN to be completed as per (5).
8) Indirect refund (conjunction ticket - credit card)
BKS24 and BKS45 fields to be completed as per (6).
9) Combined refund
When the Form of Payment is "Cash" then the transaction will have the same structure as
per (6); When it is "Credit" then it will have the same structure as per (8);
The Refund Authority (or Notice) Number must be inserted in BKS24 TDNR while the ticket
serial number and its related refunded coupon number(s) go into BKS45 RTDN and RCPN
respectively, with as many BKS45 records to occur as there are ticket serial numbers shown
on the Refund Authority (or Notice).

6.5.10 ADM/ACM Transaction

ADM/ACM Record Arrangement

ADM ACM

BKT06 BKT06
BKS24 BKS24
1-n 1-n
BKS30 BKS30
1-n 1-n
BKS39 BKS39
0-n 0-n
BKS42 BKS42
0-n 0-n
BKS45 BKS45
BKP84-CA BKP84-CA

If any of the Fare, Commission or Tax boxes on the ADM/ACM stub are blank, the
corresponding monetary amount fields in BKS30 (for Fare or Tax) or BKS39 (for Commission)
must contain zeros.

Examples of how these monetary amount fields accumulate to the BKP84-CA Remittance
Amounts are shown in Section 6.7.

Specific mention is made in regard to ADMs or ACMs issued for Commission only, where only
the Commission box of the ADM/ACM stub contains a value. In such cases, the BKS39
Commission Amount (COAM) element must be signed positive (+) for ADMs and negative (-)
for ACMs in order to add to a correct BKP84-CA Remittance Amount (REMT) element for the
document type.

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6.6 HOT RECORD LAYOUTS AND GRIDS

6.6.1 BFH01 File Header Record

6.6.1.1 BFH01 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S BSP Identifier BSPI M 3 AN 14
5 S Ticketing Airline Code Number TACN M 5 AN 17
6 S Handbook Revision Number REVN M 3 N 22
7 S Test/Production Status TPST M 4 AN 25
8 S Processing Date PRDA M 6 N 29
9 S Processing time TIME M 4 N 35
10 S ISO Country Code ISOC M 2 A 39
11 S File Sequence Number FSQN M 6 N 41
12 Reserved Space RESD M 90 AN 47

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6.6.2 BCH02 Billing Analysis (Cycle) Header Record

6.6.2.1 BCH02 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Processing Date Identifier PDAI M 3 AN 14
5 S Processing Cycle Identifier PCYC M 1 N 17
6 S Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED M 6 N 18
7 S Dynamic Run Identifier DYRI M 1 AN 24
Q 8 S HOT Reporting End Date HRED M 6 N 25
S 9 Reserved Space RESD M 106 AN 31

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6.6.3 BOH03 (Reporting Agent) Office Header Record

6.6.3.1 BOH03 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8 N 14
5 S Remittance Period Ending Date RMED M 6 N 22
6 Reserved Space RESD M 23 AN 28
7 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 51
8 S Multi-Location Identifier MLOC C 3 AN 55
9 Reserved Space RESD M 79 AN 58

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6.6.4 BKT06 Transaction Header Record

6.6.4.1 BKT06 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
Q 4 S Vendor ISO Country Code VISO C 2 A 14
Q 5 S Vendor Identification VNID C 4 AN 16
6 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
7 S Transaction Reference Number TREF C 18 AN 26
8 S Net Reporting Indicator NRID C 2 AN 44
9 S Transaction Record Counter TREC M 3 N 46
10 S Format Identifier FORM C 1 AN 49
11 S Audit Status Indicator AUDI C 1 AN 50
12 S Ticketing Airline Code Number TACN M 5 AN 51
13 S Commercial Agreement Reference CARF C 10 AN 56
14 S Customer File Reference CSTF C 27 AN 66
15 X Client Identification CLID C 8 AN 93
16 S Reporting System Identifier RPSI M 4 AN 101
17 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 105
18 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 113
19 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 114
20 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 122
21 S Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC C 8 N 123
22 S Approved Location Type ALTP C 1 AN 131
23 S Data Input Status Indicator DISI C 1 AN 132
24 Reserved Space RESD M 4 AN 133

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6.6.4.2 BKT06 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R A A T T M M A X S
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P F D/ C A K C M R S S
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C M S T O n V B A
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds M R F M M n M M C/D
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
Q 4 VISO 2 A C C C C C C C C C C C M C C C C C C M
Q 5 VNID 4 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
6 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M C M M M M M M n/a
7 TREF 18 AN C C C C C C C C C C C M C C C C C C M
S 8 NRID 2 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 9 TREC 3 N M M M M M M M M M M M C M M M M M M C
10 FORM 1 AN M M M M M M M M M n/a n/a M n/a M n/a n/a M M M
11 AUDI 1 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C n/a
12 TACN 5 AN M M M M M M M M M M M C M M M M M M n/a
13 CARF 10 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a n/a C C C C n/a C n/a
14 CSTF 27 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a M C C C C n/a C M
15 CLID 8 AN C C C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
16 RPSI 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M n/a
17 ALNC 8 N C C C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
18 ALTP 1 AN C C C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
19 ALNC 8 N n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
20 ALTP 1 AN n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
21 ALNC 8 N n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
22 ALTP 1 AN n/a C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a M
23 DISI 1 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
24 RESD 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

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6.6.5 BKS24 Ticket/Document Identification Record

6.6.5.1 BKS24 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 S Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 S Check Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Transmission Control Number TCNR C 15 AN 42
9 X Check-Digit TCND C 1 N 57
10 S Coupon Use Indicator CPUI C 4 AN 58
11 S Conjunction Ticket Indicator CJCP C 3 AN 62
12 S Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8 N 65
13 Reserved Space RESD M 5 AN 73
14 S Tour Code TOUR C 15 AN 78
15 S Transaction Code TRNC M 4 AN 93
16 X True Origin/Destination City Codes TODC C 14 AN 97
S 17 Reserved Space RESD M 4 AN 111
18 X PNR Reference and/or Airline Data PNRR C 13 AN 115
19 Reserved Space RESD M 9 AN 128

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6.6.5.2 BKS24 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R A A T T M M A X S
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P F D/ C A K C M R S S
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C M S T O n V B A
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds M R F M M n M M C/D
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 8 TCNR 15 AN C C C C C C C C C M n/a M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
S 9 TCND 1 N C C C C C C C C C M n/a M n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10 CPUI 4 AN M M M M M M M M M n/a n/a n/a M M M M M M n/a
11 CJCP 3 AN C C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a C n/a n/a n/a C n/a
12 AGTN 8 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
13 RESD 5 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
14 TOUR 15 AN C C C n/a C C C n/a n/a C n/a C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
15 TRNC 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 16 TODC 14 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
S 17 RESD 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 18 PNRR 13 AN C C C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a C C C n/a n/a n/a n/a
19 RESD 9 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

 Notes
For MCO’s and MPD’s, TOUR is not a facsimile element and the element will contain Commercial Agreement and/or Value code(s) for Net-Reporting
purposes only.

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6.6.6 BKS30 STD/Document Amounts Record

6.6.6.1 BKS30 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 S Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 S Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 S Commissionable Amount COBL M 11 N 42
9 S Net Fare Amount NTFA C 11 N 53
10 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 64
11 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 65
12 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 11 N 73
13 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 84
14 S Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 11 N 92
15 S Ticket/Document Amount TDAM M 11 N 103
16 S Late Reporting Penalty LREP C 11 N 114
17 Reserved Space RESD M 5 AN 125
18 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 130
19 Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

Notes
1) See Note 1 to Record IT05.
2) For relation of the Amount Fields, see Section 6.7.1. (See also Form of Payment Type - FPTP).

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6.6.6.2 BKS30 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R A A T T M M A X S
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P F D/ C A K C M R S S
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C M S T O n V B A
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds M R F M M n M M C/D
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
8 COBL 11 N M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
9 NTFA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a M n/a
10 RESD 1 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
11 TMFT 8 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C C C C
12 TMFA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C C C C
13 TMFT 8 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C C C C
14 TMFA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C C C C
15 TDAM 11 N M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
16 LREP 11 N C C C C C C C C C n/a n/a n/a C C C C C C n/a
17 RESD 5 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
18 CUTP 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
19 RESD 3 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

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6.6.7 BKS39 Commission Record

6.6.7.1 BKS39 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 S Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 S Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 S Statistical Code STAT C 3 AN 42
9 S Commission Type COTP C 6 AN 45
10 S Commission Rate CORT M 5 N 51
11 S Commission Amount COAM M 11 N 56
12 S Supplementary Type SPTP C 6 AN 67
13 S Supplementary Rate SPRT C 5 N 73
14 S Supplementary Amount SPAM C 11 N 78
15 S Effective Commission Rate EFRT M 5 N 89
16 S Effective Commission Amount EFCO M 11 N 94
17 S Amount Paid by Customer APBC C 11 N 105
18 Reserved Space RESD M 14 AN 116
19 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 130
20 Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

Notes
Allow for multiple BKS/39 records where the first BKS/39 EFCO is the sum of all COAM and SPAM
in BKS/39 instances 1 to n. EFCO in all except the first BKS/39 record (ie 2-n) should be set to zero
(i.e. the first BKS/39 EFCO is the only one populated) and similarly, the first EFRT is equal to the
first EFCO divided by COBL, with all others (2-n) should be set to zero.

An example of the record layout would be:

BKS/39 (1): COAM (A) + SPAM (B) = EFCO (A+B+D)

BKS/39 (2): COAM (D) = EFCO (zero)

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6.6.7.2 BKS39 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R A A T T M M A X S
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P F D/ C A K C M R S S
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C M S T O n V B A
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds M R F M M n M M C/D
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 8 STAT 3 AN C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C n/a C C
9 COTP 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
S 10 CORT 5 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
S 11 COAM 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
12 SPTP 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
13 SPRT 5 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 14 SPAM 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C n/a
15 EFRT 5 N M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
16 EFCO 11 N M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
17 APBC 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
18 RESD 14 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
19 CUTP 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
20 RESD 3 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

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6.6.8 BKS42 Tax on Commission Record

6.6.8.1 BKS42 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message SMSG M 3 A 1

Identifier
2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric STNQ M 2 N 12
Qualifier
4 S Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 S Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 S Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 S Tax on Commission Type TCTP M 6 AN 42
9 Reserved Space RESD M 2 AN 48
10 S Tax on Commission TOCA M 11 N 50
Amount
11 S Tax on Commission Type TCTP C 6 AN 61
12 Reserved Space RESD M 2 AN 67
13 S Tax on Commission TOCA C 11 N 69
Amount
14 S Tax on Commission Type TCTP C 6 AN 80
15 Reserved Space RESD M 2 AN 86
16 S Tax on Commission TOCA C 11 N 88
Amount
17 S Tax on Commission Type TCTP C 6 AN 99
18 Reserved Space RESD M 2 AN 105
19 S Tax on Commission TOCA C 11 N 107
Amount
20 Reserved Space RESD M 12 AN 118
21 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 130
22 Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

Notes
If this record is present, then the first set of Tax on Commission Type (TCTP) and Tax on
Commission Amount (TOCA) shall be included, as a minimum.

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6.6.8.2 BKS42 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R A A T T M M A X S
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P F D/ C A K C M R S S
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C M S T O n V B A
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds M R F M M n M M C/D
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 8 TCTP 6 AN M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
9 RESD 2 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 10 TOCA 11 N M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
S 11 TCTP 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
12 RESD 2 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
13 TOCA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
14 TCTP 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
15 RESD 2 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
16 TOCA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
17 TCTP 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
18 RESD 2 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
19 TOCA 11 N C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C C n/a C C
20 RESD 12 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
21 CUTP 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
22 RESD 3 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

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6.6.9 BKS45 Related Ticket/Document Information Record

6.6.9.1 BKS45 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Remittance Period Ending Date RMED M 6 N 14
5 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
S 6 S Related Ticket/ Document Number RTDN M 15 AN 26
7 S Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
Q 8 S Waiver Code WAVR C 14 AN 42
S 9 Reserved Space RESD M 52 AN 56
10 S Related Ticket/Document Coupon RCPN C 4 N 108
Number Identifier
11 Reserved Space RESD M 16 AN 112
S 12 S Date of Issue Related Document DIRD C 6 N 128
13 Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

Notes
1) This record is only for Refund, ADM and ACM transactions including Commission Recall
Statements and Sales Summary/Minor Adjustment Notices.
2) The appropriate Transaction Code (TRNC) must appear in the BKS24 record using one of the
codes indicated under its Glossary reference.
3) As shown in the structure diagrams, the Related Ticket/Document Information record must be
repeated as many times as necessary.
4) In case of a partial refund of a conjunction ticket, only the RTDN of the actual (primary or
conjunction) STD from which one or more coupons were refunded, shall be reported.
5) The contents of the RMED shall be the same as that reported in the BOH/03 record.
Q 6) The WAVR shall only be reported on the first occurrence of BKS45.

6.6.9.2 BKS45 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. A R
#. Ref. D/ F
C N
M Ds
1 SMSG 3 A M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M
4 RMED 6 N M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M
6 RTDN 15 AN M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M
Q 8 WAVR 14 AN n/a C
S 9 RESD 52 AN M M
10 RCPN 4 N n/a M
11 RESD 16 AN M M
S 12 DIRD 6 N C M
13 RESD 3 AN M M

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6.6.10 BKS46 Qualifying Issue Information for Sales Transactions Record

6.6.10.1 BKS46 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Original Issue Information ORIN C 32 AN 42
9 X Endorsements/Restrictions ENRS C 58 AN 74
10 Reserved Space RESD M 5 AN 132

Notes
1) This Record is created only if the Endorsements/Restrictions box and/or the Original Issue box of
the primary ticket contains a significant entry.
2) The information in the Endorsements/Restrictions (ENRS) element is given as entered on the
ticket; there will be as many BKS46 records as needed to provide all the information from the
Endorsements/Restrictions area on the primary ticket from the RET.
3) Either ENRS or ORIN must contain data.

6.6.10.2 BKS46 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M M M M
8 ORIN 32 AN C C C C C C C M C
9 ENRS 58 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a C C C
10 RESD 5 AN M M M M M M M M M

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6.6.11 BKI63 Itinerary Data Segment Record

6.6.11.1 BKI63 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 L Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 L Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 L Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 L Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 L Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 L Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 L Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 L Segment Identifier SEGI M 1 N 42
9 L Stopover Code STPO M 1 A 43
10 X "Not Valid Before" Date NBDA C 5 AN 44
11 X "Not Valid After" Date NADA C 5 AN 49
12 Reserved Space RESD M 7 AN 54
13 L Origin Airport/ City Code ORAC M 5 A 61
14 L Destination Airport/ City Code DSTC M 5 A 66
15 L Carrier CARR C 4 AN 71
16 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 75
17 L Flight Number FTNR C 5 AN 76
18 L Reservation Booking Designator RBKD M 2 AN 81
19 L Flight Date FTDA C 5 AN 83
20 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 88
21 X Flight Departure Time FTDT C 5 AN 89
22 Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 94
23 X Flight Booking Status FBST C 2 A 97
24 X Free Baggage Allowance FBAL C 3 AN 99
25 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 102
26 L Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD M 15 AN 103
27 X Frequent Flyer Reference FFRF C 16 AN 118
28 Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

Notes
1) There will be one BKI63 record for each "value" coupon in the itinerary, i.e. for which the
corresponding CPUI is “F”.
2) The itinerary may be derived from a series of Itinerary Data Segments (BKI63) by reference to
the Segment Identifier (SEGI) together with the Origin Airport/City Code (ORAC) and
Destination Airport/City Code (DSTC).
3) Fare Basis/Ticket Designator (FBTD) includes the Fare Basis Code; it also includes the
Ticket Designator for old format manual STDs.

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6.6.11.2 BKI63 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M T X
#. Ref. K K K D K S
T T T 1 T B
A B T 0 M M
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M
8 SEGI 1 N M M M M M M
S 9 STPO 1 A C C C C C n/a
10 NBDA 5 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a
11 NADA 5 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a
12 RESD 7 AN M M M M M M
13 ORAC 5 A M M M M M M
14 DSTC 5 A M M M M M M
15 CARR 4 AN C C C C C M
16 RESD 1 AN M M M M M M
17 FTNR 5 AN C C C n/a C n/a
18 RBKD 2 AN C C C n/a C n/a
19 FTDA 5 AN C C C n/a C n/a
20 RESD 1 AN M M M M M M
21 FTDT 5 AN C C C n/a n/a n/a
22 RESD 3 AN M M M M M M
23 FBST 2 A C C C n/a n/a n/a
24 FBAL 3 AN C C C C n/a n/a
25 RESD 1 AN M M M M M M
26 FBTD 15 AN M M M n/a M n/a
27 FFRF 16 AN C C C C n/a n/a
28 RESD 3 AN M M M M M M

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6.6.12 BAR64 Document Amounts Record

6.6.12.1 BAR64 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Fare FARE M 11 AN 42
9 X Ticketing Mode Indicator TKMI M 1 AN 53
10 X Equivalent Fare Paid EQFR C 11 AN 54
11 X Tax TAXA C 11 AN 65
12 X Tax TAXA C 11 AN 76
13 X Tax TAXA C 11 AN 87
14 X Total TOTL M 11 AN 98
15 X Neutral Ticketing System Identifier NTSI C 4 AN 109
16 X Servicing Airline/System Provider SASI C 4 AN 113
Identifier
17 X Fare Calculation Mode Indicator FCMI M 1 AN 117
18 X Booking Agent Identification BAID C 6 AN 118
19 X Booking Agency/ Location Number BOON C 10 AN 124
20 X Booking Entity Outlet Type BEOT C 1 AN 134
21 Reserved Space RESD M 2 AN 135

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6.6.12.2 BAR64 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M M M M
8 FARE 11 AN M M M M M M M M M
9 TKMI 1 AN M M M M M M M M M
10 EQFR 11 AN C C C C C n/a C n/a C
11 TAXA 11 AN C C C C C C C C C
12 TAXA 11 AN C C C C C C n/a C C
13 TAXA 11 AN C C C C C n/a n/a C n/a
14 TOTL 11 AN M M M M M M M M M
S 15 NTSI 4 AN C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a C
S 16 SASI 4 AN C M C M M M M M C
17 FCMI 1 AN M M M n/a n/a C n/a n/a n/a
18 BAID 6 AN n/a C C C C C C n/a n/a
19 BOON 10 AN C C C C C C C n/a C
20 BEOT 1 AN C C C C C C C n/a C
22 RESD 2 AN M M M M M M M M M

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6.6.13 BAR65 Additional Information – Passenger Record

6.6.13.1 BAR65 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Passenger Name PXNM M 49 AN 42
9 X Passenger Specific Data PXDA C 46 AN 91

S 6.6.13.2 BAR65 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P F
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M M M M M
8 PXNM 49 AN M M M M M M M M M M
S 9 PXDA 46 AN C n/a C n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

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6.6.14 BAR66 Additional Information – Form of Payment Record

6.6.14.1 BAR66 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Form of Payment Sequence Number FPSN M 1 N 42
9 X Form of Payment Information FPIN M 50 AN 43
10 Reserved Space RESD M 44 AN 93

6.6.14.2 BAR66 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M M M M
8 FPSN 1 N M M M M M M M M M
9 FPIN 50 AN M M M M M M M M M
10 RESD 44 AN M M M M M M M M M

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6.6.15 BMP70 Miscellaneous Document Information - Reason for Issuance Record

6.6.15.1 BMP70 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Reason for Issuance Description RFID C 86 AN 42
9 X Reason for Issuance Code RFIC C 1 AN 128
10 Reserved Space RESD M 8 AN 129

6.6.15.2 BMP70 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. M M M M
#. Ref. D D D P
1 3 5 n
0 0 0 n
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M
8 RFID 86 AN n/a n/a n/a M
S 9 RFIC 1 AN M M M n/a
10 RESD 8 AN M M M M

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6.6.16 BMP71 Miscellaneous Document - Additional Information Record

6.6.16.1 BMP71 Record Layout

El Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Ticket/Document Number Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X In Connection With Document Number ICDN C 15 AN 42
9 X Check-Digit CDGT C 1 N 57
10 X Bank Exchange Rate BERA C 13 AN 58
11 X Multiple Purpose Document Other Charges MPOC C 11 AN 71
12 X Multiple Purpose Document Equivalent MPEQ C 11 AN 82
Charge Paid
13 X Multiple Purpose Document Total MPEV C 11 AN 93
Exchange Value
14 X Multiple Purpose Document Service MPSC C 11 AN 104
Charge
15 X Multiple Purpose Document Total MPTX C 11 AN 115
16 Reserved Space RESD M 11 AN 126

Notes
1) There will be one BMP71 record per MPD document.
2) There may be one BMP71 per MD10, MD30 or MD50 document if the ICDN or BERA elements
are populated.
3) There will be one BMP71 per MD51 document.

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6.6.16.2 BMP71 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. M M M M M
#. Ref. D D D D P
1 3 5 5 n
0 0 0 1 n
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M
8 ICDN 15 AN C C C M C
9 CDGT 1 N C C C M C
10 BERA 13 AN n/a C C n/a C
11 MPOC 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
12 MPSC 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
13 MPEQ 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
14 MPEV 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
15 MPTX 11 AN n/a n/a n/a n/a C
16 RESD 11 AN M M M M M

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6.6.17 BMP72 Miscellaneous Document Information - Amount in Letters Record

6.6.17.1 BMP72 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Amount in Letters AMIL C 72 AN 42
9 Reserved Space RESD M 23 AN 114

Notes
1) This record is used for reporting of MPDs only.
2) This record is only created if the AMIL field is present on the RET.

6.6.17.2 BMP72 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. M
#. Ref. P
n
n
1 SMSG 3 A M
2 SQNR 8 N M
3 STNQ 2 N M
4 DAIS 6 N M
5 TRNN 6 N M
6 TDNR 15 AN M
7 CDGT 1 N M
S 8 AMIL 72 AN M
9 RESD 23 AN M

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S 6.6.18 BMP73 Optional Agency/Airline Information Record

6.6.18.1 BMP73 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Optional Agency/Airline Information OAAI C 88 AN 42
9 Reserved Space RESD M 7 AN 130

S Notes
1) This record is created only if the OAAI field is present on the RET.

S 6.6.18.2 BMP73 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. T T M M M M
#. Ref. K K D D D D
T T 1 4 5 5
B T 0 0 0 1
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M M
8 OAAI 88 AN C C C C C C
9 RESD 7 AN M M M M M M

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6.6.19 BMP74 Miscellaneous Document Information – Additional Print Lines Record

6.6.19.1 BMP74 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 42
9 X Print Line Text PLTX C 86 AN 43
S 10 Reserved Space RESD M 8 AN 129
S Notes
1) This record is used for reporting Print Line Text at document/transaction level for documents that
do not have multiple coupons to report.
The Coupon to which this applies, and its Print lines are:
MPnn, Audit Coupon, (Resolution 726B applies) Print Lines E though N (as appropriate for each
document type, described in Resolutions 726b and 726a)
MD10, Baggage Coupons, (Resolution 742F applies) Print Lines I, K, L, M
MD40, Sponsor Receipt, (Resolution 731B applies) Print Lines F, G, H, I
MD50, Exchange Coupon, (Resolution 725D applies) Print Lines F, G, K, L, M
MD51, Value Coupon, (Resolution 738A applies) Print Lines F, L, M
2) This record shall be repeated as often as necessary to accommodate all document/transaction
level Print Line Texts.
3) When there is more than one BMP74 record per transaction, the BMP74 records must be in
ascending alphabetic order, as determined by the PLID for each PLTX.
4) This record is only created if the PLID element is present.

6.6.19.2 BMP74 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. M M M M M
#. Ref. D D D D P
1 4 5 5 n
0 0 0 1 n
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M M
8 PLID 1 AN C C C C C
9 PLTX 86 AN C C C C C
S 10 RESD 8 AN M M M M M

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6.6.20 BMP77 Miscellaneous Coupon Information – Additional Print Lines Record

6.6.20.1 BMP77 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 42
9 X Coupon Number CPNR M 1 N 43
10 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 44
11 X Print Line Text PLTX C 86 AN 45
12 Reserved Space RESD M 6 AN 131
Notes
1) This record is used for reporting Print Line Text, at coupon level, for documents having multiple
coupons to report.
The Coupons to which this applies, and its Print lines are:
MD30, Service Coupons, (Resolution 734A applies) Print Lines F, G, H, K, L, M
2) This record shall be repeated as often as necessary to accommodate all Print Line Texts.
3) The RESD preceding the CPNR element is reserved for future use.
4) This record shall only be created if CPNR, PLID or PLTX on the equivalent IT0D contain data.
This record must be present only when a BMP76 record exists for the related coupon number and
the record will be repeated for each print line containing text.
5) When there is more than one BMP77 record per transaction, the BMP77 records must be in and
the PLID for each PLTX.
For example: CPNR 1 PLID F, CPNR 1 PLID G, CPNR 2 PLID F, CPNR 2 PLID G etc.

6.6.20.2 BMP77 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. M
#. Ref. D
3
0
1 SMSG 3 A M
2 SQNR 8 N M
3 STNQ 2 N M
4 DAIS 6 N M
5 TRNN 6 N M
6 TDNR 15 AN M
7 CDGT 1 N M
8 RESD 1 AN M
9 CPNR 1 N M
10 PLID 1 AN C
11 PLTX 86 AN C
12 RESD 6 AN M

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6.6.21 BMP78 Automated Prepaid Ticket Advice Sponsor Information Record

6.6.21.1 BMP78 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 X Print Line Identifier PLID M 1 AN 42
9 X Sponsor Information SPIN C 34 AN 43
10 X Print Line Identifier PLID C 1 AN 77
11 X Sponsor Information SPIN C 34 AN 78
12 Reserved Space RESD M 25 AN 112

Notes
1) This record is used for reporting Sponsor Information as entered on the “MD40“ (PTA)
document. There must be between 1 and 6 lines of Sponsor Information. Therefore, at least one
BMP78 record will be present per MD40. PSC Resolution 731b refers.
2) This record may be repeated as many times as necessary to accommodate all Sponsor
Information Print Lines on the document, to a maximum of 3.

6.6.21.2 BMP78 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. M
#. Ref. D
4
0
1 SMSG 3 A M
2 SQNR 8 N M
3 STNQ 2 N M
4 DAIS 6 N M
5 TRNN 6 N M
6 TDNR 15 AN M
7 CDGT 1 N M
8 PLID 1 AN M
9 SPIN 34 AN C
10 PLID 1 AN C
11 SPIN 34 AN C
12 RESD 25 AN M

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6.6.22 BKF81 Fare Calculation Record

6.6.22.1 BKF81 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 X Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 X Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 X Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 X Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 X Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 X Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 26
7 X Check-Digit CDGT M 1 N 41
8 Reserved Space RESD M 2 AN 42
9 X Fare Calculation Sequence Number FRCS C 1 N 44
10 X Fare Calculation Area FRCA C 87 AN 45
11 Reserved Space RESD M 5 AN 132

Notes
1) There is a BKF81 record only if the Fare Calculation Area of the Primary Ticket contains a
significant entry.
2) For the required number of BKF81records, refer to FRCA and FRCS in the Glossary.

6.6.22.2 BKF81 Record Grid

El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M
#. Ref. K K K D
T T T 4
A B T 0
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M
6 TDNR 15 AN M M M M
7 CDGT 1 N M M M M
8 RESD 2 AN M M M M
9 FRCS 1 N C C C C
10 FRCA 87 AN C C C C
11 RESD 5 AN M M M M

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6.6.23 BKP83 Electronic Transaction Record

6.6.23.1 BKP83 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 S Settlement Authorisation Code ESAC C 14 AN 26
7 Reserved Space RESD M 97 AN 40

Notes
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6.6.23.2 BKP83 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R A T T M M A X
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P F C A K C M R S
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N M S T O n V B
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds R F M M n M M
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
6 ESAC 14 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
7 RESD 97 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

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6.6.24 BKP84 Form of Payment Record

6.6.24.1 BKP84 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 14
5 S Transaction Number TRNN M 6 N 20
6 S Form of Payment Type FPTP M 10 AN 26
7 S Form of Payment Amount FPAM M 11 N 36
8 S Form of Payment Account Number FPAC C 19 AN 47
9 S Expiry Date EXDA C 4 AN 66
10 Reserved Space RESD M 5 AN 70
11 S Approval Code APLC C 6 AN 75
12 S Invoice Number INVN C 14 AN 81
13 S Invoice Date INVD C 6 N 95
14 S Signed for Amount SFAM C 11 N 101
15 S Remittance Amount REMT M 11 N 112
16 S Currency Type CUTP C 4 AN 123
17 Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 127
18 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 130
19 Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

Notes
1) If more than one document were exchanged in payment for a transaction, there will be one
BKP84 record with the Form of Payment Type "EX" for each accepted document number with
amount fields showing zero.
2) The last BKP84 record shows, in the Form of Payment Amount (FPAM) field, the cash collected
for the sale and the Remittance Amount (REMT) calculated as described in Section 6.7.1 (d).
There is always a BKP84-CA (cash amount) record even if all amount fields are zero.
3) In credit sales/refund transactions the EXDA, APLC, INVN, INVD, SFAM and first occurrence of
CUTP elements are conditional upon the BSP Processing Centre performing credit card
invoicing on Airlines' behalf.
4) The second occurrence of CUTP relates to the FPAM.
5) Where FPTP = "CC" or "MSCC" elements 14 (SFAM) and 16 (CUTP) must be filled. Normally
SFAM will be equal to FPAM on this record and on the CSI and CSP, however, it may be
different from FPAM for credit card amounts pertaining to transactions reported in Resolution
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6.6.24.2 BKP84 Record Grid

S El. Gloss. Attr. T T T M M M M M M R A A T T M M A X S
#. Ref. K K K D D D D D P F D/ C A K C M R S S
T T T 1 3 4 5 5 n N C M S T O n V B A
A B T 0 0 0 0 1 n Ds M R F M M n M M C/D
1 SMSG 3 A M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
2 SQNR 8 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
3 STNQ 2 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
4 DAIS 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
5 TRNN 6 N M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
6 FPTP 10 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
7 FPAM 11 N M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
S 8 FPAC 19 AN C C C C C C C C C C n/a C C C C C C C n/a
9 EXDA 4 AN C C C C C C C n/a C n/a n/a n/a C C C C n/a C n/a
10 RESD 5 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
11 APLC 6 AN C C C C C C C n/a C n/a n/a n/a C C C C n/a C n/a
12 INVN 14 AN C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
13 INVD 6 N C C C C C C C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
S 14 SFAM 11 N C C C C C n/a C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
15 REMT 11 N M M M M M M M n/a M M M M M M M M n/a M M
S 16 CUTP 4 AN C C C C C n/a C n/a C C n/a C C C C C n/a C n/a
17 RESD 3 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
S 18 CUTP 4 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
19 RESD 3 AN M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

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6.6.25 BOT93 Office Subtotals per Transaction Code and Currency Type Record

6.6.25.1 BOT93 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8 N 14
5 S Remittance Period Ending Date RMED M 6 N 22
6 S Reserved Space RESD M 7 AN 28
7 S Gross Value Amount GROS M 15 N 35
8 S Total Remittance Amount TREM M 15 N 50
9 S Total Commission Value Amount TCOM M 15 N 65
10 S Total Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TTMF M 15 N 80
11 S Total Late Reporting Penalty TLRP M 15 N 95
12 S Transaction Code TRNC M 4 AN 110
13 S Reserved Space RESD M 1 AN 114
14 S Total Tax on Commission Amount TTCA M 15 N 115
15 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 130
16 S Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

Notes
This record should mirror the sub-totals reflected on the Billing Analysis. See the Glossary for TRNC.

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6.6.26 BOT94 Office Totals per Currency Type Record

6.6.26.1 BOT94 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8 N 14
5 S Remittance Period Ending Date RMED M 6 N 22
6 S Reserved Space RESD M 7 AN 28
7 S Gross Value Amount GROS M 15 N 35
8 S Total Remittance Amount TREM M 15 N 50
9 S Total Commission Value Amount TCOM M 15 N 65
10 S Total Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TTMF M 15 N 80
11 S Total Late Reporting Penalty TLRP M 15 N 95
12 S Reserved Space RESD M 5 AN 110
13 S Total Tax on Commission Amount TTCA M 15 N 115
14 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 130
15 S Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

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6.6.27 BCT95 Billing Analysis (Cycle) Totals per Currency Type Record

6.6.27.1 BCT95 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S Processing Date Identifier PDAI M 3 AN 14
5 S Processing Cycle Identifier PCYC M 1 N 17
6 S Reserved Space RESD M 7 AN 18
7 S Office Count OFCC M 5 N 25
8 S Gross Value Amount GROS M 15 N 30
9 S Total Remittance Amount TREM M 15 N 45
10 S Total Commission Value Amount TCOM M 15 N 60
11 S Total Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TTMF M 15 N 75
12 S Total Late Reporting Penalty TLRP M 15 N 90
13 S Reserved Space RESD M 10 AN 105
14 S Total Tax on Commission Amount TTCA M 15 N 115
15 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 130
16 S Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

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6.6.28 BFT99 File Totals per Currency Type Record

6.6.28.1 BFT99 Record Layout

El. Format/ Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
# Record Reference Attribute Position
Level

1 S Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 S Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 S Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ M 2 N 12
4 S BSP Identifier BSPI M 3 AN 14
5 S Reserved Space RESD M 7 AN 17
6 S Office Count OFCC M 5 N 24
7 S Gross Value Amount GROS M 15 N 29
8 S Total Remittance Amount TREM M 15 N 44
9 S Total Commission Value Amount TCOM M 15 N 59
10 S Total Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TTMF M 15 N 74
11 S Total Late Reporting Penalty TLRP M 15 N 89
12 S Reserved Space RESD M 11 AN 104
13 S Total Tax on Commission Amount TTCA M 15 N 115
14 S Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 130
15 S Reserved Space RESD M 3 AN 134

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6.7 EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS CALCULATIONS

The following examples are provided as guidelines.

6.7.1 Relation of Amount Fields

(a) (+) Form of Payment Amount [Cash] (FPAM) BKP84-CA

(+) Form of Payment Amount(s) [Credit-to-Cash] (FPAM) BKP84-CM
(+) Form of Payment Amount(s) [Credit Card] (FPAM) BKP84-CC
(+) Form of Payment Amount(s) [MS] (FPAM) BKP84-MS
(=) Ticket/Document Amount (TDAM) BKS30

(b) (+) Fare being refunded

(+) Unused Taxes (TMFA) BKS30
(–) Cancellation Penalty (TMFA) BKS30
(=) Ticket Document Amount (TDAM) BKS30

(c) (+) Ticket/Document Amount (TDAM) BKS30

(–) Sum of all Tax / Miscellaneous Fee Amounts (TMFA) BKS30
(=) Commissionable Amount (COBL) BKS30

(d) (+) Form of Payment Amount [Cash] (FPAM) BKP84-CA

(+) Form of Payment Amount [Credit-to-Cash] (FPAM) BKP84-CM
(+) Form of Payment Amount [MSCA] (FPAM) BKP84-MSCA
(–) Effective Commission Amount (EFCO) BKS39
(–) Tax on Commission Amount (TOCA) BKS42
(+) Late Reporting Penalty (LREP) BKS30
(=) Remittance Amount (REMT) BKP84-CA

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6.7.2 Examples how the amount fields accumulate to Office Totals

Form of Payment BKS30 BKS39 BKS42 BKP84

Amount
Transaction Type Fare Tax Document Effective Tax on Remittance
Amount Amount Amount Commission Comm- Amount
COBL TMFA TDAM EFCO ission REMT
TOCA
1 Cash Sale 1000 10 1010 90 - 9 - 911
2 Cash Refund 800 - 5 - 805 - 72 7 726 -
3 Exchange -
Cash Collection 200 10 210 20 - 0 190
4 Exchange -
Cash Refund 100 - 0 100 - 10 1 89 -
5 Even Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Even Exchange -
Commission due 0 0 0 20 - 0 20 -
7 Credit Sale [ 5000 ] [ 20 ] [ 5020 ] 450 - 45 - 495 -
8 Credit Refund [ 2000 -] [ 10 -] [ 2010 -] 180 18 198
9 Exchange -
Credit Collection [ 200 ] [ 5 ] [ 205 ] 18 - 2 - 20 -
10 Exchange -
Credit Refund [ 500 -] [ 10 -] [ 510 -] 45 5 50
11 Debit Memo 1000 10 1010 90 - 9 - 911
12 Debit Memo
(Commission 10 10
only)
13 Credit Memo 200 - 0 200 - 20 2 178 -
14 Credit Memo
(Commission 10 - 10 -
only)
15 Recall Commission
Statement 50 5 55
16 Adjustment Notice
due to Airline 50 50 50
17 Adjustment Notice
due to Agent 25 - 25 - 25 -

Office Totals 1125 25 1150 311 - 27 - 812

[ 2700 ] [ 5 ] [ 2705 ]
3825 30 3855

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6.7.3 Examples of Refund with no VAT on Commission or on Cancellation Penalty

BUSINESS INTENT
A Fare -1000.00 COBL
B Tax (ZA) -10.00 TMFT-ZA
C Commission (10%) 100.00 COAM /EFCO
D Cancellation Fee 200.00 TMFT-CP
E Balance due to Agent -710.00 REMT

RET REPORTING
F TDAM (A+B+D) 810.00
G TMFA 10.00 TMFT-ZA
H TMFA 200.00 TMFT-CP
I CORT 1 10%
COTP 1 G or blank
J STAT Not required

HOT REPORTING
K TDAM (-F) -810.00
L TMFA (-G) -10.00 TMFT-ZA
M TMFA (H) 200.00 TMFT-CP
N COBL (K-L-M) -1000.00
O CORT 10%
COTP G or blank
S P COAM/EFCO (-N*I) 100.00
Q REMT -710.00

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6.7.4 Examples of Refund with VAT on Commission and Cancellation Penalty

VAT Rate on Commission 5%

VAT Rate on Cancellation Penalty (15%)

BUSINESS INTENT
A Fare -1000.00 COBL
B Tax (ZA) -10.00 TMFT-ZA
C Commission (10%) 100.00 COAM/CORT
D Cancellation Fee for Airline 200.00 TMFT-CP
E Commission on Canx Fee (10%) -20.00 COAM/EFCO
F VAT on Commission (5% of C) 5.00 TOCA-VAT
G VAT on Canx Fee Commission (5% of E) -1.00 TOCA-VAT
H VAT on Canx Penalty (15% of D) 30.00 TOCA-VAT
I Remittance -696.00 REMT

S RET REPORTING
J1 TDAM (A+B+D+H) 780.00
J2 FPAM/ca (J1) 780.00
K TMFA 10.00 TMFT-ZA
L TMFA (D+H) 230.00 TMFT-CP
M CORT 1 10%
COTP 1 G or blank
N CORT 2 10% May differ from CORT 1
COTP 2 XLP
O STAT (*) D

(*) to indicate to the DPC to calculate TAX on Commission.

It also may or may not be the indicator for calculating Tax on Cancellation Penalty (to be agreed in
each BSP where applicable).

S HOT REPORTING
P1 TDAM (-J1-W) -810.00
P2 FPAM/ca (P1) -810.00
Q TMFA (-K) -10.00 TMFT-ZA
R TMFA (L/115%) 200.00 TMFT-CP
S COBL (P-Q-R) -1000.00
T CORT 8%
COTP CCP
U COAM/EFCO (-(S+R)*M) 80.00
V VAT on Commission (5% of U) 4.00 TOCA-VAT
W VAT on Canx Penalty (L-R) 30.00 TOCA-VAT
X REMT (P2+U+V+W) -696.00

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6.7.5 Example of Refund with VAT on Commission and Cancellation Penalty (credit card)

VAT Rate on Commission 14%

VAT Rate on Cancellation Penalty 14%

BUSINESS INTENT
A Fare -1000.00 COBL
B Tax (AA) -240.00 TMFT-AA
C Commission (9%) 90.00 COAM/CORT
D Cancellation Fee for Airline 250.00 TMFT-CP
E VAT on Commission (14% of C) 12.60 TOCA-VAT
F VAT on Canx Penalty (14% of D) 35.00 TOCA-VAT
G Remittance 102.60 REMT

S RET REPORTING
H TDAM (A+B+D+F) 955.00
I FPAM/cc (H) 955.00
J TMFA 240.00 TMFT-AA
K TMFA (D+F) 285.00 TMFT-CP
L CORT 1 9%
COTP 1 G or blank
M STAT (*) D

(*) to indicate to the DPC to calculate TAX on Commission.

It may or may not be the indicator for calculating Tax on Cancellation Penalty (to be agreed in each
BSP where applicable).

S HOT REPORTING
N TDAM (-H-W) -990.00
O FPAM/cc (-I) -955.00
P FPAM/ca (-W) -35.00 “pseudo cash”
Q TMFA (-J) -240.00 TMFT-AA
R TMFA (K/114%) 250.00 TMFT-CP
S COBL (N-Q-R) -1000.00
T CORT 9%
COTP G or blank
U COAM/EFCO (-S*L) 90.00
V VAT on Commission (14% of U) 12.60 TOCA-VAT
W VAT on Canx Penalty (K-R) 35.00 TOCA-VAT
X REMT (P+U+V+W) 102.60

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Q 6.7.6 Example of IT/BT TICKET

IT / BT FARE AMOUNT = 1,500.00

Standard Commission (00.00%, or as agreed with carrier / agent entered) = 0.00
Tax Amount = 10.00

Tickets Print Format follows PSC Resolutions 722, 722a, 722d, 722g (ET)

Example with Tax:

FARE : GBP IT
TAX : 10.00GB
TAX :
TAX :
TOTAL : GBP IT
TOUR CODE: IT123456789
FARE CALCULATION AREA: Overlay any amount with “IT” (Date should match DAIS)
REMITTANCE AREA: 001 1500.00 00.00 10.00 (Cash fop amt / commission / tax)

Notes:
1) For BT ticket, instead of printing/reporting “IT”, “BT” would print on the ticket and be reported on
the RET.
2) For OPATB, the Audit coupons print with amounts on the Agent/ Auditor’s coupons and IT/BT
prints on Flight Coupons.
For facsimile elements of the OPATB transactions, the contents of the flight coupon will be reported.

RET BSP HOT

Element Glossary Contents BSP Glossary Content of
Description Reference of Processing Reference Element
Element
Tour Code TOUR IT123456789bbbb Copy from RET to TOUR BKS/24 IT123456789bbbb
HOT
Fare FARE GBP IT Copy from RET to FARE BAR/64 GBP IT
HOT
Taxes TAXA 10.00GB Copy from RET to TAXA BAR64 10.00GB
HOT
Total TOTL GBP IT Copy from RET to TOTL BAR/64 GBP IT
HOT
Tax Type TMFT GB Copy from RET to TMFT BKS30 GB
HOT
Tax Amount TMFA 00000001000 Copy from RET to TMFA BKS30 00000001000
HOT
Ticket Document TDAM 00000151000 Copy from RET to TDAM BKS/30 00000151000
Amount (including tax) HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by BSP COBL BKS/30 00000150000
Amount (TDAM-TMFA)
Commission Type COTP Bbbbbb Copy from RET to COTP BKS/39 bbbbbb
HOT
Commission Rate CORT 00000 Copy from RET to CORT BKS/39 00000
(0 or as agreed HOT or COAM/COBL
with carrier)
Commission Amount COAM 00000000000 COBL×CORT or COAM BKS/39 00000000000
(0 or as agreed Copy from RET to
with carrier) HOT (if not zeros)
Effective Commission N/A Calculated by BSP EFRT BKS/39 00000
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective Commission N/A Same as COAM EFCO BKS/39 00000000000
Amount
Form of Payment FPAM 00000151000 Copy from RET to FPAM BKP/84 00000151000
Amount (including tax) HOT
Remittance Amount N/A Calculated by BSP REMT BKP/84 00000151000
(Cash FPAM-EFCO)

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CHAPTER 7 - CREDIT SALES INVOICING DATA (CSI)

7.1 INTRODUCTION
The Data Element Directory and Glossary common to the Agent Reporting and Airline
Accounting/Sales data also include the data elements and definitions pertaining to the Credit Sales
Invoicing data.
N.B. THE CREDIT SALES INVOICING DATA SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT MANDATORY
AND SERVE AS A GUIDELINE ONLY.

7.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE CSI FILE ORGANISATION

This description complements the overview provided by the diagram of the List of Credit Sales
Invoicing (CSI) data records and the Commented list of Credit Sales Invoicing File Records.

Note the differentiation between CSI for Credit Card Companies and CSI for Airlines (the latter
showing references in parentheses).

A CSI file shall be produced by the BSP Processing Centre for each Credit Card Company
(Airline) and shall contain invoice data for participating Airlines (Credit Card Companies) having
entered into a merchant agreement.

Each file shall contain as many invoices as there are Airlines (Credit Card Companies) on behalf
of which Agents had credit transactions with the Credit Card Company (Airline) named in the File
Header record.

Each invoice shall be in Agent code order and the Agent's credit transactions for a reporting
period shall be grouped into batches not exceeding a number of transactions as specified by the
Credit Card Company (Airline).

The various Trailer records provide control totals and statistics for the Credit Card Company
(Airline). Header and Trailer records can also be used as input to other applications for Airlines
(Credit Card Companies) and BSP Managers.

Each Airline shall receive copies of the invoices to each Credit Card Company whose credit cards
were used in transactions of which it was the ticketing Airline. Each Credit Card Company shall
also receive copies of invoices pertaining to them.

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7.3 CREDIT SALES INVOICING (CSI) FILE ORGANISATION

A file the BSP Processing Centre shall produce for Credit Card Companies or Airlines.

FILE

1 1- n 1
CFH INVOICE(S) CFT
FILE HEADER FILE TRAILER

1 1- n 1
CIH AGENT(S) CIT
INVOICE HEADER INVOICE TRAILER

1- n 1
BATCH(S) CAT
TOTALS PER AGENT

1 1- n 1
CBH TRANSACTION(S) CBT
BATCH HEADER BATCH TRAILER

1 0-n 0-n 0-n

CBR COR COT COA
TRANSACTION TRANSACTION OPTIONAL TRANSACTION OPTIONAL TRANSACTION OPTIONAL
BASIC RECORD RECORD TAX RECORD AGENCY DATA RECORD

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7.4 LIST OF CREDIT SALES INVOICING (CSI) DATA RECORDS

Record Status Record Description

Identifier

HEADER RECORDS
CFH M File Header
CIH M Invoice Header
CBH M Batch Header
TRANSACTION RECORDS
CBR M Transaction Basic Record
COR C Transaction Optional Record
COT C Transaction Optional Tax Record
COA C Transaction Optional Agency Data Record
TOTAL RECORDS
CBT M Batch Trailer
CAT M Totals Per Agent
CIT M Invoice Trailer
CFT M File Trailer

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7.5 COMMENTED LIST OF CREDIT SALES INVOICING FILE RECORDS

SMSG Record Main Information Comments

Name Provided

CFH FILE HEADER BSP Processing CSI for Credit Card Companies: One File Header
Centre, Date and record per file or Credit Card Company.
Place of Origin CSI for Airlines: One File Header record per file or
Airline.
CIH INVOICE Invoice number, One invoice per currency, Airline and Credit Card
HEADER Ticketing Airline Company. One "miscellaneous" invoice per Airline
and Merchant shall group all transactions paid with credit cards of
Agreement Companies with which no Merchant Agreement or no
Number file submission arrangement could be found, or
where the card was rejected for another reason. The
miscellaneous invoice must be sent to the ticketing
Airline only.
CSI for Credit Card Companies: Invoices shall be
listed in ascending sequence of Airline Codes and
(within an Airline, if applicable) ascending sequence
of Currency Codes.
CSI for Airlines: Invoices shall be listed in ascending
sequence of Credit Card Company codes and (within
a Credit Card Company, if applicable) ascending
sequence of Currency Codes.
CBH BATCH Agent numeric There can be any number of Agent batches,
HEADER code and batch including none. All transactions in a batch must be
number in one currency and be all debits or all credits.
Batches shall be listed in ascending sequence of
Agent Codes and (within an Agent) ascending
sequence of Batch numbers.
CBR TRANSACTION Ticket number Any batch to contain no more transactions than
BASIC and details of specified by the CSI recipient and to be listed in
credit card charge ascending sequence of form code and serial
numbers of STDs.
COR Transaction Optional provision Where agreed by the Airline, each COR record to
Optional of origin, follow immediately the related CBR record.
destination and
related data
COT Transaction Provision of tax Present if agreed by the Airline and connected to the
Optional Tax type and amount, CBR by the TDNR.
as directed by the
ticketing Airline

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7.5 Commented list of Credit Sales Invoicing File Records (Continued)

SMSG Record Main Information Comments

Name Provided

COA TRANSACTION Ticket Number This record enables the marketing or financial data
OPTIONAL and for credit card sales to be transmitted.
AGENCY DATA marketing/Financi
al data of credit
card charge
CBT BATCH Batch values and Each Batch Trailer record can be considered as a
TRAILER control totals part invoice for the Agent named in the Batch
Header record.
CAT TOTALS PER Totals of all The complete invoice of all credit transactions of the
AGENT batches of an Agent for the Airline and Credit Card Company
Agent shown in the preceding CIH record.
CIT INVOICE Totals of all Consolidation of all Agent batch totals for the Airline
TRAILER Agents for the and Credit Card Company named in the preceding
Invoice CIH record.
CFT FILE TRAILER Summary of all CSI for Credit Card Companies: Consolidation of all
invoices totals of all Airlines invoices to the Credit Card
Company named in the File Header.
CSI for Airlines: Consolidation of all totals of all
Credit Card Company invoices for the Airline named
in the File Header.

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7.6 CSI RECORD LAYOUTS

7.6.1 CFH File Header Record
El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 BSP Name BSNM M 20 A/N 12
4 BSP Identification Number BSPN M 4 A/N 32
5 Invoice Name INVE M 20 A/N 36
6 Invoice Code INVC M 5 A/N 56
7 Reserved Space RESD M 1 A/N 61
8 Processing Date PRDA M 6 N 62
9 Processing Time TIME M 4 N 68
10 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED C 6 N 72
11 Handbook Revision Number REVN M 3 N 78
12 Test/Production Status TPST M 4 A/N 81
13 Reserved Space RESD M 172 A/N 85

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7.6.2 CIH Invoice Header Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Invoice Number INVN M 14 A/N 12
4 Invoice Date INVD M 6 N 26
5 Invoice Sequence Number ISQN M 3 N 32
6 Currency Type CUTP M 4 A/N 35
7 Reserved Space RESD M 6 A/N 39
8 Airline/Credit Card Company AGRN M 16 A/N 45
Agreement Number
9 Invoice Name INVE C 20 A/N 61
10 Reserved Space RESD M 176 A/N 81

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7.6.3 CBH Batch Header Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Invoice Number INVN M 14 A/N 12
4 Invoice Date INVD M 6 N 26
5 Reserved Space RESD M 3 A/N 32
6 Invoice Name INVE C 20 A/N 35
7 Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8 N 55
8 Batch Number BTNR M 7 N 63
9 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED C 6 N 70
10 Point of Sale Name POSN C 25 A/N 76
11 Currency type CUTP M 4 A/N 101
12 Reserved Space RESD M 152 A/N 105

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7.6.4 CBR Transaction Basic Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Invoice Number INVN M 14 A/N 12
4 Invoice Date INVD M 6 N 26
5 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED M 6 N 32
6 Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8 N 38
7 Batch Number BTNR M 7 N 46
8 Credit Card Company Code CCCC M 2 A/N 53
9 Credit Card Account Number CCAC M 19 A/N 55
10 Expiry Date EXDA C 4 A/N 74
11 Approval Code APLC C 6 A/N 78
12 Extended Payment Code EXPC C 2 A/N 84
13 Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 A/N 86
14 Date of Issue DAIS M 6 N 101
15 Passenger Name PXNM M 49 A/N 107
16 Debit/Credit code DBCR M 2 A/N 156
17 Signed for Amount SFAM M 11 N 158
18 Authorised Amount AUTA C 11 A/N 169
19 Customer File Reference CSTF C 27 A/N 180
20 Currency Type CUTP M 4 A/N 207
21 Flight Date FTDA C 5 A/N 211
22 Form of Payment Amount FPAM C 11 N 216
23 Currency Type CUTP C 4 A/N 227
24 Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN C 15 A/N 231
25 Reserved Space RESD M 11 A/N 246

Notes
1) Elements FPAM and its CUTP shall not be reported when the CSI data is sent to a credit card
company, but must be provided when the CSI data is sent to CCSP.
2) Normally SFAM will be equal to FPAM on this record and on the HOT, however, it may be different
from FPAM for credit card amounts pertaining to transactions reported in Resolution 024a countries.
3) For refunds with more than one occurrence of RTDN, only the first occurrence will be reported on
this record.

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7.6.5 COR Transaction Optional Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED C 6 N 12
4 Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 A/N 18
5 Conjunction Ticket Indicator CJCP C 3 A/N 33

#1 Flight Coupon
6 Origin Airport/City Code ORAC C 5 A 36
7 Destination Airport/City Code DSTC C 5 A 41
8 Stopover Code STPO M 1 A 46
9 Reservation Booking Designator RBKD C 2 A/N 47
10 Carrier CARR C 4 A/N 49
11 Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD C 15 A/N 53

#2 Flight Coupon (same field structure as from 6 to 11)

12 Origin Airport/City Code ORAC C 5 A 68
to
17 Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD C 15 A/N 85

#3 Flight Coupon (same field structure as Elements 6 to

11)
18 Origin Airport/City Code ORAC C 5 A 100
to
23 Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD C 15 A/N 117

#4 Flight Coupon (same field structure as Elements 6 to 11)

24 Origin Airport/City Code ORAC C 5 A 132
to
29 Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD C 15 A/N 149

30 Credit Card Corporate Contract CRCC C 1 A/N 164

31 Address Verification Code AVCD C 2 A/N 165
32 Source of Approval Code SAPP C 1 A/N 167
33 Form of Payment Transaction Information FPTI C 25 A/N 168
34 Passenger Specific Data PXDA C 49 A/N 193
35 Reserved Space RESD M 15 A/N 242

Notes
One Transaction Optional Record per document. Conjunction tickets may have multiple COR records
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7.6.6 COT Transaction Optional Tax Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 A/N 12
4 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT M 8 A/N 27
5 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA M 14 N 35
6 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 A/N 49
7 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 57
8 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 A/N 71
9 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 79
10 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 A/N 93
11 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 101
12 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 A/N 115
13 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 123
14 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 A/N 137
15 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 145
16 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 A/N 159
17 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 167
18 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 A/N 181
19 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 189
20 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 A/N 203
21 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 211
22 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 A/N 225
23 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 233
24 Currency Type CUTP M 4 A/N 247
25 Reserved Space RESD M 6 A/N 251

Notes
This record must be repeated if more than 10 taxes are reported.

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7.6.7 COA Transaction Optional Agency Data Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8N 4
3 Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 A/N 12
4 Agency Data/Agent use AGTA C 20 A/N 27
5 Agency Data/Receiving Order Code AGTO C 12 A/N 47
6 Agency Data/Section Code AGTS C 6 A/N 59
7 Agency Data/Sales Staff Code AGTU C 6 A/N 65
8 Agency Data/Routing Code AGTR C 3 A/N 71
9 Agency Data/Customer Code AGTC C 10 A/N 74
10 Agency Data/Paying In Code AGTP C 1 A/N 84
11 Agency Data/Free Code AGTF C 10 A/N 85
12 Agency Data/Package Tour Code. AGTT C 15 A/N 95
13 Agency Data/Rebate Code 1 AGTK C 7 A/N 110
14 Agency Data/Rebate Code 2 AGTB C 7 A/N 117
15 Agency Data/Pricing Code AGTE C 7 A/N 124
16 Reserved Space RESD M 7 A/N 131
17 Credit Card Company Data/Organization Code CCOC C 2 A/N 138
18 Credit Card Company Data/Other Expense CCEN C 14 A/N 140
Number
19 Credit Card Company Data/Remarks 1st line CCRM C 10 A/N 154
20 Credit Card Company Data/Remarks 2nd line CCRM C 10 A/N 164
21 Credit Card Company Data/Remarks 3rd line CCRM C 10 A/N 174
Credit Card Company Data/Card Holder’s
22 Name CCHN C 26 A/N 184
23 Reserved Space RESD M 47 A/N 210

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7.6.8 CBT Batch Trailer Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Reserved Space RESD M 10 A/N 12
4 Invoice Number INVN M 14 A/N 22
5 Invoice Date INVD M 6 N 36
6 Batch Number BTNR M 7 N 42
7 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED C 6 N 49
8 Total Debit Items TLDI M 6 N 55
9 Total Debit Amount TLDA M 15 N 61
10 Total Credit Items TLCI M 6 N 76
11 Total Credit Amount TLCA M 15 N 82
12 Currency Type CUTP M 4 A/N 97
13 Reserved Space RESD M 156 A/N 101

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7.6.9 CAT Totals per Agent Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Agent Numeric code AGTN M 8 N 12
4 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED P 6 N 20
5 Invoice Number INVN M 14 A/N 26
6 Invoice Date INVD M 6 N 40
7 Total Debit Items Per Agent TDIA M 6 N 46
8 Total Debit Amount Per Agent TDAA M 15 N 52
9 Total Credit Items Per Agent TCIA M 6 N 67
10 Total Credit Amount Per Agent TCAA M 15 N 73
11 Agent First Batch Number AFBT C 7 N 88
12 Agent Last Batch Number ALBT C 7 N 95
13 Currency type CUTP M 4 A/N 102
14 Reserved Space RESD M 151 A/N 106

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7.6.10 CIT Invoice Trailer Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Invoice Number INVN M 14 A/N 12
4 Invoice Date INVD M 6 N 26
5 Invoice Sequence Number ISQN M 3 N 32
6 Airline/Credit Card Company Agreement AGRN M 16 A/N 35
Number
7 Invoice Name INVE C 20 A/N 51
8 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED C 6 N 71
9 Batch Count Per Invoice BTCI M 5 N 77
10 Total Debit Items Per Invoice TDII M 7 N 82
11 Total Debit Amount Per Invoice TDAI M 15 N 89
12 Total Credit Items Per Invoice TCII M 7 N 104
13 Total Credit Amount Per Invoice TCAI M 15 N 111
14 Currency type CUTP M 4 A/N 126
15 Total Discount Amount Per Invoice TDSI C 15 N 130
16 Total Tax on Discount Amount TTDA C 15 N 145
17 Total Net Amount Per Invoice TNAI C 15 N 160
18 Debit/Credit Code DBCR C 2 A/N 175
19 Reserved Space RESD M 80 A/N 177

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7.6.11 CFT File Trailer Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED C 6 N 12
4 Reserved Space RESD M 20 A/N 18
5 Invoice Code INVC M 5 A/N 38
6 Reserved Space RESD M 1 A/N 43
7 Total Number of Batches TNBT M 5 N 44
8 Total Number of Invoices TNIV M 4 N 49
9 File Total Debit Amount FLDE M 15 N 53
10 File Total Credit Amount FLCR M 15 N 68
11 Reserved Space RESD M 174 A/N 83

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CHAPTER 8 - TICKET INVENTORY DATA (TI)

8.1 INTRODUCTION
S Ticket Inventory data report various information concerning Standard Traffic Document
(STD)/Stock Control Numbers (SCN) from/to BSPs, Ticketing Systems, Airlines, Traffic Document
Distributors (TDDs), and the IATA Serial Number Allocation Program (SNAP) System. This
information is used for stock control and order purposes and the resolution of unreported sales and
fraud.

S Provision of Ticket Inventory (TI) data

The following data interchanges may apply and are determined by a BSP:

(a) from BSP to a Ticketing System:

(i) Computer generated STD numbers allocated by the BSP to that Ticketing System (per
country, where applicable);
(ii) STD number and/or SCNs allocated by BSP to individual Agents;

(b) from BSP to Airline:

(i) STD numbers (pre-printed and/or computer-generated) and SCNs allocated by the BSP to
a country (where applicable) and per individual Agent;

(c) from Ticketing System (or TDD) to BSP:

(i) Suballocation by Ticketing System to individual Agents of computer-generated STD
numbers.

Q (d) from BSP to TDD:

(i) Pre-printed STD numbers and SCNs allocated by the BSP to individual Agents (per
country, where applicable);
(ii) Quantities of Standard Administrative Forms (SAFs) or other documents allocated by the
BSP to individual Agents.

Q (e) from SNAP to Ticketing System and BSP:

(i) Computer-generated STD numbers allocated by the BSP to that Ticketing System (per
country, where applicable).

Q (f) from BSP to SNAP:

(i) Agents stock data on allocations, usage and destructions.

Q (g) from TDD to BSP:

(i) Into-warehouse stock data.

Note: AGTN should not be an STP.

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8.2 TI RECORD LAYOUTS

8.2.1 TI1 File Header Record
El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Record Identifier RCID M 1 A/N 1

2 Originating System Identifier OSID M 4 A/N 2
3 Processing Date PRDA M 6 N 6
4 Processing Time TIME M 4 N 12
5 System Provider Reporting Period SPED M 6 N 16
Ending Date
6 Test/Production Status TPST M 4 A/N 22
7 Handbook Revision Number REVN M 3 N 26
Q 8 File Sequence Number FSQN C 6 N 29
Q 9 ISO Country Code ISOC M 2 A 35
S 10 Reserved Space RESD M 40 A/N 37

Notes
RCID for TI1 shall be "1".

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8.2.2 TI2 Ticket Allocation Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Record Identifier RCID M 1 A/N 1

2 Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8 N 2
3 Allocation Type ALCT M 1 A/N 10
4 Allocation Date ALCD M 6 N 11
5 Reserved Space RESD M 8 A/N 17
6 Ticket Stock Indicator TSID M 1 A/N 25
7 Begin Serial Number BNBR M 10 N 26
8 End Serial Number ENBR M 10 N 36
9 Quantity QNTY M 6 N 46
10 Warehouse WARE C 2 A/N 52
Q 11 ISO Country Code ISOC C 2 A 54
Q 12 Order Number ORNR C 8 N 56
Q 13 Delivery Method DELM C 1 A 64
Q 14 Transaction code TRNC C 4 A/N 65
Q 15 Transaction Sub-Code TRNS C 4 A/N 69
Q 16 Reporting System Identifier RPSI C 4 A/N 73

S Notes
(1) A Ticket Allocation (TI2) record will be generated for each group of consecutive STD
numbers/SCNs, for each document type.
(2) RCID for TI2 shall be "2".
(3) For those data interchanges where AGTN does not apply, it should be zero-filled.
(4) ISOC is mandatory for data interchanges (d), (e), (f), and (g) from Section 8.1 above.
(5) ORNR, DELM and TRNC are mandatory for data interchange (d) from Section 8.1 above.
(6) RPSI is mandatory for data interchange (f) from Section 8.1 above, in the case of
computer-generated STD numbers.
(7) For data interchange (f) from Section 8.1 above, the records will contain totals for all agents

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8.2.3 TI9 File Trailer Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Record Identifier RCID M 1 A/N 1

2 Total Number of Records TNRS M 10 N 2
S 3 Reserved Space RESD M 65 A/N 12

Notes
RCID for TI9 shall be "9".

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CHAPTER 9 - CCSP INVOICE (CSP)

9.1 INTRODUCTION
The IATA Credit Card Settlement Plan (CCSP) is a global credit card invoicing system capable of
delivering credit card transactions, electronically, consolidated on a daily basis, to whichever
acquirers are nominated by the individual Airline members of CCSP.

Data communications links are established between the CCSP Processing Centre and BSPs on
the one hand, and between the CCSP Processing Centre and the acquirers on the other, so that
credit card transactions can be taken on a daily basis from BSPs and routed via the centre to the
specified acquirers.

The facility exists, at the Airline's option, to have the transactions delivered electronically and
consolidated to the Airline itself rather than directly to its acquirers.

The distribution options available to airlines are:

Option 1
CCSP Invoice (CSP data) for a given ticketing airline/card scheme/country of sale/signed for
currency of sale combination will be passed to that airline for onwards delivery to its Acquirers
using its current invoicing systems.

Option 2
CCSP Invoice (CSP data) for a given ticketing airline/card scheme/country of sale/signed for
currency of sale combination will be passed directly to the Acquirer who will settle directly with the
ticketing airline in the agreed settlement currency. A copy of the CCSP Invoices and Reconciliation
& Error Reports will be provided to the airline.

Option 3
The transaction feeds are the same as CCSP Option 2. In addition a summary data file is
transmitted to the ICCS, in the agreed settlement currency depending on the airline/card
scheme/country of sale combination.

The CCSP includes the facility to derive equivalent converted values of the transaction values, in a
base or settlement currency designated by each airline, for transmission to the Airline and to its
acquirers. The settlement of the resulting amount can be made directly to the Airline by the
acquirers, or through the IATA Currency Clearance Service, if preferred by the Airline.

Daily invoice copy, error reports and, optionally, reconciliation data are provided electronically to
each participating Airline and control and error reports are provided to the CCSP Manager.

A standard CCSP Invoice format (CSP) has been developed in which data is transmitted to
acquirers and the airlines. This standard provides for all of the data which has been identified as
essential while also conferring the flexibility to accommodate local requirements of individual BSPs.

Invoices are generated at the level of one per Airline, Acquirer Agreement, Settlement Currency
and optionally Month and Year of Issue (CMOI).

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9.2 CCSP INVOICE FILE

A CCSP invoice file shall be produced by the CCSP for each Acquirer and shall contain invoice
data for the parties having entered into a merchant agreement.

For the purpose of this document, ‘Acquirer’ is defined as the party to whom the CCSP invoice
is transmitted and which might be:

• a Credit Card Company or Credit Card Processor or a Bank (e.g. CCSP options 2 and 3);
• an Airline (e.g. CCSP option 1);
• a UATP Contractor Airline.

The file described is the one that the CCSP shall produce for acquirers and participating Airline
parties, for invoicing and as an invoice copy, e.g. for reconciliation purposes.

The standard record length is 500 characters.

Each file shall contain invoices per airline on behalf of which transactions are being submitted
to the recipient specified in the File Header record.

The various trailer records provide control totals and statistics for the acquirer and the airline.
Header and Trailer records can also be used as input to other applications.

NB: For transmission control purposes, there might be no invoices in the transmission.

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9.3 CCSP INVOICE FILE ORGANISATION

FILE

1 0- n 1
IFH INVOICE(S) IFT
FILE HEADER FILE TRAILER

1 1- n 1
IIH BATCH(S) IIT
INVOICE HEADER INVOICE TRAILER

1 1- n 1
IBH TRANSACTION(S) IBT
BATCH HEADER BATCH TRAILER

1
IBR
TRANSACTION
BASIC HEADER

0-n 0-n 0-n 0-n

IOR IOT IOX IOA
TRANSACTION OPTIONAL TRANSACTION OPTIONAL TRANSACTION OPTIONAL TRANSACTION OPTIONAL
RECORD TAX RECORD VARIABLE RECORD AGENCY DATA RECORD

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9.4 LIST OF CCSP INVOICE FILE DATA RECORDS

Record Status Record Description

Identifier

HEADER RECORDS
IFH M File Header
IIH M Invoice Header
IBH M Batch Header
TRANSACTION RECORDS
IBR M Transaction Basic Record
IOR C Transaction Optional Record
IOT C Transaction Optional Tax Record
IOX C Transaction Optional Variable Record
IOA C Transaction Optional Agency Data Record
TOTAL RECORDS
IBT M Batch Trailer
IIT M Invoice Trailer
IFT M File Trailer

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9.5 COMMENTED LIST OF CCSP INVOICE FILE RECORDS

SMSG Record Name Main Information Comments

Provided

IFH FILE HEADER Date and Place CCSP file for acquirers:
of Origin, define One file containing all invoices for the acquirer.
recipient CCSP file for Airlines:
One file containing all invoices copies for the
Airline.
IIH INVOICE Unique Invoice One invoice per Airline, Acquirer, Settlement
HEADER number created Currency and optionally Month and Year of
by CCSP and Issue(CMOI).
Airline Acquirer Non-Financial transactions as identified by the CFRI
Agreement element.
CCSP invoice for acquirers:
Invoices shall be listed in ascending sequence of
Airline codes and (within an Airline, if applicable)
ascending sequence of Settlement Currency
codes.
CCSP invoice copy for Airlines:
Invoices shall be listed in ascending sequence of
acquirer codes and (within an acquirer, if
applicable) ascending sequence of Settlement
Currency codes.
IBH BATCH HEADER Invoice number, All transactions in a batch must be in a single
created by the currency of sale (Signed-for Amount) and be all
BSP debits or all credits and, optionally, be of the same
Agent, Billing Analysis Ending Date, Month and Year
of Issue and BSP Invoice Number.
Batches shall be listed in ascending sequence of
countries of sale and (within a country) in ascending
sales currency sequence.
IBR TRANSACTION Ticket number Each batch shall be sorted in ascending sequence of
BASIC and details of Ticket/Document Number within the batch.
credit card
charge
IOR Transaction Provision of Present if agreed by the Airline and connected to the
Optional origin, IBR by the TDNR.
destination and
related data, as
directed by the
ticketing Airline
IOT Transaction Provision of tax Present if agreed by the Airline and connected to the
Optional Tax type and amount, IBR by the TDNR.
as directed by
the ticketing
Airline

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SMSG Record Name Main Information Comments

Provided

IOX Transaction Provision of Present if agreed by the Airline and connected to the
Optional variable data IBR by the TDNR.
Variable
IOA TRANSACTION Provision of Present if agreed by the acquirer and connected to
OPTIONAL Agency data the IBR by TDNR
AGENCY DATA
IBT BATCH TRAILER Batch values and Consolidation of all transactions for the preceding
control totals batch.
IIT INVOICE Totals of all Consolidation of all batch totals for the Airline and
TRAILER batches for the acquirer named in the preceding IIH record.
Invoice
IFT FILE TRAILER Summary of all CCSP file for acquirers:
invoices for the Consolidation of all totals of all Airlines invoices to
file the acquirer named in the File Header.
CCSP file for Airlines:
Consolidation of all totals of all acquirer invoice
copies for the Airline named in the File Header.

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9.6.1 IFH File Header Record
El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 BSP Name BSNM M 20 AN 12
4 Invoice Name INVE M 20 AN 32
5 Invoice Code INVC M 5 AN 52
6 Processing Date PRDA M 8 N 57
7 Processing Time TIME M 4 N 65
8 Handbook Revision Number REVN M 3 N 69
9 Test/Production Status TPST M 4 AN 72
10 CCSP File Type CFIT M 1 AN 76
11 Reserved Space RESD M 424 AN 77

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9.6.2 IIH Invoice Header Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 CCSP Invoice Number CINN M 14 AN 12
4 CCSP Invoice Date CIND M 8 N 26
5 Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 34
6 CCSP Exchange Rate Indicator CERI M 1 AN 38
7 Settlement Exchange Rate Source CERS M 1 AN 39
8 Airline/Credit Card Company AGRN M 16 AN 40
Agreement Number
9 Invoice Name INVE M 20 AN 56
10 CCSP Option Code COCD C 1 AN 76
11 Month and Year of Issue CMOI C 6 N 77
12 Financial record Indicator CFRI M 1 AN 83
13 Reject Resubmission Indicator CRRI M 1 AN 84
14 Reserved Space RESD M 416 AN 85

Notes
1) CUTP denotes the currency of settlement for the invoice.
2) COCD is reported only on the CCSP Invoice/Invoice Copy to Airlines.
3) CMOI is an element which may be used at the option of individual Airlines to create an invoice
control break. It is not one of the elements under optional suppression.

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9.6.3 IBH Batch Header Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 CCSP Invoice Number CINN M 14 AN 12
4 CCSP Invoice Date CIND M 8 N 26
5 Currency Type CUTP C 4 AN 34
6 CCSP Exchange Rate Indicator CERI M 1 AN 38
7 Settlement Exchange Rate Source CERS M 1 AN 39
8 Settlement Exchange Rate Date CSED C 8 N 40
9 Settlement Exchange Rate CSER C 15 N 48
10 Invoice Name INVE M 20 AN 63
11 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED C 8 N 83
12 ISO Country Code ISOC M 2 AN 91
13 Sales Source CSAL M 1 AN 93
14 Invoice Number INVN M 14 AN 94
15 Invoice Date INVD M 8 N 108
16 Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 116
17 Month and Year of Issue CMOI C 6 N 120
18 Financial Record Indicator CFRI M 1 AN 126
19 Reject Resubmission indicator CRRI M 1 AN 127
20 Reserved Space RESD M 373 AN 128

Notes
1) The elements CSED and CSER are either reported in both the IBH and IBT records, or in
the IBR record.
2) The CUTP in element 5 denotes the currency of settlement for the invoice. The CUTP in
element 16 denotes the currency of the batch received from the BSP.
3) CMOI is an element which may be used at the option of individual Airlines to create an
invoice control break. It is not one of the elements under optional suppression.
4) The Billing Analysis Ending Date (Element 11) is populated within the new CSP batch
header with the BAED value of the original input batch header if the BAED value within all of
the transactions in the new batch is the same. Otherwise the BAED in the new batch header
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9.6.4 IBR Transaction Basic Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 CCSP Invoice Number CINN M 14 AN 12
4 CCSP Invoice Date CIND M 8 N 26
5 Settlement Debit/Credit Amount CDCA C 14 N 34
6 Currency Type CUTP C 4 AN 48
7 Debit/Credit Code DBCR M 2 AN 52
8 CCSP Exchange Rate Indicator CERI M 1 AN 54
9 Settlement Exchange Rate Source CERS M 1 AN 55
10 Settlement Exchange Rate Date CSED C 8 N 56
11 Settlement Exchange Rate CSER C 15 N 64
12 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED M 8 N 79
13 Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8 N 87
14 ISO Country Code ISOC M 2 AN 95
15 BSP Batch Number BTNR M 7 N 97
16 Credit Card Code CCCC M 2 AN 104
17 Credit Card Account Number CCAC M 19 AN 106
18 Expiry Date EXDA C 4 AN 125
19 Approval Code APLC C 6 AN 129
20 Extended Payment Code EXPC C 2 AN 135
21 Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 137
22 Electronic Ticket Indicator ETID C 1 AN 152
23 Date of Issue DAIS M 8 N 153
24 Invoice Number INVN M 14 AN 161
25 Invoice Date INVD M 8 N 175
26 Signed for Amount SFAM M 14 N 183
27 Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 197
28 Point of Sale Name POSN C 25 AN 201
29 Place of Issue PLIS C 15 AN 226
30 Passenger Name PXNM M 49 AN 241
31 Customer File Reference CSTF C 27 AN 290
32 Flight Date FTDA C 5 AN 317
33 Statistical Code STAT C 3 AN 322
34 Credit Card Corporate Contract CRCC C 1 AN 325
35 Address Verification Code AVCD C 2 AN 326
36 Source of Approval Code SAPP C 1 AN 328

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9.6.4 IBR Transaction Basic Record (Continued)

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

37 Form of Payment Transaction Information FPTI C 25 AN 329

38 Passenger Specific Data PXDA C 49 AN 354
39 Authorised Amount AUTA C 11 AN 403
40 Form of Payment Amount FPAM C 14 N 414
41 Currency Type CUTP C 4 AN 428
42 Reference Code RECO C 15 AN 432
43 Financial Record Indicator CFRI M 1 AN 447
44 Reject Resubmission indicator CRRI M 1 AN 448

45 Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN C 15 AN 449

46 Reserved Space RESD M 52 AN 464

Notes
1) The elements CSED and CSER are either reported in both the IBH and IBT records, or in
the IBR record.
2) Elements POSN, PLIS, PXNM, CSTF, FTDA, STAT, CRCC, AVCD, SAPP, FPTI and PXDA
may be reported, at the ticketing Airline’s prerogative.
3) The first CUTP (element 6) is related to CDCA, the second (element 27) to SFAM, and the
third (element 41) to FPAM.
4) AUTA, FPAM and CUTP (element 41) are reported only when the CCSP Invoice/Invoice
copy is submitted to an Airline.
5) Normally SFAM will be equal to FPAM on the IBR record and on the HOT. However, SFAM
may be different from FPAM for credit card transactions generated in, e.g., Resolution 024a
countries.
6) For refunds with more than one occurrence of RTDN, only the first occurrence will be
reported on this record.

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9.6.5 IOR Transaction Optional Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 12
4 Conjunction Ticket Indicator CJCP C 3 AN 27

#1 Flight Coupon
5 Origin Airport/City Code ORAC C 5 A 30
6 Destination Airport/City Code DSTC C 5 A 35
7 Stopover Code STPO M 1 A 40
8 Reservation Booking Designator RBKD C 2 AN 41
9 Carrier CARR C 4 AN 43
10 Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD C 15 AN 47

#2 Flight Coupon (same field structure as elements 5 to 10)

11 Origin Airport/City Code ORAC C 5 A 62
to
16 Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD C 15 AN 79

#3 Flight Coupon (same field structure as elements 5 to 10)

17 Origin Airport/City Code ORAC C 5 A 94
to
22 Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD C 15 AN 111

#4 Flight Coupon (same field structure as elements 5 to 10)

23 Origin Airport/City Code ORAC C 5 A 126
to
28 Fare Basis/Ticket Designator FBTD C 15 AN 143

29 Reserved Space RESD M 343 AN 158

Notes
1) Conjunction tickets may have multiple IOR records (0-n).
2) Elements ORAC, DSTC, STPO, CLSC, CARR and FBTD may be reported, at the ticketing
Airline’s prerogative.

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9.6.6 IOT Transaction Optional Tax Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 12
4 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT M 8 AN 27
5 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA M 14 N 35
6 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 49
7 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 57
8 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 71
9 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 79
10 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 93
11 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 101
12 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 115
13 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 123
14 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 137
15 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 145
16 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 159
17 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 167
18 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 181
19 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 189
20 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 203
21 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 211
22 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 225
23 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 233
24 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 247
25 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 255
26 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 269
27 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 277
28 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 291
29 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 299
30 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 313
31 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 321
32 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 335
33 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 343
34 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 357
35 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 365
36 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 379
37 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 387
38 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 401

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El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

39 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 409

40 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 423
41 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 431
42 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 445
43 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 453
44 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT C 8 AN 467
45 Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA C 14 N 475
46 Currency Type CUTP C 4 AN 489
47 Reserved Space RESD M 8 AN 493

Notes
1) This record may be reported, at the ticketing Airline's prerogative.
2) If this record is present, then the first set of Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type (TMFT) and
Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount (TMFA) shall be included, as a minimum.

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9.6.7 IOX Transaction Optional Variable Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 12
4 Confirmation Information CONI C 474 AN 27

Notes
1) This record may be reported, at the ticketing Airline's prerogative.
2) Its contents will be as agreed between the business partners.

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9.6.8 IOA Transaction Optional Agency Data Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8N 4
3 Ticket/Document Number TDNR M 15 AN 12
4 Agency Data/Agent use AGTA C 20 AN 27
5 Agency Data/Receiving Order Code AGTO C 12 AN 47
6 Agency Data/Section Code AGTS C 6 AN 59
7 Agency Data/Sales Staff Code AGTU C 6 AN 65
8 Agency Data/Routing Code AGTR C 3 AN 71
9 Agency Data/Customer Code AGTC C 10 AN 74
10 Agency Data/Paying In Code AGTP C 1 AN 84
11 Agency Data/Free Code AGTF C 10 AN 85
12 Agency Data/Package Tour Code. AGTT C 15 AN 95
13 Agency Data/Rebate Code 1 AGTK C 7 AN 110
14 Agency Data/Rebate Code 2 AGTB C 7 AN 117
15 Agency Data/Pricing Code AGTE C 7 AN 124
16 Reserved Space RESD M 7 AN 131
17 Credit Card Company CCOC C 2 AN 138
Data/Organization Code
18 Credit Card Company Data/Other CCEN C 14 AN 140
Expense Number
19 Credit Card Company Data/Remarks CCRM C 10 AN 154
1st line
20 Credit Card Company Data/Remarks CCRM C 10 AN 164
2nd line
21 Credit Card Company Data/Remarks CCRM C 10 AN 174
3rd line
22 Credit Card Company Data/Card CCHN C 26 AN 184
Holder’s Name
23 Reserved Space RESD M 291AN 210

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9.6.9 IBT Batch Trailer

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 CCSP Invoice Number CINN M 14 AN 12
4 CCSP Invoice Date CIND M 8 N 26
5 Total Number of Items CTNI M 6 N 34
6 Total Debit/Credit Amount - Settlement CTAS C 17 N 40
7 Currency Type CUTP C 4 AN 57
8 Debit/Credit Code DBCR C 2 AN 61
9 CCSP Exchange Rate Indicator CERI M 1 AN 63
10 Settlement Exchange Rate Source CERS M 1 AN 64
11 Settlement Exchange Rate Date CSED C 8 N 65
12 Settlement Exchange Rate CSER C 15 N 73
13 Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED C 8 N 88
14 Invoice Number INVN M 14 AN 96
15 Invoice Date INVD M 8 N 110
16 Total Debit/Credit - Signed for Amount CTSF M 17 N 118
17 Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 135
18 Total Debit/Credit Amount - BSP CTAB M 17 AN 139
19 Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 156
20 Reserved Space RESD M 341 AN 160

Notes
1) The elements CSED and CSER are either reported in both the IBH and IBT records, or in
the IBR record.
2) CUTP reported in element 7 is related to the CTAS, the CUTP reported in element 17 is
related to the CTSF element and the CUTP reported in element 19 is related to the CTAB
element.
3) The Billing Analysis Ending Date (Element 13) is populated as for the batch header.

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9.6.10 IIT Invoice Trailer Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3A 1

2 Record Sequence number SQNR M 8N 4
3 CCSP Invoice Number CINN M 14 AN 12
4 CCSP Invoice Date CIND M 8N 26
5 Batch Count Per Invoice BTCI M 5N 34
6 CCSP Exchange Rate Indicator CERI M 1 AN 39
7 Settlement Exchange Rate Source CERS M 1 AN 40
8 Total Amount - Settlement Debits CASD C 17 N 41
9 Total Amount - Settlement Credits CASC C 17 N 58
10 Currency Type CUTP C 4 AN 75
11 Invoice Name INVE M 20 AN 79
12 Airline/Credit Card Company Agreement AGRN M 16 AN 99
Number
13 Total Hash Signed For Amount Debits CABD M 17 N 115
14 Total hash Signed For Amount Credits CABC M 17 N 132
15 Reserved Space RESD M 352 AN 149

Notes
CUTP denotes the currency of settlement for the invoice.

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9.6.11 IFT File Trailer Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start
Reference Attribute Position

1 Standard Message Identifier SMSG M 3 A 1

2 Record Sequence Number SQNR M 8 N 4
3 Invoice Code INVC M 5 AN 12
4 Total Number of Batches TNBT M 5 N 17
5 Total Number of Invoices TNIV M 4 N 22
6 File Total Hash Amount - Settlement Debits CFSD C 17 N 60
7 File Total Hash Amount - Settlement Credits CFSC C 17 N 77
8 File Total Hash Signed For Amount Debits CFBD M 17 N 26
9 File Total Hash Signed for Amount Credits CFBC M 17 N 43
10 Reserved Space RESD M 407 AN 94

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Q CHAPTER 10 – MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS DATA (MSA)

10.1 INTRODUCTION
Market Share Analysis Data are reported on request from a participating airline by the BSP on a monthly
basis. They contain information about ticket sales per agent for the participating airline and the market
share these sales reflect in relation to overall sales of the agent.
In case of multi-country BSPs, there will be a separate file per country (with ISOC as part of the filename).

10.2 MSA RECORD LAYOUTS

10.2.1 MSA Market Share Analysis Record

El. # Element Description Glossary Status Element Start

Reference Attribute Position

1 Ticketing Airline Code Number TACN M 5N 1

2 Reporting Period Month REPM M 6N 6
3 Agent Numeric Code AGTN M 8N 12
4 Airline Gross Sales per Agent AGSA M 15 N 20
5 Agent Gross Sales AGGS C 15 N 35
6 Currency Type CUTP M 4 AN 50
7 Market Share Percentage MSAP M 5N 54
8 Agent Gross Sales Indicator AGSI M 1 AN 59
9 Reserved Space RESD M 41 AN 60

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CHAPTER 11 - DATA ELEMENT DIRECTORY

S 11.1 DATA ELEMENT DIRECTORY IN ORDER BY ELEMENT DESCRIPTION

Element Description Glossary Record Identifiers Element

Reference Attribute

M C
Address Verification Code AVCD IT08, IBR, COR 2 A/N
Agency Data/Agency Use AGTA IT0Y, COA, IOA 20 A/N
Agency Data/Customer Code AGTC IT0Y, COA, IOA 10 A/N
Agency Data/Free Code AGTF IT0Y, COA, IOA 10 A/N
Agency Data/Package Tour Code AGTT IT0Y, COA, IOA 15 A/N
Agency Data/Paying In Code AGTP IT0Y, COA, IOA 1 A/N
Agency Data/Pricing Code AGTE IT0Y, COA, IOA 7 A/N
Agency Data/Rebate Code 1 AGTK IT0Y, COA, IOA 7 A/N
Agency Data/Rebate Code 2 AGTB IT0Y, COA, IOA 7 A/N
Agency Data/Receiving Order Code AGTO IT0Y, COA, IOA 12 A/N
Agency Data/Routing Code AGTR IT0Y, COA, IOA 3 A/N
Agency Data/Sales Staff Code AGTU IT0Y, COA, IOA 6 A/N
Agency Data/Section Code AGTS IT0Y, COA, IOA 6 A/N
Agent First Batch Number AFBT CAT 7 N
Agent Gross Sales AGGS MSA 15 N
Agent Last Batch Number ALBT CAT 7 N
Agent Numeric Code AGTN IT02, BOH03, BOT93, 8 N
BOT94, BKS24, CBH,
CBR, CAT, TI2, IBR,
MSA
Airline/Credit Card Company AGRN CIH, CIT, IIH, IIT 16 A/N
Agreement Number
Airline Gross Sales per Agent AGSA MSA 15 N
Airline Gross Sales Indicator AGSI MSA 1 AN
Allocation Date ALCD TI2 6 N
Allocation Type ALCT TI2 1 A/N
Amount Entered By Agent AEBA IT05 11 N
Amount in Letters AMIL IT0A, BMP72 72 A/N
Amount Paid by Customer APBC IT05, BKS39 11 N
Approval Code APLC IT08, BKP84, CBR, IBR 6 A/N
Approved Location Numeric Code ALNC IT0S IT02 (3×),IT0S (7×), 8 N
BKT06
Approved Location Type ALTP IT0S IT02 (4×), IT0S (7×), 1 A/N
BKT06
Audit Status Indicator AUDI BKT06 1 A/N
Authorised Amount AUTA IT08 (2×), CBR, IBR 11 A/N
Bank Exchange Rate BERA IT0A, BMP71 13 A/N
Batch Count per Invoice BTCI CIT, IIT 5 N

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Element Description Glossary Record Identifiers Element

Reference Attribute

M C
Batch Number BTNR CBH, CBR, CBT, IBR 7 N
Begin Serial Number BNBR TI2 10 N
Billing Analysis Ending Date BAED BCH02, CBR, IBR* IBH*, IBT* 6 N
CFH, CBH, COR, CAT, 8 N*
CIT, CFT
Booking Agency/Location Number BOON IT04, BAR64 10 A/N
Booking Agent Identification BAID IT04, BAR64 6 A/N
Booking Entity Outlet Type BEOT IT04, BAR64 1 A/N
BSP Identification Number BSPN CFH 4 A/N
BSP Identifier BSPI BFH01, BFT99 3 A/N
BSP Name BSNM CFH, IFH 20 A/N
Carrier CARR IT06 (3×), BKI63, IOR 4 A/N
COR (4×),
CCSP Exchange Rate Indicator CERI IIH, IBH, IBR, IBT, IIT 1 A/N
CCSP File Type CFIT IFH 1 A/N

CCSP Invoice Date CIND IIH, IBH, IBR, IBT, IIT 8 N

CCSP Invoice Number CINN IIH, IBH, IBR, IBT, IIT 14 A/N
CCSP Option Code COCD IIH 1 A/N
Check Digit CDGT BKS24, BKS30, BKS39, IT0A, IT02, IT03, BMP71 1 N
BKS42, BKS45, BKS46,
BKI63, BAR64, BAR65,
BAR66, BMP70, BMP72,
BMP73, BMP74, BMP77,
BMP78, BKF81
Client Identification CLID BKT06, IT04 8 A/N
Commercial Agreement Reference CARF BKT06 10 A/N
Commission Amount COAM BKS39 IT05 (3×) 11 N
Commission Rate CORT BKS39 IT05 (3×) 5 N
Commission Type COTP IT05 (3×), BKS39 6 A/N
Commissionable Amount COBL BKS30 11 N
Confirmation Information CONI IOX 474 A/N
Confirmation Record Indicator CFRI IIH, IBH, IBR 1 A/N
Conjunction Ticket Indicator CJCP IT02, BKS24, IOR 3 A/N
COR
Coupon Number CPNR IT0D, BMP77 1 N
Coupon Use Indicator CPUI IT02, BKS24 4 A/N
Credit Card Account Number CCAC CBR, IBR 19 A/N
Credit Card Code CCCC CBR, IBR 2 A/N
Credit Card Company Data/Card CCHN IT0Y, COA, IOA 26 A/N
Holder’s Name
Credit Card Company CCOC IT0Y, COA, IOA 2 A/N
Data/Organisation Code
Credit Card Company Data/Other CCEN IT0Y, COA, IOA 14 A/N
Expense Number
Credit Card Company Data/Remarks CCRM IT0Y, COA, IOA 10 A/N

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Element Description Glossary Record Identifiers Element

Reference Attribute

M C
Credit Card Corporate Contract CRCC IT08 (2×), IBR, COR 1 A/N
Currency Type CUTP IT05, IT08, BOH03, IT0Y, IOT, IIT 4 A/N
BKS30, BKS39, BKS42,
BKP84, BOT93, BOT94,
BCT95, BFT99, CIH,
CBH, CBR, COT CBT,
CAT, CIT, IIH, IBH, IBR,
IBT, MSA

Customer File Reference CSTF IT08 (2×), BKT06, CBR, 27 A/N

IBR
Data Input Status Indicator DISI IT02, BKT06 1 A/N
Date of Issue DAIS IT02, BKS24, 6 N
BKS30,BKS39, 8 N*
BKS42,BKP83,
BKP84,BKI63,
BKS46,BAR64, BAR65,
BAR66, BMP70, BMP71,
BMP72, BMP73, BMP74,
BMP77, BMP78, BKF81,
CBR, IBR*
Date of Issue Related Document DIRD IT03, BKS45 6 N
Debit/Credit Code DBCR CBR, IBR IBT, CIT 2 A/N
Delivery Method DELM TI2 1 A
Destination Airport/ City Code DSTC IT06, BKI63 COR (4×), IOR 5 A
Dynamic Run Identifier DYRI BCH02 1 A/N
Effective Commission Amount EFCO BKS39 11 N
Effective Commission Rate EFRT BKS39 5 N
Electronic Ticket Indicator ETID IBR 1 A/N
End Serial Number ENBR TI2 10 N
Endorsements/Restrictions ENRS IT09, BKS46* 147 A/N
58 A/N*
Equivalent Fare Paid EQFR IT04, BAR64 11 A/N
Expiry Date EXDA IT08, BKP84, CBR, IBR 4 A/N
Extended Payment Code EXPC IT08, CBR, IBR 2 A/N
Fare FARE IT04, BAR64 11 A/N
Fare Basis/ Ticket Designator FBTD IT06, BKI63 COR (4×), IOR (4x) 15 A/N
Fare Calculation Area FRCA IT07 (2×), BKF81 87 A/N
Fare Calculation Mode Indicator FCMI IT07, BAR64 1 A/N
Fare Calculation Sequence Number FRCS IT07 (2×), BKF81 1 N
File Sequence Number FSQN BFH01 TI1 6 N
File Total Credit Amount FLCR CFT 15 N
File Total Debit Amount FLDE CFT 15 N
File Total Hash Amount - BSP CFBC IFT 17 N
Credits
File Total Hash Amount - BSP Debits CFBD IFT 17 N

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Reference Attribute

M C
File Total Hash Amount - Settlement CFSC IFT 17 N
Credits
File Total Hash Amount - Settlement CFSD IFT 17 N
Debits
File Type FTYP IT01 1 A/N
File Type Sequence Number FTSN IT01 2 A/N
Flight Booking Status FBST IT06, BKI63 2 A
Flight Date FTDA IT06, BKI63, CBR, IBR 5 A/N
Flight Departure Time FTDT IT06, BKI63 5 A/N
Flight Number FTNR IT06, BKI63 5 A/N
Form of Payment Account Number FPAC IT08 (2×), BKP84 19 A/N
Form of Payment Amount FPAM IT08, BKP84 CBR, IBR* 11 N
14 N*
Form of Payment Information FPIN IT09 (2×), BAR66 50 A/N
Form of Payment Sequence Number FPSN BAR66 1 N
Form of Payment Transaction FPTI IT08, IBR, COR 25 A/N
Information
Form of Payment Type FPTP IT08, BKP84 10 A/N
Format Identifier FORM IT02, BKT06 1 A/N
Free Baggage Allowance FBAL IT06, BKI63 3 A/N
Frequent Flyer Reference FFRF IT06, BKI63 16 A/N
Gross Value Amount GROS BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
Handbook Revision Number REVN IT01, BFH01, CFH, TI1, 3 N
IFH
HOT Reporting End Date HRED BCH02 6 N
In Connection With Document ICDN IT0A, BMP71 15 A/N
Number
Invoice Code INVC CFH, CFT, IFH, IFT 5 A/N
Invoice Date INVD CIH, CBH, CBR, CBT, BKP84 6 N
CAT, CIT, IBH*, IBR*, 8 N*
IBT*
Invoice Name INVE CFH, IFH, IIH, IBH, IIT CIH, CBH, CIT 20 A/N
Invoice Number INVN CIH, CBH, CBR, CBT, BKP84 14 A/N
CAT, CIT, IBH, IBR, IBT
Invoice Sequence Number ISQN CIH, CIT 3 N
ISO Country Code ISOC IT01, IT02, BFH01, IBH, TI2 2 A
IBR, TI1
Late Reporting Penalty LREP BKS30 11 N
Market Share Percentage MSAP MSA 5 N
Month and Year of Issue CMOI IIH, IBH 6 N
Multiple Purpose Document MPEQ IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N
Equivalent Charge Paid
Multiple Purpose Document Other MPOC IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N
Charges
Multiple Purpose Document Service MPSC IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N
Charge
Multiple Purpose Document Total MPTX IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N

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Multiple Purpose Document Total MPEV IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N
Exchange Value
Multi-Location Identifier MLOC BOH03 3 A/N
Net Fare Amount NTFA BKS30 11 N
Net Reporting Indicator NRID IT05, BKT06 2 A/N
Neutral Ticketing System Identifier NTSI IT04, BAR64 4 A/N
"Not Valid After" Date NADA IT06, BKI63 5 A/N
"Not Valid Before" Date NBDA IT06, BKI63 5 A/N
Office Count OFCC BCT95, BFT99 5 N
Optional Agency/Airline Information OAAI IT0B, BMP73 88 A/N
Order Number ORNR TI2 8 N
Origin Airport/City Code ORAC IT06 (3×), BKI63 COR (4×), IOR (4x) 5 A
Original Issue Information ORIN IT04, BKS46 32 A/N
Originating System Identifier OSID TI1 4 A/N
Passenger Name PXNM BAR65, CBR, IBR IT02 49 A/N
Passenger Specific Data PXDA IT04, IBR, BAR65*, 49 A/N
COR 46 A/N*
Place of Issue PLIS IBR 15 A/N
PNR Reference and/or Airline Data PNRR IT04, BKS24 13 A/N
Point of Sale Name POSN CBH, IBR 25 A/N
Print Line Identifier PLID IT0C (2x), IT0D (2x), 1 A/N
IT0E (5x), BMP74,
BMP77, BMP78
Print Line Text PLTX IT0C (2x), IT0D (2x), 86 A/N
BMP74, BMP77
Processing Cycle Identifier PCYC BCH02, BCT95 1 N
Processing Date PRDA IT01, BFH01, CFH, TI1, 6 N
IFH* 8 N*
Processing Date Identifier PDAI BCH02, BCT95 3 A/N
Processing Time TIME IT01, BFH01, CFH, TI1, 4 N
IFH
QUANTITY QNTY TI2 6 N
Reason For Issuance Code RFIC IT0A, BMP70 1 A/N
Reason For Issuance Description RFID IT0A, BMP70 86 A/N
Record Identifier RCID IT01, IT02, IT03, IT04, 1 A/N
IT05, IT06, IT07, IT08,
IT09, IT0A, IT0B, IT0C,
IT0D, IT0E, IT0S, IT0Y,
IT0Z, TI1, TI2, TI9
Reference Code RECO IBR 15 A/N
Reject Resubmission Indicator CRRI IIH, IBH, IBR 1 A/N
Related Ticket / Document Coupon RCPN IT03 (4×), BKS45 4 N
Number Identifier
Related Ticket/Document Number RTDN BKS45 IT03 (7×), CBR, IBR 15 A/N
Remittance Amount REMT BKP84 11 N
Remittance Period Ending Date RMED BOH03, BKS45, BOT93, 6 N
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Report Record Counter RRDC IT0Z 11 N
Reporting Period Month REPM MSA 6 N
Reporting System Identifier RPSI IT01, BKT06 TI2 4 A/N
Reservation Booking Designator RBKD IT06 (3×), BKI63 COR, IOR 2 A/N
Reserved Space RESD IT01, IT02, IT03, IT04, n A/N
IT05, IT06, IT07, IT08,
IT09, IT0A, IT0B, IT0C,
IT0D, IT0E, IT0S, IT0Y,
IT0Z
All HOT Records except
BAR65
ALL CSI, and TI Records
IFH, IIH, IBH, IBR, IOR,
IOT, IOA, IBT, IIT,IFT
Sales Source CSAL IBH 1 A/N
Segment Identifier SEGI IT06, BKI63 1 N
Sequence Number SQNR All CSI records 8 N
All HOT records
All CSP records
Servicing Airline/System Provider SASI IT04, BAR64 4 A/N
Identifier
Settlement Authorisation Code ESAC IT02, BKP83 14 A/N
Settlement Debit/Credit Amount CDCA IBR 14 N
Settlement Exchange Rate CSER IBH, IBR, IBT 15 N
Settlement Exchange Rate Date CSED IBH, IBR, IBT 8 N
Settlement Exchange Rate Source CERS IIH, IBH, IBR, IBT, IIT 1 A/N
Signed for Amount SFAM CBR, IBR* IT0Y, BKP84 11 N
14 N*
Source of Approval Code SAPP IT08, COR, IBR 1 A/N
Sponsor Information SPIN IT0E (6x), BMP78 34 A/N
Standard Message Identifier SMSG All CSI records 3 A
All CSP records
All HOT records
Standard Numeric Qualifier STNQ All HOT records 2 N
Statistical Code STAT IT02, BKS39, IBR 3 A/N
Stock Control Number SCNR IT02 16 A/N
Stock Control Number "From" SCNF IT02 (4×), IT0S (7×) 16 A/N
Stock Control Number "To" SCNT IT02 (4×), IT0S (7×) 4 N
Stopover Code STPO IT06 (3×), BKI63, IOR 1 A
COR (4×)
Supplementary Amount SPAM BKS39 11 N
Supplementary Rate SPRT BKS39 5 N
Supplementary Type SPTP BKS39 6 A/N
System Provider Reporting Period SPED IT01, TI1 6 N
Ending Date
Tax TAXA IT04 (3×), BAR64 (3×) 11 A/N

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Tax on Commission Amount TOCA BKS42 (4×) IT05 11 N
Tax on Commission Type TCTP BKS42 (4×) IT05 6 A/N
Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount TMFA IT05 (6×), BKS30 (2×) 11 N
COT*, IOT* 14 N*
Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type TMFT IT05 (6×), BKS30 (2×) 8 A/N
COT, IOT
Test/Production Status TPST IT01, BFH01, CFH, TI1. 4 A/N
IFH
Ticket / Document Amount TDAM IT05, BKS30 11 N
Ticket Stock Indicator TSID TI2 1 A/N
Ticket/Document Number TDNR BKS24,BKS30 IT02 15 A/N
BKS39,BKS42,
BKI63,BKS46, BAR64,
BAR65, BAR66, BMP70,
BMP71, BMP72, BMP73,
BMP74, BMP77, BMP78,
BKF81,CBR, COA, COR,
COT, IBR, IOA, IOR, IOT,
IOX
Ticketing Airline Code Number TACN BFH01, BKT06, MSA IT02 5 A/N
Ticketing Mode Indicator TKMI IT04, BAR64 1 A/N
TOTAL TOTL IT04, BAR64 11 A/N
Total Amount - Settlement Credits CASC IIT 17 N
Total Amount - Settlement Debits CASD IIT 17 N
Total Commission Value Amount TCOM BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
Total Credit Amount TLCA CBT 15 N
Total Credit Amount Per Agent TCAA CAT 15 N
Total Credit Amount Per Invoice TCAI CIT 15 N
Total Credit Items TLCI CBT 6 N
Total Credit Items Per Agent TCIA CAT 6 N
Total Credit Items Per Invoice TCII CIT 7 N
Total Debit Items TLDI CBT 6 N
Total Debit Items Per Agent TDIA CAT 6 N
Total Debit Items Per Invoice TDII CIT 7 N
Total Debit Amount TLDA CBT 15 N
Total Debit Amount Per Agent TDAA CAT 15 N
Total Debit Amount Per Invoice TDAI CIT 15 N
Total Debit/Credit Amount - BSP CTAB IBT 17 N
Total Debit/Credit Amount - CTAS IBT 17 N
Settlement
Total Debit/Credit Signed For CTSF IBT 17 N
Amount
Total Discount Amount Per Invoice TDSI CIT 15 N
Total Hash Amount - BSP Credits CABC IIT 17 N
Total Hash Amount - BSP Debits CABD IIT 17 N

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Total Late Reporting Penalty TLRP BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
Total Net Amount Per Invoice TNAI CIT 15 N
Total Number of Batches TNBT CFT, IFT 5 N
Total Number of Invoices TNIV CFT, IFT 4 N

Total Number of Items CTNI IBT 6 N

Total Number of Records TNRS TI9 10 N
Total Remittance Amount TREM BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
Total Tax on Commission Amount TTCA BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
Total Tax on Discount Amount TTDA CIT 15 N
Total Tax/Miscellaneous Fee TTMF BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
Amount BFT99
Tour Code TOUR IT03, IT04 15 A/N
BKS24
Transaction Code TRNC IT02, BKS24, BOT93 TI2 4 A/N
Transaction Number TRNN IT02, IT03, IT04, IT05, 6 N
IT06, IT07, IT08, IT09,
IT0A, IT0B, IT0C, IT0D,
IT0E, IT0S, IT0Y
BKT06, BKS24, BKS30,
BKS39, BKS42, BKS45,
BKS46, BKP83, BKP84
BKI63
BAR64, BAR65, BAR66,
BMP70, BMP71, BMP71,
BMP72, BMP73, BMP74,
BMP78, BKF81
Transaction Record Counter TREC BKT06 3 N
Transaction Reference Number TREF BKT06 18 A/N
Transaction Sub Code TRNS TI2 4 A/N
Transmission Control Number TCNR IT02, BKS24 15 A/N
Transmission Control Number TCND IT02. BKS24 1 N
Check-Digit
True Origin/Destination City Code TODC IT04, BKS24 14 A/N
Validating Location Numeric Code VLNC IT04 8 N
Vendor ISO Country Code VISO IT02, BKT06 2 A
Vendor Identification VNID IT02, BKT06 4 A/N
Warehouse WARE TI2 2 A/N
Waiver code WAVR IT03, BKS45 14 A/N

NB: When a data element has more than one Element Attribute in different records, an asterisk (*) is used to relate
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AEBA Amount Entered By Agent IT05 11 N
AFBT Agent First Batch Number CAT 7 N
AGGS Agent Gross Sales MSA 15 N
AGRN Airline/Credit Card Company CIH, CIT, IIH, IIT 16 A/N
Agreement Number
AGSA Airline Gross Sales per Agent MSA 15 N
AGSI Airline Gross Sales Indicator MSA 1 A/N
AGTA Agency Data/Agency Use IT0Y, COA, IOA 20 A/N
AGTB Agency Data/Rebate Code 2 IT0Y, COA, IOA 7 A/N
AGTC Agency Data/Customer Code IT0Y, COA, IOA 10 A/N
AGTE Agency Data/Pricing Code IT0Y, COA, IOA 7 A/N
AGTF Agency Data/Free Code IT0Y, COA, IOA 10 A/N
AGTK Agency Data/Rebate Code 1 IT0Y, COA, IOA 7 A/N
AGTN Agent Numeric Code IT02, BOH03, BOT93, 8 N
BOT94, BKS24, CBH,
CBR, CAT, TI2, IBR,
MSA
AGTO Agency Data/Receiving Order Code IT0Y, COA, IOA 12 A/N
AGTP Agency Data/Paying In Code IT0Y, COA, IOA 1 A/N
AGTR Agency Data/Routing Code IT0Y, COA, IOA 3 A/N
AGTS Agency Data/Section Code IT0Y, COA, IOA 6 A/N
AGTT Agency Data/Package Tour Code IT0Y, COA, IOA 15 A/N
AGTU Agency Data/Sales Staff Code IT0Y, COA, IOA 6 A/N
ALBT Agent Last Batch Number CAT 7 N
ALCD Allocation Date TI2 6 N
ALCT Allocation Type TI2 1 A/N
ALNC Approved Location Numeric Code IT0S IT02 (3×),IT0S (7×), 8 N
BKT06
ALTP Approved Location Type IT0S IT02 (4×), IT0S (7×), 1 A/N
BKT06
AMIL Amount in Letters IT0A, BMP72 72 A/N
APBC Amount Paid by Customer IT05, BKS39 11 N
APLC Approval Code IT08 , BKP84, CBR, 6 A/N
IBR
AUDI Audit Status Indicator BKT06 1 A/N
AUTA Authorised Amount IT08 (2×), CBR, IBR 11 A/N
AVCD Address Verification Code IT08, IBR, COR 2 A/N
BAED Billing Analysis Ending Date BCH02, CBR, IBR* IBH*, IBT* 6 N
CFH, CBH ,COR, 8 N*
CAT, CIT, CFT
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BEOT Booking Entity Outlet Type IT04, BAR64 1 A/N
BERA Bank Exchange Rate IT0A, BMP71 13 A/N
BNBR Begin Serial Number TI2 10 N
BOON Booking Agency/Location Number IT04, BAR64 10 A/N
BSNM BSP Name CFH, IFH 20 A/N
BSPI BSP Identifier BFH01, BFT99 3 A/N
BSPN BSP Identification Number CFH 4 A/N
BTCI Batch Count per Invoice CIT, IIT 5 N
BTNR Batch Number CBH, CBR, CBT, IBR 7 N
CABC Total Hash Amount - BSP Credits IIT 17 N
CABD Total Hash Amount - BSP Debits IIT 17 N
CARF Commercial Agreement Reference BKT06 10 A/N
CARR Carrier IT06 (3×), BKI63, IOR 4 A/N
COR (4×),
CASC Total Amount - Settlement Credits IIT 17 N
CASD Total Amount - Settlement Debits IIT 17 N
CCAC Credit Card Account Number CBR, IBR 19 A/N
CCCC Credit Card Code CBR, IBR 2 A/N
CCEN Credit Card Company Data/Other IT0Y, COA, IOA 14 A/N
Expense Number
CCHN Credit Card Company Data/Card IT0Y, COA, IOA 26 A/N
Holder’s Name
CCOC Credit Card Company IT0Y, COA, IOA 2 A/N
Data/Organisation Code
CCRM Credit Card Company Data/Remarks IT0Y, COA, IOA 10 A/N
CDCA Settlement Debit/Credit Amount IBR 14 N
CDGT Check Digit BKS24, BKS30, BKS39, IT0A, IT02, IT03, 1 N
BKS42, BKS45, BKS46, BMP71
BKI63, BAR64, BAR65,
BAR66, BMP70,
BMP72, BMP73,
BMP74, BMP77,
BMP78, BKF81
CERI CCSP Exchange Rate Indicator IIH, IBH, IBR, IBT, IIT 1 A/N
CERS Settlement Exchange Rate Source IIH, IBH, IBR, IBT, IIT 1 A/N
CFBC File Total Hash Amount - BSP Credits IFT 17 N
CFBD File Total Hash Amount - BSP Debits IFT 17 N
CFIT CCSP File Type IFH 1 A/N
CFRI Confirmation Record Indicator IIH, IBH, IBR 1 A/N
CFSC File Total Hash Amount - Settlement IFT 17 N
Credits
CFSD File Total Hash Amount - Settlement IFT 17 N
Debits
CIND CCSP Invoice Date IIH, IBH, IBR, IBT, IIT 8 N
CINN CCSP Invoice Number IIH, IBH, IBR, IBT, IIT 14 A/N
CJCP Conjunction Ticket Indicator IT02, BKS24, IOR 3 A/N
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CLID Client Identification BKT06, IT04 8 A/N
CMOI Month and Year of Issue IIH, IBH 6 N
COAM Commission Amount BKS39 IT05 (3×) 11 N
COBL Commissionable Amount BKS30 11 N
COCD CCSP Option Code IIH 1 A/N
CONI Confirmation Information IOX 474 A/N
CORT Commission Rate BKS39 IT05 (3×) 5 N
COTP Commission Type IT05 (3×), BKS39 6 A/N
CPNR Coupon Number IT0D, BMP77 1 N
CPUI Coupon Use Indicator IT02, BKS24 4 A/N
CRCC Credit Card Corporate Contract IT08 (2×), IBR, COR 1 A/N
CRRI Reject Resubmission Indicator IIH, IBH, IBR 1 A/N
CSAL Sales Source IBH 1 A/N
CSED Settlement Exchange Rate Date IBH, IBR, IBT 8 N
CSER Settlement Exchange Rate IBH, IBR, IBT 15 N
CSTF Customer File Reference IT08 (2×), BKT06, 27 A/N
CBR, IBR
CTAB Total Debit/Credit Amount - BSP IBT 17 N
CTAS Total Debit/Credit Amount - Settlement IBT 17 N
CTNI Total Number of Items IBT 6 N
CTSF Total Debit/Credit Signed For Amount IBT 17 N

CUTP Currency Type IT05, IT08, BOH03, IT0Y, IOT, IIT 4 A/N
BKS30, BKS39, BKS42,
BKP84, BOT93, BOT94,
BCT95, BFT99, CIH,
CBH, CBR, COT CBT,
CAT, CIT, IIH, IBH, IBR,
IBT, MSA
DAIS Date of Issue IT02, BKS24, 6 N
BKS30,BKS39, 8 N*
BKS42,BKP83,
BKP84,BKI63,
BKS46,BAR64, BAR65,
BAR66, BMP70,
BMP71, BMP72,
BMP73, BMP74,
BMP77, BMP78,
BKF81, CBR, IBR*
DBCR Debit/Credit Code CBR, IBR IBT, CIT 2 A/N
DELM Delivery Method TI2 1 A
DIRD Date of Issue Related Document IT03, BKS45 6 N
DISI Data Input Status Indicator IT02, BKT06 1 A/N
DSTC Destination Airport/ City Code IT06, BKI63 COR (4×), IOR 5 A
DYRI Dynamic Run Identifier BCH02 1 A/N
EFCO Effective Commission Amount BKS39 11 N

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EFRT Effective Commission Rate BKS39 5 N
ENBR End Serial Number TI2 10 N
ENRS Endorsements/Restrictions IT09, BKS46* 147 A/N
58 A/N*
EQFR Equivalent Fare Paid IT04, BAR64 11 A/N
ESAC Settlement Authorisation Code IT02, BKP83 14 A/N
ETID Electronic Ticket Indicator IBR 1 A/N
EXDA Expiry Date IT08, BKP84, CBR, 4 A/N
IBR
EXPC Extended Payment Code IT08, CBR, IBR 2 A/N
FARE Fare IT04, BAR64 11 A/N
FBAL Free Baggage Allowance IT06, BKI63 3 A/N
FBST Flight Booking Status IT06, BKI63 2 A
FBTD Fare Basis/ Ticket Designator IT06, BKI63 COR (4×), IOR (4x) 15 A/N
FCMI Fare Calculation Mode Indicator IT07, BAR64 1 A/N
FFRF Frequent Flyer Reference IT06 16 A/N
BKI63
FLCR File Total Credit Amount CFT 15 N
FLDE File Total Debit Amount CFT 15 N
FORM Format Identifier IT02, BKT06 1 A/N
FPAC Form of Payment Account Number IT08 (2×), BKP84 19 A/N
FPAM Form of Payment Amount IT08, BKP84 CBR, IBR* 11 N
14 N*
FPIN Form of Payment Information IT09 (2×), BAR66 50 A/N
FPSN Form of Payment Sequence Number BAR66 1 N
FPTI Form of Payment Transaction IT08, IBR, COR 25 A/N
Information
FPTP Form of Payment Type IT08, BKP84 10 A/N
FRCA Fare Calculation Area IT07 (2×), BKF81 87 A/N
FRCS Fare Calculation Sequence Number IT07 (2×), BKF81 1 N
FSQN File Sequence Number BFH01 TI1 6 N
FTDA Flight Date IT06, BKI63, CBR, 5 A/N
IBR
FTDT Flight Departure Time IT06, BKI63 5 A/N
FTNR Flight Number IT06, BKI63 5 A/N
FTSN File Type Sequence Number IT01 2 A/N
FTYP File Type IT01 1 A/N
GROS Gross Value Amount BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
HRED HOT Reporting End Date BCH02 6 N
ICDN In Connection With Document Number IT0A, BMP71 15 A/N
INVC Invoice Code CFH, CFT, IFH, IFT 5 A/N
INVD Invoice Date CIH, CBH, CBR, CBT, BKP84 6 N
CAT, CIT 8 N*
IBH*, IBR*, IBT*

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INVE Invoice Name CFH, IFH, IIH, IBH, IIT CIH, CBH, CIT 20 A/N
INVN Invoice Number CIH, CBH, CBR, CBT, BKP84 14 A/N
CAT, CIT, IBH, IBR, IBT
ISOC ISO Country Code IT01, IT02, BFH01, IBH, TI2 2 A
IBR, TI1
ISQN Invoice Sequence Number CIH, CIT 3 N
LREP Late Reporting Penalty BKS30 11 N
MLOC Multi-Location Identifier BOH03 3 A/N
MPEQ Multiple Purpose Document Equivalent IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N
Charge Paid
MPEV Multiple Purpose Document Total IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N
Exchange Value
MPOC Multiple Purpose Document Other IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N
Charges
MPSC Multiple Purpose Document Service IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N
Charge
MPTX Multiple Purpose Document Total IT0A, BMP71 11 A/N
MSAP Market Share Percentage MSA 5 N
NADA "Not Valid After" Date IT06, BKI63 5 A/N
NBDA "Not Valid Before" Date IT06, BKI63 5 A/N
NRID Net Reporting Indicator IT05, BKT06 2 A/N
NTFA Net Fare Amount BKS30 11 N
NTSI Neutral Ticketing System Identifier IT04, BAR64 4 A/N
OAAI Optional Agency/Airline Information IT0B, BMP73 88 A/N
OFCC Office Count BCT95, BFT99 5 N
ORAC Origin Airport/City Code IT06 (3×), BKI63 COR (4×), IOR (4x) 5 A
ORIN Original Issue Information IT04, BKS46 32 A/N
ORNR Order Number TI2 8 N
OSID Originating System Identifier TI1 4 A/N
PCYC Processing Cycle Identifier BCH02, BCT95 1 N
PDAI Processing Date Identifier BCH02, BCT95 3 A/N
PLID Print Line Identifier IT0C, IT0D, IT0E, 1 A/N
BMP74, BMP77,
BMP78
PLIS Place of Issue IBR 15 A/N
PLTX Print Line Text IT0C, IT0D 86 A/N
BMP74, BMP77
PNRR PNR Reference and/or Airline Data IT04, BKS24 13 A/N
POSN Point of Sale Name CBH, IBR 25 A/N
PRDA Processing Date IT01, BFH01, CFH, TI1, 6 N
IFH* 8 N*
PXDA Passenger Specific Data IT04, IBR, BAR65*, 49 A/N
COR 46 A/N*
PXNM Passenger Name BAR65, CBR, IBR IT02 49 A/N
QNTY QUANTITY TI2 6 N
RBKD Reservation Booking Designator IT06 (3×), BKI63 COR, IOR 2 A/N

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RCID Record Identifier IT01, IT02, IT03, IT04, 1 A/N
IT05, IT06, IT07, IT08,
IT09, IT0A, IT0B, IT0C,
IT0D, IT0E, IT0S, IT0Y,
IT0Z
TI1, TI2, TI9
RCPN Related Ticket / Document Coupon IT03 (4×), BKS45 4 N
Number Identifier
RECO Reference Code IBR 15 A/N
REMT Remittance Amount BKP84 11 N
REPM Reporting Period Month MSA 6 N
RESD Reserved Space IT01, IT02, IT03, IT04, n A/N
IT05, IT06, IT07, IT08,
IT09, IT0A, IT0B, IT0C,
IT0D, IT0E, IT0S, IT0Y,
IT0Z
All HOT Records except
BAR65
All CSI, and TI Records
IFH, IIH, IBH, IBR, IOR,
IOT, IOA, IBT, IIT,IFT
REVN Handbook Revision Number IT01, BFH01, CFH, TI1, 3 N
IFH
RFIC Reason For Issuance Code IT0A, BMP70 1 A/N
RFID Reason For Issuance Description IT0A, BMP70 86 A/N
RMED Remittance Period Ending Date BOH03, BKS45, BOT93, 6 N
BOT94
RPSI Reporting System Identifier IT01, BKT06 TI2 4 A/N
RRDC Report Record Counter IT0Z 11 N
RTDN Related Ticket/Document Number BKS45 IT03 (7×), 15 A/N
CBR, IBR
SAPP Source of Approval Code IT08, COR, IBR 1 A/N
SASI Servicing Airline/System Provider IT04, BAR64 4 A/N
Identifier
SCNF Stock Control Number "From" IT02 (4×), IT0S (7×) 16 A/N
SCNR Stock Control Number IT02 16 A/N
SCNT Stock Control Number "To" IT02 (4×), IT0S (7×) 4 N
SEGI Segment Identifier IT06,BKI63 1 N
SFAM Signed for Amount CBR, IBR* IT0Y, BKP84 11 N
14 N*
SMSG Standard Message Identifier All CSI records 3 A
All CSP records
All HOT records
SPAM Supplementary Amount BKS39 11 N
SPED System Provider Reporting Period IT01, TI1 6 N
Ending Date
SPIN Sponsor Information IT0E (6x), BMP78 34 A/N
SPRT Supplementary Rate BKS39 5 N
SPTP Supplementary Type BKS39 6 A/N

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SQNR Sequence Number All CSI records 8 N
All HOT records
All CSP records
STAT Statistical Code IT02, BKS39, IBR 3 A/N
STNQ Standard Numeric Qualifier All HOT records 2 N
STPO Stopover Code IT06 (3×), BKI63, IOR 1 A
COR (4×)
TACN Ticketing Airline Code Number BFH01, BKT06, MSA IT02 5 A/N
TAXA Tax IT04 (3×), BAR64 (3×) 11 A/N
TCAA Total Credit Amount Per Agent CAT 15 N
TCAI Total Credit Amount Per Invoice CIT 15 N
TCIA Total Credit Items Per Agent CAT 6 N
TCII Total Credit Items Per Invoice CIT 7 N
TCND Transmission Control Number Check- IT02. BKS24 1 N
Digit
TCNR Transmission Control Number IT02, BKS24 15 A/N
TCOM Total Commission Value Amount BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
TCTP Tax on Commission Type BKS42 (4×) IT05 6 A/N
TDAA Total Debit Amount Per Agent CAT 15 N
TDAI Total Debit Amount Per Invoice CIT 15 N
TDAM Ticket / Document Amount IT05, BKS30 11 N
TDIA Total Debit Items Per Agent CAT 6 N
TDII Total Debit Items Per Invoice CIT 7 N
TDNR Ticket/Document Number BKS24,BKS30 IT02 15 A/N
BKS39,BKS42,
BKI63,BKS46, BAR64,
BAR65, BAR66,
BMP70, BMP71,
BMP72, BMP73,
BMP74, BMP77,
BMP78, BKF81,CBR,
COA, COR, COT, IBR,
IOA, IOR, IOT, IOX
TDSI Total Discount Amount Per Invoice CIT 15 N
TIME Processing Time IT01, BFH01, CFH, TI1, 4 N
IFH
TKMI Ticketing Mode Indicator IT04, BAR64 1 A/N
TLCA Total Credit Amount CBT 15 N
TLCI Total Credit Items CBT 6 N
TLDA Total Debit Amount CBT 15 N
TLDI Total Debit Items CBT 6 N
TLRP Total Late Reporting Penalty BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
TMFA Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount IT05 (6×), BKS30 (2×) 11 N
COT*, IOT* 14 N*

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Glossary Element Description Record Identifiers Element

Reference Attribute

M C
TMFT Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type IT05 (6×) 8 A/N
BKS30 (2×)
COT, IOT
TNAI Total Net Amount Per Invoice CIT 15 N
TNBT Total Number of Batches CFT, IFT 5 N
TNIV Total Number of Invoices CFT, IFT 4 N
TNRS Total Number of Records TI9 10 N
TOCA Tax on Commission Amount BKS42 (4×) IT05 11 N
TODC True Origin/Destination City Code IT04, BKS24 14 A/N
TOTL Total IT04, BAR64 11 A/N
TOUR Tour Code IT03, IT04, BKS24 15 A/N
TPST Test/Production Status IT01, BFH01, CFH, TI1, 4 A/N
IFH
TREC Transaction Record Counter BKT06 3 N
TREF Transaction Reference Number BKT06 18 A/N
TREM Total Remittance Amount BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
TRNC Transaction Code IT02, BKS24, BOT93 TI2 4 A/N
TRNN Transaction Number IT02, IT03, IT04, IT05, 6 N
IT06, IT07, IT08, IT09,
IT0A, IT0B, IT0C, IT0D,
IT0E, IT0S, IT0Y
BKT06, BKS24, BKS30,
BKS39, BKS42, BKS45,
BKS46, BKP83, BKP84,
BKI63, BAR64, BAR65,
BAR66, BMP70,
BMP71, BMP71,
BMP72, BMP73,
BMP74, BMP78, BKF81
TRNS Transaction Sub Code TI2 4 A/N
TSID Ticket Stock Indicator TI2 1 A/N
TTCA Total Tax on Commission Amount BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
TTDA Total Tax on Discount Amount CIT 15 N
TTMF Total Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, 15 N
BFT99
VISO Vendor ISO Country Code IT02, BKT06 2 A
VLNC Validating Location Numeric Code IT04 8 N
VNID Vendor Identification IT02, BKT06 4 A/N
WARE Warehouse TI2 2 A/N
WAVR Waiver code IT03, BKS45 14 A/N

NB: When a data element has more than one Element Attribute in different records, an asterisk (*) is used to relate
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CHAPTER 12 - GLOSSARY
12.1 INTRODUCTION
The Glossary defines the characteristics of all data elements that may be included in one or more of
the RET, HOT, CSI, MSA, TI, and CCSP files.

Each data element is assigned a four alphabetic character reference and may include one or more of
the characteristics detailed below.

When a data element has more than one Element Attribute in different records, an asterisk (*) is used
to relate the appropriate Element Attribute with the relevant Record Identifier.

12.2 GLOSSARY CHARACTERISTICS

Description
Explains the function of the data element.

Format
Specifies the format of the data element.

Use
Defines the general use of the data element.

Condition
Specifies applicable condition(s) for the data element.

Values
Lists the values permitted for the element.

RET Validation
Specifies the RET validation criteria.
If specific criteria have not been defined for a mandatory data element, the processing centre must
check that the element is present.

Code Assignment
Defines the code assignment procedures.

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12.3 GLOSSARY REFERENCES

# AEBA Amount Entered by Agent 11 N
File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT05
Description
The agreed settlement amount (exclusive of taxes and fees) between the agent and the airline as
entered by the agent.
Use
Element is only used in BSPs that have Net Reporting schemes 2.
See Section 13.
RET Validation
If AEBA > 0, then NRID must contain "NR".
May not be greater than the value of TDAM less the value of TMFA(s).
May not be greater than the value of APBC when APBC is present.

# AFBT Agent First Batch Number 7N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C CAT
Description
The Batch Number (BTNR) of the first batch of an agent on a credit sales invoice.

# AGRN Airline/Credit Card Company Agreement Number 16 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CIH, CIT IIH, IIT
C
Description
A reference number assigned by a credit card company to identify and pay an airline that entered into
a merchant agreement with the former.

Q AGGS Agent Gross Sales 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C MSA
Description
Algebraic sum of commissionable amount (COBL) over all transactions reported to the BSP by an
agent during the reporting month.

Condition
The value of this element may be zero in case an agent does not permit the BSP these data to be
used.
In this case AGSI will have the value ‘X’.

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Q AGSA Airline Gross Sales per Agent 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M MSA
C
Description
Algebraic sum of commissionable amount (COBL) over all transactions reported to the BSP for the
receiving airline by an agent during the reporting month.

Q AGSI Airline Gross Sales Indicator 1 AN

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M MSA
C
Description
An indicator to show if the Agent Gross Sales of the agent in AGTN is to be shown.
Values
blank Agent Gross Sales are shown
X no Agent Gross Sales are shown

AGTA AGTA 20 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain the data defined by each agency and may contain information such as airline
code, tour category, issuing place, and issuing branch.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

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AGTB Agency Data/Rebate Code 2 7 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain rebate from the second airline if it exists.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

AGTC Agency Data/Customer Code 10 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain a customer code decided by each agency.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

AGTE Agency Data/Pricing Code 7 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain pricing information.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

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AGTF Agency Data/Free Code 10 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain free format data for comments concerning this ticketing.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

AGTK Agency Data/Rebate Code 1 7 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain rebate from airline related.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

Q AGTN Agent Numeric Code 8N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT02 BOH03, CBH, CBR, TI2 IBR MSA
BKS24, CAT
BOT93,
BOT94
C
Description
A unique numeric code allocated to each Approved Location where an agent is accredited and
authorised to issue standard traffic documents (STDs) on behalf of ticketing airlines.
Agent numeric codes comprise of 7 digits followed by a modulus-7 check-digit.
Use
The agent whose code is entered in AGTN is the Location validating the STD and is responsible for
the reporting and settlement of the transaction.
The code is imprinted on each validly issued STD.

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RET Validation
Check against Agent Master File or relevant extract.
S It can only be a Host Approved Location except for Transactions codes VSCN, CANX, and CANN
voids where it may also be a TDO or ETDN.
Code Assignment
Agent numeric codes are assigned by the IATA Agency Accreditation Services located in the 3 IATA
Traffic Conferences Areas and are then duly entered on the IATA Agency List.
For further information on Agency Accreditation, visit the IATA website at [www.iata.org/agenthome/].

AGTO Agency Data/Receiving Order Code 12 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain receiving order code.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

AGTP Agency Data/Paying In Code 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain paying-in code decided by each agency.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

AGTR Agency Data/Routing Code 3 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA

Description
This field may contain routing code.

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Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

AGTS Agency Data/Section Code 6 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain sales section code.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

AGTT Agency Data/Package Tour Code 15 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain package tour code.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

AGTU Agency Data/Sales Staff Code 6 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA

Description
This field may contain sales staff code.
Use
This data element has a limited application.

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Condition
The data may be passed to agency back office computer systems for accounting purposes.
RET Validation
No validation required.

# ALBT Agent Last Batch Number 7N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C CAT
Description
The Batch Number (BTNR) of the last batch of an agent on a credit sales invoice.

ALCD Allocation Date 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M TI2
C
Description
S The date on which the document range was allocated.

ALCT Allocation Type 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M TI2
C
Description
A code to indicate how the documents, listed in the TI record, were allocated.
S Use
For BSP to TDD allocations, value will always be "A".
For BSP to SNAP allocations, value will be "A", "D", or "I".
For TDD to BSP allocations, value will always be "T".
S Values
A Allocated to agent, or to Ticketing System Provider (in the case of computer-generated
numbers)
B Blacklisted (not used by Ticketing System Provider)
D Destroyed by BSP (not used by Ticketing System Provider)
I Issued or cancelled by Ticketing System Provider (used for BSP to SNAP only)
R Withdrawn from agent and reallocated to different outlet (not used by Ticketing System
Provider)
T Received by TDD into-warehouse: from printer, or returns from agents (used for TDD to
BSP only)
W Withdrawn from agent and returned to BSP

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ALNC Approved Location Numeric Code 8N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02, IT0S* BKT06
* This element also has a Mandatory status within the same record.
Description
The numeric code assigned to an Approved Agency Location electronically connected to the agent
specified in AGTN and that received some or all of the coupons of this transaction.
Use
Up to three ALNCs may be specified per transaction, in addition to the validating agency specified in
AGTN.
When coupons are issued at a separate printer in the same Location, the IATA number of the AGTN
will be repeated in ALNC.
Condition
Some or all of the coupons have been printed at this location.
If one or more coupons are printed at a location other than the AGTN location, this element shall be
reported.
RET Validation
Check against Agent Master File or relevant extract.

ALTP Approved Location Type 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02, IT0S* BKT06
* This element also has a Mandatory status within the same record.
Description
A code that identifies the type of Location receiving some or all coupons of an STD.
Condition
Shall be supplied if corresponding ALNC is populated.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
The element is repeated for each location receiving ATB coupons of the travel document.
S Values
A Retail agency approved Location
E Electronic Ticket Delivery Network (ETDN) or Ticket Delivery Office (TDO) approved
Locations
S Satellite Ticket Printer (STP) approved Location
blank
RET Validation
The first occurrence of ALTP in the IT02 record (element 17) must be "A" or "blank".
If TRNC = VSCN, CANX and CANN voids, it may also be "E".
S Subsequent occurrences of ALTP may take values "A", "E", "S".
If the corresponding ALNC is zeros, ALTP may be "blank".

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 AMIL Amount in Letters 72 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP72
Description
The Amount in Letters as entered on a document.
Condition
Element shall be supplied if entered on the document as specified either PSC Resolution 725 or 726.
RET Validation
No validation required.

APBC Amount Paid by Customer 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT05 BKS39
Description
The amount actually paid by the customer to an agent (inclusive of taxes) in the ticketed currency.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Ticketed currency is defined by CUTP in IT05 and in BKS39.
The value is used by the BSP to calculate the tax liability on the amount earned by the agent.
The calculated amount is then entered in one of the TOCA elements with the corresponding code
entered in the TCTP element.
In the case of multiple instances of the BKS39 record in the transaction, APBC will be set as 0 for
any other than the first occurrence (i.e. 2-n).
Condition
This element is only used in some NR schemes (e.g. Section 13.4 Example 2A.2).
RET Validation
If APBC > 0, then NRID must contain "NR".
When present, it must be greater than the sum of AEBA + TMFA(s).

 APLC Approval Code 6 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 BKP84 CBR IBR
Description
The first 6 characters of a series of characters assigned by the authorisation system of the Credit
Institution to confirm the approval of a credit sale transaction.
Use
If longer than 6 characters, the whole APLC may also be stored in the FPTI element.
This element is not applicable for refunds.

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Condition
This element is only applicable if form of payment is a credit card.
RET Validation
No validation required.

# AUDI Audit Status Indicator 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C BKT06
Description
An indicator to show that a transaction has been manually verified, or controlled by the Processing
Centre, and which has been amended from what was reported by a Ticketing System.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
The element may be required for specified Net Reporting schemes.
Values
A Audited

AUTA Authorised Amount 11 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 CBR IBR
Description
The total amount authorised by one Credit Card Company for all transactions approved
simultaneously with a single authorisation code.
Use
This data element has a limited application and is used in conjunction with APLC and SAPP.
As an example: if four tickets for USD 400 each are authorised simultaneously, and the Credit Card
Company issues only one approval code, the Authorised Amount for all four transactions would be
reported as "USD160000".
Condition
This element is only applicable if form of payment is a credit card.
RET Validation
No validation required.

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AVCD Address Verification Code 2 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 COR IBR
Description
The Address Verification Response Code (AVS) is present when the ticketing agency verifies an
address on a credit card sale with certain credit card companies in certain countries.
Use
The verification is not applicable for refunds.
Condition
If address verification was not performed, or when the Form of Payment is not a 'credit card’, this field
will be blank.
RET Validation
If FPTP = "CC........" then this field may contain a value. Otherwise it must be blank.

# BAED Billing Analysis Ending Date 6 N, 8 N*

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BCH02 CBR IBR*
C CFH, CBH, IBH*, IBT*
CAT, CIT,
CFT,COR
Description
The last day covered by the Billing Analysis.
Format
YYMMDD
CCSP uses the 8-character date format of CCYYMMDD.

 BAID Booking Agent Identification 6 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BAR64
Description
A code to identify the booking agent as entered on the ticket to allow some agencies to remunerate
the person that created the booking.
Use
This element is only applicable for OPATB2 and Miscellaneous Documents.
RET Validation
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BEOT Booking Entity Outlet Type 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BAR64
Description
A code to identify the type of Location responsible for making the booking.
Condition
This element relates to BOON.
S Values
Valid entries as shown in AIRIMP, section 2.5.1.3

A Airline
E Electronic Reservation Services Provider (ERSP as defined in IATA Passenger
Agency Conference Resolution 898a)
N User does not have a user identification number assigned by IATA/ARC
T User has a user identification number assigned by IATA/ARC other than an ERSP
number
RET Validation
No specific validation required.

 BERA Bank Exchange Rate 13 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP71
Description
The Bank Exchange Rate used to determine the amount to be collected in the currency of payment
for the fare or other charges on miscellaneous documents.
Use
The format of this field is the exchange rate, right-justified with four (4) decimal places.
The element is preceded by the applicable 3-character ISO Currency Code as listed in IATA Airline
Coding Directory.
Example: "AUD1.3456".
RET Validation
No validation required.

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BNBR Begin Serial Number 10 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M TI2
C
Description
The first document number in the stock allocation range.
Q Use
For BSP to TDD allocations of SAFs or other documents (not STDs or SCNs), this element will be
zero.
Format
Form Code followed by the Serial Number.

BOON Booking Agency/Location Number 10 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BAR64
Description
The code of the Agency/Location that is responsible for booking the reservation.
If the booking is received via an electronic network, a numeric code is used to identify the source of a
booking.
Condition
This element relates to BEOT.
RET Validation
No validation required.

# BSNM BSP Name 20 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CFH IFH
C
Description
The identifying name of a BSP.
Use
For CSI data, it is the name as entered in the ISS BSP Profile & Performance Information.
Alternatively, it can be designated by the letters "BSP" followed by a blank, the ISO country codes
separated by an oblique ("/") where there is more than one code, a blank and the three-letter
Location identifier of the city of the BSP office, e.g. "BSP BE/LU BRU".
For the CCSP Invoice, this element contains “IATA CCSP”.

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# BSPI BSP Identifier 3 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BFH01,
BFT99
C
Description
The city code used by a Billing and Settlement Plan to identify the HOTs it produces.
Code Assignments
Codes are assigned by IATA Passenger Standards Development for new BSPs, using Form shown
in Appendix D.

# BSPN BSP Identification Number 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CFH
C
Description
A value assigned by the Credit Card company to identify the originator of an invoice and which is
used for processing control.

# BTCI Batch Count Per Invoice 5N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CIT IIT
C
Description
The total number of batch header (CBH) or trailer (CBT) records per credit sales invoice.

# BTNR Batch Number 7N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CBH, CBR, IBR
CBT
C
Description
A number taken from a continuous ascending sequential series of numbers assigned to each agent
batch as they are recorded on a CSI file.
Use
Once the batch number has reached the value ‘9999999’, the next batch number shall be set to 1 to
initiate a new series.

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CABC Total Hash Signed For Amount Credits 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IIT
C
Description
The total hash amount for all preceding CTSF elements in the IBT records, where DBCR = CR.

CABD Total Hash Signed For Amount Debits 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IIT
C
Description
The total hash amount for all preceding CTSF elements in the IBT records, where DBCR = DB.

# CARF Commercial Agreement Reference 10 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C BKT06
Description
An agreement reference between specific airlines and agents.
Condition
May be assigned by airlines for their own use in tracking agency sales.

 CARR Carrier 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT06 BKI63 COR IOR
Description
The two-alpha numeric or three alphabetic Airline Designator of the marketing airline on each
itinerary segment as published in the IATA Airline Coding Directory.
Use
For transactions manually data captured by the BSP Processing Centre, the field shall contain "ZZ"
on the HOT, only if the designator is illegible. The BSP Processing Centre must not default unknown
codes to "ZZ".
Condition
When a carrier has not been selected for a specific segment, this element will be blank.
RET Validation
No validation required.

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CASC Total Amount – Settlement Credits 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IIT
Description
The total amount for all preceding CTAS elements in the IBT records, where DBCR = CR.
Condition
If CERI = ‘M’ and/or CERS = ‘0’, this element does not show the true settlement amount.

CASD Total Amount – Settlement Debits 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IIT
Description
The total amount for all preceding CTAS elements in the IBT records, where DBCR = DB.
Condition
If CERI = ‘M’ and/or CERS = ‘0’, this element does not show the true settlement amount.

# CCAC Credit Card Account Number 19 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CBR IBR
C
Description
The credit card account number derived from the corresponding FPAC element.

# CCCC Credit Card Code 2 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CBR IBR
C
Description
The 2-letter Credit Card code derived from the third and fourth position of the FPTP element.
Use
A fictitious code should be assigned to group all credit sales that, for some reason, cannot be
invoiced to a credit card company and must be investigated by the ticketing airline (see Section 7.2).

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CCEN Credit Card Company Data/Other Expense Number 14 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain other expense number which expense includes service charges rather than air
tickets.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to credit card companies to issue invoices for their client companies.
RET Validation
No validation required.

CCHN Credit Card Company Data/Card Holder’s Name 26 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain the cardholder’s name.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to credit card companies to issue invoices for their client companies.
RET Validation
No validation required.

CCOC Credit Card Company Data/Organisation Code 2 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
This field may contain the organisation code of client companies where invoices are to be issued to.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Condition
The data may be passed to credit card companies to issue invoices for their client companies.
RET Validation
No validation required.

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CCRM Credit Card Company Data/Remarks 10 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0Y COA IOA
Description
Free format credit card information to enable credit card companies to issue invoices for their client
companies.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
The element may be repeated up to 3 times to provide the following:
• The first line may contain the organisation code of the company of the client.
• The second line may contain company staff ID number.
• The third line may contain business trip order number.
Condition
The data may be passed to credit card companies to issue invoices for their client companies.
RET Validation
No validation required.

CDCA Settlement Debit/Credit Amount 14 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IBR
Description
The Debit/Credit Amount calculated by CCSP, i.e. the intended settlement amount.
Condition
If CERI = ‘M’ and/or CERS = ‘0’, this element will be zero-filled.

CDGT Check Digit 1N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M ♦♦♦
C IT0A,IT02, BMP71
IT03*
♦♦♦All HOT records except BFH01, BCH02, BOH03, BKT06, BKP83, BKP84, BOT93, BOT94,
BCT95, BFT99.
* This element also has a Mandatory status within the same record.
Description
A mathematical calculation to validate the accuracy of a document number using the unweighted
modulus-7 check-digit method.
Use
For each type of STD, PSC Recommended Practice 1720a, Attachment 'D', defines whether or not
the coupon number and the airline code is included in the calculation.
Documents to which check digit does not apply may default to "9".

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RET Validation
Although one CDGT element is used within the record layouts, a check digit routine is performed on
the following document numbers:
• In Connection With Document Number
• Related Ticket/Document Number
• Ticket/Document Number
• Ticketing Airline Code Number
S For refunds of those document types that include coupon numbers in check digit calculation, the
lowest coupon number (of RCPN) being refunded should be used to perform the check digit
calculation of the corresponding RTDN.

CERI CCSP Exchange Rate Indicator 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IIH, IBH,
IBR, IBT, IIT
C
Description
An indicator to show whether the primary or fallback CSER has been applied to a transaction, or
whether there was no rate available.
Use
For IBR, the element contains an indicator showing whether the primary or fallback CSER has been
applied to a transaction, or whether there was no rate available.
For IIH, IBH, IBT, and IIT, the element contains the indicator ‘P’ to show if all transactions within a
batch/invoice have had the primary CSER applied.
If one or more transactions within a batch/invoice have the fallback CSER applied, the value will be
‘F’.
If, for one or more transactions in a batch/invoice, neither a Primary nor a Fallback exchange rate
was available, this element in the IIH, IBH, IIT and IBT will contain ‘M’.
If the batch/invoice contains both ‘F’ and ‘M’ transactions, then this element in the IIH, IBH, IIT, and
IBT will contain ‘M’.
Values
F Fallback Source
M Missing Exchange Rate
P Primary Source

CERS Settlement Exchange Rate Source 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IIH, IBH,
IBR, IBT, IIT
C
Description
The source of the exchange rate used for CCSP settlement purposes.
Use
This element identifies whether an airline sponsored rate or a neutral rate was used, or whether no
conversion was required or was not possible.

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Condition
If "0", then CDCA, CSED and CSER will be zero-filled.
On the Batch Header the CERS may contain 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 if all transactions in the batch have the
same CERS, otherwise it will contain 9.
On the Invoice Header the CERS may contain 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 if all batches in the invoice have the
same CERS, otherwise it will contain 9.
Values
0 Nil, no translation
1 One-to-one rate
2 Acquirer rate
3 Airline rate
4 Neutral rate, e.g. Reuters rate
9 Used on IIH/IBH to show that the Invoice/Batch contains records having different
Settlement Exchange Rate Sources

CFBC File Total Hash Signed For Amount Credits 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IFT
C
Description
The hash total of all the invoices' CABC contained in the file.

CFBD File Total Hash Signed For Amount Debits 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IFT
C
Description
The hash total of all the invoices' Total Hash Signed for Amount Debits (CABD) contained in the file.

CFIT CCSP File Type 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
S M IFH
C
Description
An indication of the purpose and the intended recipient of the file.
Values
A Invoice to airline contractor
I Invoicing to acquirer
C Invoice copy for the airline (e.g. for reconciliation purposes)

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CFRI Financial Record Indicator 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IIH, IBH, IBR
C
Description
An indication whether transactions are financially relevant or not.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
This element is used to distinguish between financial and non-financial transactions in order that they
can be listed on separate invoices.
Values
F Financial transaction
N Non-Financial transaction

CFSC File Total Hash Amount - Settlement Credits 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IFT
Description
The hash total of all the invoices' CASC contained in the file.
Condition
If CERI = ‘M’ and/or CERS = ‘0’ this element does not show the true settlement amount.

CFSD File Total Hash Amount - Settlement Debits 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IFT
Description
The hash total of all the invoices' CASD contained in the file.
Condition
If CERI = ‘M’ and/or CERS = ‘0’ this element does not show the true settlement amount.

CIND CCSP Invoice Date 8N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IIH, IBH,
IBR, IBT, IIT
C
Description
The date when the CCSP invoice was created.

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CINN CCSP Invoice Number 14 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IIH, IBH,
IBR, IBT, IIT
C
Description
The CSSP invoice number created.
Format
The format for the element is:
AAAABBBCDDDEEE
and the individual components have the following functions:
AAAA Represents an alphanumeric code of the credit card acquirer company to which the CCSP
Invoice is submitted by CCSP. For UATP cards, the numeric credit card codes listed in IATA
Resolution 728, section 7, will be included
BBB Represents the Airline Numeric Code of the airline on whose behalf the CCSP Invoice is
created
C Represents the last digit of the calendar year in which the invoice was created, e.g. “1” for
2001
DDD Represents the Julian date of the day when the invoice was created, e.g. 035 for 4 February,
203 for 22 July or 204 for 22 July in a leap year
EEE Represents the sequence number, to be incremented by one for each new invoice for each
combination of AAAA and BBB.

CJCP Conjunction Ticket Indicator 3 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKS24 COR IOR
Description
An indicator to specify that the ticket is a continuation of the itinerary of the previous ticket.
Use
As a consequence of the above definition, CNJ shall not be entered in the CJCP field of the first
primary ticket.
The above relationships only apply to valid, i.e. non-cancelled, tickets.
For cancelled tickets (also for conjunction tickets), each individual ticket is reported as a separate
transaction.
Values
CNJ.
RET Validation
Must always be blank in first primary ticket record.
Must contain "CNJ" on tickets issued in conjunction with a primary ticket.
S CJCP may only have a value on the secondary ticket(s) if TRNC = "TKTA", "TKTB", "TKTT",
"TKTM", "MP10", or "XSBM".

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CLID Client Identification 8 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BKT06
Description
A code issued by an airline to identify a corporate client.
RET Validation
No validation required.

CMOI Month and Year of Issue 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IIH, IBH
Description
As derived from the DAIS, CCSP groups transactions/batches by month and year of issuance.
Format
CCYYMM

COAM Commission Amount 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKS39
C IT05
Description
The amount owed by an airline to a travel agent for selling air transportation on its behalf.
Use
It may be the amount entered on ADMs or ACMs by airlines, or it may represent the amount of a
discount as required by certain Net Reporting schemes.
In the first instance of BKS39 in the transaction, this element will be used to denote standard
commission amount. In any subsequent instances of the BKS39 in the transaction (i.e. 2-n), this will
be used to denote additional commission amount as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines.
In any instance of the BKS39 record except for the first, codes/values in this element will be
populated as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines (conforming also to standards described
above), and as automatically derived by the BSP from airline data.
Q In RET/HOT refund transactions where a cancellation penalty applies, it may be commissionable.
Where the commission type.3 COTP = 'XLP', the associated COAM will reflect the commission
amount on cancellation penalty. This value is accepted in the RET and passed onto the HOT as
agreed between the BSP and airlines.
Q For TRNC=TASF, normally zero on RET. In any case, BSP will ignore RET input and automatically
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Condition
If it is reported on the RET, it has precedence over any entry in the corresponding CORT field.
If COAM is not reported on the RET, the amount is calculated from the CORT field.
COAM may represent a discount in Net Reporting Schemes, in which case it is reported in the
second occurrence in the IT05 record. See Example 3E in Section 13.4.
RET Validation
No validation required.

# COBL Commissionable Amount 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKS30
C
Description
The sum of the Fare or Additional Fare amounts paid by cash and/or credit as usually shown in the
Cash Collection and Credit Balance boxes in the Remittance Area of the ticket/document.
This may also be computed as the sum of the Form of Payment Amounts less the Tax/Fee
Amount(s). See Section 6.7.1.
Use
This amount is given only in respect of primary traffic documents.

COCD CCSP Option Code 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IIH
Description
The CCSP option used by the airline.
Values
1 CCSP Option 1
2 CCSP Option 2
3 CCSP Option 3

CONI Confirmation Information 474 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IOX
Description
This field may contain data for Confirmation Records.

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CORT Commission Rate 5N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKS39
C IT05
Description
The decimal percentage claimed by the agent as eligible commission.
Format
A commission rate of 10.5% is recorded as ‘01050’.
Use
In the first instance of BKS39 in the transaction, this element will be used to denote standard
commission rate. In any subsequent instances of the BKS39 in the transaction (ie. 2-n), this will be
used to denote additional commission rate as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines.
In any instance of the BKS39 record except for the first, codes/values in this element will be
populated as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines (conforming also to standards described
above), and as automatically derived by the BSP from airline data.
Q In RET/HOT refund transactions where a cancellation penalty applies, it may be commissionable.
Where the commission type COTP = 'XLP', the associated CORT will reflect the commission
percentage on cancellation penalty. This value is accepted in the RET and passed onto the HOT as
agreed between the BSP and airlines.
For cases when CORT is calculated from COAM on the HOT, and the percentage works out to be
>99.99%, CORT must be set to 99999.
Q For TRNC=TASF, normally zero on RET. In any case, BSP will ignore RET input and automatically
set to 100% commission.
RET Validation
Value is zero when TRNC = "ACMA", "ACMR", "ACMS", "ADMA", "ADMS", "SSAC" or "SSAD".
For the HOT, CORT should be calculated from the COAM field for these TRNCs (subject to rounding
differences).
If the ticketing airline has provided the Processing Centre with a range of valid Commission Rates,
then check against such range. Otherwise, validate against the default range as applicable in the
BSP country/area.
Must not be greater than '09999'.
Code Assignments
The Commission Rate may be monitored by program whereby the entry in the Remittance Area box
shall be as prescribed by the ticketing airlines through the ISS Manager.

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COTP Commission Type 6 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT05 BKS39
Description
A code indicating the Type of Commission applicable to the transaction and associated with the
corresponding CORT or COAM. See examples in Section 6.7.
Use
In the first instance of BKS39 in the transaction, this element will be used to denote standard
commission type. In any subsequent instances of the BKS39 in the transaction (ie. 2-n), this will be
used to denote additional commission type as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines.
In any instance of the BKS39 record except for the first, codes/values in this element will be
populated as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines (conforming also to standards described
above), and as automatically derived by the BSP from airline data.
Values - General
blank Standard commission
CCP Where adopted by a BSP, this value would be set by the DPC on the HOT to indicate that
the standard COAM has been calculated on the fare refundable after cancellation penalty
(TMFT=CP) is deducted. This may be applicable for refunds or exchanges (as agreed by
the BSP) and these calculations apply:
COAM(HOT) = [COBL - TMFA(“CP”)] x CORT(RET) / 100
CORT(HOT) = [COAM(HOT) / COBL] x 100
S XLP Commission taken on a cancellation penalty or administrative fee, applicable for refunds
only. This value is accepted in the RET and passed onto the HOT as agreed between the
BSP and airlines.

Values for net-reporting transactions only

blank The standard COAM is calculated on the gross fare (excluding taxes)
or G
N The standard COAM is calculated on an amount other than the gross fare (excluding taxes)
These codes may precede standard COTP using an oblique ("/") as a separator. e.g. "G/XLP".

Values for commissionable taxes or fees*

PSC Where adopted by a BSP, this value would be set by the DPC on the HOT to indicate
that the commission amount had been calculated as:
COAM(HOT) = [COBL + TMFA(“UB”)] x CORT(RET) / 100
CORT(HOT) = [COAM(HOT) / COBL] x 100
CCPPSC Where adopted by a BSP, this value would be set by the DPC on the HOT to indicate
that the commission amount had been calculated as:
COAM(HOT) = [COBL + TMFA(“UB”) – TMFA(“CP”)] x CORT(RET) / 100
CORT(HOT) = [COAM(HOT) / COBL] x 100
This may be applicable for refunds or exchanges (as agreed by the BSP).
* These values are the result of the U.K. Passenger Service Charges Legal Ruling.
Other values may be required if other countries enact similar legislation.
RET Validation
Check values as indicated above.
Q If COTP = 'XLP', then there must be at least one occurrence of TMFT with a value of 'CP'.

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CPNR Coupon Number 1N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT0D BMP77
C
Description
The coupon number to which the data in this record is associated.
RET Validation
Must be in the range 1 - 4.

CPUI Coupon Use Indicator 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKS24
Description
An indication of the status of each flight/value coupon in the ticket/document.
Use
The number of coupons per ticket or document is specified in The Passenger Traffic Document
Number Assignments Table in PSC Recommended Practice 1720a. The Table is available on the
BSP Data Interchange Group (BDISG) website.
Each position (1 to 4) of CPUI will indicate the status of the corresponding coupon as specified by
PSC RP 1720a.
For OPATBs, "bottom void" always applies.
Q For Etickets, “bottom void” always applies.
Values
For any of the four positions of the CPUI:

blank Document comprising no such coupon, or for refund transactions

B Coupon used for a Boarding Pass Only *
F Value coupon issued
S Non-value coupon between two valid coupons (interruption of journey)
S V Void (unused) coupon (before beginning or after end of journey, on single or
conjunction tickets), or a non-printed OPATB, MDnn , or unused MCOM coupons
* For Boarding Pass, all four positions will contain "B".
RET Validation
Any of the four positions in this field may contain "B", "F", "S" or "V" provided the value and position
correspond to TDNR and TRNC.
When TRNC= "CANR", or "CANX", there will be no validation.
When TRNC = "CANN" (and refunds), CPUI will be blank.
Not applicable positions will also be "blank".
S CPUI must reflect SEGI where applicable.

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CRCC Credit Card Corporate Contract 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 COR IBR
Description
When the Form of Payment is Credit Card, this field contains a code to indicate whether the
purchase is on behalf of a Corporate Client that has a contract with the ticketing agency for the
purchase of transportation and related services.
Values
Values are defined by the Credit Card Contractors.
RET Validation
No validation required.

CRRI Reject Resubmission Indicator 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IIH, IBH, IBR
C
Description
This indicator is used to identify invoices, batches, and/or transactions that have been rejected to a
BSP by CCSP, have been corrected by the BSP, and are resubmitted to CCSP.
Use
This indicator is used to identify invoices, batches, and/or transactions that have been rejected to a
BSP by CCSP, have been corrected by the BSP, and are resubmitted to CCSP.
Values
A Original submission
R Re-submission of rejects

CSAL Sales Source 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IBH
C
Description
The value to denote the source of the sales.
Values
A Reserved for future use
B BSP
C–Z Reserved for future use

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CSED Settlement Exchange Rate Date 8N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IBH, IBR,
IBT
Description
The date of the Exchange Rate applied by CCSP.

CSER Settlement Exchange Rate 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IBH, IBR,
IBT
Description
The Exchange Rate used for CCSP settlement purposes.
Use
The decimal point is implied after position 9. e.g. 14.2167 would be reported as ‘000000014216700’.
When reported, the CSER will be applied as a dividing factor to the SFAM amount received from the
BSP in order to calculate the amount reported in the CDCA in the IBR record.

CSTF Customer File Reference 27 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 BKT06 CBR IBR
Description
A reference to a commercial account with a ticketing airline when paid by a credit card.
Use
The credit card holder may opt that this reference together with the Passenger Name (PXNM) be
communicated to the airline and to the credit card company to have this information appear on the
Cardholder's invoice.
Because of the difference in record structures, only the first occurrence of CSTF in the IT08 record
can be written to the other files.
Q For TRNC=TASF, if associated with an airline document, RET should contain the document number
(but no validation required by BSP).
S Condition
This element is only applicable when form of payment is a credit card except for TRNC = ‘TASF’.
S RET Validation
Check for blanks if FPTP does not contain "CC…" except for TRNC = ‘TASF’.

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CTAB Total Debt/Credit Amount - BSP 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IBT
C
Description
The total of all the FPAM elements contained in the batch.

S CTAS Total Debit/Credit Amount - Settlement 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IBT
Description
The total of all CDCA elements contained in the batch.
Condition
If CERI = ‘M’ and/or CERS = ‘0’, this element does not show the true settlement amount.

CTNI Total Number of Items 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IBT
C
Description
The total number of IBR records in the batch.

CTSF Total Debit/Credit Signed For Amount 17 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IBT
C
Description
The total number of all SFAM elements contained in the batch.

CUTP Currency Type 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
Q M IT05, IT08 BOH03, BKS30, CIH, CBH, IIH, IBH*, MSA
BKS39, BKS42, CBR*, COT, IBR*, IBT*
BKP84*, BOT93, CBT, CAT,
BOT94, BCT95, CIT
BFT99
C IT0Y IIT, IOT
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Description
The currency code used to reporting monetary amounts followed by a digit to represent the number
of decimal places associated with each amount, as defined in ISO 4217.
Format
AAAN
The 3-character ISO Currency Code and one digit.
Examples: "USD2" (2 decimals), "CLP0" (no decimals). See also Section 6.5.3 (Currency).
S Use
The number of decimal places in CUTP normally applies to both ticket printing (as defined for each
currency code in the IATA Tariff Composite 024d, Attachment A) and reporting.
However, where agreed between the business partners, the number of decimal places used on the
face of the document print may be different to the number of decimal places used in reporting
monetary amounts on the RET (in IT05 and IT08).
In this case, the number of decimal places shown in CUTP represents the number of decimal places
used for reporting monetary amounts on the RET only, and does not relate to the facsimile fields (in
IT04).
If cancelled documents (CANX) are output to the HOT, CUTP should be set to the default currency
as described in Section 6.5.3.
For the MSA file, in case of multi-currency countries, CUTP will be the "primary“ currency in the
country (amounts
in other currencies will be converted).
RET Validation
For the IT05 and IT08, the 3-character ISO Currency Code and the number for that currency must
be valid for the country of issue and must be identical in both types of record.
Code Assignments
If adherence to ISO 4217 cause overflow on the STD, then exemption should be requested (using
Form shown in Appendix D) from the IDFS Regional Director who will advise the agreed format to all
parties concerned.
ISO Currency Codes are listed in the IATA Airline Coding Directory.

DAIS Date of Issue 6 N, 8 N*

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT02 ♦♦♦ CBR IBR*
C
♦♦♦All HOT Records except BFH01, BCH02, BOH03, BKT06, BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, BFT99
Description
The date of the transaction.
Use
If missing or illegible, the default value shall be BAED.
For refund transactions, the DAIS will contain the date the transaction was refunded, regardless of
whether or not a document was issued.
RET Validation
Perform standard date check.
Sales and refunds should be dated within the Reporting Period.
ADM/ACM transactions (see table under TRNC in Glossary) may fall prior to the Reporting Period.

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# DBCR Debit/Credit Code 2 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CBR IBR
C CIT IBT
Description
A code used in Credit Sales Invoicing to indicate how to post the amount billed.
Values
CR Credit (refunds; or amount less than zero)
DB Debit (issues; or amount greater than or equal to zero)

Q DELM Delivery Method 1A

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C TI2
Description
Delivery method (for BSP to TDD allocations).
S Values
A Automatic
M Manual
U Urgent

S DIRD Date of Issue Related Document 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT03 BKS45
Description
S The date the first related document was originally issued.
9
RET Validation
If the TRNC is a refund, perform standard date check.
May not be later than DAIS in IT02.

DISI Data Input Status Indicator 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKT06
Description
An indication of the mode of data capture.
Use
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S Values
A Fully automated data and manually captured cancellation penalty/refund charge and
waiver code of cancellation penalty
F Fully automated (no agent entered data is included in the Refund transaction)
L Mixed automated data and data manually captured
M Manual data capture - no automated data
L or M Partial Refunds
RET Validation
S If TRNC = ‘RFND’, then DISI must contain "A", “F”, “L” or “M”.

S DSTC Destination Airport/City Code 5A

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT06 BKI63
C COR IOR
Description
The airport or city code for the point of disembarkation of the flight segment.
Format
AAA (left justified).
Use
The entry "ZZZ" shall replace an illegible code.
Values
The 3 character IATA Location Identifiers as published in the IATA Airline Coding Directory.

RET Validation
Must be 3 character airport or city code, followed by 2 blanks.

# DYRI Dynamic Run Identifier 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BCH02
C
Description
An indicator to determine the status of a file in terms of being one in a series of several files
pertaining to one billing period.
Values
D Not the final run
F The final run

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# EFCO Effective Commission Amount 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKS39
C
Description
The value amount of the commission earned by the Travel Agent.
Use
The relationship between amount fields (for reporting purposes) is: EFCO = COAM + SPAM.
In the case of multiple instances of the BKS39 record in the transaction, EFCO should appear as ‘0’
(zero) in all but the first occurrence.
9

# EFRT Effective Commission Rate 5N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKS39
C
Description
The decimal percentage of COBL that EFCO comprises as calculated by the system or as claimed by
the agent.
Format
An effective commission rate of 8.75 is recorded as ‘00875’.
Use
Relationship of amount fields:
• (EFCO ÷ COBL) × 100 = EFRT
• CORT + SPRT = EFRT when COTP is "blank" or "G" (subject to rounding differences)
• CORT + SPRT will not equal EFRT when COTP = "N"
Q When percentage works out to be > 99.99%, EFRT must be set to 99999.
In the case of multiple instances of the BKS39 record in the transaction, EFRT should appear as 0
(zero) in all but the first occurrence.
9

ENBR End Serial Number 10 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M TI2
C
Description
This field details the last document number in the stock allocation range (made up of Form Code
followed by Serial Number).
Use
When recording an individual document, the BNBR and ENBR should be the same.
Q For BSP to TDD allocations of SAFs or other documents (not STDs or SCNs), this element will be
zero.

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 ENRS Endorsements/Restrictions 147 A/N,

58 A/N*
File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT09 BKS46*
Description
Remarks provided to ensure common understanding between passenger and airline when a fare is
restricted as to time of travel, period of validity, voluntary rerouting, or where any other restricting
conditions are applicable and are not clearly evident from other entries.
RET Validation
No validation required.

 EQFR Equivalent Fare Paid 11A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BAR64
Description
The information entered in the "Equivalent Fare Paid" box on the audit coupon of the ticket.
Use
For OPATB2 transactions, the contents of the flight coupon will be reported.
Where OPATB2 has been printed at 17 characters per inch, the 11 alphanumeric field is too small to
report the 3 alpha currency code and the 9 (or more) numerics (which may include a decimal point).
In these circumstances, the 3 alpha currency code should NOT be reported on the RET and ONLY
the 9 (or more) numerics (which may include a decimal point) be reported, right justified.
Condition
This element is only applicable when payment is in a currency other than entered in the ‘Fare’ box.
RET Validation
No validation required.

ESAC Settlement Authorisation Code 14 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKP83
Description
A unique number generated by an airline to authorise or approve a transaction.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
The element is used to authorise a refund, cancellation or exchange of an Electronic Ticket.
In the case of an exchange, where the original issue was an ET, the Authorisation Code (if passed by
the validating carrier) will populate the FPTI element on the RET (the ESAC field on the RET remains
blank). The ESAC field on the HOT, in this case, will be derived from the FPTI on the RET.

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Ticketing rules make it mandatory that the complete unused STD be processed as a single
transaction requiring an ESAC at the STD level. This ESAC is at the STD level. There are coupon
ESACs used in interline billing at the coupon level that should not be confused with the ESAC at the
STD level.
RET Validation
No validation required.

ETID Electronic Ticket Indicator 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IBR
Description
An indication that the STD was Electronic.
Value
Must be ‘E’ if STD is electronic.

EXDA Expiry Date 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 BKP84 CBR IBR
Description
The expiry date of a credit card.
Format
MMYY
where: MM equals the Month and YY equals the Year.
Use
This element is not applicable for refunds.
RET Validation
If not blank, MM has a value of 01-12 and YY must be numeric.

EXPC Extended Payment Code 2 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 CBR IBR
Description
A code to indicate the number of months over which the customer wishes to pay when permitted by
the credit card company.
Use
This element is not applicable for refunds.
Condition
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Values
Examples:
Blank/00 Immediate payment
03 over 3 months
24 over 24 months
E Extended Payment*
* or any other alphabetic character instructed by the credit card company.
RET Validation
No validation required.

 FARE Fare 11 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT04 BAR64
C
Description
The information entered in the ‘Fare’ box on the audit coupon of the ticket. It is the applicable fare for
the complete itinerary covered by the primary and conjunction tickets, if any.
Use
For OPATB2 transactions, the contents of the flight coupon will be reported. Where OPATB2 has
been printed at 17 characters per inch, the 11 alphanumeric field is too small to report the 3 alpha
currency code and the 9 (or more) numerics (which may include a decimal point).
In these circumstances the 3 alpha currency code should NOT be reported on the RET and ONLY
the 9 (or more) numerics (which may include a decimal point) be reported, right justified.
FARE may contain '"IT" or "BT" as per IATA PSC Resolution 722.
Refer to Appendix B for print line positions and descriptions for each type of MD and MPD being
reported.
RET Validation
No specific validation required.

 FBAL Free Baggage Allowance 3 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT06 BKI63
Description
The Free Baggage Allowance.
Use
For PSC Resolutions 722c and 722f, this element may contain the applicable free baggage
allowance in either kilos "K" or pounds "L" or when the free allowance is based on pieces, this field
may contain "PC".
For reporting MD10 documents, this element will either be ‘Blank’ or may contain the weight of high
value bags as per PSC Resolution 742f, Print Line O, position 13-15.
RET Validation
No validation required.

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 FBST Flight Booking Status 2A

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT06 BKI63
Description
The status of the passenger's reservation when the ticket is issued.
Values
Valid entries are defined in PSC Resolution 722.
Examples:
Blank
OK Space Confirmed
NS Infant not occupying a seat
RQ Space requested but not confirmed, or space wait listed
SA Subject to space being available whenever fare or rule
prohibits making advance reservation.

RET Validation
No validation required.

 FBTD Fare Basis/Ticket Designator 15 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT06 BKI63
C COR IOR
Description
A series of characters as shown in PSC Resolution 728, Paragraph 2 to define the entitlement of the
passenger based on the fare charged.
Use
This field always includes the Fare Basis.
(It may also contain the Ticket Designator that is still used by some BSPs and is being entered in a
separate area on older ticket stock.
RET Validation
No specific validation required.

FCMI Fare Calculation Mode Indicator 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT07 BAR64
C
Description
An indicator to show the method of pricing as entered on the ticket.

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Values
0 System Computer priced
1 Manually priced*
2-9 For individual airline/system provider use
A–Z Undefined industry use
*Manual STDs whereby the data is transmitted through a Reporting System fall in this category.
Agents should submit such documents to their DPC for onward delivery to the ticketing airline.
RET Validation
No specific validation required.

FFRF Frequent Flyer Reference 16 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT06 BKI63
Description
A reference assigned by an airline to identify its frequent flyers.
Format
The designator of the airline assigning the reference followed by the actual reference assigned.
RET Validation
No validation required.

# FLCR File Total Credit Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CFT
C
Description
The hash total of the TCAI element of each Invoice Trailer (CIT) record of a Credit Sales Invoicing file
for a Reporting Period.

# FLDE File Total Debit Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CFT
C
Description
The hash total of the TDAI element of the Invoice Trailer (CIT) records of a Credit Sales Invoicing file
for a Reporting Period.

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FORM Format Identifier 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKT06
Description
A code to indicate the lowest logical record level of a data element.
Use
Tickets can only have format "L" or "X".
Automated MPDs and MDs can only have format "X".
S Transaction types "CANN", "CANR", "CANX", "RSCN", or "VSCN", can only have format "S".
Refunds, ADMs, ACMs, or Manual MCOs have no format, i.e. FORM = "Blank".
Values
S The element belongs to the Short Record format
L The element belongs to the Long Record format
X The element belongs to the Super Long Record format
Blank Refunds, ADMs, ACMs, or Manual MCOs
RET Validation
Q Must be "S", "L", "X", or blank for transaction types listed under TRNC in the Glossary.
If TRNC = "TKTA", "TKTB", "TKTT", "MPnn" or "MDnn", then FORM = "X".
If TRNC = "TKTM", then FORM = "L". If FORM = "L", then records IT07, IT09, IT0A, IT0B, IT0C,
IT0D IT0E and IT0Y must not be part of the transaction.
S If TRNC = "CANN", "CANR", "CANX", "RSCN", or "VSCN", or if FPTP = "VD", then FORM = "S".
FORM = "S" must only be used for these transaction types. Therefore, the transactions with FORM =
"S" will comprise of IT02 and perhaps, IT0S record.
Q Valid records must appear in a logical sequence.

FPAC Form of Payment Account Number 19 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 BKP84
Description
An Account Number to supplement the Form of Payment Type Code applied to transactions other
than ‘cash’.
Format
For exchanged transactions, this element consists of the following format structure:
AAABBBBBBBBBBCDDDD
where
AAA Airline Code Number
BBBBBBBBBB Serial Number of STD
C Check Digit (1)
DDDD Actual Coupon Numbers (2)

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(1) The check-digit is taken from the first exchanged flight/exchange coupon and verified for
Standard Traffic Documents (STDs) only in accordance with Recommended Practice 1720a.
Should the check-digit not be available, the system provider must not attempt to calculate it but
may use the default value "9" instead, for exchanged document numbers only.
(2) Each coupon number shall occupy its relative position; an unused position shall be blank, e.g.
"bb34" indicates that coupons 3 and 4 were exchanged.
Four blanks "bbbb" is an invalid entry.

Use
If FPTP commences with "MSCC" or "CCGR", then FPAC is in free flow format.
S If FPTP commences with “MSCA”, then FPAC may be blank.
For a Credit/Debit Card, FPAC contains the Card Number, left justified, without the contractor's 2-
letter code (which is reported in FPTP).
For Exchanged documents, FPAC contains the ticket/document number of the exchanged document
(i.e. the "ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR" box entry) and includes the airline Code and the actual
exchanged coupon number(s). At least one valid exchanged coupon number must be entered.
Condition
This element is only applicable when method of payment is NOT cash.
RET Validation
If FPTP in the same record commences with "CC" or "MSCC" and the next two characters represent
a valid abbreviation of a Credit Card Company whose cards are accepted by the ticketing airline,
then the appropriate modulus-10 check-digit verification must be performed on FPAC.
The calculation method is described in Section 2.8 of the Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) Manual.
S The Processing Centre shall match the numeric credit card code (listed in Resolution 728, section 7)
against the numeric credit card code reported in the FPTP. The latter must be a matching set. That
is, the Processing Centre shall match the credit card account number against the valid account
number range of the credit card company, described through the two-character credit card company
code.
If FPTP contains "EX" then FPAC must have the format of a ticket/document/coupon number(s). If at
all possible, duplicated exchanged tickets within the same Reporting Period should be highlighted.

FPAM Form of Payment Amount 11 N, 14 N*

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT08 BKP84
C CBR IBR*
Description
The Form of Payment amount associated with the type of payment recorded in the Form of Payment
box.
Use
There can be one or more Form of Payment entries on a document, but only one Currency Type.
For each entry, there must be a corresponding Form of Payment Type and Amount, and possibly an
Account Number.
Where a Net Reporting scheme is in operation, the sum of FPAMs may not total the TDAM on the
RET. When this applies, the Processing Centre will balance the difference between TDAM minus
FPAM with a FPAM-CA amount on the HOT and Billing Analysis.

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RET Validation
If FPTP = "EX", FPAM must be zero.

 FPIN Form of Payment Information 50 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT09 BAR66
9 C
Description
The information entered in the ‘Form of Payment’ box on the primary ticket.
Use
The length of the ‘Form of Payment’ box varies depending on the type of ticket used.
RET Validation
No specific validation required.

# FPSN Form of Payment Sequence Number 1N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BAR66
C
Description
Each Form of Payment Information line necessary to enter the complete information of the primary
ticket must be assigned a sequence number commencing at "1" for the first line and incremented by
1 for each additional line as it appears on the document.

FPTI Form of Payment Transaction Information 25 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 COR IBR
Description
Unique transaction information supplied to the System Provider by the Credit Card Company for
credit card transactions.
Use
May also be used to store Approval Code if it is longer than 6 characters allowed in APLC.
Not applicable for refunds.
When the Form of Payment is an exchange, and the exchange is an Electronic Ticket, this element
should contain the settlement authorisation code supplied to the System Provider by the validating
airline, up to a maximum of 14 characters.
RET Validation
No validation required.

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FPTP Form of Payment Type 10 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT08 BKP84
C
Description
The Form of Payment type consisting of a minimum of a two-letter code.
Use
There must be one Form of Payment box entry for each type of payment.
Values
CA Cash, including cheque and local invoice arrangement between agent and customer
There is always one BKP84-CA cash amount record even if all amount fields are zero-valued.

CC Credit Card (including GTRs and other miscellaneous credit paper)

For credit card transactions, the CC code is completed with the contractor's 2-character vendor code
followed by the 4-numeric credit card code (listed in Resolution 728, section 7).
Examples: "CCAX3758", "CCTP1125"
For Government Transportation Requests, the CC code is followed by "GR" and (optional) reference
number. These transactions will not be included in a BSP Credit Billing scheme.
Example: ”CCGR1234".

CM Credit amount turned into cash

A code to indicate that the credit sales transaction reporting procedure was not correctly applied and
the Form of Payment had to be changed to "cash". The Billing Analysis should also highlight this
change in the Form of Payment.

EX Exchange (including PTAs)

MS Miscellaneous, as described in section 1.15.3 of the Ticketing Handbook

For Miscellaneous Form of Payment, the "MS" code is completed with an indicator for whether it is to
be treated as "cash" or "credit" for BSP billing purposes, i.e.:"MSCA" = "cash"; "MSCC" = "credit";
"MSCC" may be completed with the contractor’s 2-character vendor code followed by the 4-numeric
credit card code listed in PSC Resolution 728, Section 7.
Example: "MSCCAX3758".
Q "MSCC" Credit (where no credit card information is included) will be reported as "MSCC" followed by
blanks. Any additional free format data will be included in the FPAC field.

VD Void (to report a cancelled STD on HOT).

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RET Validation
Must contain "CA", "CC", “CM", "EX", "MS", in the first 2 positions.
For "CC", either "GR" or the official Credit Card institution's abbreviation plus the first four digits of
the Credit Card number must follow. The latter must be a matching set.
"MS" must be followed by either "CA", or "CC" plus (if applicable) the official Credit Card institution’s
abbreviation followed by the first four digits of the Credit Card number. The latter must be a matching
set.
The Processing Centre shall match the numeric credit card code against the numeric credit card
code reported in the FPAC.
FPTP must have a logical relationship with TRNC.

FRCA Fare Calculation Area 87 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT07 BKF81
Description
The fare calculation details as entered in the Fare Calculation Area on the ticket as per PSC
Resolution 722.
Use
When fare construction for an automated ticket is of such length that it cannot be contained in the
Fare Calculation Area of the primary ticket, a manual STD must be issued. (Refer to IATA Ticketing
Handbook, Section 1.10.7).
The Fare Calculation details (PSC Resolution 722) must be written exactly as they appear in the Fare
Calculation Area without regard to the actual length of print line used.
For example, a document printed with a Fare Calculation which spans two print lines on the
document but which is 80 positions in total length, will be reported using one FRCA element.
As the number and length of print lines varies with the type of STD, the IT07 or BKF81 records must
be repeated to permit recording the entire entry in the Fare Calculation Areas per PSC Resolution
722.
The sequencing of repeated FRCA data in IT07 and BKF81 records is controlled by the FRCS
element.
Condition
The element is mandatory when form of payment is an exchange or when the ticket has been issued
as a conjunction.
RET Validation
Must be present if FPTP = "EX" or when CJCP = ”CNJ”.

FRCS Fare Calculation Sequence Number 1N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT07 BKF81
Description
A sequence number to identify each occurrence of the Fare Calculation Area of an automated
(primary) ticket.

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Use
Each occurrence of the Fare Calculation data may be assigned a sequence number, commencing at
"1" for the first occurrence, and incremented by 1 for each additional occurrence (up to a maximum of
4).
Condition
May be present if data has been entered in the Fare Calculation Area.
RET Validation
If FRCA is not blank, then FRCS should be in ascending order, starting at 1 and not exceeding 4.

# FSQN File Sequence Number 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BFH01
Q C TI1
S Description
A number assigned to each BFH01 or TI1 record which contains at least one transaction to monitor
the integrity and continuity of HOT or TI data transfer from BSP to the recipient.
The number will initially start with "000001" and is incremented by one for each subsequent
transmission.
S Use
If the HOT or TI file with the same information is repeated for a recipient, or a replacement file with
corrected information is supplied, the value in the FSQN field should not be incremented.

 FTDA Flight Date 5 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT06 BKI63 CBR IBR
Description
The scheduled departure date of a flight.
Condition
When the flight number element is entered as “OPEN”, or is blank, this element will be blank.
RET Validation
No validation required.

 FTDT Flight Departure Time 5 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT06 BKI63
Description
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Format
Either
Based on the 24-hour clock
Examples: 0714, 0900, 2145, 2345
Or
expressed as a number with one of the following qualifiers:
A AM
P PM
N Noon
M Midnight
Examples:
715A, 1015A, 12N, 715P or 1015P.
Condition
When the flight number element is entered as “OPEN” or is blank, this element will be blank.
RET Validation
No validation required.

 FTNR Flight Number 5 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT06 BKI63
Description
The marketing flight number applicable to the space reserved or requested.
Condition
If a flight number has not been entered, the field may be ‘blank” or may contain the word "OPEN".
RET Validation
No validation required.

FTSN File Type Sequence Number 2 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT01
Description
The sequential number for a particular System Provider Reporting Period Ending Date (SPED) RET
file type.
Use
Within a specified SPED, this element must be greater than the last FTSN transmitted in the previous
file.
This element is only applicable to System Providers participating in multiple daily RET transmissions.
RET Validation
For System Providers transmitting one daily RET, this element may be equal to "blanks" or "01".
For multiple RET transmissions, valid entries are "01" through "99".

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FTYP File Type 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT01
Description
The type of data being transmitted by the System Provider.
Use
This data element has a limited application.
Values
S Transaction
V Cancellations
Blank Both
Ret Validation
Check for values as above.

# GROS Gross Value Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BOT93,
BOT94,
BCT95,
BFT99
C
Description
The algebraic sums for various HOT summary records
Use
BOT93 The algebraic sum of the TDAM fields from all the BKS30 records for each transaction
code and currency type combination for the agent named in the preceding BOH03 record.
BOT94 The algebraic sum of the GROS fields from all the BOT93 records for each currency type
for the agent named in the preceding BOH03 record.
BCT95 The algebraic sum of the GROS fields from all the BOT94 records for each currency type
following the preceding BCH02 record.
BFT99 The algebraic sum of the GROS fields from all the BCT95 records for each currency type.

Q# HRED HOT Reporting End Date 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BCH02
C
Description
The last day of the defined period for which HOT data for a BSP country is reported by a BSP to an
airline.

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Use
As agreed by the BSP business partners, an airline may choose to receive one HOT per billing
period, per agent reporting period, or per day (see also Section 3 “Definition of Daily Sales
Reporting”).

HRED acts as an additional control (to FSQN, DYRI and BAED) on the supply of HOT data to an
airline, and will help(s) identify a BSP’s HOT file to the airline. This is date will usually be the latest
Date of Issue (DAIS) for all transactions contained in the HOT.
Examples:
1. One HOT per billing period:
Dates of Issue FSQN DYRI BAED HRED
1-15Oct03 1 F 031015 031015
2. One HOT per agent reporting period (weekly), where billing period is fortnightly:
Dates of Issue FSQN DYRI BAED HRED
1-7Oct03 1 D 031015 031007
8-15Oct03 2 F 031015 031015
3. One HOT per day:
Dates of Issue FSQN DYRI BAED HRED
1Oct03 1 D 031015 031001 (Wednesday)
2Oct03 2 D 031015 031002 (Thu)
3Oct03 3 D 031015 031003 (Fri)
4-6Oct03 4 D 031015 031006 (Sat-Sun-Mon)
… … … … …
15Oct03 11 F 031015 031015

 ICDN In Connection With Document Number 15 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP71
Description
The number to identify the document issued in connection to another document.
Format
The Standard Traffic Document numbering system is described in Recommended Practice 1720a
and currently comprises the following:
Airline Code: 3-digit airline code number;
Form Code: A maximum of 3 digits indicating the type of document, the source of issue and the
number of coupons it comprises;
Serial Number: A maximum of 8 digits allocated on a sequential basis, provided that the total
number of digits allocated to the Form Code and Serial Number shall not exceed
ten.
S RET Validation
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# INVC Invoice Code 5 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CFH, CFT IFH, IFT
C
Description
A code to specify the type of invoice.
Use
If the CSI data is for a credit card company, this will be the company’s 2-letter code.
If the CSI data is for an airline, this will be the 3-digit airline numeric code.
If the CSI data is for CCSP, this will be “CCSP”.
For CCSP Invoice submitted to credit card companies/acquirers, it will contain the acquirer code
assigned by the CCSP administration, which is also used in the first four positions of the CINN
element.
For CCSP Invoice submitted to airlines, it will contain the airline numeric code, on whose behalf the
transactions have been invoiced by CCSP.

# INVD Invoice Date 6N, 8 N*

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CIH, CBH, IBH, IBR,
CBR, CBT, IBT*
CAT, CIT
C BKP84
Description
The date of an invoice to a credit card company.

# INVE Invoice Name 20 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CFH IFH, IIH,
IBH, IIT
C CIH, CBH,
CIT
Description
The name on the invoice.
Use
For CFH/IFH Records:
If the CSI data is for a credit card company, this will be the name by which the company is called in
the merchant agreement.
If the CSI data is for an airline, this will be the name as listed in the IATA Airline Coding Directory
(suitably abbreviated, if necessary).
If the CSI data is for CCSP, this element contains “IATA CCSP”.
If the CCSP Invoice is for a credit card company/acquirer, this will be the name by which the
company is called in the merchant agreement.
If the CCSP Invoice is for an airline, this will be the name as listed in the IATA Airline Coding
Directory (suitably abbreviated, if necessary).

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For CIH/CBH/CIT Records:

If the CSI data is for a Credit Card company, this will be the name of the ticketing Airline as listed in
the IATA Airline Coding Directory (suitably abbreviated, if necessary).
If the CSI data is for an Airline, this will be the name of the Credit Card company by which it is called
in the merchant agreement.

For IIH/IBH/IIT Records:

If the CCSP Invoice is for an acquirer, this will be the name of the ticketing airline as listed in the
IATA Airline Coding Directory (suitably abbreviated, if necessary).
If the CCSP Invoice is for an airline, this will be the name by which the acquirer company is called in
the merchant agreement.

# INVN Invoice Number 14 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CIH, CBH, IBH, IBR,
CBR, CBT, IBT
CAT, CIT
C BKP84
Description
A credit card contractor invoice number to identify a list of items submitted for settlement to a credit
card company.
Format
For details on alpha and numeric Credit/Debit card codes, refer to Resolution 728, section 7.
Examples:
Commercial Company Credit/Debit Cards:
AXicaaaaaaaaaa
Where "AX" represents the alpha credit card code, and "ic" representing the ISO country code of
ticket issuance (optional), followed by "aaaaaaaaaa" representing a free format batch number.
Airline Credit/DebitCards:
QFaaaaaaaaaaaa
Where "QF" represents the alpha credit/debit card code, followed by "aaaaaaaaaaaa" representing a
free format batch number. In this example, the ISO country code is not used.
TPicaaaaaaaaaa
Where "TP" represents the alpha credit card code, and "ic" is representing the ISO country code of
ticket issuance (optional), followed by "aaaaaaaaaa" representing a free format batch number.

ISOC ISO Country Code 2A

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
Q M IT01, IT02 BFH01 TI1 IBH, IBR
Q C TI2
Description
The two-letter ISO Country Code of the country of the agent(s) reported in the transaction/file in
AGTN.

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Q Use
For IT01 and TI1 records, the element will contain the "parent" country(based on BSPI) for multi-
country BSPs and will contain the ISO country code of the BSP country for single-country BSPs.
RET Validation
Must be a valid ISO Country Code for the BSPs being processed.

# ISQN Invoice Sequence Number 3N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CIH, CIT
C
Description
The order number assigned to an invoice taken from the continuous ascending numerical series of
numbers starting at "1" for the first invoice listed on a Credit Sales Invoicing file.

# LREP Late Reporting Penalty 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C BKS30
Description
A charge that may be levied by a BSP for late reported sales.
Use
Included in the calculation of REMT.

# MLOC Multi-Location Identifier 3 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C BOH03
Description
This identifier allows for unique settlement of multiple branch locations through the agent's main
office.
Use
An agent's head office can receive its respective branch Billing Analyses that sum up to grand total
amounts.
On an Airline Billing Analysis, the transactions of the main and branch offices can still be printed
separately, but the MLOC identifier makes it possible to list the transactions of the branch offices
immediately after those of the main office.
STP Locations must be considered as branch offices.

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 MPEQ Multiple Purpose Document - Equivalent Charge 11 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP71
Description
The information entered in the "Equivalent Charge Paid" box on the audit coupon of the MPD, as per
PSC Resolution 726a and 726b.
Use
The amount is immediately preceded by the applicable currency code.
The element is only applicable to the Prepaid Ticket Advice (PTA - MD40) and is used when the
payment of other charges is made in the currency other than that shown in the "Other Charges" box.
RET Validation
No validation required.

 MPEV Multiple Purpose Document - Exchange Value 11 A/ N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP71
Description
The information entered in the "Total Exchange Value" box on the audit coupon of the MPD, as per
PSC Resolution 726a and 726b.
Use
The amount is immediately preceded by the applicable currency code.
If payment is made in a currency other than that shown in the "Fare/Charges" box of a MD
document, then this element shall contain the equivalent amount paid for the fare or charges.
RET Validation
No validation required.

 MPOC Multiple Purpose Document - Other Charges 11 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP71
Description
The information entered in the "Other Charges" box on the audit coupon of the MPD, as per PSC
Resolution 726a and 726b.
Use
The amount is immediately preceded by the applicable currency code.
This element contains the charges that are included in the total exchange value, but are not part of
the amounts reported in the preceding boxes on the document.
This element is only applicable to the Prepaid Ticket Advice (MD40).
RET Validation
No validation required.

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 MPSC Multiple Purpose Document - Service Charge 11 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP71
Description
The information entered in the "Service Charge / Tax on MPD" box on the audit coupon of the MPD,
as per PSC Resolution 726a and 726b.
Condition
This element is applicable to the amount of the service charge or tax on the MPD that is paid locally
and which is not part of the exchange value of the MPD.
Values
Either "XP" (service charge) or "TX" (tax on MPD).
RET Validation
No validation required.

 MPTX Multiple Purpose Document - Ticket Total 11 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP71
Description
The information entered in the "Ticket Total" box on the audit coupon of the MPD, as per PSC
Resolution 726a and 726b.
Use
This element is only applicable to Prepaid Ticket Advice (MD40).
RET Validation
No validation required.

Q MSAP Market Share Percentage 5N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M MSA
C

Description
The decimal percentage of the agent gross sales on behalf of the receiving airline in relation to the
agents overall
gross sales.
Calculation Example:
AGGS = 10,000.00
AGSA = 1,250.00

MSAP = [AGSA / AGGS] x 100

= [1,250.00 / 10,000.00] x 100
= 12.50

If AGGS equals zero, then MSAP shall be set to zero as well to prevent division by zero.

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Format
A market share percentage of 12.5% is recorded as ‘01250‘.

 NADA "Not Valid After" Date 5 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT06 BKI63
Description
The last date on which travel is permitted.
Condition
This element is dependent on the applicable fare basis.
RET Validation
No validation required.

 NBDA "Not Valid Before" Date 5 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT06 BKI63
Description
The first date on which travel is permitted.
Condition
This element is dependent on the applicable fare basis.
RET Validation
No validation required.

NRID Net Reporting Indicator 2 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT05 BKT06
Description
A code to indicate that the transaction is subject to a Net Reporting arrangement.
Use
The BSP will process the transaction according to the Net Reporting arrangement lodged with the
BSP by the ticketing airline.
The NR will be reported for all Net Reporting transactions, regardless of the method being used (See
Chapter 13).
The contents of the element will be passed from the RET, or manually data captured, onto the HOT.
It will also be reported on the HOT in the situation when an agent had reported a Net Reporting
transaction, which (for whatever reason) had been converted to 'non net-reported' by the BSP (in
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Condition
This element is only applicable when a Net Reporting arrangement is in effect.
Values
blank No Net Reporting arrangement
NR Net Reporting Scheme in effect
RET Validation
Must be "NR" or blank.

# NTFA Net Fare Amount 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C BKS30
Description
A calculated and final amount, exclusive of taxes and fees, receivable by the ticketing airline in Net
Reporting transactions.
Use
The relationship between amount fields (for reporting purposes) is: NTFA = COBL - EFCO.
Condition
This element is only reported when NRID = "NR".

NTSI Neutral Ticketing System Identifier 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BAR64
Description
A unique code to identify a neutral computerised ticketing system that controls the issuance of STDs
in Travel Agent offices on behalf of participating airlines.
RET Validation
Check against the Ticketing Systems Codes in the relevant master file.
Code Assignment
In accordance with the provisions of PSC Resolution 728 paragraph 6, applications for NTSI codes
are submitted to the IATA Director, Passenger Services, c/o the Code Administration Coordinator in
Montreal.
NTSI codes are listed in the Airline Coding Directory and in the ISS BSP Profile and Performance
Information Handbook.

 OAAI Optional Agency/Airline Information 88 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0B BMP73
Description
Information entered on print line 'A' of ATB2 type documents.

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RET Validation
No validation required.

# OFCC Office Count 5N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BCT95,
BFT99
C
Description
The total number of reporting offices (i.e. AGTN).
Use
BCT95: The total number of reporting offices independent of currency type.
i.e. will be the same value on each record if there is more than one currency type.

BFT99: The algebraic sum of the OFCC fields from all the BCT95 records for each currency type
(will be the same value if more than one currency type).

ORAC Origin Airport/City Code 5A

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT06 BKI63
C COR IOR
Description
The airport or city code for the point of embarkation of the flight segment.
Format
AAA (left justified).
Use
The entry "ZZZ" shall replace an illegible code.
Values
The 3 character IATA Location Identifiers as published in the IATA Airline Coding Directory.
RET Validation
Must be 3 character airport or city code, followed by 2 blanks.

 ORIN Original Issue Information 32 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BKS46
Description
The data contained in the Original Issue box.
Format
NNNNNNNNNNNNNAAADDMMMYYNNNNNNNN
where:
NNN 3-digit airline numeric code
NNNNNNNNNN 10-digit form code and serial number (i.e. excluding its check-digit)

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AAA 3-alpha City Code

DDMMMYY Date
NNNNNNNN 8-digit agent Code (i.e. including its check-digit)
A trailing blank
Example: 2203412456789FRA28JUL0123245670b
Condition
The element is applicable when a ticket is issued in exchange for another ticket or accountable
document.
RET Validation
If FPTP = ‘EX’’, then ORIN must be included.

Q ORNR Order Number 8N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C TI2
Description
Order number starting at 00000001 to 99999999; unique for the BSP (or for each country within the
BSP if applicable).

OSID Originating System Identifier 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M TI1
C
Description
A code to identify the computer system from which the inventory data originates.
S Values
Appropriate values used as agreed with BSP business partners:
(see BSPI) TI data originated by a BSP (BSP Identifier)
(see RPSI) TI data originated by a Ticketing System (Reporting System Identifier)
SASI TI data originated by a Servicing Airline/ System Provider Identifier
SNAP TI data originated by the IATA Serial Number Allocation Program system
TDD TI data originated by a TDD

# PCYC Processing Cycle Identifier 1N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BCH02,
BCT95
C
Description
A code to identify the Processing Cycle in applicable BSPs.
Use
The values of this element are established by each BSP.
Default value is “1”.

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# PDAI Processing Date Identifier 3 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BCH02,
BCT95
C
Description
The week when the information was processed by the BSP Processing Centre.
Format
MMW
where
MM is the month
and
W is the week within the month.
NB: The week always starts with Monday and ends on Sunday.

PLID Print Line Identifier 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0C*, BMP74,
IT0D*, IT0E BMP77,
BMP78*
* This element also has a Mandatory status within the same record
Description
A code to identify the print line reported on a document.
Use
S Each PLID is associated with a specific PLTX depending on the type of Multiple Purpose Document
(MPD) being reported.
Refer to Appendix B for print line positions and descriptions.
RET Validation
Must be in the alphabetic range A – S, and presented in ascending alphabetic order.
Values must not be duplicated within the same transaction or coupon.

PLIS Place of Issue 15 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IBR
Description
The name of the city where the agent is located and whose code is reported in the AGTN.

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 PLTX Print Line Text 86 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0C, IT0D BMP74,
BMP77
Description
The print line text as reported on documents.
Use
Each PLTX is associated with a specific PLID.
Refer to Appendix B for print line positions and descriptions.
Condition
This element is dependent on the type of Multiple Purpose Document (MPD) being reported.
RET Validation
No validation required.

 PNRR PNR Reference and/or Airline Data 13 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BKS24
Description
The PNR code and/or airline data as may be reported on the ticket as per PSC Resolution 722d,
Attachment 'B' (Print Line I).
Use
The prime PNR (Passenger Name Record) locator of the STD.
If a secondary PNR is available, it should be reported and separated from the prime PNR with an
oblique "/".
RET Validation
No validation required.

POSN Point of Sale Name 25 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C CBH IBR
Description
The agent name as recorded on the IATA Agency List.

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# PRDA Processing Date 6 N, 8 N*

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT01 BFH01 CFH TI1 IFH*
C
Description
The date when a file is created (i.e. the "Run Date").
RET Validation
Date validation as specified in Section 2.4.4.

 PXDA Passenger Specific Data 49 A/N, 46

A/N*
File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BAR65* COR IBR
Description
Information in the STDs element designated for the purpose.
Use
If there is not enough space in BAR65 to include all 49 characters from the IT04, the element is
truncated by the DPC.
Condition
If TRNC = "TKTA", this field reports the data printed on Print Line E, positions 1 to 29 (PSC
Resolution 722A Attachment 'B') on the second line of the Passenger Name.
If TRNC = "TKTB", this field reports the data printed on Print Line A, positions 20 to 72 (PSC
Resolution 722D Attachment 'B').
RET Validation
No validation required.

 PXNM Passenger Name 49 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BAR65 CBR IBR
C IT02
Description
The name, initials and title of a passenger.
Use
The name is followed by an oblique (/), then the initials, and then “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Miss” or other
appropriate title.
In addition, this element may contain (preceded by a blank) a Special Purpose Code as provided for
in PSC Resolution 728, Section 4.
RET Validation
If FORM = "X", PXNM is mandatory for the IT02 record.
If FORM = "L" or for manual MCOs, PXNM is mandatory for the CBR record and will not be reported
in the BAR65 record.

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QNTY Quantity 6N
File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M TI2
C
Description
The total number of documents within the allocation range (BNBR to ENBR).

 RBKD Reservation Booking Designator 2 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT06 BKI63
C COR IOR
Description
The Reservation Booking Designator entered in the “Flight/Class” box on the ticket.
Values
Refer to AIRIMP Chapter 7.1 for valid codes.
RET Validation
No specific validation required.

RCID Record Identifier 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M ALL RET ALL TI file
records records
C
Description
A code to identify the type of RET and TI records.
Values
1 to 9
S "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "S", "Y" or "Z".
RET Validation
Check for values above.

RCPN Related Ticket/Document Coupon Number Identifier 4N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT03 BKS45
Description
An identifier to indicate which of the Related Ticket/Document coupon(s) support(s) the document
named in the RTDN field of the same record.
Use
Each coupon number shall occupy its relative position.
An unused position shall be reported as zero, e.g. “0204”.

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In the case of downgrading, denied boarding, and other situations when there is no flight coupon
available for refund, the element will be reported as "0000".
RET Validation
Check for values from 0 to 4 in each position relating to the RTDN field in the same record.
Must contain zeros in positions when the related RTDN does not have coupons.

RECO Reference Code 15 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IBR
Description
A code to identify the document location code.
Format
This element consists of the format:
PMMWCBBBSSSSSSS
where:

P Processing centre
MM Processing month
W Processing week
C Cycle within the week
where values:
1-4 are applicable to all processing centres except 09/ECB.
1-7 are applicable for processing centre 09/ECB
BBB Box batch code assigned to the source document
SSSSSSS Sequence number of the source document
Use
This data element has a limited application.
This code is used to locate the source document.
A sequence number is assigned to each debit and credit item processed.
For bankcard and UATP contractors, the sequence number begins at 0000001 each week at each
processing centre for an airline/contractor combination and increments for each item (whether credit
or debit) processed. For all other contractors, the sequence number begins at 0000001 for each
cycle and is incremented for each transaction on the file.
If more than one ticket is submitted with a single charge form and the charge form confirms tickets
that were previously billed through processing centre 09/ECB, the sequence number will remain
constant for each IBR record within the companion ticket set.

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# REMT Remittance Amount 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKP84
C
Description
The amount due by the agent to the airline or vice-versa for an accountable transaction.
Remittance Amount is called "Balance Payable" on the Billing Analysis.
Use
The amount is calculated by using the Effective Commission, Late Reporting Penalty, Tax on
Commission Amounts, and the Form of Payment Amount Cash (BKP84). See Section 6.7.1.
The field value must be zero on all except the BKP84-CA record.
For Sales Transactions, the amount may be positive (cash sale), zero (even exchange) or negative
(credit sales).
For Refund Transactions, the amount may be negative (cash refund), zero (credit refund with no
commission recall nor cancellation penalty) or positive (credit refund with commission recall or
cancellation penalty).
For ADM/ACM Transactions, the amount will be positive for ADM and negative for ACM transactions.

Q REPM Reporting Period Month 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M MSA
C
Description
Month which is covered by the market share analysis data, based on Billing Analysis Ending Date
(BAED).
Format
YYYYMM

# RESD Reserved Space Variable

A/N
File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
Q M IT01, IT02, ♦♦♦ ALL ALL IFH, IIH, MSA
IT03, IT04, RECORDS RECORDS IBH, IBR,
IT05,IT06, IOR, IOT,
IT07, IT08, IOA, IBT,
IT09, IT0A, IIT,IFT
IT0B, IT0C,
IT0D, IT0E,
IT0S, IT0Y,
IT0Z
C
♦♦♦All HOT Records except BAR65
Description
Reserved space for future use.

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RET Validation
If not blank, advise the appropriate ISS Manager and Passenger Standards Development that the
field is being populated.

REVN Handbook Revision Number 3N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT01 BFH01 CFH TI1 IFH
C
Description
A number to uniquely identify the Revision of the BSP Data Interchange Specifications Handbook.
Format
This element consists of 2 numerics for the Revision Number followed by 1 numeric to identify a
Release Number within a Revision.
The Release Number can be zero.
Example of the element for Revision20.1: “201”.
RET Validation
Must be a valid Handbook Revision Number.

RFIC Reason for Issuance Code 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP70
Description
A code to specify the reason why a document was issued.
Q Condition
This element is only applicable when TRNC = 'MD10' or 'MD30' or 'MD50'.
RET Validation
No validation required.
S9 Code Assignment
Refer to PSC Resolution 722c, Attachment 'C' for valid codes.

 RFID Reason For Issuance Description 86 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0A BMP70
Description
S The information printed in the ‘Reason for Issuance’ box on the document to explain why the
document was issued.
Condition
This element is only applicable when TRNC = "MPnn".

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RET Validation
No validation required.

# RMED Remittance Period Ending Date 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BOH03,
BKS45,
BOT93,
BOT94
C
Description
The last day of an agent's Remittance Period as defined by PAConf for a BSP country/area.
Use
The contents of the RMED in BKS45 shall be the same as that reported in the BOH03 record.

RPSI Reporting System Identifier 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT01 BKT06
Q C TI2
Description
A code to identify a computerised system that electronically reports the accountable transactions for
one or more agent Locations.
Use
For a manually data-captured transaction at the DPC, the RPSI field in BKT06 shall contain the
indication "MANU".
For an automated transfer from RET to HOT, the field may contain its related NTSI.
RET Validation
Check against the identifiers allocated for the respective BSP country or area.
Code Assignment
Requests for RPSI codes are to be submitted by the ISS Manager to the Manager, Passenger
Standards Development using the Form shown in Appendix D.

RRDC Report Record Counter 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT0Z
C
Description
The total number of physical records for all files generated by a Reporting System and transmitted to
a BSP Processing Centre for a Reporting Period.
These records are comprised of all STDs and other documents for the applicable Reporting Period
and the count includes records 1 through Z.

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RET Validation
Check for mathematical accuracy.

® RTDN Related Ticket/Document Number 15 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKS45
C IT03* CBR IBR
* This element also has a Mandatory status within the same record.
Description
The number to identify the document that directly relates to another document for ADMs, ACMs, or
Refund transactions only (if provided).
Format
The Standard Traffic Document numbering system is described in Recommended Practice 1720a
and currently comprises the following:
Airline Code: 3-digit airline code number;
Form Code: A maximum of 3 digits indicating the type of document, the source of issue and the
number of coupons it comprises;
Serial Number: A maximum of 8 digits allocated on a sequential basis, provided that the total
number of digits allocated to the Form Code and Serial Number shall not exceed
ten.
Use
For refunds, the first occurrence of RTDN shall contain the document number of the first document
containing coupons to be refunded.
Section 6.5.9 contains examples of direct and indirect refund transactions for single and conjunction
tickets, cash and credit.
RET Validation
If provided, the Processing Centre should verify that the first 3 characters are numeric.

SAPP Source of Approval Code 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT08 COR IBR
Description
A code to indicate how the Approval Code was obtained when the Form of Payment is a Credit Card
or MS Credit.
Use
This element is only applicable to OPTATs as per PSC Resolution 722a, Attachment 'B', Print Line O.
Condition
This element is only reported when FPTP contains "CC……".

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Values
C Credit authorisation is issued by a credit card company or via a direct link with the
company of a designated provider of authorisations.
M Imprinted credit authorisation is manually input by the agent
S Credit authorisation imprinted on the ticket is internally generated by the GDS and not
issued by credit card company via direct link with the company of a designated
provider of authorisations, e.g. ARINC or SITA
blank No Approval Code was obtained or reported
RET Validation
If FPTP = "CC ........", SAPP must contain one of the above values.

SASI Servicing Airline/System Provider Identifier 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BAR64
Description
A code to identify the computer system of an airline or a System Provider that was used to make the
reservation either on its own or on behalf of another airline.
NB: In other applications, this Identifier is referenced as the ‘Airline Accounting Code’.
Format
The element is comprised of the 3 numeric Servicing Airline or System Provider code followed by the
appropriate modulus-7 check-digit.
RET Validation
If reported, validate the Servicing Airline/System Provider's 3-digit code and modulus-7 check-digit.
Code Assignment
In accordance with the provisions of PSC Resolution 767 Paragraph 6, requests for codes must be
submitted on an application form available from the IATA Code Administration Coordinator in
Montreal.
SASI codes are listed in the ISS BSP Profile and Performance Information Handbook.

SCNF Stock Control Number "From" 16 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02, IT0S*
* This element also has a Mandatory status within the same record.
Description
A number to indicate the first number of the block of ticketing stock reported by an agent.

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S Format
When SCNF has a value, it is comprised of:
• the 2-character code "TX";
• the 3-numeric code of the Stock Providing Party, as defined in PSC Recommended Practice
1720a, Attachment 'E';
• either the 10-digit Stock Control Number and appropriate check-digit
or 11 zeroes;
• In the case of VSCN: Must include the actual voided Stock Control Number plus the appropriate
Check Digit.
Use
Where the SCNs imprinted with TDNR have been printed using contiguous SCNs, this element shall
contain the lowest SCN of that range printed at the related approved Location.
i.e. SCNF (1) - lowest SCN printed at AGTN;
SCNF (2) - lowest SCN printed at ALNC (1) (where ALNC (1) is a separate Location);
SCNF (3) - lowest SCN printed at ALNC (2) (where ALNC (2) is a separate Location);
SCNF (4) - lowest SCN printed at ALNC (3) (where ALNC (3) is a separate Location)
Where the SCN imprinted with TDNR have not been printed using contiguous SCNs, this element
shall contain the lowest SCN of 'one' of the SCN ranges series printed at the related approved
Location.
It is a requirement that subsequent occurrences of SCNF shall report the lowest SCN of any other
ranges printed at that Location so that all coupons imprinted with TDNR are reported.
e.g.: SCNF (1) - lowest SCN (of range 1) printed at AGTN;
SCNF (2) - lowest SCN (of range 2) printed at ALNC (1) (where ALNC (1) = AGTN);
SCNF (3) - lowest SCN (of range 1) printed at ALNC (2) (where ALNC (2) is a separate
Location);
SCNF (4) - lowest SCN (of range 2) printed at ALNC (3) (where ALNC (3) = ALNC (2))
If a printed range consists of a single SCN, then the SCN reported in SCNF will also be reported in
SCNT.
If no physical coupon was printed at AGTN, then SCNF (1) must start with "TX" followed by the 3-
numeric code of the stock providing party, as defined in Recommended Practice 1720a, Attachment
'E', followed by zeroes.
If no physical coupon was printed at an ALNC, then SCNF (2) and/or (3) and/or (4) must start with
‘TX’ followed by the 3-numeric code of the stock providing party, as defined in Recommended
Practice 1720a, Attachment ‘E’, followed by zeros.
RET Validation
Must not be blank if related Approved Location contains data.
(This is not applicable when SCNR is filled: see IT02 Note).
If not blank, check format defined above.

SCNR Stock Control Number 16 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02
Description
A number to control the OPTAT ticket stock being reported by an agent.

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S Format
When SCNR has a value, it is comprised of:
• the 2-character code "TX";
• the 3-numeric code of the Stock Providing Party, as defined in PSC Recommended Practice
1720a, Attachment 'E';
• the 10-digit Stock Control Number and appropriate check-digit.
Use
This element is applicable for OPTAT ticket stock.
RET Validation
If not blank, check format defined above.

SCNT Stock Control Number "To" 4N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02, IT0S*
* This element also has a Mandatory status within the same record.
Description
A number to indicate the last 4 digits including the check digit of the block of ticketing stock reported
by an agent.
Use
Where the SCNs imprinted with TDNR have been printed using contiguous SCNs, this element shall
contain the highest SCN of that range printed at the related approved Location.
i.e. SCNT (1) - highest SCN printed at AGTN;
SCNT (2) - highest SCN printed at ALNC (1) (where ALNC (1) is a separate Location);
SCNT (3) - highest SCN printed at ALNC (2) (where ALNC (2) is a separate Location);
SCNT (4) - highest SCN printed at ALNC (3) (where ALNC (3) is a separate Location)
Where the SCN imprinted with TDNR have not been printed using contiguous SCNs, this element
shall contain the highest SCN of 'one' of the SCN ranges series printed at the related approved
Location.
It is a requirement that subsequent occurrences of SCNT shall report the highest SCN of any other
ranges printed at that Location so that all coupons imprinted with TDNR are reported.
e.g.: SCNT (1) - highest SCN (of range 1) printed at AGTN;
SCNT (2) - highest SCN (of range 2) printed at ALNC (1) (where ALNC (1) = AGTN);
SCNT (3) - highest SCN (of range 1) printed at ALNC (2) (where ALNC (2) is a separate
Location);
SCNT (4) - highest SCN (of range 2) printed at ALNC (3) (where ALNC (3) = ALNC (2))
If a printed range consists of a single SCN, then the SCN reported in SCNF will also be reported in
SCNT.
RET Validation
Must have a significant entry if related Approved Location contains data.
(This is not applicable when SCNR is filled; see IT02 Note).

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SEGI Segment Identifier 1N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT06 BKI63
C
Description
A number to identify the flight coupon (1-4) corresponding to the segment in the "Good For Passage"
itinerary of the ticket to which the Origin and Destination City/Airport names pertain.
Values
Between 0 and 4 (RET).
Between 1 and 4 (HOT).
RET Validation
Must respect values range depending on the type of document and must be in logical sequence.
If the coupon area is blank in IT06 on the RET, then this field is "0".
SEGI must reflect CPUI.

# SFAM Signed For Amount 11 N, 14 N*

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CBR IBR*
C IT0Y BKP84
Description
The amount for which the cardholder has signed or accepted by other means at the time of sale.
RET Validation
No validation required.

# SMSG Standard Message Identifier 3A

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M ALL ALL ALL
RECORDS RECORDS RECORDS
C
Description
A code to identify the type of record being exchanged within a file.
Use
For HOT, SMSG is used in conjunction with STNQ.
Values
See Appendix C for HOT, CSI, and CSP values.

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# SPAM Supplementary Amount 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C BKS39
Description
An amount that supplements the standard Commission Amount (COAM) of an agent.
Use
S The element is applicable to Incentive Ticketing ("Net-Reporting") procedures for the first occurrence
of BKS39. Refer to Chapter 13.
It is calculated by the Processing Centre on the basis of the value of the Supplementary Rate (SPRT)
and/or Supplementary Type (SPTP) fields, or copied from the second occurrence of Commission
Amount (COAM) on the RET.
The BSP will have the prerogative to determine deviations from the standard of issues being reported
with a negative amount and refunds with a positive amount.
In the first instance of BKS39 in the transaction, this element will be used to denote supplementary
commission amount. In any subsequent instances of the BKS39 in the transaction (ie. 2-n), this will
be used to denote additional commission amount as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines.
In any instance of the BKS39 record except for the first, codes/values in this element will be
populated as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines (conforming also to standards described
above), and as automatically derived by the BSP from airline data.

SPED System Provider Reporting Period Ending Date 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M TI1
C
Description
The last day of the defined period for which RET data for a BSP country/area must be captured and
subsequently reported by a Reporting System to the Processing Centre.
Use
For TI data, the contents of this element will be decided by local agreement.
For the RET only, the periods are determined by the Local Customer Advisory Group, and may vary
from one BSP country/area to another.
SPED acts as control on the supply of RET data to the Processing Centre by identifying the latest
Date of Issue (DAIS) for all transactions contained in the RET.
SPED must be a valid, sequential date for the individual Reporting System.

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Example:
Reporting Period: DAIS (first-last) on RET covering dates: SPED:
Number Covering dates RET:
1 Mar01 (1 - 7 March 2001) 010301 010301 - 010301 010301
Same 010302 - 010304 010302 - 010304 010304
Same 010305 010305 - 010305 010305
Same 010306 010306 - 010306 010306
Same 010307 010307 - 010307 010307
2 Mar01 (8 - 15 March 2001) 010308 010308 - 010308 010308
same 010309 - 010311 010309 - 010311 010311
same 010312 010312 - 010312 010312
RET Validation
Perform standard date check.
Each Reporting System is validated according to its reporting cycle.

 SPIN Sponsor Information 34 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT0E BMP78
Description
The name, address and telephone number of the sponsor
Use
The name, address, and telephone number of the sponsor as it appears on the Prepaid Ticket Advice
(PTA - MD40) document, in Print Lines F, G, H, I, J, K, position 53-72 as defined in PSC Resolution
731b, Attachment 'A'.
This element is only applicable to the PTA - MD40 document.
RET Validation
If TRNC = "MD40", the IT0E record must be present and there must be at least one occurrence of
SPIN.
Refer also to Note on IT0E record.

# SPRT Supplementary Rate 5N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C BKS39
Description
A rate that supplements the standard Commission Rate (CORT) of an agent.

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Use
S This element is only applicable to Net Reporting procedures for the first occurrence of BKS39.
It is derived from the value in either the SPTP or the SPAM elements.
In the first instance of BKS39 in the transaction, this element will be used to denote supplementary
commission rate. In any subsequent instances of the BKS39 in the transaction (i.e. 2-n), this will be
used to denote additional commission rate as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines.
In any instance of the BKS39 record except for the first, codes/values in this element will be
populated as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines (conforming also to standards described
above), and as automatically derived by the BSP from airline data.

# SPTP Supplementary Type 6 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C BKS39
Description
A code to indicate the type of commission that supplements the standard Commission Rate (CORT)
or the standard Commission Amount (COAM) of the agent.
Use
S This element is only applicable in Incentive Ticketing ("Net-Reporting") procedures for the first
occurrence of BKS39.
The entry “S/xxx” means that the Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is calculated as defined by the
local ISS Manager, where “xxx” denotes the type of processing to be applied by the Processing
Centre using CORT or COAM.
SPTP is either blank or is derived from the TOUR element and is applied to the computation of SPRT
or SPAM.
In the first instance of BKS39 in the transaction, this element will be used to denote supplementary
commission type. In any subsequent instances of the BKS39 in the transaction (i.e. 2-n), this will be
used to denote additional commission type as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines.
In any instance of the BKS39 record except for the first, codes/values in this element will be
populated as agreed between the BSP and specific airlines (conforming also to standards described
above), and as automatically derived by the BSP from airline data.
Code Assignment
The “xxx” codes are designated by the ISS Manager for each applicable Net Reporting Scheme.

# SQNR Sequence Number 8N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M ALL ALL ALL
RECORDS RECORDS RECORDS
C
Description
A number assigned to each record of a HOT, CSI or CSP file to monitor the integrity and continuity of
data transfer
Use
The first record of each file is assigned the sequence number “00000001” and the number is
increased by 1 for each subsequent record.

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STAT Statistical Code 3 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKS39 IBR
Description
A code to identify the type of sale.
Use
If used for domestic or international sales differentiation, then the first character must be "D", "I" or
"blank". The code may be indicated on tickets by agents or attributed by the BSP software to
produce marketing analyses at the request of a participating airline.
A "D" in the first position denotes that the itinerary is solely within the country of issue and sold within
the country of issue.
Each BSP will determine its requirement for the transaction types included on the HOT.
In the case of multiple instances of the BKS39 record in the transaction, STAT will be set to “blank”
after the first occurrence (i.e. 2-n).
RET Validation
No validation required.

# STNQ Standard Numeric Qualifier 2N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M ALL
RECORDS
C
Description
A unique code to qualify the type of record being exchanged within a file.
Use
STNQ is combined with the SMSG to form the ’record Identifier’ as defined in the ’List of Airline
Accounting/Sales data records’ under Section 6.4.

STPO Stopover Code 1A

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT06 BKI63 COR IOR
C
Description
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Use
In each flight coupon record or record section, STPO corresponds with DSTC.
Where a stopover code is being reported on a transaction containing a void/surface sector, ticketing
can be one of the following:
Either Or
DFW DFW
X LGW LGW
LHR X LHR
JNB JNB
The STPO will be reported in either case as:
DFW LGW (STPO = "X")
LHR JNB (STPO = blank)
Values
O or blank stopover permitted
X stopover not permitted
RET Validation
May only be O, X, or blank.

TACN Ticketing Airline Code Number 5 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
Q M BFH01, MSA
BKT06
C IT02
Description
The airline code number of the ticketing airline on whose behalf the ticket was issued and validated
by an agent.
Format
This element consists of 3 left justified numerics.
In case of a refund transaction, the entry in TACN may vary from the airline code number reported in
the TDNR of the transaction.
Condition
This element is only applicable when an agent has been assigned the appropriate Carrier
Identification Plate (CIP).
RET Validation
If data is present, check that:
If CJCP = "CNJ" then TACN of corresponding primary ticket must be identical.
If TRNC = "CANX" or "CANN", element must contain "954blankblank" or a valid airline numeric
code. See Section 3.3.1.
If TRNC = "VSCN", then TACN must be blank.

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 TAXA Tax 11 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BAR64
Description
The information that is entered on primary traffic documents in each of the boxes marked "TAX".
Use
A box may be blank or contain a format as defined in PSC Resolution 722, Paragraph 3.19.
Refer to Appendix B for print line positions and descriptions for each type of MD being reported.
Where there are not enough tax boxes on a manual/automated ticket to accommodate all tax, fee
and charge entries, as many amounts as necessary are combined into one amount, entered into one
“Tax” box, usually the last, preceded or followed by the code "XT".
Details of the combined amount can either be given at the end of the fare calculation (after the word
"END") or, alternatively, in the Endorsements/ Restrictions box (Ticketing Handbook, Section 1.13.6).
The combined amount should never comprise the CP or VAT amounts.
For tickets, the "XT" tax breakdown can be found in the fare calculation of the ticket, and it shall be
reported in IT05 under TMFA. (See also Sections 6.5.7 and 6.5.8).
The taxes shown in this record do not form part of the calculation of the net remittance (e.g. tax for an
exchanged ticket).
Each BSP will have to determine the contents of this element, as regards overflow of characters.
RET Validation
No validation required.

# TCAA Total Credit Amount Per Agent 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CAT
C
Description
The sum of the Total Credit Amount (TLCA) fields of all Batch Trailer (CBT) records related to an
agent in a credit sales invoice.

# TCAI Total Credit Amount Per Invoice 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CIT
C
Description
The sum of the TCAA fields from all the CAT records in a credit sales invoice.

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# TCIA Total Credit Items Per Agent 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CAT
C
Description
The sum of the TLCI fields from all the CBT records related to an agent in a credit sales invoice.

# TCII Total Credit Items Per Invoice 7N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CIT
C
Description
The sum of the TCIA fields from the CAT records of a credit sales invoice.

TCND Transmission Control Number Check-Digit 1N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKS24
Description
A modulus-7 check-digit calculated on the entire TCNR field.
Condition
This element is only applicable if TCNR is present.
RET Validation
No validation required.

TCNR Transmission Control Number 15 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKS24
Description
A number generated by the computer system of the Servicing Airline or System Provider for control
purposes.
Format
The airline or GDS numeric code, the appropriate check-digit and an optional field of ten numerics.
Use
The optional field is meaningful only to the reporting system and must be considered in conjunction
with the SASI or NTSI elements.
Condition
The TCNR may be present even though it is not mandatory for a particular transaction type, e.g.
TKTT, TKTB.

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RET Validation
If data is present, check whether first 4 positions equal SASI.

# TCOM Total Commission Value Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BOT93,
BOT94,
BCT95,
BFT99
C
Description
The algebraic sum for the various HOT Summary Records
Use
BOT93 The algebraic sum of the EFCO fields from all the BKS39 records for each transaction
code and currency type combination for the agent named in the preceding BOH03 record.
BOT94 The algebraic sum of the TCOM fields from all the BOT93 records for each currency type
for the agent named in the preceding BOH03 record.
BCT95 The algebraic sum of the TCOM fields from all the BOT94 records for each currency type
following the preceding BCH02 record.
BFT99 The algebraic sum of the TCOM fields from all BCT95 records for each currency type.

# TCTP Tax on Commission Type 6 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKS42
C IT05
Description
A code to indicate the type of tax to be levied against the agent’s commission according to the
applicable tax rules of the country where the BSP is located.
Use
Used by the BSP Processing Centre to calculate the appropriate tax.
RET Validation
If TOCA is zero, then TCTP must have no value.
If TOCA is not zero, then TCTP must have a value.
Code Assignments
Requests for TCTP codes are submitted by the ISS Manager to the Manager, Passenger Standards
Development for assignment using the Form shown in Appendix D.

# TDAA Total Debit Amount Per Agent 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CAT
C
Description
The sum of TLDA fields from all the CBT records related to an agent in a credit sales invoice.

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# TDAI Total Debit Amount Per Invoice 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CIT
C
Description
The sum of the TDAA fields from all the CAT records of a credit sales invoice.

TDAM Ticket/Document Amount 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT05 BKS30
C
Description
The sum of COBL and all payable TMFAs, including the tax amounts on any subsequent records.
Use
The TDAM is given on the first record only. Any subsequent records must contain zeros in this field.
In a Net Reporting scheme, the TDAM contains the Gross Fare (incl. taxes) for the transaction.
If the COTP field is "blank" or "G", commission calculations are performed on the TDAM, excluding
taxes, i.e. the Commissionable Amount (COBL).
For a refund transaction, TDAM contains the sum of the Gross Refunded Fare (including taxes) less
the Cancellation Penalty. For Relation of Refund Amounts, see Section 6.7.1.
RET Validation
Should be equal to the sum of FPAMs.
If NRID = "NR" then TDAM may be greater than the sum of FPAMs.
Q TDAM must be greater than or equal to the sum of TMFAs for the issues.

# TDIA Total Debit Items Per Agent 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CAT
C
Description
The sum of the TLDI fields from all the CBT records related to an agent in a credit sales invoice.

# TDII Total Debit Items Per Invoice 7N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CIT
C
Description
The sum of the TDIA fields from all the CAT records in a credit sales invoice.

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TDNR Ticket/Document Number 15 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKS24, CBR, COA IBR, IOA,
BKS30, COR, COT IOR, IOT,
BKS39, IOX
BKS42,
BKS46,
BKI63,
BAR64-66,
BMP70-74,
BMP77,
BMP78,
BKF81
C IT02
Description
The number to identify the STD or document number (pre-) printed on the source document.
Format
The Standard Traffic Document numbering system is described in Recommended Practice 1720a
and currently comprises the following:
Airline Code: 3-digit airline code number;
Form Code: A maximum of 3 digits indicating the type of document, the source of issue and the
number of coupons it comprises;
Serial Number: A maximum of 8 digits allocated on a sequential basis, provided that the total
number of digits allocated to the Form Code and Serial Number shall not exceed
ten.
Use
In the case of a cancelled computer-generated ticket number, this will be the ticket number assigned
to the cancellation (see also Glossary TRNC = “CANN”).
In case of a refund transaction, the airline code number of TDNR may vary from that reported in the
transaction's TACN.
For refunds, TDNR will contain either the same number as reported in the first occurrence of the
RTDN, or the Refund Authority Number.
RET Validation
The first three digits must be equal to those of TACN. May vary for refunds.
If a Standard Traffic Document, check against Document Type file.
If TRNC = "ADMS", the 4th position of TDNR must be "6".
If TRNC = "ACMS", the 4th position of TDNR must be "8".
Must be blank if TRNC = "VSCN".
S Audit for duplicate ticket numbers, except when TRNC = "RFND".
Q Auditing means that the DPC shall:
a) include the transactions in the billing;
b) notify the agent concerned, the airline(s) concerned, the ISS Manager and the reporting
system, through the standard validation report.
This notification shall give the full details of the reason of the warning, and additional
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Duplicate transaction means:

- transactions where the following elements are identical: TDNR (pos. 4-13), TRNC;
- that the DPC is checking, at the time of RET validation, the database covering the current
Billing Period, and the preceding Billing Period as a minimum.”

Furthermore, the DPC should make a check with regard to setting a maximum quantity and/or ratio of
duplicate transactions, as follows:
- if more than ten transactions in a RET are duplicates, and more than one per cent of the total
transactions in the RET are duplicates, then the whole RET should not be immediately passed
to billing but the DPC should consult with the local IDFS office for investigation and resolution;
- a decision is to be taken by local IDFS if the original RET will be passed to the billing, or
otherwise.

TDSI Total Discount Amount Per Invoice 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C CIT
Description
The total amount of discount applicable to the total invoice amount, as may be agreed between the
Airline and Credit Card Company. This is calculated by the BSP Processing Centre by multiplying
the difference between TDAI and TCAI by a percentage specified for each Airline / Credit Card
Company combination.

# TIME Processing Time 4N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT01 BFH01 CFH TI1 IFH
C
Description
The time when a file was produced.
Format
HHMM
where:
HH is the hour on a 24-hour time basis (00 to 24) and MM is the minutes (00 to 59).
RET Validation
Format must be within the valid ranges.

TKMI Ticketing Mode Indicator 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT04 BAR64
C
Description
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Values
As per Resolution 722a, Attachment 'B':
"/" Where the ticket was issued directly from an airline's or System Provider's computer system
"X" Where the ticket was issued by a third party or agent's own computer system from an
interface record supplied by the airline's or System Provider's computer system
"A" Where the ticket was issued by an agent system without an airline or System Provider
computer system interface.
RET Validation
Must contain "/", "X", or "A".

# TLCA Total Credit Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CBT
C
Description
The sum of the credit amounts of all transactions comprising a batch.

# TLCI Total Credit Items 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CBT
C
Description
The number of credit transactions that exclusively comprise a batch.

# TLDA Total Debit Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CBT
C
Description
The sum of the debit amounts of all transactions comprise a batch.

# TLDI Total Debit Items 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CBT
C
Description
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# TLRP Total Late Reporting Penalty 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BOT93,
BOT94,
BCT95,
BFT99
C
Description
The algebraic sum from the various HOT Summary Records
Use
BOT93 The algebraic sum of LREP fields from the BKS30 records for each ticket sale transaction
code and currency type combination reported by the agent named in the preceding BOH03
record.
BOT94 The algebraic sum of TLRP fields from all the BOT93 records for each currency type
following the preceding BOH03 record.
BCT95 The algebraic sum of the TLRP fields from all the BOT94 records for each currency type
following the preceding BCH02 record.
BFT99 The algebraic sum of the TLRP fields from all BCT95 records for each currency type.

TMFA Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount 11 N, 14 N*

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT05 BKS30 COT*~ IOT*~
~ This element also has a Mandatory status within the same record.
Description
The amounts for taxes and miscellaneous fees reported on traffic documents.
Use
Tax: The various tax amounts as stated on traffic documents and expressed in the
same currency as the COBL.
Cancellation Penalty: On the HOT, this amount must be positively signed in both sales-in-
exchange-for and refund transactions.
Miscellaneous Fee: The amount of the applicable miscellaneous fee.
TMFA shall be complemented by a TMFT code.
Condition
The element relates to TMFT.
RET Validation
If TMFT is not blank, TMFA must not be zero, except for amounts relating to Airport Taxes or
Segment taxes.

TMFT Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Type 8 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT05 BKS30 COT* IOT*
* This element also has a Mandatory status within the same record.

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Description
A code to specify the type of tax or miscellaneous fee.
Q Format
For the reporting of Carrier Service Fees and Charges, TMFT will have the following format structure:
Service Fee/Charge Code: 2 character code (limited number of codes to be assigned, e.g.
OA/OB/OC)
Service Fee/Charge Sub Code: 0-3 characters (shall be supplied as filed with the Carrier Fee by
the owning carrier)
Positions 6-8 are reserved for future use.
Use
S Type codes, as per Resolution 728, Section 4.2, have been assigned to identify a number of taxes or
miscellaneous fees as described in the IATA Airline Coding Directory.
Examples:
Tax Code: 2-character ISO code of the taxing country
Cancellation Penalty: code is "CP"
Miscellaneous Fee: code is "MF"
Airport or Segment Taxes: 2-character fee code (see below)
The first tax collected on exchange transactions must be shown in the first occurrence of TMFT, and
any subsequent taxes shown in subsequent occurrences of TMFT.
Where there is no value in the TMFA field, there must be no entry in the TMFT field, except for
Airport or Segment Taxes (see below).
The System Providers are required to report each individual tax code and corresponding tax amount
collected on each STD. The “XT” tax code and totalled tax amounts are not permitted.
For manual STDs, each BSP must manually capture the individual tax codes and tax amounts from
the audit coupon. Either from the ’Tax’ box, or, if one of the taxes in the ’Tax’ box is “XT”, from the
’Fare Calculation’ area or the ’Endorsements/Restrictions’ box (IATA Ticketing Handbook, Section
1.13.6).
For transactions manually captured by BSP, illegible or absent tax codes should be recorded as "ZZ".
The BSP Processing Centre must not default unknown codes to "ZZ".

Airport or Segment Taxes:

For example, for Passenger Facility Charges (PFC), the first TMFT field will contain "XF" followed by
6 blanks, while its corresponding TMFA will show the total of all Airport or Segment Taxes collected.
Subsequent TMFTs will contain:
(a) the code "XF"
(b) the 3-alpha location identifier of the Airport to which the Airport or Segment Taxes apply
(c) a code reflecting the amount collected in the currency of the country where the Airport is
located.
E.g. Airport tax of $3.00 at LAX: “XFLAX3”
Airport tax of $4.50 at JFK: “XFJFK4.5”
N.B. The corresponding TMFA fields will have zero values.

Q When Service Fees are being reported within the transaction, the following logical order of reporting
will be observed:
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Note that any government taxes levied on service fees will be reported directly after the service fee
upon which the tax is applicable.
For example:
Ticket Fare = USD3435.00
Government Taxes GB = USD13.00 (Report in first logical position)
Ticket Total = USD3448.00
Service Fee OA = USD5.00 (Report in second logical position)
Service Fee OB = USD10.00 (Report in third logical position)
Service Fee OC = 15.00 (Report in fourth logical position)

TDAM=FPAM=Customer Paid = USD3478.00

FARE USD343500
TAXA USD 1300GB
TOTL USD344800
COBL 00000343500
TMFT/TMFA GB/ 00000001300
TMFT/TMFA OA12b/ 00000000500
TMFT/TMFA OB45b/ 00000001000
TMFT/TMFA OC78b/ 00000001500
FPAM (sum) 00000347800
TDAM 00000347800
Condition
This element relates to TMFA.
RET Validation
If TMFA is zero, TMFT must be blank, except for amounts relating to Airport or Segment Taxes.
If TMFA is not zero, TMFT must not be blank.
TMFT must not be “XT”.

# TNAI Total Net Amount Per Invoice 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C CIT
Description
The total net invoice amount, calculated as TDAI less TCAI less TDSI less TTDA.

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# TNBT Total Number of Batches 5N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CFT IFT
C
Description
For the CSI data, it is the sum of the BTCI field of the CIT record of each invoice of a CSI file.
For the CCSP Invoice, it is the sum of the BTCI field of the IIT record of each invoice.

# TNIV Total Number of Invoices 4N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M CFT IFT
C
Description
For the CSI data, it is the total of CIT records in the file.
For the CCSP Invoice, it is the total of IIT records in the file.
‘

# TNRS Total Number of Records 10 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M TI9
C
Description
This field details the total number of records contained within a TI file, including TI1 and TI9.

# TOCA Tax on Commission Amount 11 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKS42
C IT05
Description
The amount of tax levied on the commission amount due an agent.
Use
The tax is withheld on behalf of the fiscal authorities according to the tax rules applicable in the
country where the BSP is located.
This element can be a negative or positive amount, depending on whether the agent or airline remits
to the taxation agency.
S Taxes on Cancellation Penalties are also accumulated in this data element on the HOT.
See examples in Section 6.7.
Condition
S This element may only be reported on the RET for ADM and ACM transaction codes (see table under
TRNC in Glossary).
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RET Validation
S May only have a value for ADM and ACM transaction codes (see table under TRNC Glossary).

 TODC True Origin/Destination City Codes 14 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04 BKS24
Description
The city codes of the original point of departure and final point of destination.
Format
A string of two IATA 3 character city codes with no separator.
Use
These codes must show on each ticket when air transportation necessitates the issuance of two or
more tickets in conjunction with one another or when a ticket is reissued.
In the case of circle/round/open-jaw trips, the same city code shall appear in the "Origin/Destination"
box twice.
RET Validation
If present, check that each of the 3 characters are city codes.

 TOTL Total 11 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT04 BAR64
C
Description
The information entered in the "Total" box on the audit coupon of the ticket.
Use
For OPATB2 transactions, the contents of the flight coupon will be reported.
Where OPATB2 has been printed at 17 characters, the 11 alphanumeric field is too small to report
the 3 alpha currency code and the 9 (or more) numerics (which may include a decimal point). In
these circumstances the 3 alpha currency code should NOT be reported on the RET and ONLY the 9
(or more) numerics (which may include a decimal point) be reported, right justified.
Refer to Appendix B for print line positions and descriptions for each type of MD and MPD being
reported.
RET Validation
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 TOUR Tour Code 15 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT03, IT04 BKS24
Description
A code to identify a special arrangement between an airline and an agent.
Use
For Net Reporting transactions (NRID = "NR"), TOUR may contain a code(s) related to Net Reporting
schemes. The schemes are determined by the Local Customer Advisory group. Refer to Section
13.3.
The information should be reported exactly as entered in the Tour Code box on the ticket.
For refund transactions, the Tour Code box of the refunded document shall be reported.
The use of this element is defined in the PSC Resolution 728, Paragraph 3.
RET Validation
No validation required.

TPST Test/Production Status 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT01 BFH01 CFH TI1 IFH
C
Description
A code to indicate the status of the file.
Values
TEST Test File
TST1, TST2, etc. Test File
PROD Production Runs
RET Validation
Value must be "PROD" in production mode.

# TREC Transaction Record Counter 3N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BKT06
C
Description
The total number of records in a transaction.
Use
The minimum number is five (BKT06, BKS24, BKS30, BKS39 and BKP84-CA).

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# TREF Transaction Reference Number 18 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C BKT06
Description
A reference number that permits the location of the source document/data within the boxes/batches.
Format
AAABBBBCCCDDDEEEEE
where
AAA BSP Identifier (BSPI)
BBBB Processing Date Identifier (PDAI) followed by the Processing Cycle Identifier (PCYC)
CCC Box/Batch Code (BXB - see Note below)
DDD 3-digit ticket/document sequence number within the batch
EEEEE 5-digit sequence number of the CCCF, which is the same as the Invoice Sequence
Number on the Airline Credit Sales Report and/or Credit Card Contractor Invoice, where
applicable.
Use
The Box/Batch Code reference system was developed to batch the documents and cross-reference
them to the Billing Analysis thus making it easier for the airline to find a document. Usually, the size
of a batch is from 150 to 200 documents. Therefore, several small agents' sales reports may have
the same BXB whereas a very large agent's report may span several BXBs.
The Transaction Reference Number shall be printed on the agent identification line of the Airline
Billing Analysis. A header card shall be generated by the system and inserted at the front of its
related batch of documents.

# TREM Total Remittance Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BOT93,
BOT94,
BCT95,
BFT99
C
Description
The algebraic sum from the various HOT Summary Records
Use
BOT93 The algebraic sum of the REMT fields from all the BKP84 records for each transaction
code and currency type combination for the agent named in the preceding BOH03 record.
BOT94 The algebraic sum of the TREM fields from all the BOT93 records for each currency type
following the preceding BOH03 record.
BCT95 The algebraic sum of the TREM fields from all the BOT94 records for each currency type
following the preceding BCH02 record.
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TRNC Transaction Code 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT02 BKS24,
BOT93
Q C TI2
Description
A code to indicate the type of transaction being reported.
Use/Values
When a BSP intends to implement one or more of the following TRNC codes, it must agree the
implementation dates with its business partners.

The table below identifies the automated transaction types and also indicates those TRNCs
that may be grouped into BOT93 records by the BSP DPC (Refer to Section 6.6.25).
Entry Transaction type Notes Billing Analysis grouping (ISS
Provisions, section 6.15.3.8):
Issue ADM Refund ACM
ACMA Agency Credit Memo, automatically X
reported on RET
ACMR Refund Credit Memo (pre-processed X
and authorised by plating airline)
ADMA Agency Debit Memo, automatically X
reported on RET
Q ACMD Agent Credit Memo Default (16) X
Q ADMD Agent Debit Memo Default (16) X
CANN Cancelled computer generated ticket (3) n/a n/a n/a n/a
number
CANR Cancellation with Reversal (4) n/a n/a n/a n/a
CANX Cancelled document (5) X
MDnn Miscellaneous Document - Automated (5) (6) X
MPnn Multiple Purpose Document - Automated (5) (6) X
Q MVnn Virtual Multiple Purpose Document (11), X
(15)
RCSM Commission Recall Statement X
RFNC Refund of Cancellation with Reversal (4) X
RFND Refund X
RSCN Regenerated Stock Control Number (2) (8) n/a n/a n/a n/a
SALE Summary of all Sales (used in BOT93 n/a n/a n/a n/a
only)
SPCR Settlement Plan Credit (9) X
SPDR Settlement Plan Debit (9) X
Q TASF Travel Agent Service Fees (2) (10) X
TKTA OPTAT Sale - Automated (5) X
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Entry Transaction type Notes Billing Analysis grouping (ISS

Provisions, section 6.15.3.8):
Issue ADM Refund ACM
TKTT Electronic Ticketing Sale - Automated (5) X
S VSCN Voided Stock Control Number (2) (7) n/a n/a n/a n/a
Q WALL Wallets (1) n/a n/a n/a n/a

The table below identifies the Manual transaction types and also indicates those TRNCs that
may be grouped into BOT93 records by the BSP DPC (Refer to Section 6.6.27).
Entry Transaction type Notes Billing Analysis grouping (ISS
Provisions, section 6.15.3.8):
Issue ADM Refund ACM
ACMS Agency Credit Memo, manually X
reported, captured by Processing
Centre
ADMS Agency Debit Memo, manually X
reported, captured by processing
Centre
S ARVM Agent Refund Voucher - manual (14) X
MCOM Manual MCO Sale (12) X
Q MMnn Manual Multiple Purpose Document (11)(12) X
Q SSAC Sales Summary Adjustment Notice X
(e.g. Canada), or Minor Adjustment
Notice (e.g. UK and IE) - due to agent
Q SSAD Same as SSAC, except - due to airline X
TKTM Ticket Sale - Manual (12)(13) X
XSBM Excess Baggage Ticket - Manual (12) X

Notes:
Q9 (1) For the TI file / BSP to TDD allocations of ticket wallets.
(2) On RET only.
(3) On RET only. Used to report a cancelled computer-generated ticket number, for which no
ticket(s)/coupon(s) have been printed.
S (4) "CANR" on RET only, and "RFNC" on CSI and HOT data only.
"CANR" is used on the RET to reverse a sales transaction within the Billing Period, which will
result in the sales transaction being reported as "Cancelled" on the Agent Billing Analysis, i.e.
only included in the HOT when the HOT reporting cycle is more frequent than the local
cancellation period. For example, HOT reporting period daily, cancellation allowed within 7
days. However, if the sales transaction has been included in a CSI file, then a reversal
transaction shall be included in the subsequent CSI file, whereby the sales and corresponding
reversal transactions will balance to zero.
Also, if the sales transaction has been included in a HOT file (e.g. daily HOT), then a reversal
transaction shall be included in the subsequent HOT file, whereby the sales and corresponding
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A reversal of a conjunction transaction shall only include the primary document number on the
RET. However on the HOT, for the RFNC transactions, BKS45 records will be created for
conjunction document numbers.
When TRNC = "RFNC", the carriers may not receive the physical flight coupons.
(5) All these sales within one currency may be combined into one Office Subtotals per Transaction
Code and Currency Type (BOT93) record, using TRNC = “SALE”.
S (6) Where "nn" is a 2-numeric code identifying the type of document being issued and will be one of
the following:
10 = Excess Baggage Ticket;
20 = Special Services (MP only);
30 = Tour Order;
40 = Prepaid Ticket Advice (PTA);
50 = Specified Miscellaneous Charges Order (MCO);
51 = Agents Refund Voucher (only to be used for reporting residual value in an exchange
transaction)
For the TI file / BSP to TDD allocations, value will be "MDNN" or "MPNN".
Q9 (7) See SCNF Glossary entry for the Format.
(8) Regenerated Stock Control Number (RSCN) is used to report the stock associated to the
physical printing of non-accountable coupons.

(9) Settlement Plan credits and debits are Credit and Debit Memo generated by the Settlement
Plan.

S (10) On RET only; Issues only. See also Appendix E.

S (11) Where "nn" is a 2-numeric code identifying the type of document being issued and will be one of
the following:
10 = Excess Baggage Ticket;
20 = Special Services (MP only);
30 = Tour Order;
40 = Prepaid Ticket Advice (PTA);
50 = Specified Miscellaneous Charges Order (MCO);
51 = Agents Refund Voucher (only to be used for reporting residual value in an exchange
transaction)
(12) All these sales within one currency may be combined into one Office Subtotals per Transaction
Code and Currency Type (BOT93) record, using TRNC = “SALE”.

(13) See FCMI glossary.

Q (14) Only to be used for reporting residual value in an exchange transaction.

Q (15) Reported by agents using an IATA web-based system; eg. for BSPs with no other solution for
automation of manual MPDs.
The IATA system uses one special form code worldwide (180), automatically assigns the serial
number with the issuance of each vMPD, and alerts the airline of the transaction through an
email message in which the agent is copied. The airline then enters the vMPD information into
their own system.
No TI file to BSP is required, and no BSP stock control is required (eg. replenishment,
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The CDGT calculation used is Method 2 (ie. 10-digit document number only).
See also Notes under RET and HOT Matrix Structures.

Q (16) See Appendix A.

RET Validation
Must contain one of the codes listed in the Glossary referring to an automated transaction.
In the case of Tickets and MCOs, TRNC must match TDNR.
S If an IT03 record is encountered in the same transaction, then TRNC must be "ACMA", "ACMR",
"ACMS", "ADMA","ADMS","RCSM", "RFND", “SSAC”, “SSAD”.
If TRNC = "CANR", the Processing Centre shall ensure that the corresponding sales transaction was
included in a RET for the same Billing Period, and that the reversal transaction is processed not later
than the Billing Date. For reversals of conjunction tickets, only the primary ticket shall be reported.

# TRNN Transaction Number 6N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M IT02, IT03, ♦♦♦
IT04, IT05,
IT06, IT07,
IT08, IT09,
IT0A, IT0B,
IT0C, IT0D,
IT0E, IT0S,
IT0Y
C
♦♦♦All HOT Records except BFH01, BCH02, BOH03, BOT93, BOT94, BCT95, BFT99
Description
A unique computer-generated number attributed to every record comprising a transaction.
Use
The transaction number is set to "1" for the first transaction of each file and incremented by 1 for
every transaction until all transactions of all agents have been recorded on that file.
The transaction number of a given transaction on the RET differs from the transaction number of that
same transaction on the HOT.
See definitions of Agent Reporting, Airline Accounting/Sales data, and Transaction in Chapter 3.
RET Validation
Check for sequential numbering.

Q TRNS Transaction Sub-Code 4 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C TI2
Description
For BSP to TDD allocations, a code to further identify the type of document described in the TRNC
element.

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Values
(examples / non-exhaustive list):

TKTA:
2CD3 2-coupon Domestic 3.5”
2CD4 2-coupon Domestic 4”
2CD7 2-coupon Domestic 7”
2CD8 2-coupon Domestic 8”
2CDF 2-coupon Domestic Single Feed
4CD3 4-coupon Domestic 3.5”
4CD4 4-coupon Domestic 4”
4CD7 4-coupon Domestic 7”
4CD8 4-coupon Domestic 8”
4CDF 4-coupon Domestic Single Feed
4CDS 4-coupon Domestic SCN
4CI3 4-coupon International 3.5”
4CI4 4-coupon International 4”
4CI7 4-coupon International 7”
4CI8 4-coupon International 8”
4CIF 4-coupon International Single Feed
4CIS 4-coupon International SCN
TKTB:
LDT7 Feed From Left, Direct Thermal, 7 3/8”
LDT8 Feed From Left, Direct Thermal, 8”
LTT7 Feed From Left, Thermal Transfer, 7 3/8”
LTT8 Feed From Left, Thermal Transfer, 8”
RDT7 Feed From Right, Direct Thermal, 7 3/8”
RDT8 Feed From Right, Direct Thermal, 8”
RTT7 Feed From Right, Thermal Transfer, 7 3/8”
RTT8 Feed From Right, Thermal Transfer, 8”
TKTM:
4CDO 4-coupon Domestic
4CIN 4-coupon International

TSID Ticket Stock Indicator 1 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M TI2
C
Description
This indicator shows ticket stock type that Begin/End Serial Numbers (BNBR, ENBR) refer to.
Q Use
For BSP to TDD allocations of SAFs or other documents (not STDs or SCNs), this element will be
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Values
C Computer generated 10-digit Standard Traffic Document numbers
S Stock Control Numbers (SCN)
T Preprinted 10-digit Standard Traffic Document numbers.

# TTCA Total Tax on Commission Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BOT93,
BOT94,
BCT95,
BFT99
C
Description
The algebraic sum from the various HOT Summary Records.
Use
BOT93 The algebraic sum of the TOCA fields from all the BKS42 records for each transaction
code and currency type combination for the agent named in the preceding BOH03
record.
BOT94 The algebraic sum of the TTCA field from all BOT93 records for each currency type for
the agent named in the preceding BOH03 record.
BCT95 The algebraic sum of the TTCA field from all the BOT94 records for each currency type
following the preceding BCH02 record.
BFT99 The algebraic sum of the TTCA field from all the BCT95 records for each currency type.

# TTDA Total Tax Discount Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C CIT
Description
The total tax calculated on the discount amount in TDSI (if applicable).

# TTMF Total Tax/Miscellaneous Fee Amount 15 N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M BOT93,
BOT94,
BCT95,
BFT99
C
Description
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Use
BOT93 The algebraic sum of the TMFA fields from all the BKS30 records for each transaction
code and currency type combination for the agent named in the preceding BOH03
record.
BOT94 The algebraic sum of the TTMF fields from all the BOT93 records for each currency type
for the agent named in the preceding BOH03 record.
BCT95 The algebraic sum of the TTMF fields from all the BOT94 records for each currency type
following the preceding BCH02 record.
BFT99 The algebraic sum of the TTMF fields from all the BCT95 records for each currency type.

Q VISO Vendor ISO Country Code 2A

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKT06
Description
The two-letter ISO Country Code of the third party Vendor involved in the transaction.
Use
This data element has a limited application to third parties only (BSP Onelink).
RET Validation
No validation required.

VLNC Validating Location Numeric Code 8N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT04
Description
The Agent Numeric Code imprinted on all ticket coupons.
Format
This element is comprised of 7 digits followed by a modulus-7 check digit.
Use
This element has a limited application.
RET Validation
Check against Agent Master File or relevant extract.

Q VNID Vendor Identification 4 AN

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT02 BKT06
Description
A 4-character code to identify the third party Vendor involved in the transaction. This code will be
unique within the Vendor ISO Country (VISO).

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Use
This data element has a limited application to third parties only (BSP Onelink).
RET Validation
No validation required.

# WARE Warehouse 2 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C TI2
Description
The location of the inventory stock.
Use
May contain blanks.

Q WAVR Waiver code 14 A/N

File RET HOT CSI TI CSP MSA
Status
M
C IT03 BKS45
Description
An authorisation code that may be required for the refund transaction.
Use
A code given by the validating carrier to be entered by the refunding agent. For example, a code that
authorised the waiver of cancellation penalty.
RET Validation
No validation required.

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CHAPTER 13 - NET REPORTING & REMITTANCE

13.1 INTRODUCTION
Billing and Settlement Plans (BSPs) have implemented NET Reporting and Remittance schemes
(hereinafter called "Net Reporting Scheme"). Some Schemes follow adopted BSP procedures
outlined in the IATA Settlement Systems Service Provisions-Passenger Handbook, Section 6.18.
Others do not follow the Handbook, with the Local Customer Advisory Group and/or Airlines
directing the BSP to perform special processing for "net remittance."

The purpose of this section is to standardise the reporting through Net Reporting Schemes so that
Reporting Systems, BSPs and Airlines can process Net Reporting transactions in an automated
fashion. This section does not attempt to limit any Scheme, as it is recognised that Net Reporting
Schemes are a function of Airline marketing policies and practices, and thus any limitation may
place one Airline to the disadvantage of another.

The IATA Settlement Systems Service Provisions Handbook, Section 6.17 allows for coding of Net
Reporting Schemes in the Tour Code box, and optionally, in the remittance area.

Before any changes are made to procedures or computer software to conform to this section, all
business partners should be notified of implementation schedules and testing provisions.

13.2 RESPONSIBILITIES
Agent
The Agent is responsible for preparing the Net Reporting transaction in accordance with the
directives of the Airline. Therefore, if the transaction is automated, the Agent's duty includes
denoting that a transaction is a Net Reporting transaction. If the transaction is manual, the Agent
shall make certain entries on the STD, enabling the Processing Centre to identify the transaction
as Net Reporting transaction. The agent will then remit the applicable amount for this transaction
to the BSP.

Airline
The Airline is responsible for directing Agents on the applicable ticketing methods (automated or
manual), procedures, coding, and commission (whether standard commission and/or
Supplementary Amount) for any transaction. The Airline is also responsible to advise the BSP of
any Incentive Ticketing, Reporting and Remittance schemes that require special processing.
These may be subject to an extra development and/or processing fee.

BSP
The BSP is responsible to balance all transactions. This means that the BSP will verify the
information in the RET or the manually captured data to ensure that the calculation on the Billing
Analysis and HOT match, in respect of the amounts reported in the Ticket/Document Amount
(TDAM) and Form of Payment Amount (FPAM) elements. Credit card transactions within a net
reporting scheme present their own problems. On the RET the TDAM need not equal FPAM or
the sum of FPAMs. This will require the BSP to create an additional Form of Payment “FPAM-CA”
(BKP84) record for the difference - or add the difference to an existing "FPAM-CA" BKP84 record -
and perform calculations to create the Supplementary Amount (SPAM) and Remittance Amount
(REMT). It should be noted that BSPs normally operate only one or two types of net reporting
schemes. Thus, the individual BSP should concentrate on those Net Reporting options that the
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GDS
The GDS is responsible to take input from an Agent (as directed by the Airline) and forward this
data to a BSP. When a transaction is denoted by the Agent as a Net Reporting transaction, the
GDS will include this information accordingly, in the Monetary Amounts (IT05) record on the RET.
For integrity reasons, some Airlines do not wish GDSs to know all information pertaining to Net
Reporting, thus certain elements on the RET may be zero or blank. This condition may cause a
transaction reported by a GDS not to balance, i.e., the amount in the Ticket/Document Amount
(TDAM) element may not equal the sum of the Form of Payment Amount (FPAM) elements. It will
be the BSP's responsibility to balance this transaction.

13.3 NET REPORTING

Net Reporting (also known as "incentive ticketing, reporting and remittance") is an agreement
between an Airline and an Agent to report STDs at a value other than the published fare.

The difference between the amount entered in the STD's Fare box and the agreed fare may be a
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) in the Agent's favour, or the Agent may sell the STD at a reduced
price to one of his customers.

When an Airline enters into agreement with an Agent authorising the Agent to sell net reporting
STDs, the Airline either establishes a special code(s) (e.g., Value Code, Commercial Agreement
Reference) with the Agent. The Commercial Agreement Reference (CARF) is reported in the
Transaction Header (BKT06) record of the HOT.

Each BSP will determine which method satisfies the business requirements of participating
Airlines and will ensure the BSP provides those methods. Requirements may vary by Airline
within the BSP. Some Airlines may insist upon a CARF being mandatory while other may not
require this information or will accept the element as optional.

Net Ticketing
Net ticketing is used by Airlines who choose not to use other methods offered and BSPs, which do
not operate an adopted Net Reporting Scheme. This could include IT/BT in the Fare box (see
Section 6.7.6).

It is usually an agreement between an Airline and an Agent that aims at being "transparent" to the
BSP.

As the BSPs (and sometimes the Reporting System) do not possess details of this scheme, the
BSP (and the Reporting System) can only do normal processing. The BSP will report what is on
the ticket without calculating Commission Rate (CORT), Commission Amount (COAM),
Supplementary Rate (SPRT), Supplementary Amount (SPAM), Effective Commission Rate
(EFRT), Effective Commission Amount (EFCO) and Net Fare Amount (NTFA).

How can a Net Reporting STD be identified?

The industry standard location for "coding" Net Reporting transactions is the Tour Code box. The
Airlines will establish standards for the contents and character positioning in the Tour Code box,
when used for Net Reporting purposes. In some BSPs there may be a "NR" in the Remittance
Area of the ticket.

If the ticket is automated and the Agent has denoted the transaction being a Net Reporting
transaction, the Reporting System is advised accordingly, and an "NR" will be included in the Net-
Reporting Indicator (NRID) element of the Monetary Amounts (IT05) record of the RET.

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There are five accepted methods for reporting Net Reporting transactions:
Method 1 - Value Coding
The use of Value Codes in the Tour Code box, which normally comprise 1 alpha character (to
indicate the calculation method type), followed by up to 4 numeric or alpha characters.
Example: D1000
The four last positions of the Value Code normally identify an amount or a percentage e.g., 10
can be GBP 10.00 or 10.00%. For some currencies the amount may need to be multiplied by
a factor e.g., D10 equals to BEF 100 (factor is 10), JPY 1,000 (factor is 100) or ITL 10,000
(factor 1000). The need to use such a factor will be determined by the individual BSP.
Some Airlines may wish to encrypt the numeric characters in the four last positions of the
Value Code to alpha, alphanumeric or to other numeric characters, in order to safeguard the
integrity of the information in the Value Code. This encryption may be as simple as A = 1, B =
2, J = 0 or Airlines may choose to use random characters, e.g., M = 1, K = 2, A = 0. The use
of encrypted Value Codes may be determined by the individual BSP and its Airlines.

Method 2 - Using the Fare Area of the Remittance Area

Values are entered in the Fare Area of the Remittance Area of the STD. Example: NR1000
The value in the Fare Area should be used by those BSPs that provide HOTs in Super Long
record format, otherwise it is not possible for an Airline to compare the Fare (FARE) (or
Equivalent Fare Paid (EQFR), as the case may be) with the Fare amount in the Remittance
Area. BSPs that supply HOTs in short or long record format wishing to use this method
should manually capture the Fare (FARE) (or Equivalent Amount Paid (EQFR) as the case
may be) if “NR” is entered in the Fare Area of the Remittance Area, and provide the Airline
with that information.

Method 3 - Using the Commission Percentage of the Remittance Area

The percentage is entered in the Commission Area of the Remittance Area. Example: 33.33
In this example the numeric characters represent a percentage (in this example 33.33%),
which is the Effective Commission Rate (EFRT) element on the HOT. This method may result
in some "rounding" differences.

Method 4 - Using the Commission Amount of the Remittance Area

The amount is entered in the Commission Area of the Remittance Area. Example: 500.00
In this example the numeric characters represent an amount, which is the Effective
Commission Amount (EFCO) element on the HOT. This method may result in some
"rounding" differences.

Method 5 - Contract
The BSP maintains a database of Airline Commercial Agreement Reference (CARF) numbers
and details, which are matched with itinerary details and/or the Tour Code (TOUR) element on
the RET. The Airline is responsible to maintain this Commercial Agreement database with the
BSP. This method does not use of any specific information entered in the Remittance Area.
This reporting method implies additional calculations by the BSP.

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How is the Remittance Amount (REMT) calculated?

S Accepted ways of calculating Net Reporting are shown below. Tax, Service Fees, tax on
commission, and fees have been excluded from the calculations.

Because it is unlikely that any single BSP will use all methods of Net Reporting, the BSP should
determine which method(s) is used in their area and conform to that method(s).

Calculation A
The Net Fare Amount (NTFA) is an agreed amount (e.g. 1,000). Standard Commission
Amount (COAM) is based on the gross fare. Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is calculated by
deducting both NTFA and COAM from the gross fare, i.e.:
Gross fare = 1,500.00
Standard Commission Amount (COAM) (09.00%) = 135.00
Subtotal amount = 1,365.00
Net Fare Amount (NTFA) = 1,000.00
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) = 365.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 1,000.00

Calculation B
Standard Commission Amount (COAM) is based on the gross fare. Subtract COAM from the
gross fare. Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is calculated by applying the Supplementary Rate
(SPRT) (e.g. 20%) to the gross fare less COAM, i.e.:
Gross fare = 1,500.00
Standard Commission Amount (COAM) (09.00%) = 135.00
Subtotal amount = 1,365.00
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) (20% × 1,365.00) = 273.00
Net Fare Amount (NTFA) = 1,092.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 1,092.00

Calculation C
The standard Commission Rate (CORT) and Supplementary Rate (SPRT) (e.g., 20%) are
both a percentage of the gross fare, i.e.:
Gross fare = 1,500.00
Standard Commission Amount (COAM) (09.00%) = 135.00
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) (20% × 1,500.00) = 300.00
Net Fare Amount (NTFA) = 1,065.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 1,065.00

Calculation D
The Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is an agreed amount (e.g. 500). The standard
Commission Amount (COAM) is based on the gross fare, i.e.:
Gross fare = 1,500.00
Standard Commission Amount (COAM) (09.00%) = 135.00
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) = 500.00
Net Fare Amount (NTFA) = 865.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 865.00

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Calculation E
The gross fare minus Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is an agreed amount (e.g., 1,000.00) on
which the standard Commission Rate (CORT) is applied to calculate the standard
Commission Amount (COAM):
Gross fare = 1,500.00
Agreed amount = 1,000.00
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) = 500.00
Standard Commission Amount (COAM) (09.00% × 1,000.00) = 90.00
Net Fare Amount (NTFA) = 910.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 910.00

Calculation F
The Supplementary Rate (SPRT) is a percentage of the gross fare (e.g. 20.00%) and the
standard Commission Amount (COAM) is derived from the application of the standard
Commission Rate (CORT) applied to the gross fare less Supplementary Amount (SPAM), i.e.:
Gross fare = 1,500.00
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) (20.00%) = 300.00
Subtotal amount = 1,200.00
Standard Commission Amount (COAM) (09.00% × 1,200.00) = 108.00
Net Fare Amount (NTFA) = 1,092.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 1,092.00

Calculation G
The Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is an agreed amount (e.g. 100). Subtract the
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) from the gross fare. Standard Commission Amount (COAM)
is calculated by applying the standard Commission Rate (CORT) to the gross fare less SPAM,
i.e.:
Gross fare = 1,500.00
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) (100.00) = 100.00
Subtotal amount = 1,400.00
Standard Commission Amount (COAM) (09.00% × 1,400.00) = 126.00
Net Fare Amount (NTFA) = 1,274.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 1,274.00

How is the Tour Code Box Coded?

The format of the Tour Code will be determined by BSP.
The contents of this 15 character alphanumeric element may be:

• The Commercial Agreement Reference, normally followed by a separator (/ (oblique) or

space), followed by the Value Code, e.g., 12345678/D1000;
• The Value Code, normally followed by a Separator (/ (oblique) or space), followed by the
Commercial Agreement Reference, e.g., D1000/12345678;
• The Commercial Agreement Reference only, e.g., 12345678;
• The Value Code only, e.g., D1000.

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13.4 NET REPORTING SCHEMES - EXAMPLES

Examples are provided within this section to make Net Reporting understandable.

S Taxes, Fees, Charges and Service Fees have been omitted from most examples, in an attempt to
keep them as simple as possible.

A short description of each example is shown on the left-hand page, whilst the details for the RET
contents, BSP processing, and HOT contents are shown on the right hand page.

The following explanatory notes should be used in conjunction with the examples. Note that the
examples are provided as guidelines only, and actual implementations may differ by BSP and/or
by airline.

• Commission Rates are an example only and may contain any required percentage,
including zero;
• Forms of payment may be either Cash or Credit;
• CORT may be copied from RET to HOT, or set to a default value by the BSP;
• Different calculations may be involved for COAM and SPAM.

Some BSPs also use a combination of IT/BT in the fare boxes as well as one of the following
examples.

Any queries regarding these examples should be made to the ISS Manager.

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Example 1A - Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation A

The Net Fare Amount (NTFA) is an agreed amount (e.g. 1,000). Standard Commission Amount (COAM)
is based on the gross fare. Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is calculated by deducting both NTFA and
COAM from the gross fare.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Fare - Standard Commission = 1,365.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,000.00
Supplementary Amount = 365.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/ NON REF 12345678/D1000

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RET BSP HOT

Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/D1000b Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 12345678/D1000b
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A Derive from NTFA BKS30 00000100000
TOUR
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT)
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type to HOT
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00900
Rate (most of the time) to HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COAM 00000000000 COBL×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount (most of the time) Copy from RET
to HOT (If not
zero)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agt
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 D1000b
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 02433
Rate
Supplementary N/A EFCO-COAM SPAM BKS39 00000036500
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 03333
Commission BSP
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COBL-NTFA EFCO BKS39 00000050000
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount (FPAM can be a
lesser amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT 00000100000
Amount BSP (FPAM- BKP84
EFCO)

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Example 1A.1 - Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation A

S The Net Fare Amount (NTFA) is an agreed amount (e.g. 1,000), excluding tax(es) and Service Fees.
Standard Commission Amount (COAM) is based on the gross fare. Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is
calculated by deducting both NTFA and COAM from the gross fare.

Gross fare =1,500.00

Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Supplementary Amount = 365.00
Net Fare Amount =1,000.00
Tax amount = 10.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 1010.00

GBP 10.00GB

GBP 1510.00 AGT/ NON REF 12345678/D1000

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RET BSP HOT

Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/D1000b Copy from RET to TOUR BKS24 12345678/D1000b
HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET to NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by BSP COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount (TDAM-TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A Derived from NTFA BKS30 00000100000
TOUR
Tax Misc Fee TMFT GBbbbbbb Copy from RET to TMFT GBbbbbbb
Type HOT
Tax Misc Fee TMFA 00000001000 Copy from RET to TMFA 00000001000
Amount HOT
Ticket Doc. TDAM 00000151000 Copy from RET to TDAM BKS30 00000151000
Amount HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET to COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type HOT)
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET to CORT BKS39 00900
Rate (most of the time) HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COAM (Zero most of the COBL×CORT or COA BKS39 00000013500
Amount time) Copy from RET to M
HOT (If ≠ 0)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agt
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 D1000
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39. 02433
Rate
Supplementary N/A EFCO-COAM SPAM BKS39 00000036500
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by BSP EFRT BKS39 03333
Commission (EFCO/COBL)
Rate
Effective Com. N/A COBL-NTFA EFCO BKS39 00000050000
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET to FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000151000 (may Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000151000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance REMT Calculated by BSP REMT BKP84 00000101000
Amount (FPAM-EFCO)

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Example 1A.2 – Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation A

There will be circumstances when the Agent collects, from the customer, an amount between the gross
fare, 1,500.00, and the Net Fare Amount, 1,000.00, e.g., 1,200.00 which may become the Form of
Payment Amount (FPAM) on the RET. The Agent collects a CCCF greater than the Net Fare Amount
(NTFA). This will result in a balance due to an Agent which requires the use of an additional value to
perform the necessary calculations, i.e. CCCF = 1200; NTFA = 1000; balance due to Agent = 200.

The example shows a credit Form of Payment, similar principles but different calculations would apply for
cash Form of Payment.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Standard Commission (9.0%) = 135.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,000.00
Form of Payment - Credit = 1,200.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 200.00-

GBP1500.00 CCAX6011008710075918 12345678/D1000

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RET BSP HOT

Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Comm. N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement Ref. TOUR
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/D1000 Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 12345678/D1000
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A Derive from NTFA BKS30 00000100000
TOUR
Ticket Doc. TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type to HOT
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00900
Rate (most of the time) to HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COAM 00000000000 COBL×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount (most of the time) Copy from RET
to HOT (If not
zero)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 D1000b
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 02433
Rate
Supplementary N/A EFCO-COAM SPAM BKS39 00000036500
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 03333
Commission BSP
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective Com. N/A COBL-NTFA EFCO BKS39 00000050000
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000120000 Copy from RET FPAM BKP84 00000120000 CC
Amount (FPTP = CC) to HOT if not
zeros
Form of Payment FPAM 00000030000 TDAM-FPAMcc FPAM BKP84 00000030000 CA
Amount (FPTP = CA)
Remittance Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000020000-
Amount BSP (FPAM ca -
EFCO)

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Example 1B - Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation B

Standard Commission Amount (COAM) is based on the gross fare. Subtract COAM from the gross fare.
Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is calculated by applying the agreed rate (e.g. 20%, derived from the Tour
Code (TOUR) element), to the gross fare less COAM.

Gross fare =1,500.00

Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Fare - Standard Commission =1,365.00
Supplementary Amount (20%) = 273.00
Net Fare Amount =1,092.00

GBP1500.0 AGT/NON REF 12345678/C20

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RET BSP HOT

Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/C20bbb Copy from RET to TOUR BKS24 12345678/C20bbb
HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET to NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by BSP COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount (TDAM-TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000109200
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET to TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET to COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type HOT
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET to CORT BKS39 00900
Rate (most of the time) HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COAM (zero most of time) COBL×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount Copy from RET to
HOT (if not zero)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 C20bbb
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 01820
Rate
Supplementary N/A (COBL- SPAM BKS39 00000027300
Amount COAM)×TOUR%
Effective N/A Calculated by BSP EFRT BKS39 02720
Commission (EFCO/COBL)
Rate
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000040800
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET to FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by BSP REMT BKP84 00000109200
Amount (FPAM-EFCO)

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Example 1C - Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation C

Supplementary Amount (i.e., 20%) and Standard Commission are both a percent of gross fare.

Gross fare =1,500.00

Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Fare - Standard Commission =1,365.00
Supplementary Amount (20%) = 300.00
Net Fare Amount =1,065.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF 12345678/Z20

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RET BSP HOT

Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/Z20bbb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 12345678/Z20bbb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000106500
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission Type COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
to HOT
Commission Rate CORT 00900 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00900
(most of the time) to HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COAM (zero most of time) COBL×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount Copy from RET
to HOT (if not
zero)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 Z20bbb
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPRT BKS39 02000
Rate TOUR
Supplementary N/A COBL×SPRT SPAM BKS39 00000030000
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 02900
Commission Rate BSP
(EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000043500
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000106500
Amount BSP FPAM -
EFCO

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Example 1C.1 - Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation C

The code indicates percentage inclusive of standard Commission Rate and Supplementary Rate.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Total deduction (29.00%) = 435.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,065.00
Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Supplementary Amount = 300.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF 12345678/A29

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RET BSP HOT

Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/A29bbb Copy from RET to TOUR BKS24 12345678/A29bbb
HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET to NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by BSP COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount (TDAM-TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000106500
Ticket Doc. TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET to TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET to COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type HOT
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET to CORT BKS39 00900
Rate (most of the time) HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COA 00000000000 COBL×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount M (most of the time) Copy from RET to
HOT (If ≠ 0)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agt
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 A29bb
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A Derived from % in SPRT BKS39 02000
Rate TOUR - CORT
Supplementary N/A COBL×SPRT SPAM BKS39 00000030000
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by BSP EFRT BKS39 02900
Commission (EFCO/COBL)
Rate
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000043500
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copied from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by BSP REMT BKP84 00000106500
Amount (FPAM-EFCO)

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Example 1D - Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation D

The Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is an agreed amount (e.g. 100). The standard Commission Amount
(COAM) is based on the gross fare.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Supplementary Amount = 100.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,265.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF 12345678/K100

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RET BSP HOT

Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/K100bb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 12345678/K100bb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000126500
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission Type COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
to HOT
Commission Rate CORT 00900 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00900
(most of the time) to HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COAM (zero most of time) COBL×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount Copy from RET
to HOT (if not
zero)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 K100bb
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 00667
Rate
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPAM BKS39 00000010000
Amount TOUR
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 01567
Commission Rate BSP
(EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000023500
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000126500
Amount BSP (FPAM-
EFCO)

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Example 1E - Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation E

Gross fare less Supplementary Amount is an agreed amount (i.e., 1,000.00) to which standard
Commission Rate applies.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Agreed amount = 1,000.00
Supplementary Amount = 500.00
Standard Commission = 90.00
Net Fare Amount = 910.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF 12345678/Q1000

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RET BSP HOT

Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/Q1000b Copy from RET to TOUR BKS24 12345678/Q1000b
HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET to NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by BSP COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount (TDAM-TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000091000
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET to TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount HOT
Commission Type COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Set to “N” COTP BKS39 Nbbbbb
Commission Rate CORT 00900 Copy from RET to CORT BKS39 00900
HOT
Commission COAM 00000000000 TOUR COAM BKS39 00000009000
Amount amount×CORT
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 Q1000b
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 03333
Rate
Supplementary N/A COBL-TOUR SPAM BKS39 00000050000
Amount Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by BSP EFRT BKS39 03933
Commission Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000059000
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET to FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by BSP REMT BKP84 00000091000
Amount (FPAM-EFCO)

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Example 1F - Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation F

Supplementary Rate applies to gross fare; standard Commission Rate applies to gross fare less
Supplementary Amount.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Supplementary Amount (20%) = 300.00
Fare - Supplementary Amount. = 1,200.00
Standard Commission = 108.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,092.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF 12345678/R20

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RET BSP HOT

Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/R20bbb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 12345678/R20bbb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000109200
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Set to “N” COTP BKS39 Nbbbbb
Type
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00900
Rate to HOT
Commission COAM 00000000000 (COBL- COAM BKS39 00000010800
Amount SPAM)×CORT
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 R20bbb
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPRT BKS39 02000
Rate TOUR
Supplementary N/A COBL×SPRT SPAM BKS39 00000030000
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 02720
Commission BSP
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000040800
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount (can be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000109200
Amount BSP (FPAM-
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Example 1G - Method 1 - Value Coding - Calculation G

The Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is an agreed amount (e.g. 100). Subtract the Supplementary Amount
(SPAM) from the gross fare. Standard Commission Amount (COAM) is calculated by applying the
standard Commission Rate (CORT) to the gross fare less SPAM.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Supplementary Amount = 100.00
Fare - Supplementary Amount. = 1,400.00
Standard Commission = 126.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,274.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF 12345678/T100

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Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678/T100bb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 12345678/T100bb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000127400
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Set to “N” COTP BKS39 Nbbbbb
Type
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00900
Rate to HOT
Commission COAM 00000000000 (COBL- COAM BKS39 00000012600
Amount SPAM)×CORT
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPTP BKS39 T100bb
Type TOUR
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 00667
Rate
Supplementary N/A Derived from SPAM BKS39 00000010000
Amount TOUR
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 01507
Commission BSP
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000022600
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000127400
Amount BSP (FPAM-
EFCO)

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Example 2A - Method 2 - Using the Fare Area of the Remittance Area - Calculation A
The Net Fare Amount (NTFA) is an agreed amount (e.g. 1,000). Standard Commission Amount (COAM)
is based on the gross fare. Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is calculated by deducting both NTFA and
COAM from the gross fare.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Fare - Standard Commission = 1,365.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,000.00
Supplementary Amount = 365.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF 1234567890

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Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 1234567890
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 1234567890bbbbb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 1234567890bbbbb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare N/A Set to AEBA NTFA BKS30 00000100000
Amount
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type to HOT
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00900
Rate (most of the time) to HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COAM (zero most of time) COBL×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount Copy from RET
to HOT (if not
zeros)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000100000 N/A
By Agent
Supplementary N/A SPTP BKS39 bbbbbb
Type
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 02433
Rate
Supplementary N/A EFCO-COAM SPAM BKS39 00000036500
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 03333
Commission BSP
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COBL-NTFA EFCO BKS39 00000050000
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of FPAM 00000150000 Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Payment (can be a lesser
Amount amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000100000
Amount BSP (FPAM-
EFCO)

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Example 2A.1 - Agreed Net Fare using Amount Entered by Agent - Calculation A
There will be circumstances when the Agent collects, from the customer, an amount between the gross
fare, 1,500.00, and the Net Fare Amount, 1,000.00, e.g., 1,200.00 which may become the Form of
Payment Amount (FPAM) on the RET. The Agent collects a CCCF greater than the Net Fare Amount
(NTFA). This will result in a balance due to an Agent which requires the use of an additional value to
perform the necessary calculations, i.e. CCCF = 1200; NTFA = 1000; balance due to Agent = 200.

The example shows a credit Form of Payment, similar principles but different calculations would apply for
cash Form of Payment.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Standard Commission (0.0%) = .00
Net Fare Amount = 1,000.00
Form of Payment - Credit = 1,200.00
Remittance Amount (REMT) = 200.00-

DEF4567ABC

GBP1500.00 CCAX6011008710075918 2242 DEF4567ABC

9995NR 0.00 1200.00 0.00

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Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Comm. N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 DEF4567ABC
Agreement Ref. TOUR
Tour Code TOUR DEF4567ABCbbbbb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 DEF4567ABCbbbbb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A Set to AEBA NTFA BKS30 00000100000
Ticket Doc. TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type to HOT
Commission CORT 00000 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00000
Rate to HOT
Commission COAM 00000000000 COBL×CORT COAM BKS39 00000000000
Amount
Amount Entered AEBA 00000100000 Used in N/A
by Agent calculations as
base Net Fare
Supplementary N/A SPTP BKS39 bbbbbb
Type
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 03333
Rate
Supplementary N/A EFCO-COAM SPAM BKS39 00000050000
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 03333
Commission BSP
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective Com. N/A COBL-NTFA EFCO BKS39 00000050000
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000120000 CC Copy from RET FPAM BKP84 00000120000 CC
Amount to HOT (if not
zeros)
Form of Paym FPAM TDAM-FPAMcc FPAM BKP84 00000030000 CA
Amount
Remittance Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000020000-
Amount BSP (FPAM ca -
EFCO)

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Example 2A.2 – Method 2 - Using the Fare Area of the Remittance Area with tax on
Agent earning - Calculation A
There are circumstances where a BSP is required to calculate the earnings by an Agent for a taxing
authority. This requires the Agent to enter the Amount Paid by Customer (APBC). The BSP is then
required to perform the calculations based on the difference between the amount remitted to the Airline,
and the amount paid by to the Agent.
The Agent's earnings = APBC - TMFA - AEBA.

The Net Fare Amount (NTFA) is an agreed amount (e.g. 1,000). Standard Commission Amount (COAM)
is based on the gross fare. Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is calculated by deducting both NTFA and
COAM from the gross fare.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Fare - Standard Commission = 1,365.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,000.00
Supplementary Amount = 365.00
Tax on Commission Amount (TOCA) = 14.00
(e.g., 7%)

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF 1234567890

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Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 1234567890
Agreement Ref. TOUR
Tour Code TOUR 1234567890bbbbb Copy from RET to TOUR BKS24 1234567890bbbbb
HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET to NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by BSP COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount (TDAM-TMFA)
Net Fare N/A Set to AEBA NTFA BKS30 00000100000
Amount
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET to TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET to COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type HOT
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET to CORT BKS39 00900
Rate (most of the time) HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COAM (zero most of time) COBL×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount Copy from RET to
HOT (if not zeros)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000100000 N/A
By Agent
Supplementary N/A SPTP BKS39 bbbbbb
Type
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 02433
Rate
Supplementary N/A EFCO-COAM SPAM BKS39 00000036500
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by BSP EFRT BKS39 03333
Commission (EFCO/COBL)
Rate
Effective N/A COBL-NTFA EFCO BKS39 00000050000
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET to FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
HOT
Form of FPAM 00000150000 Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Payment (can be a lesser
Amount amount)
Amount Paid by APBC 00000120000 Copy from RET to APBC BKS39 00000120000
Customer HOT
Tax on N/A Calculated by BSP TOCA BKS42 00000001400
Commission ((APBC - TMFA -
Amount AEBA) × rate)
Remittance N/A Calculated by BSP REMT BKP84 00000098600
Amount (FPAM-EFCO -
TOCA)

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Example 2E - Method 2 - Using the Fare Area of the Remittance Area - Calculation E
Gross fare less Supplementary Amount is an agreed amount (i.e., 1,000.00) to which standard
Commission Rate applies.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Agreed amount = 1,000.00
Supplementary Amount = 500.00
Standard Commission = 90.00
Net Fare Amount = 910.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF 1234567890

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Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 1234567890
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 1234567890bbbbb Copy from RET to TOUR BKS24 1234567890bbbbb
HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET to NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by BSP COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount (TDAM-TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000091000
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET to TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount HOT
Commission COTP Nbbbbb Copy from RET to COTP BKS39 Nbbbbb
Type HOT
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET to CORT BKS39 00900
Rate (most of the time) HOT or
COAM/AEBA
Commission COAM (zero most of time) AEBA×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000009000
Amount copy from RET to
HOT (if not zeros)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000100000 N/A
By Agent
Supplementary N/A SPTP BKS39 bbbbbb
Type
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 03333
Rate
Supplementary N/A COBL-AEBA SPAM BKS39 00000050000
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by BSP EFRT BKS39 03933
Commission (EFCO/COBL)
Rate
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000059000
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET to FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by BSP REMT BKP84 00000091000
Amount (FPAM-EFCO)

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Example 3C - Method 3 - Using the Commission Percentage of the Remittance Area -

Calculation C
Commission Rate from input is divided into standard Commission Rate and Supplementary Rate by BSP.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Total deduction (33.33%) = 499.95
Net Fare Amount = 1,000.05
Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Supplementary Amount = 364.95

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF ABC1234567

9995NR1500.00 33.33

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Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 ABC1234567
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR ABC1234567bbbbb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 ABC1234567bbbbb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000100005
Ticket Doc. TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type to HOT
Commission CORT 03333 Set to standard CORT BKS39 00900
Rate Commission
Rate
Commission COAM 00000000000 COBL×CORT COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A SPTP BKS39 bbbbbb
Type
Supplementary N/A CORT (on SPRT BKS39 02433
Rate RET)-CORT (on
HOT)
Supplementary N/A COBL×SPRT SPAM BKS39 00000036495
Amount.
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 03333
Commission BSP
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000049995
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (may Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000100005
Amount BSP (FPAM-
EFCO)

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Example 3E - Multiple Use of Commission - Calculation E

Multiple use of Commission (amount and percentage) in the Remittance Area.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Supplementary Amount = 500.00
Subtotal = 1,000.00
Standard Commission (09.00%) = 90.00
Net Fare Amount = 910.00

GBP1500.0 AGT/NON REF 12345678

9995NR 0.00 500.00 09.00

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Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 12345678bb
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR 12345678bbbbbbb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 12345678bbbbbbb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A Calculated by NTFA BKS30 00000091000
BSP (COBL-
EFCO)
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission Type COTP Nbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 Nbbbbb
to HOT
Commission Rate CORT 00900 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00900
to HOT
Commission COAM 00000000000 (COBL- COAM BKS39 00000009000
Amount SPAM)×CORT
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Commission COAM 00000050000 N/A
Amount (2nd
(element 26 in occurrence)
IT05)
Supplementary N/A Filled with SPTP BKS39 bbbbb
Type blanks
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39. 03333
Rate
Supplementary N/A Set to COAM SPAM BKS39 00000050000
Amount (2nd
occurrence)
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 03933
Commission Rate BSP
(EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COAM+SPAM EFCO BKS39 00000059000
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000100000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000 91000
Amount BSP (FPAM-
EFCO)

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Example 4D - Method 4 - Using the Commission Amount of the Remittance Area -

Calculation D
The Effective Commission Amount (EFCO) is an agreed amount (e.g. 500). The standard Commission
Amount (COAM) is based on the gross fare. The Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is calculated as
EFCO – COAM.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Total deduction = 500.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,000.00
Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Supplementary Amount = 365.00

GBP1500.00 AGT/NON REF DEF4567890

9995NR1500.00 500.00

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Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 DEF4567890
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR DEF4567890bbbbb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 DEF4567890bbbbb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A COBL-EFCO NTFA BKS30 00000100000
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type to HOT
Commission CORT 00000 Set to standard CORT BKS39 00900
Rate Commission
Rate
Commission COAM 00000050000 COBL×CORT COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A SPTP bbbbbb
Type
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 02433
Rate
Supplementary N/A EFCO-COAM SPAM BKS39 00000036500
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 03333
Commission BSP
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A Set to COAM EFCO BKS39 00000050000
Commission (input)
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser
amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000100000
Amount BSP (FPAM-
EFCO)

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Example 5A - Method 5 - Contract Coding - Calculation A

The Net Fare Amount (NTFA) is an agreed amount (e.g. 1,000, from Contract Table). Standard
Commission Amount (COAM) is based on the gross fare. Supplementary Amount (SPAM) is calculated by
deducting both NTFA and COAM from the gross fare.

Gross fare = 1,500.00

Standard Commission (09.00%) = 135.00
Subtotal = 1,365.00
Net Fare Amount = 1,000.00
Supplementary Amount = 365.00

GBP1500.0 AGT/NON REF DEF4567ABC

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Element Gloss. Content of BSP Gloss. Rec. Content of
Description Ref. Element Processing Ref. ID Element
Commercial N/A Derived from CARF BKT06 DEF4567ABC
Agreement TOUR
Reference
Tour Code TOUR DEF4567ABCbbbbb Copy from RET TOUR BKS24 DEF4567ABCbbbbb
to HOT
Net Reporting NRID NR Copy from RET NRID BKT06 NR
Indicator to HOT
Commissionable N/A Calculated by COBL BKS30 00000150000
Amount BSP (TDAM-
TMFA)
Net Fare Amount N/A Derive from NTFA BKS30 00000100000
tables
Ticket Document TDAM 00000150000 Copy from RET TDAM BKS30 00000150000
Amount to HOT
Commission COTP bbbbbb or Gbbbbb Copy from RET COTP BKS39 bbbbbb or Gbbbbb
Type to HOT
Commission CORT 00900 Copy from RET CORT BKS39 00900
Rate (most of the time) to HOT or
COAM/COBL
Commission COAM (zero most of time) COBL×CORT or COAM BKS39 00000013500
Amount Copy from RET
to HOT (if not
zeros)
Amount Entered AEBA 00000000000 N/A
by Agent
Supplementary N/A SPTP BKS39 bbbbbb
Type
Supplementary N/A SPAM/COBL SPRT BKS39 02433
Rate
Supplementary N/A EFCO-COAM SPAM BKS39 00000036500
Amount
Effective N/A Calculated by EFRT BKS39 03333
Commission BSP
Rate (EFCO/COBL)
Effective N/A COBL-NTFA EFCO BKS39 00000050000
Commission
Amount
Fare FARE GBPbb150000 Copy from RET FARE BAR64 GBPbb150000
to HOT
Form of Payment FPAM 00000150000 (can Set to TDAM FPAM BKP84 00000150000
Amount be a lesser amount)
Remittance N/A Calculated by REMT BKP84 00000100000
Amount BSP (FPAM-
EFCO)

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Q APPENDIX A
AGENT DEFAULT PROCESS – RECOVERY OF FUNDS

Recovery of Funds from BSP Airlines when an Agent Defaults

Process:
1. Billing Period 1: BSP pays airlines on a reported sales basis.
2. BSP is advised of Agent default.
3. BSP requests immediate payment from the Agent.
4. Agent fails to pay and is declared in default.
5. The clearing bank debits the IATA (hinge) account for the amount of the default, plus any bank charges.
6. BSP takes action to recover funds from the BSP Airlines in the next settlement.

Recovery of Funds from Bank Guarantee, Insurance Policy or through legal action on behalf of
debtor BSP Airlines
7. The BSP will request the ASO to cash any Bank Guarantee, or to make a claim on any default
insurance available.
8. In some BSPs the BSP Airlines will agree that the BSP take legal action on behalf of the debtor airlines
to recover the amount due from the Agent.

The method is to issue a new electronic transaction using transaction codes ‘ADMD’ and ‘ACMD’. These
will be issued electronically through BSPlink or other systems to reverse the values for each carrier in the
settlement, and where applicable to process credits to the carrier when funds are recovered from financial
securities, or as a result of collective legal action.

All adjustments are issued using the defaulted Agent numeric code and that of the recipient carrier. They
will be processed via the normal billing process and included on the RET.

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An example of the financial transactions is included in the following table.

Agent Default and recovery – financial transactions through the IATA Hinge Account.

Agent Bank Account IATA Hinge Account BSP Airline Account

BILLING PERIOD 1
Agent Remittance -1000 +1000
Airline Settlement -1000 +100
+300
+700
-100 (refunds)

Agent default -1000

BILLING PERIOD 2 - Recovery from BSP Airlines:

BSP Issues ADMD/ACMD ACMD 1 -100
in favour of the defaulted ACMD 2 -300
Agent
ACMD 3 -700
ADMD 1 +100
Airline Settlement +1000

BILLING PERIOD NN - RECOVERY FROM FINANCIAL SECURITY OR THROUGH LEGAL ACTION

Payment received +1000

BSP Issues ADMD/ACMD -1000 +100

in favour of BSP Airlines +300
debiting the defaulted
Agent code +700
-100 (refunds)

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APPENDIX B
REPORTING OF MPD/MD DOCUMENTS (as per PSC Resolutions)

GLOSSARY
FARE: Fare
• When used for reporting MPnn documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 726b as ”Fare Charges”, from Print Line G, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD10 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 742f as ”EB Charges”, from Print Line N, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD30 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 734a as ”Amount”, from Print Line N, position 1-11. This element may include taxes, in
which case “INCL TAX” is printed in the Type of Service (reported in PLTX), and these taxes are not
reported in TMFA/TMFT.
• When used for reporting MD40 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 731b as ”PTA Total”, from Print Line N, position 1-11. This element may include taxes, in
which case “INCL TAX” is printed in the Type of Service (reported in PLTX), and these taxes are not
reported in TMFA/TMFT.
• When used for reporting MD50 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 725d as ”Amount”, from Print Line N, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD51 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 738a as ”Refund Amt”, from Print Line N, position 1-11.

PLTX: Print Line Text

• When used for reporting MD10 documents, this element will be used to report Print Lines I, K, L, M
(PSC Resolution 742f refers).
• When used for reporting MD30 documents, this element will be used to report Print Lines F, G, H, K, L,
M (PSC Resolution 734a refers).
• When used for reporting MD40 documents, this element will be used to report Print Lines F, G, H, I
(PSC Resolution 731b refers).
• When used for reporting MD50 documents, this element will be used to report Print Lines F, G, K, L, M
(PSC Resolution 725d refers).
• When used for reporting MD51 documents, this element will be used to report Print Lines F, L, M
(PSC Resolution 738a refers).

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TAXA: Tax
• When used for reporting MPnn documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 726b as ”Tax”, from Print Lines I and J, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD10 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 742f as ”TAX”, from Print Lines O, P, Q, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD30 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 734a as ”TAX”, from Print Lines O, P, Q, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD40 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 731b as ”Tax on PTA” and “PTA SVG CG”, from Print Lines P and Q respectively, position
1-11.
• When used for reporting MD50 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 725d as ”TAX ON MCO”, from Print Line O, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD51 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 738a as ”TAX RFD”, from Print Lines O, P, Q, position 1-11.

TOTL: Total
• When used for reporting MPnn documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 726b as ”TOTAL”, from Print Line P, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD10 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 742f as ”TOTAL”, from Print Line R, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD30 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 734a as ”TOTAL”, from Print Line R, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD40 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 731b as ”TTL PYMT”, from Print Line R, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD50 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 725d as ”TOTAL”, from Print Line R, position 1-11.
• When used for reporting MD51 documents, this element will contain the amount described in
Resolution 738a as ”TOTAL RFD”, from Print Line R, position 1-11.

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SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REPORTING OF MD50 AND MD51 DOCUMENTS FOR
THE RELEVANT PRINT LINES:

APPLICATION OF RESOLUTION 725d: MD50 SPECIFIED MCO

Print Lines:
"K-M" Fare calculation, ticket TFC breakdown and where applicable, any non-ticket TFCs not
reported in Tax On MCO (e.g., PTA Service Charge).

"N" 1-11 FARE, excluding TFCs.

13–23 EQFR, excluding TFCs.

"O" 1-11 Total of (government) tax(es) imposed on the MCO.

"R" 1-11 TOTL – Total of FARE, and all TFCs.

All TFCs in lines K, L & M are also to be reported in TMFA/TMFT
Tax on MCO is also to be reported in TAXA/TMFA/TMFT.

APPLICATION OF RESOLUTION 738a: MD51 AGENT REFUND VOUCHER

TFCs totalled as "XT" should be broken out in Print Lines "L" & "M" – print positions 1-51.

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APPENDIX C
STANDARD MESSAGE IDENTIFIER (SMSG) VALUES

Airline Accounting/Sales data (HOT)

BFH File Header
The BSP and ticketing Airline are identified at the beginning of the file.
BCH Billing Analysis (Cycle) Header
When transactions for a period are batched together for processing, the Billing
Analysis period is identified here.
BOH (Reporting Agent) Office Header
The information pertinent to each Agency Location.
BKT Transaction Header
Any transaction consisting of one or more documents, is identified along with the
servicing Airline system, where applicable.
BKS (Related) Ticket/Document Identification/Information STD/Document Amounts/-
Commission Amounts/Qualifying Info.
Each accountable document is reported separately within the transaction.
BKI Itinerary Data
City, carrier, class of service, flight and other itinerary-related information is
described here for each flight coupon.
BAR Document Amounts and Additional Information
The information required for Airline revenue accounting is provided herein for each
document. Currency value amounts and passenger identification are included.
BMP MPD/Miscellaneous Document
The additional information records required for processing Multiple Purpose
Documents (MPD) and Miscellaneous Documents.
BKF Fare Calculation
Fare calculation data from the (primary) ticket(s).
BKP Electronic Transaction
Provides Settlement Authorisation Code for Electronic Tickets.
BKP Form of Payment
Form of payment is identified by type and value in addition to billing information.
There can be several Forms of Payment per transaction.
BOT Office Totals
Totals for each agency Location.
BCT Billing Analysis (Cycle) Totals
Totals for the Billing Analysis.
BFT File Totals per Currency
Totals for the File.

Credit Sales Invoicing data (CSI)

CFH File Header
Identifies the BSP Processing Centre submitting the invoice, the date and place of
origin, and the Credit Card Company billed on behalf of BSP participating Airlines.
CIH Invoice Header
CBH Batch Header
Identifies merchant agreements, invoice, batch and currency.
CBR Transaction Basic Record
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Credit Sales Invoicing data (CSI) cont'd

COR Transaction Optional Record
Provides information on air transportation bought.
COT Transaction Optional Tax Record
Provides optional tax records for credit card billing.
COA Transaction Optional Agency Data
CBT Batch Trailer
Provides designation of batch values and control totals
CAT Totals per Agent
CIT Invoice Trailer or Airline Totals
CFT File Trailer
Provides total number of batches in file.

CCSP Invoice (CSP)

IFH File Header
IIH Invoice Header
IBH Batch Header
IBR Transaction Basic Record
IOR Transaction Optional
IOT Transaction Optional Tax
IOX Transaction Optional Variable
IOA Transaction Optional Agency Data
IBT Batch Trailer
IIT Invoice Trailer
IFT File Trailer

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DISH AMENDMENT FORM

Originator Name, Company and E-mail: Request Date:

Subject:
Check as Applicable:
New Business Requirement Amendment Request Code Request

File: Glossary Entry: Record:

Business Need/Functionality

Justification

Dependencies

Proposed Amendments

--- Please forward the Form and all documentation to [ [email protected] ] ---
(See next page for information on completing the Form)

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DISH AMENDMENT FORM

[Information required to complete the Form]

Originator Name, Company and E-mail: Request Date:

Name of the Requester and E-mail: Date of Request:

Subject: Topic or title.

Check as Applicable:
New Business Requirement X Amendment Request X Code Request X

File: Glossary Entry: Record:

RET,HOT,CSI,TI,CSP e.g. CUTP, TRNC e.g. IT02, BKS24
Business Need/Functionality
Provide a clear and accurate detailed description of the background to the problem with an explanation of the Business
Need and Functionality of the amendment

Justification
Provide a justification for the amendment.

Dependencies
Indicate any dependencies (e.g. elements, systems, business areas) potentially impacted by the amendment.

Proposed Amendments
Provide a brief summary of the proposed amendment(s). Full technical details must be provided in attached
documentation.
For a code request, provide the requested code and description.

--- Please forward the Form and all documentation to [ [email protected] ] ---

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Q APPENDIX E
TRAVEL AGENT SERVICE FEES (TASF)

Business Functionality

Agents enter service fees into the GDS system (as a separate transaction), and the GDS
reports this
transaction on the RET to the BSP for settlement (from the credit card company and to the
agent, within normal BSP settlement).

The service fee transaction is separate, electronic/paperless, and may or may not be associated
with an airline ticket.

BSP acts as the “ticketing airline” and credit card merchant.

Any required refund has to be done between the agent and client, outside the BSP process.
Also in the case of next-day cancellations anytime within the period, the DPC should just
process the cancellations but not generate reversal/RFNC transactions for TASF.

The system involves only GDSs, Agents, and BSPs. No changes to Airline systems or to IATA
Resolutions is required.

Technical Procedures

See details in Section 5.4.1 (RET Matrix), and in Chapter 11 Glossary elements TRNC, COAM,
CORT,
and CSTF.

Also:
• TACN will always be 954.
• CPUI will always be “F” + 3 blanks.
• Form of payment will normally be credit only, but cash is also accepted.
• STAT should be set as per BSP requirements, if any.
• BSP may require validation that value of TDAM is between an agreed minimum and
maximum (parameters).
• Any taxes reported separately from the fare amount (if required by a BSP) will also be
treated as 100% commissionable.
• BSP should not calculate any TOCA or generate any ADM for processing charges; these
will all be handled by the IATA Central Invoicing System.

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Regarding stock issues, TDNR will use one special form code worldwide (952), with electronic
computer-generated numbers. These numbers will be allocated to each GDS similar to ET
numbers (but no GDS sub-allocation to each agent required). CDGT validation will be Method
2, i.e. on 10-digit number only (not airline code). No TI file to BSP is required. No BSP stock
control is required (e.g. replenishment, unreported/gaps, late reported).

All other BSP processing will be normal (CC outputs etc). Only exception is these
954 transactions will not be included in industry figures for airline statistics (e.g. market share).

Agent back office interface could be provided by either GDS or BSP.

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