Item Type Window

The Item Type window provides the ticket in an ATB document format, containing an ATB graphic background. To view the Item Type window of a ticket,

 

  1. Click Item/Type link of the ticket on the Initial Response screen. This will navigate you to the Item Type window.

  2. Click the Print button to print the Item Type window.

  3. Click the Close button to close the window.

 

       

 

 

Below is a similar screen shot of an ATB II document (without the graphic background) and a description of most of its screen fields. This text image is also used for automated MCOs, PTAs and Tour Orders. Other types of tickets and documents have text images that correspond to those documents. (Each document image is displayed in ATB II format, even if it was originally printed in a different display format. This is in accordance with the Agent Reporting Agreement. The format of the document does not change its validity.)



 

Line 1:

ARC Document Type

EDW Transaction #

Can be Settlement, Initial, or Void

A unique number that tags all associated documents related to a single transaction.

Line 2:

Corporation Contract

A single character code indicating whether the credit card purchase is on behalf of a corporate client that has contracted with the ticketing agency for travel services.

 

Agent Name

The legal name of the travel agent seller.

 

Document Type

Can be ATB II, MISCELLANEOUS CHARGE ORDER, PREPAID TICKET ADVICE, or TOUR ORDER

 

Coupon Name

For Initial Transactions - AGENT, For Settled Transactions - AUDITOR

 

Reference Number

This is a six digit reference number that uniquely identifies each sales report. The first two digits identify the processing center; the third and fourth digits are the month; the fifth digit is the week of the month; the sixth digit is the cycle or processing day for that week. There are always five (5) cycles in a processing week.

Line 3:

Agent City and State

City Name plus 2-letter state abbreviation code. For a Home/Host, Branch, or STP office, the established mailing address will display if ARC has that information. If not, the physical address will display.

 

PED (Period End Date)

The PED of the sales report in which the document was reported.

Line 4:

Date of Issue (Header)

Date of Issue will appear immediately below (on Line 5).

 

Sequence Number

The unique number assigned to each transaction set by the ARC system.

Line 5:

Issuing Carrier

Legal name of the airline.

 

Date of Issue

The original date that the ticket or document was initiated. (DDMMMYY format.)

Line 6:

Service Carrier ID

The four-digit code of the CRS (GDS) that provided the automated ticketing service. (For example, 7906 - AMADEUS, 5880 - APOLLO/GALILEO, 0011 - SABRE, 5235 - WORLDSPAN)

 

Booking Agent ID

The initials of the agent identified on CRS (GDS) login

 

International Sale Indicator and Currency Type

A 4-character code indicates where the sale and the issuance of the ticket took place in relation to the country of commencement of international travel. (See the Glossary Entry for valid codes.) Currency Type is the three-letter code used to identify the currency of payment. (I.E. USD=United States Dollars)

 

Passenger Name

Passenger Name

Line 7:

Agent Name

Legal name of travel agent seller

 

Agent City and State

City Name plus 2-letter state abbreviation code. For a Home/Host, Branch, or STP office, the established mailing address will display if ARC has that information. If not, the physical address will display.

 

Issuing Office Code

Eight-digit ARC Number of the issuing agent.

 

Airport Code of Origin

The three-letter airport code of the originating departure city.

Line 8:

Fare Basis (Header)

Fare Basis will appear immediately below

 

Tour (Header)

Tour Code will appear immediately below (if applicable.)

Lines 8-19

Routing

Each segment has: From Stopover Code + ' ' + Origin Airport City Code + Destination Airport City Code + Carrier Code + ' ' + Class of Service + ' ' + Flight Number + ' ' + Departure Date. Routing will include from 1 to 12 segments. Up to 4 segments will appear on a text image. Additional segments will display as conjunction(s).

Line 9

Passenger Name

Passenger Name

 

Fare Basis

This field will display the actual fare basis or the word "MULTI" if multiple fare bases were used.

 

Tour

If the ticket were associated with a tour code, it would appear here.

 

FCMI

(Fare Calculation Mode Indicator) A code to show the method of pricing, as entered on the ticket. This code is determined by the processing system provider. Possible values are blank (default), 0 (automatically priced) and 1 (manually priced). Values 2-9 are defined by individual system providers and do not have standardized definitions. (Note: In some cases a different code may appear on a printed ticket because some GDS providers do not send ARC the same information that is printed on the ticket. For more explanation, please contact your GDS provider.)

 

Routing

(Continued from Line 8 above, if necc.)

Line 10

Reminder Statement (Line 1)

Reminder Statement

 

Routing

(Continued from Line 8 above, if necc.)

Line 11

Reminder Statement (Line 2)

Reminder Statement

 

Coupon Use Indicators

Possibilities are F=Flight, S=Stopover, and V=Void for up to 24 coupons.

 

Routing

(Continued from Line 8 above, if necc.)

 

Waiver Code

The Ticket Waiver code field format begins with a 'WV' followed by up to 15 digits.

Lines 12, 13

Endorsements/Restrictions

The field is used to include ticketing endorsements or agent remarks

 

PNR

Passenger Name Record Reference Code (Assigned by CRS (GDS)).

Line 14

Exchange Indicator (Header)

The Exchange indicator will appear below, if applicable.

 

Conjunction Indicator (Header)

The Conjunction document number will appear below, if applicable.

Line 15

Exchange Indicator

The Exchange indicator will appear, if applicable.

 

Domestic/International Code

This code denotes a self sale and/or international sale. Valid codes are: International - X, Self Sale - S, and Self Sale International - X/S. (Domestic is blank.)

 

Conjunction Indicator

The Conjunction document number will appear, if applicable.

Lines 16-20

Fare Calculation

The details of the fare calculation exactly as printed on the ticket/document.

Line 21

Fare (Header)

Dollar value of document (excluding taxes) will appear below.

 

Equivalent Fare (Header)

Value of ticket/document in the currency of payment will appear below.

 

Form of Payment (Header)

Form of Payment will appear below.

Line 22

Fare

Dollar value of document (excluding taxes).

 

Equivalent Fare

The value of the ticket/document in the currency of payment collected. The field includes the ISO currency code and the dollar amount.

 

Form of Payment

If the form of payment is a credit card, the credit card code, number, and the approval code are included. If an extended payment has been requested, an indicator will be included. If the form of payment is a GTR or STR (Government or State Transportation Requests), an indicator will be included. If the form of payment is cash, the line is blank.

Line 23

Commission Amount

Either the actual commission amount or EXCH will display.

 

Tax Amount

Either the total tax amount or EXCH will display.

Line 24

Tax 1

Tax Box 1 code and amount

Line 25

Tax 2

Tax Box 2 code and amount

 

Document Number (Header)

15-digit Document Number will appear below.

 

Reminder Statement

Reminder Statement

Line 26:

Tax 3

Tax Box 3 code and amount

 

Stock Control Number

ARC issued ticket stock number; always begins with 889, if printed on ARC stock.

 

Document Number

15-digit Document number includes coupon number, 3-digit carrier code, form number, serial number, and check digit.

Line 27:

Total Sale

This field includes the ISO currency code and the dollar amount (fare plus tax).

Lines 28-30

Reminder Statement

Because all documents in the data warehouse are stored electronically, they may not be identical in format to an original printed document. The data presented is identical, thus the document image that is presented is valid.