Abacus Fares & Ticketing

FARE QUOTE DISPLAY

FQHELP
Basic fare display for all carriers.......... FQBOMHKG
Single carrier display................. FQBOMHKG-CX
Specify departure date......FQBOMHKG28NOV
Specify departure date & carrier........FQBOMHKG28NOV-CX
All fare categories......... FQBOMHKG28NOVALL-CX
Child fares..... FQBOMHKG28NOV-CX,C
(A-Adult, I-Infant, CChild)
Particular cabin class....... FQBOMHKG28NOVYB-CX
(Economy YB, Business BB, First FB)
Historical.........FQ12DEC09BOMHKG12JAN10-CX
FQ(ticketed date with year)BOMHKG(travel date with year)-CX
Round the world fares.............FQBOMBOM28NOVRW-BA
Fare quote from confirmed air segment....... FQS1 or FQS1/2
Optional Fare Display Qualifiers
Return fares.......RT
One way fares..................................................................................................... OW
Display fare in NUCs....../NUC
Multiple carriers (max 32)........... -CX-IT-9W
Specify return date..........R25MAY
Passenger type (max 4)................... PCNN
Specify booking class.B(booking class)
Fare basis code...................................................................Q(fare basis)
Private fares Only................................................................................................ PV
Published fares Only..PL
Unique Corporate ID .........UI(CORPORATE ID)
Account Code ...AC*(ACCOUNT CODE)
Unique Account Code ...UAC*(ACCOUNT CODE)
Include approximate tax amount and total amountFL
Follow-up shortcuts
Redisplay last fare quote...........FQ*
Reverse city pair.........FQ*R
Fare display from availability.............FQL1
Tax breakdown display..........FT1
Continuation Entries
Redisplay a fares response........FQ*
Redisplay and reverse city pair...FQ*R
Redisplay and change travel date.....FQ*28MAY
Redisplay and retrieve ALL fares......FQ*ALL
Redisplay and change carriers........FQ*-CO
Redisplay and change arrival city..FQ*ACDG
Redisplay and change departure city......FQ*DDEL

TAX INFORMATION
TXNHELP
For a Specific Country .... TXN*FRANCE or TXN*FR or TXN*PAR
Display tax details using airport/city code.TXN*CDG
Display tax details using tax code.....TXN**WO
Display specific tax details from the list..TXN*2
Display PFCs from an itinerary.....PXC*I
Display historical specified tax details by tax code.....TXN**FR1-15DEC09
Redisplay tax response from previous display ..TXN*
PNR PRICING
N*/WPHELP
Pricing an itinerary with an airline.....WPABA
Pricing for all applicable fares..............WPAABA
Optional Pricing Qualifiers
Specific segment.........S1/3
Range of segments..........S1-3
With name select............N1.1 orN1.1/3.1
Passenger type mapping exclusion.......WPXO
Fares with alternate booking codes.........WPAXM
Private fares ..............................PV
Unique Corporate ID................................................................................. UIABC88
Unique Account code......................................................................... UAC*ABA01
Specific date.....B23DEC
Passenger type..................................................................................................PCNN
Exempt all taxes except fees................................................................................. TE
Exempt all taxes and fees......... TN
Stopover indicator................................................................................................. O2
No stop indicator.................................................................................................. X2
Continuation Entries
Display fare quotation .........................................................................................WP1
Display fare calculation.....................................................................................WPDF
Pricing Side Trips
Specific segment......WPST2
Multiple segments.....WPST2/4
Range of segments........WPST2-4
COMMAND PRICING
Basic entry ...................................................................................WPABAQYFFAS
Specific Segments..WPABAS1*QNRCASS2*QSRCAS
With discount percentage......... WPABAQYFFAS//DP10
With discount amount.................................................. WPABAQYFFAS//DA1000
Custom fare basis code.WPABAQYFFAS-Y

PRICING - Bargain Finder

RULE DISPLAY

RDHELP
Display all rules from line 6.....RD6
Display rules menu from line 4...RD4*M
Display specific paragraphs from the rule menu......RD*8/16/20
Display specific rule paragraphs from line 4.RD4*3/4/5/16
Display routing information from fare quote......RD1*RTG
Redisplay last rule display....RD*
Display a fare rule following pricing........ WPRD*
(entry to be performed after pricing)
Display a fare rule following pricing
using segment select....WPRD*S3 or WPRD*S3-5
Display fare rule using the rule category following pricingWPRD*C16

RESERVATION BOOKING DESIGNATOR

Display alternative booking class from fare quote....RB5
Display alternative booking class for multiple carrier......RB2QF/AA
Display primary and secondary carriers......RB8SINLAX-SQ/LAXMIA-AA

MAXIMUM PERMITTED MILEAGE (MPM)

Basic entry...... WNBOMHKG
On existing PNR all segments...... WN
On existing PNR specific segments...... WNS1-5
Redisplay previous mileage information........ WN*

Lowest available fare for current itinerary....WPNC

Lowest available fare for current itinerary with rebook.....WPNCB
Lowest fare regardless of availability.....WPNCS

PRICING - Bargain Finder Plus

Basic entry .........WPNI
Same connection airports........WPNIX
Regardless of availability.....WPNIS
Same origin and destination....WPNIN
Optional Pricing Qualifiers
Specifying number of options...... Z3
Tax override..... TE
Preferred carriers......../ACXSQ
Non-preferred carriers..../XCXSQ
Direct/non-stop flight ../D
Flights departing 9 days later....../P9
Flights departing 3 days earlier....../M3
Redisplay last current Bargain Finder Plus display.WPNI*
Rebook option
Rebook itinerary and retain original segments......WC2
Rebook itinerary and cancel original segments......WC2X

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TICKET FARE RECORD (TFR)
Display a list of TFR stored in the PNR...**W
Display specific TFR..**W2
Delete specific TFR.......WD3
Delete multiple TFR ...WD2/4/5
Delete all TFRs....WD

NO-PNR PRICING
WQHELP
Price a routing with Operating and Validating
carriers........WQBOMSINBOM-ASQ/VSQ
General Itinerary Variables
Specify class of service.WQBOMSINBOM-ASQ/VSQ/CY
Specific passenger types......WQBOMSIN-ASQ/VSQ/CY/PADT/PC07
Account codeWQBOMSINBOM-ASQ/VSQ-AC*(Account Code)
Lowest fare......................WQBOMSINBOM-ASQ/VSQ/L
Specify departure date.. WQBOM10MAY/ASQSIN15MAY/ASQBOM
Specify surface sector .. WQSIN/A9WBOM/-DEL/A9WBOM
Specify transfers WQBOM/A9W/XDEL/A9WHKG/A9W/XDEL/A9WBOM
Continuation Entries
Fare calculation retrieval...... WQ3
Fare calculation description WQDF3
Redisplay pricing list.......WQ*
RATE DESK PRICING
Create TFR adult. WC
Create TFR child.... WCPCNN
Create TFR for infant... WCPINF
Create TFR for specific segments.. WCS1/3/5
Input segment data...WIL1/2X/3/4X-IFS*12AUG1013DEC10*BA20K
Input base fare and taxes.... WIYINR38000/200WO/2500YQ
Other currency fare with INR Equivalent fare with
Taxes.................................... WIYUSD240.00EINR1191/200WO/2500YQ
Fare calculation
WICBOM BA X/LON BA NYC434.00 BA X/LON BA
BOM434.00NUC868.00END ROE43.00
Append only missing taxes in TFR..... WIT300YQ/340XY

PRINTER DESIGNATION
Designate ticket printer..................................................................................... W*IN
Undesignate ticket printer.... W*NO
Designate hard copy printer.. PTR/C78C57
Undesignate hard copy printer.PTR/END
Designate an itinerary printer....... DSIVC78C57
Undesignate an itinerary printer... DSNO

Display all carriers associated to a specific

credit card vendor in a country....CD*VCL-AX/ALL/IN
Display specific credit card vendor associated
to a specific carrier in a country ........CD*VCL-AX/CX/IN

E-TICKETING PROFILE
Display carrier E-ticketing policy & procedure.....WETP*SQ
Note: This entry will display all the E-ticketing rules for that carrier as well
as E-ticketing interline Agreements for associated carriers
Display Indian BSP E-ticketing table.W/BSPIN*

TICKET ISSUANCE
Basic ticketing command -always followed by other qualifiers below..W
Mandatory Ticketing Qualifiers
Ticket fare record
Single ticket fare record ...T
Specific ticket fare record number 2....T2
Name Select........N1.2 OR N1.1/3.1
(issuance through specific fare record)
Commission percentage..KP3 or KP0
Form of Payment
Cash...FCASH
Cheque.....FCHEQUE
Credit card automatic authorization....F*AX3720000000000000/1212
To obtain manual
authorization ....CK*AX3720000000000000/1212/15000/SQ
Manual authorization......F*AX3720000000000000/1212*Z456456

Optional Ticketing Qualifiers

Endorsements (Max 29 characters in one line)
Additional endorsement.....EDISSUE IN CONJ
Override endorsement...EO/VALID SQ ONLY
Override endorsement...EO1/VALID SQ ONLYEO2/ISSUED IN CONJ
(2 lines)
Tour Code
Fare and tour code prints on ticket.UN*ABACUS
Fare is replaced with IT, tour code prints....UX*ABACUS
Fare is replaced with IT, IT and tour code prints..... UI*ABACUS
Bulk.....UB*ABACUS
Net Remittance (cut and pay)... NET/F*ABACUS
Fare is replaced with IT & Net Remittance........UI*NET/F*ABACUS

FUTURE PROCESSING
Create FP line ......FP
Modify FP line ....... FP2
Delete all FP lines .FP

MANAGING PRINTERS
Printer status..........RL/C78C57STATUS
Hold the printer......RL/C78C57HOLD
Clear all print jobs in the queue.......RL/C78C57CLEAR
Restart the printer......RL/C78C57

TICKET STOCK INFORMATION

Display FP fields....*PF
Process all FP lines....W
Process specific FP line...WL1 or WL1/3

DISPLAY TICEKTED INFORMATION IN A PNR

Ticketing field..*T
Ticketing history...*HT

Display ticket stock control table..... DN*PTR

DISPLAY ACCOUNTING LINES

TICKET LIMIT TABLE
To check list of carrier you have been authorized to issue Tickets...W/TA*J5I8
To move down to carrier list...MD/CARRIER
To check list of carrier authorized to issue Tickets with ticket limit.. W/TLM*

CREDIT CARD CODES

Display list of credit card codes..DU*/CCD
Credit Card agreement Table
Display all credit card vendors associated
to a specific carrier in a country.... CD*VCL-ALL/9W/IN

Display accounting lines.....*PAC

Display accounting history ....*HAC

DISPLAY ELECTRONIC TICKET RECORD (ETR)

Display ticket record from line number in the ticketing field... ...WETR*2
Display ticket record by ticket number...WETR*T6183214569871/E
Display enhanced ticket record..WETR*2/E
Display history from displayed ticket record...WETR*H
Redisplay ETRWETR*

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ACCOUNTING LINES

TICKET REISSUANCE

ETR search mask

Display ETR search mask.WETR*S
Display ETR from search list line 3...WETR*L3
From Sabres database
Display ticket image from line number in the ticketing field...WTDB*2/A
Display ticket image using ticket number..WTDB*T6183214569871/A

Reissuance with NIL ADC

WT1N1.1ET1601234567890/12 //15NOV09BOM/99999999FEFCASHACX
DPEER
Reissuance with ADC in Taxes
WT1N1.1ET1601234567890/12 //15NOV09BOM/99999999FA/CCASH*
EFCASH ACXDPEER
Reissuance with ADC in Basic Fare and Taxes
WT1N1.1ET1601234567890/12 //15NOV09BOM/99999999FA/CCASH/
2000*EFCASHKP3ACXDPEER
(hear 2000 is the difference in basic fare)

REGENARATE AGENT COUPON

Regenerate agent coupon.WRG6183214569871RE
(allowed within the audit trail retention period of 30days)

DAILY SALES REPORT(DQB)

Display current report....DQB*
Display report by date...DQB*15NOV

VOIDING TICKETS (same day of issue only)

Step1:Display ticket field....*T
Step2:Void ticket from ticketing field line number.WV3
Step3:Reconfirm to void the ticket......WV3

Second Reissue
WT1N1.1ET1601234567891/12 /1601234567890/15NOV09BOM/
99999999 FEFCASHACX DPEER
Conjunction ticket
WT1N1.1ET1601234567890/1234,12//15NOV09BOM/999999999
FEFCASHACXDPEER

EXCHANGE AUDIT TRAIL (REA)

VOID REPORTS
Void list for current month..WV*
Void list for previous month..WV*1

Display a list of REA.... DQB*REA

Display a list of REA with specific date/year.......DQB*17DEC09/REA

Void list for specific date......WV*DT27NOV

REGENERATE REA FROM AUDIT TRAIL

REFUND

By item number .........WETRP/REA/2

By range of item numbers...WETRP/REA/2-5

Fast Path Linear Refund Entry

Process Fast Path Refund
without Cancellation Penalty.. WFRR1601234567890 ACX
Process Fast Path Refund without Cancellation Penalty
for Specific passenger....WFRR1601234567890 ACXN1.1
Process Fast Path Refund with Cancellation Penalty
WFRR1601234567890 ACX CP1000
Process Fast Path Refund with Cancellation Penalty
for Specific passenger ...... WFRR1601234567890 ACX CP1000N1.1
Refund Via Mask
Begin Refund .WFR1601234567890 ACX
Begin Refund for Specific passenger...WFR1601234567890 ACXN1.1
Fast Path Tax Only Refund
Process Fast Path Tax only Refund ....WFRT1601234567890
Process Fast Path Tax only Refund
for Specific passenger..WFRT1601234567890N1.1

REVALIDATION
First change the itinerary and display the E-ticket... WETR*2
Revalidate segment 1/Coupon1 ..........WETRL/S1/C1
Note: to revalidate coupon must have OPEN status

PASSENGER TYPE CODE

F*RMBORZ
Display stored passenger type codes.......PD
Change passenger 1.1 to Senior citizen..PDTSRC-1.1

CURRENCY
F*FOX/CURRENCY/CONVERSION
Display list of currency code....DC*CUR
Display list of currency code starting with alphabet J.. DC*CUR/J
Display information by currency code.............................. DC*INR
Convert from one currency to another..... DCUSD334.00/GBP
Convert foreign currency amount to INR............. DCEUR230.00
Convert currency using past date..... DCUSD100.00/INR/02JUN09
NEUTRAL UNIT OF CONSTRUCTION

Tax Only Refund via the Mask

Process Tax only Refund using Mask ....WFRN1601234567890
Process Tax only Refund
for Specific passenger using mask...... WFRN1601234567890N1.1
Zero basic fare refund via the Mask
Step 1: Display ticket field .*T
Step 2: Display ticket record from line number in the ticketing field..WETR*2
Step 3: Process Zero basic refund using mask . ...WETRR

Display NUC conversion table......... FC*

Display current ROE for a specific currency............. FC*INR
Display specific currency and date.......FC*INR10AUG09
Convert specific currency to NUC value...... ...FCINR278000/NUC
Convert NUC value to specific currency........ FC14899/INR
Convert NUC using past date......... FCINR1260/NUC/10NOV09

MOVE ENTRIES
Move Up....MU
Move Top......MT

Move Down..MD
Move Bottom....MB

REFUND AUDIT TRAIL REPORT

Display Refund Audit Trail report for the current month.DQB*RF
Display Refund Audit Trail report
by airline code for the current month .........DQB*RFASQ
Display Refund Audit Trail report by date range
for the current month ...DQB*RFD1-30
Display Refund Audit Trail report by specific month(s)
.. DQB*RF/NOV or .. DQB*RF/SEP-NOV
Display Refund Audit Trail report by specific month and date
... DQB*RF/NOVD15
Display Refund Audit Trail report.
Display all refund data ....DQB*RF/ALL

UNUSED ETR
Display Report....DQB*ETU
Display Report by date..... DQB*ETU/15JUN
Display Report by date range....... DQB*ETU/15JUN-23SEP

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NET FARES

GROUPS

Display agreement Listing

Retrieve all Agent Net Agreements..... NFL

Group Request
F*FOX/ABACUS/GROUP/REQUEST
Step 1: Input Group Name......-C/AI/15TOUR
Step 2: Display City Pair Availability .123OCTBOMSINAI
Step 3: Book segment/s ....015Y1
Step 4: Input Agency Profile.... N*NM
Step5: Input reference and end transaction....6RFER

Navigating within the NET FARE AGREEMENTS display

Move up within same page........MU
Move down within same page.......MD
Move top within same pageMT
Move bottom within same page.MB
Display previous page...NFMU
Display next page..NFMD
Display first page..NFMT
Display last page...NFMB
Display specific page.. NFPG3
NET FARE AGREEMENT DESCRIPTION
Retrieve Agreements description..NFL4
Retrieve associated fare records from agreement listing
Retrieve all fare records from Agreement line number 1.... NFL1*ALL
NET FARE RETRIVAL
Retrieve all applicable adult Agent Net Fares ...NFDBOMLON
Optional qualifiers
Specific travel date....../02DEC
Specific carrier.../9W
Specific passenger type code/discount...PCH
(AD-adult, CH-child, IN-infant)
Specific booking class..BY
Journey type......JOW
(OW-one-way, RT-round trip)

Retrieval of Group PNR

By Record Locator.....*ABCDEF
By Group Name..*-C/AI/TOUR
By Flight details & group name...*AI442/23OCTBOMSIN-FYN GRP
Group Claim
F*FOX/ABACUS/GROUP/CLAIM
Step 1: Display Group PNR .......QLH/*YWOU4I
Step 2: Claim PNR ......QLH/CLM
Step3: Redisplay Group PNR for verification
of successful claim .....QLH/*YWOU4I
Entries to display parts of a PNR prior to claiming
Display whole PNR ........QLH/*A
Display itineraryQLH/*I
Display names..QLH/*N
Display passenger data.QLH/*P
Display reserve seat information......QLH/*B
Entries to scroll a PNR prior to claiming.
Scroll down...QLH/*MD
Scroll up....QLH/*MU
Scroll top.......QLH/*MT
Scroll bottom...QLH/MB

RULES RETRIVAL
Retrieve Rules from fare line number 2.NFN2

Group Push
Group Push PNRs will be placed in System Queue 49 with a Prefatory Instruction
Code (PIC) PUSH PNR PLEASE REVIEW as a notification.

ROUTING /STOPOVER DETAILS FOR SPECIFIC ROUTING

Step1: Retrieve a list of Routings/Stopovers details
for a fare record line number 1...NFR1
Step2: Retrieve Routings/Stopovers details
for specific routing line number 2.....NFR2*ALL

Group Divide
Step1: Retrieve PNR ....*QYBBME
Step 2: Divide Multiple Names.... DC/2*2.2*2.5
Step 3: Input reference & File the divided PNR.......6RFF
Step 4: Input reference and end transaction...6RFER

ENDORSMENT
Display endorsement after fare display from line number 1......NFE1
NET FARE PRICING (NFT)
Price for lowest applicable fare .NFT/9W

PNR PRICING STEPS

Optional qualifiers
Specific segmentsS1/4
Specific passengers.....N1.1
Combined options (no fixed sequence)... S1/4N1.1

Step 2: Price for lowest fare with validating carrier..WPA9W

Step 1: Create a PNR

Step 3: View fare calculation description (optional).WPDF

Step 4: Accept and store fare in PNR ...WTFR

TICKET FARE RECORD

Display Ticket Fare Record.....**W
Display Specific Ticket Fare Record.....**W2

PRICE ALL APPLICABLE FARES

Step 1: Create a PNR

NON-PNR PRICING ( NFQ )

Price itinerary for all applicable fares
One way......NFQBOM01DECDXB
Round Trip.NFQBOM05DECDXB10DECBOM
TICKET ISSUANCE
WT1N1.1FCASHKP0UX*DPEER

Step 2: Price for applicable fares with validating carriers....WPAA9W

Step 3: Select and view fare calculation from line 1....WP1
Step 4: Accept and store fare in PNR......WTFR1

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Bengaluru 080-41130067 Hyderabad 040-23210561 Cochin 0484-2358121 Calicut 0495-2367475 Thiruvananthapuram 0471-2310145