Business Rules on Schedule Management

The business rules of the “Schedule” group are automatically applied at the time they are saved to the flights created in the system that match the criteria (flight number, performance period, etc.). This changes the configuration of the flight, so it is necessary to be especially careful when creating business rules that concern the operational flights. When saving a rule, a list of flights the configuration of which will be changed as a result of saving the rule is displayed in an individual preview window. If there are several rules in the system having different parameters and suitable for the same flights, then the rule with the highest weight shall be applied to the flight.

If changes are made to the flight parameters supported by business rules, then when the schedule is saved, the corresponding new business rules with the greatest weight are automatically created for the specific flight number.

If, while saving the rules, previously created rules with the same weight are found for the same flights, but with different parameters, and criteria of these rules conflict (that is, they cannot be simultaneously applied to flights), then in the preview the rules conflicting to the created ones are displayed. If a new rule is saved that conflicts to one of the previously created ones, the last created rule will be saved in the system, and the old one will be deleted.

At the time of creation, the created business rules of the “Schedules” group that suit the criteria for the created flight are automatically applied to new flights; however, if values different from the ones set by the rules are manually set for a new flight, they are prioritized higher and saved, only if the values specified by the business rules were not set by default by clicking the “Rules” button in the flight creation form.

In some cases, it is required to adjust the schedule, affecting several periods of the schedule at the same time. The AVP parameter - Adjustment validity period. Schedule changes are applied for the period covered by the AVP parameter. It is important to remember that the AVP cannot contain the performance frequency once per two weeks and past dates. Moreover, if the departure frequency criterion is not specified in the original business rule, then the AVP may not contain a frequency choice.

For general information about working with business rules follow the link.

№	Business rule name	Description
1.	Booking classes	Cabin booking classes set and order are defined by this business rule
2.	Flight publication	Booking classes set and order assigned for flight schedule publication in external systems are defined by this business rule
3.	Departure Terminal	Code of airport departure terminal is defined by this business rule
4.	Arrival Terminal	Code of airport arrival terminal is defined by this business rule
5.	International \ Domestic status	The Flight status parameter is defined by this business rule
6.	E-ticket	Electronic ticketing availability is defined by this business rule
7.	Meal services	Meal types provided on a flight are defined by this business rule
8.	In-flight service	Service on board is defined by this business rule
9.	Traffic restrictions	Traffic restrictions on a sale segment of a flight or participating in connections are defined by this business rule
10.	SCD Internal comments	Additional information about a flight schedule is defined by this business rule
11.	DEI by Leg	Additional information about a flight schedule on a leg published in external systems is defined by this business rule
12.	DEI by Segment	Additional information about a flight schedule on a segment published in external systems is defined by this business rule
13.	SFPD	The rule allows to set a SFPD mark to a flight for participating in the Secure Flight program

To apply conditions of the existing business rules to a flight:

1. Click Rules in the flight schedule management form. Values of the parameters will be specified in accordance with conditions of the business rules corresponding to the specified schedule period.

2. Correct the values of the parameters if incorrect values were specified due to the parameter changes by application of the business rules conditions. While saving the changes, new business rules, which are active only on this flight and period, will be created according to the new data.

Information about Codeshare and Franchise agreements is specified by business rules implementation automatically only. Do not specify these data manually.

3. If necessary, specify values of optional parameters.

4. Click Preview and then Save. The schedule will be saved in the System. The list of the flight periods will be presented.

Business rules for schedule management:

• Booking Classes
• Flight Publication
• Departure Terminal
• Arrival Terminal
• International/Domestic Status
• E-ticket
• Meal Services
• In-flight Service
• Traffic Restrictions
• SCD Internal Comments
• DEI by Leg
• DEI by Segment
• SFPD

Other schedule management sections:

• Schedule Parameters
• Searching Information on Flight Schedule
• Creating a New Flight Period
• Flight Schedule Modification
• Flight Delay
• Flight Schedule Period Cancellation
• Downloading Schedule from External Systems
• Publication of Shedule to External Systems
• Other Operations