Publication of Shedule to External Systems
A schedule formed in the System may be published into external systems. In this case, a part of parameters reflecting commercial components of a flight schedule might be partially changed without any change in basic schedule.
Messages are published in the form of TTY SSIM4/5 format (SSM messages are formed in compliance with basic periods, ASM messages are formed in compliance with Ad-hoc periods). For more information about TTY format, see SSIM standard, Chapters 4-5.
Flight schedule publication can be carried out in automatic and manual (forced) modes.
Automatic flight schedule publication is carried out after saving any schedule changes if rules of publication are formed. The schedule publication parameters are managed by the following business rules:
Formed messages contain tags of the actions that correspond to performed operations on schedule updating.
In manual mode, it is possible to send a flight schedule for a specified period by SSIM 4/5 format message.
Message format and conditions are defined by conditions of the Flight publication business rules.
When a message about a schedule is sent, a recipient system forms and sends a NAC response message (if such function is available) which contains information about receiving of the sent messages and processing status.
NAC incoming messages are added to system queue.
If the message is not processed by the recipient system then the NAC message contains information about processing failure cause. In this case, intervention of an operator is supposed: to change the schedule in accordance with the message information or edit the sent message about the schedule and resend it.
The messages are formed with tags of the actions that correspond to processed operations of schedule correction.
Table “Messages about schedule change”
| Operation | SSM | ASM |
|---|---|---|
| Formation of a new flight schedule period | NEW | — |
| Formation of a new Ad-hoc period | — | NEW |
| Modification of a flight schedule period without Ad-hoc period change | SKD + NEW | — |
| Modification of a flight schedule period with deleting Ad-hoc period | SKD XASM + NEW | — |
| Deleting Ad-hoc period | RPL XASM | — |
| Cancellation of a date with its further restoration | — | CNL |
| Restoration of a cancelled date | — | RIN |
| Cancellation of a flight schedule period without Ad-hoc period change | CNL | — |
| Cancellation of a flight schedule period including Ad-hoc periods | CNL XASM | — |
| Change of sales or physical configuration of an aircraft for basic period |
|
— |
| Change of sales or physical configuration of an aircraft for Ad-hoc period | — | CON |
| Change of an aircraft type for basic period |
|
— |
| Change of aircraft type for Ad-hoc period | — | EQT |
| Change of departure/ arrival time for basic period
without changing Ad-hoc periods |
|
— |
| Change of departure/ arrival time for basic period
with deleting Ad-hoc period |
|
— |
| Change of departure/ arrival time for Ad-hoc period | — | TIM |
| Flight delay | — | TIM |
| Change of data elements transmitted by DEI for basic
period not affecting Ad-hoc periods |
|
— |
| Change of data elements transmitted by DEI for
Ad-hoc period |
— | ADM |
| Change of flight status for basic period and Ad-hoc periods |
|
RPL |
| Change of a flight schedule for basic period
not including Ad-hoc periods |
|
— |
| Change of a flight schedule for Ad-hoc period | — | RPL |
| Cancellation of a part of a route for basic period
not including Ad-hoc periods |
|
— |
| Cancellation of a part of a route for basic period
including Ad-hoc periods |
|
|
| Cancellation of a part of a route for Ad-hoc period | — | CNL |
Messages are formed, proceeded and sent in formats SSIM4, SSIM5 (SSM/ASM messages).
Schedule may be published in an automatic and manual modes.
Publication of the Selected Flight Schedule as SSIM 4/5 Messages
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The format and conditions of messages are defined by the Flight publication business rules. |
To send a flight schedule for some period:
1. Select Schedule → Send schedule recap in the menu.
The flight schedule publication form will be presented.
2. Specify values of publication parameters:
- Flight: select a carrier code from the list and specify a flight number.
- Period: specify the starting and ending dates of the period for which the schedule should be published. To specify the period with open date, leave the end period field blank.
- External systems: check boxes in the list of external systems in which the schedule of the selected flight for the specified period will be published.
3. Click OK. The schedule of the selected flight for the specified period will be published into the selected external systems and a notification containing amount of messages sent will be presented.
Sending SSM CNL without Schedule Cancellation
This function allows to send an SSM CNL message without cancelling a schedule. Using this function, a schedule will be unpublished in the selected external system(s), and still actual in the Amber Inventory.
To send SSM CNL:
1. Select Schedule → Send SSM CNL in the menu. SSM CNL sending parameters window will be presented.
2. Fill in the form. Period start date is a date of request. Period end date is the last day of specified flight period schedule.
3. Press OK. Message will be sent to the specified system(s).
Related sections:
See also:
- 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
- Business Rules on Schedule Management
- Other Operations