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'''"Scanner/F12":''' scanner settings (they are described in the "General information" guidelines)
 
'''"Scanner/F12":''' scanner settings (they are described in the "General information" guidelines)
  
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==Displaying information about a passenger and his/her baggage on the screen==
  
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Information about baggage is entered into the system when checking in a passenger (the "Check-in" module). To carry out payment, it is required to have baggage information displayed on the screen of the "Baggage payment "module.
  
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Baggage information search options:
  
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By a passenger registration number in the manual mode: enter a passenger registration number in the '''Reg. №''' field.
  
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By a passenger registration number using a scanner: read a bar code on the boarding pass of a passenger.
  
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By a baggage receipt number in the manual mode: enter a receipt number in the '''Receipt №''' field.
  
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By a list of passengers (see Sec. 6): select a required row in the list of passengers and click '''"Enter"'''.
  
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{{Note|If searching by a passenger checked in a group is carried out, then information about baggage of the whole group will be presented on the screen.}}
  
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==Search features by number of a paid receipt==
  
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If a number of a cancelled receipt is entered, then information about the requested receipt will be presented on the screen only.
  
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If a number of non-existent receipt is entered, then the following notification will be presented in the bottom part of the screen:
  
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The receipt is not found
  
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==Description of the screen with passenger and baggage data==
  
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After carrying out a request for searching, the system presents information about a passenger and his/her baggage on the screen (Figure 3).
  
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[[File: Baggage_Payment_Module-3.jpg|center|Figure 3. Screen appearance in activity mode]]
  
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'''''Description of the window fields:'''''
  
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Help information about a flight
  
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'''Flight:''' a flight number
  
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'''AC:''' an aircraft type
  
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'''Board:''' a board number
  
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'''St.:''' a number of an aircraft stand
  
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'''Configuration:''' an aircraft configuration (in accordance with a name of the configuration assigned to the given flight in the "Weight and balance information" module)
  
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'''Route:''' a route (codes of cities/airports) after a base airport
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'''Departure:''' flight departure time
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'''Board to:''' check-in closing time
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'''Type:''' a flight type
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'''Status:''' a flight status
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Additional information about a flight
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If changes of schedule parameters on a flight are entered (change of a type of an aircraft or a configuration, flight delay and so on).
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Information about a passenger and his/her baggage
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'''Reg. №:''' the field for searching by a passenger registration number
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'''Receipt №:''' the field for searching by a payment receipt number
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'''"Search/Enter":''' search by a specified number of a passenger/ receipt
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'''Forms/F10:''' a series of a receipt form with which a agent works. The field is intended for entering and managing numbers of receipt forms (see Sec. 3.5)
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'''Passenger:''' name, surname of a passenger in accordance with data of check-in
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'''D/p:''' a destination point
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'''Cl.:''' a class
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'''Subcl.:''' a subclass
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'''Commercial flight:''' a number of a commercial flight
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'''Paid:''' excess baggage weight (kg)
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'''Checked-in baggage:''' a list of baggage produced by a passenger (a group) during check-in:
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''Baggage type'' – a name of baggage type in accordance with the "Baggage categories" table
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''Number'' – a number of baggage pieces and baggage weight of a specified type
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''Pay.'' – paid baggage weight of a specified type
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''Fare'' – a fare for transportation of 1 kg of a specified baggage type (reference to the "Baggage fares" table)
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''Cur.'' – a code of fare currency in accordance with the card index of currencies
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'''Valuable baggage:''' data on checked paid baggage
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''Weight'' – weight of a piece of valuable baggage
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''Value'' – an amount of declared value of a piece of baggage
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''Cur.'' – a code of valuation currency in accordance with the card index of currencies
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''Charge (%)'' – percentage of a charge for value (reference to the "Charge rates for declared baggage value" table)
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'''Passenger ticket number(s):''' a series and a number of a ticket of a passenger (tickets of a group of passengers)
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'''Receipt field:''' detailed information about paid and valuable baggage, fares, transportation price and accompanying documents
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''Receipt №'' – an accounting code of an airline and a receipt number (it is specified after issuing)
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''In addition to'' – an accounting code of an airline and a receipt number if there is more than one receipt for a baggage type
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''Baggage type'' – a name of baggage type or an indication that this is valuable baggage. Thus two rows may correspond to one piece of baggage in this area: a row with a description of baggage and a row with the description of value of this baggage
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''Value'' – declared baggage value (for one piece)
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''Weight'' – weight of paid baggage of a given type
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''Fare for kg'' – a fare in a payment currency or percentage of a charge for valuable baggage; in brackets there is a fare in an assigned currency if it does not coincide with the terminal currency
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''Fare'' – a payment amount for a baggage type in accordance with fares and charges and weight of the baggage type
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''Total'' – a total sum in a payment currency
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''Carrier'' – an airline code and a flight number
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''From'' – a code of a departure point
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''To'' – a code of an arrival point
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''Passenger'' – name, surname of a passenger in accordance with data of check-in Functions of buttons of the window
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'''"Baggage/Shift+F4":''' оpening the "Baggage details" screen (see Sec. 4)
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'''"Receipt/F6":''' displaying the form for working with prepayment receipts (if information about prepayment is entered, see Sec. 5.1) or payment baggage receipts (see Sec. 5.2)
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'''"Cancel/F8":''' cancellation of a prepayment receipt (see Sec. 5.2.4) or payment (see Sec. 5.2.4)
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'''"Prepayment/F5":''' displaying the form for working with prepayment receipts (see Sec. 5.1)
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'''"Record/F9":''' save changes
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'''"Exit/Alt+X":''' exit the module
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'''"Reset/Esc":''' clear the screen (reset information)
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'''"Operations/F4":''' viewing the activity log (an activity log is described in the "General information" guidelines)
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'''"Fares and charges/F3":''' displaying a list of the card indexes of baggage payment
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'''"Passengers/F11":''' displaying a list of passengers who have checked in for the flight (see Sec. 6)
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'''"Scanner/F12":''' scanner settings (they are described in the "General information" guidelines)
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==Confirmation of baggage fares and charges and saving changes==
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When displaying information about a passenger and his/her baggage (FigFigure 3), the system presents information about baggage fares (the "Checked-in baggage" area) and charges for value (the "Valuable baggage" area). Fares and charges are specified in accordance with the card indexes of fares and charges (see Sec. 3.6).
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In case of multiple fare and charge variants, the system select more favourable variants for passengers. Also in this case, the agent may change them manually by pressing the '''"F1"''' key to open the corresponding table and select a required variant. The substitution of values by selecting from the table is described in detail in the "General information" guidelines.
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To '''save the changes''' or '''confirm''' fare and charge rates selected by the system automatically, the agent clicks '''"Record/F9"'''.
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==Managing and changing a series and a number of receipt forms==
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Series and numbers of receipt forms are kept in the "Packs of form receipts" table (Figure 4). To open the table, press the '''"F10"''' key.
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The table is maintained by developers, therefore it is not possible to add and delete records from the table. General principles of working with tables are described in the system administrator guidelines.
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When working with receipt forms, the agent may enter a starting number of a form pack (see Sec. 3.5.1) or change a number of the current form (see Sec. 3.5.2).
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[[File: Baggage_Payment_Module-4.png|center|Figure 4]]
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<div style="text-align:center;">'''''Description of the "Packs of form receipts" table fields'''''</div>
  
  

Revision as of 08:17, 20 August 2021

To begin working, being in the main module of the system, it is required to open the "Baggage payment" module by clicking "Baggage payment". The example of the module window is presented in Figure 1.

Figure 1

For information about a flight to be displayed on the screen, it is required to select the corresponding flight in the Flight/F2 field. The flight is selected from the drop-down list by using the mouse or the "Up arrow", "Down arrow" and "Enter" keys. The presentation format of the flight in the list of flights is described in the "General information on user activity" document. The example of the module window with the selected flight is presented in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Screen appearance before getting started


Description of the "Baggage payment" window

Flight information

Flight/F2: an airline code and a flight number, additionally a departure date and an airport of departure may be specified (depending on settings)

AC: a code of an aircraft type in accordance with the card index of aircraft types

Board: a board number

St.: a number of an aircraft stand

Configuration: a name of a flight configuration

Route: codes of route points after a base airport in accordance with the card index of cities

Departure: flight departure time

Board to: closing time of boarding for the flight

Type: a flight type

Status: a flight status

Additional information may be displayed under the information area about the flight.

Search fields

Reg. №: a passenger registration number

Receipt №: a payment receipt number

"Search/Enter": search by a specified number of a passenger/ receipt

Forms/F10: a series of a receipt form with which a agent works. The field is intended for entering and managing numbers of receipt forms

Functions of buttons of the "Baggage payment" window

"Exit/Alt+X": exit the module

"Reset/Esc": clear the screen (reset information)

"Operations/F4": оpening the activity log of the given flight (an activity log of a flight is described in the "General information" guidelines)

"Fares and charges/F3": displaying a list of the card indexes of baggage payment

"Passengers/F11": displaying a list of passengers who have checked in for a flight

"Scanner/F12": scanner settings (they are described in the "General information" guidelines)

Displaying information about a passenger and his/her baggage on the screen

Information about baggage is entered into the system when checking in a passenger (the "Check-in" module). To carry out payment, it is required to have baggage information displayed on the screen of the "Baggage payment "module.

Baggage information search options:

By a passenger registration number in the manual mode: enter a passenger registration number in the Reg. № field.

By a passenger registration number using a scanner: read a bar code on the boarding pass of a passenger.

By a baggage receipt number in the manual mode: enter a receipt number in the Receipt № field.

By a list of passengers (see Sec. 6): select a required row in the list of passengers and click "Enter".

Note.png If searching by a passenger checked in a group is carried out, then information about baggage of the whole group will be presented on the screen.

Search features by number of a paid receipt

If a number of a cancelled receipt is entered, then information about the requested receipt will be presented on the screen only.

If a number of non-existent receipt is entered, then the following notification will be presented in the bottom part of the screen:

The receipt is not found

Description of the screen with passenger and baggage data

After carrying out a request for searching, the system presents information about a passenger and his/her baggage on the screen (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Screen appearance in activity mode

Description of the window fields:

Help information about a flight

Flight: a flight number

AC: an aircraft type

Board: a board number

St.: a number of an aircraft stand

Configuration: an aircraft configuration (in accordance with a name of the configuration assigned to the given flight in the "Weight and balance information" module)

Route: a route (codes of cities/airports) after a base airport

Departure: flight departure time

Board to: check-in closing time

Type: a flight type

Status: a flight status

Additional information about a flight

If changes of schedule parameters on a flight are entered (change of a type of an aircraft or a configuration, flight delay and so on).

Information about a passenger and his/her baggage

Reg. №: the field for searching by a passenger registration number

Receipt №: the field for searching by a payment receipt number

"Search/Enter": search by a specified number of a passenger/ receipt

Forms/F10: a series of a receipt form with which a agent works. The field is intended for entering and managing numbers of receipt forms (see Sec. 3.5)

Passenger: name, surname of a passenger in accordance with data of check-in

D/p: a destination point

Cl.: a class

Subcl.: a subclass

Commercial flight: a number of a commercial flight

Paid: excess baggage weight (kg)

Checked-in baggage: a list of baggage produced by a passenger (a group) during check-in:

Baggage type – a name of baggage type in accordance with the "Baggage categories" table

Number – a number of baggage pieces and baggage weight of a specified type

Pay. – paid baggage weight of a specified type

Fare – a fare for transportation of 1 kg of a specified baggage type (reference to the "Baggage fares" table)

Cur. – a code of fare currency in accordance with the card index of currencies

Valuable baggage: data on checked paid baggage

Weight – weight of a piece of valuable baggage

Value – an amount of declared value of a piece of baggage

Cur. – a code of valuation currency in accordance with the card index of currencies

Charge (%) – percentage of a charge for value (reference to the "Charge rates for declared baggage value" table)

Passenger ticket number(s): a series and a number of a ticket of a passenger (tickets of a group of passengers)

Receipt field: detailed information about paid and valuable baggage, fares, transportation price and accompanying documents

Receipt № – an accounting code of an airline and a receipt number (it is specified after issuing)

In addition to – an accounting code of an airline and a receipt number if there is more than one receipt for a baggage type

Baggage type – a name of baggage type or an indication that this is valuable baggage. Thus two rows may correspond to one piece of baggage in this area: a row with a description of baggage and a row with the description of value of this baggage

Value – declared baggage value (for one piece)

Weight – weight of paid baggage of a given type

Fare for kg – a fare in a payment currency or percentage of a charge for valuable baggage; in brackets there is a fare in an assigned currency if it does not coincide with the terminal currency

Fare – a payment amount for a baggage type in accordance with fares and charges and weight of the baggage type

Total – a total sum in a payment currency

Carrier – an airline code and a flight number

From – a code of a departure point

To – a code of an arrival point

Passenger – name, surname of a passenger in accordance with data of check-in Functions of buttons of the window

"Baggage/Shift+F4": оpening the "Baggage details" screen (see Sec. 4)

"Receipt/F6": displaying the form for working with prepayment receipts (if information about prepayment is entered, see Sec. 5.1) or payment baggage receipts (see Sec. 5.2)

"Cancel/F8": cancellation of a prepayment receipt (see Sec. 5.2.4) or payment (see Sec. 5.2.4)

"Prepayment/F5": displaying the form for working with prepayment receipts (see Sec. 5.1)

"Record/F9": save changes

"Exit/Alt+X": exit the module

"Reset/Esc": clear the screen (reset information)

"Operations/F4": viewing the activity log (an activity log is described in the "General information" guidelines)

"Fares and charges/F3": displaying a list of the card indexes of baggage payment

"Passengers/F11": displaying a list of passengers who have checked in for the flight (see Sec. 6)

"Scanner/F12": scanner settings (they are described in the "General information" guidelines)

Confirmation of baggage fares and charges and saving changes

When displaying information about a passenger and his/her baggage (FigFigure 3), the system presents information about baggage fares (the "Checked-in baggage" area) and charges for value (the "Valuable baggage" area). Fares and charges are specified in accordance with the card indexes of fares and charges (see Sec. 3.6).

In case of multiple fare and charge variants, the system select more favourable variants for passengers. Also in this case, the agent may change them manually by pressing the "F1" key to open the corresponding table and select a required variant. The substitution of values by selecting from the table is described in detail in the "General information" guidelines.

To save the changes or confirm fare and charge rates selected by the system automatically, the agent clicks "Record/F9".

Managing and changing a series and a number of receipt forms

Series and numbers of receipt forms are kept in the "Packs of form receipts" table (Figure 4). To open the table, press the "F10" key.

The table is maintained by developers, therefore it is not possible to add and delete records from the table. General principles of working with tables are described in the system administrator guidelines.

When working with receipt forms, the agent may enter a starting number of a form pack (see Sec. 3.5.1) or change a number of the current form (see Sec. 3.5.2).

Figure 4


Description of the "Packs of form receipts" table fields



See also:

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