Downloading Schedule from External Systems
You may download schedule from external systems (e.g. Schedule Management systems or Inventory systems of codeshare partners).
SSIM 4, SSIM 5 (SSM/ASM messages) format messages are formed, received and processed in the System.
System administrators load all incoming schedule messages as SSM/ASM messages, which are processed automatically or manually (based on airline's preferences). Automatic processing is set by default.
In the automatic mode, downloading and processing of messages (flight creation, modification of schedule parameters, flight cancellations) are made automatically. Notifications are sent to the queue for manual processing in the following cases:
- not enough data in the message for processing it
- message data conflicts System data on the moment when the message is received.
In case of manual processing, all received messages are sent to the 6th queue (SSM) with comment:Manual processing ON. User can process those messages manually.
For processing incoming SSM/ASM messages the following RES business rules should be set in Leonardo:
Interaction Rules
Interaction rules allow to manage algorithms of processing schedule messages received from external systems, except for the messages from codeshare partners' inventory systems.
When downloading schedule from external system automatically, Leonardo system decides if all data in the message can be interpreted uniquely. If yes, then the message is processed automatically and changes are saved in the Schedule section. If there is not enough sata in the message for its automatic processing, then such message is sent to reject queue, where it needs to be processed manually by an administrator.
Layout is an order of seat distribution in the aircraft, which is based on logic link between an aircraft and its sale and physical configurations (amount of seats and how are the distributed in the cabin). The layout is formed when connecting a sale configuration to one of the physical configurations. The layout is necessary for sale with seat selection.
As there may be several ways to distribute seats in an aircraft, for each physical and sale configurations link several layouts may exist. If an incoming message contains several layouts, or if in Leonardo system there are several layouts set for the stated in the message AC configuration, there should be made additional settings which point which of layouts should be picked for automatic processing of the received message.
Single match between physical and sale configurations, and a layout is made by a Layout ID — a name of layout in the system. Each layout ID is unique within the system, and each of them is connected to only one pair of physical and sale configurations, even if seat amount and distribution scheme are totally same.
The settings are made in two steps:
- setting where to look for layout ID in the text of the message
- setting how to select only one of several layouts created for one AC configuration.
System Settings: Where to Find Layout in the Text of the Message
In an incoming message layout my be stated:
- in DEI line (в SSM/ASM);
- in AC/Version line (for SSM/ASM: Version number);
- in Registration number line (in ASM only).
Please contact the [mailto: support@amber.aero, 
|support service] for making those settings. You may specify priority order for looking for layout data if it is stated in more than one line. Is you choose to look in the DEI line, you will also be kindly requested to tell DEI number in which to look: 800 to 999.
The order by default is DEI → Registration number → AC/Version. This order will also be applied if you prefer searching in several lines. In this case, if layout is stated in several lines, the layout ID will be selected based on this priority order.
This setting is totally optional. If you don't specify this setting, message data will be processed in accordance with “Layout selection” business rule. If it's impossible to choose only one layout based on the data in ACV, the message will be sent to the queue for manual processing.
Layout Selection Business Rule
Layout Selection business rule allows to set priority order for choosing one from several layouts created in the Leonardo system for one AC configuration.
Business rule criteria are as follows 1):
- carrier code*;
- flight or group*;
- period and frequency;
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It is allowed to set the period that begins from yesterday. For the period editing, the System sets yesterday as the period beginning by default. |
- O&D points;
- AC type*.
Rule contents 2):