With the Amadeus APS Macros Application, You Can Automate Repetitive Or Complex Host (Format)

With the Amadeus APS Macros Application, You Can Automate Repetitive Or Complex Host (Format)

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MACROS

MACROS

With the Amadeus APS Macros application, you can automate repetitive or complex Host (format) transactions. Instead of manually entering each transaction, you can run a macro. Amadeus established a series of macros identified within Amadeus by the designation 1A.

At the present time, if you use or run an Amadeus macro (from the 1A list), the macro will not interface with ITH’S back office accounting system without additional MS accounting lines of input. This is an important issue, as your sale may not be identified for commission tracking and sales activity credit. Therefore if you use the 1A macros, please queue the PNR to ITH’S queue 91 for review and processing by ITH staff.

The more preferred alternative is for you to use ITH’S macros’ listed immediately after the 1A macros and identified by letters - ITH. The ITH macros already have the MS accounting lines in-bedded within the macros to interface with the TRAMS back office accounting system. The ITH macros may be run by any STARS user, as the macro asks a series of questions, with you supplying the reservations or tour or cruise type of answers for completion.

ACCESS MACROS

You can run a macro from the Macro List, Reservations, the APS Toolbar, or your Personal Toolbar. To access all ITH macros enter &MINDEX.

SUSPEND MACROS

To suspend a macro, click on the “suspend macro” icon on the toolbar. To cancel a macro, click on the “terminate macro” icon on the toolbar.

ACCESS VENDORS

Vendors have an ID number assigned to them for tracking purposes. Many of the macros will ask for this number within the format sequence. To determine the specific vendor number, access the correct profile as follows:

PDN/VENDOR NAME

If no profile exists for a particular vendor, call ITH accounting department for a vendor number or choose – other tour - other air - other hotel …etc.

INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING A SPECIFIC MACRO

1.Deposit

  1. Amount of deposit.
  2. Are you using a MCO or other form of payment?
  3. The validating airline code if using a MCO.
  4. The vendor code.

2.Final payment

To add a final payment:

  1. The final payment amount.
  2. The commission amount.
  3. Is the form of payment the same as in the deposit?

3.Car

To add a car segment to the PNR that was confirmed with the car company directly.

  1. Car company code.
  2. Rental city code.
  3. Pick up date.
  4. Return date.
  5. Arrival time/Return time.
  6. Vehicle type code.
  7. Daily rate quote
  8. Total cost of car rental – not the daily rate.
  9. Commission amount
  10. Confirmation number.
  11. Special information (optional)
  12. Vendor code.
  13. Name of car-rental company

4.Hotel

To add a hotel reservation to the PNR that was confirmed with the hotel directly.

  1. Is the hotel in Amadeus?
  2. The two-letter hotel chain designator.
  3. Hotel city code.
  4. Check in date.
  5. Check out date.
  6. Rate quote.
  7. Confirmation number.
  8. Hotel vendor code.
  9. Total cost of stay
  10. Commission amount

5.Tour or Cruise

To add:

  1. Inputting cruise-tour-rail info.
  2. Deposit has been sent/this is final payment
  3. Deposit has been sent/this is additional payment
  4. Inputting Travelex C.D. Benefit Insurance Info
  5. Inputting Travel Safe Insurance
  6. Inputting information for the Senior Citizen Coupon Booklet
  1. Inputting cruise-tour-rail information.
  1. How many names are in the PNR?
  2. Airport code.
  3. Departure/Return date.
  4. Name of vendor.
  5. Brief description.
  6. Payment Information
  7. Total due now.
  8. Dollar amount of commission.
  9. Vendor code number.
  10. Confirmation number.
  11. Total cost of package, etc.
  1. Deposit has been sent / this is final payment.
  1. Deposit has been sent / this is additional payment.
  1. Amount of payment.
  2. Commission due now.

Example of: Cruise Segment

Example of: Rail Segment

  1. Inputting TravelEX Insurance Information
  1. Airport code.
  2. Departure date.
  3. Total due to the insurance company.
  4. Payment Information.
  5. Commission percentage.
  6. Policy number.
  1. Inputting Travel Safe Insurance Info.
  1. Airport code.
  2. Departure date.
  3. Total due to the insurance company.
  4. Payment information.
  5. Policy number.

Inputting information for the Senior Citizen Coupon Booklet

  1. Date of invoicing.
  2. Name of validating carrier.
  3. Airline code.
  4. MCO number.
  5. Total amount due.
  6. Commission due.

6. Ticket-less:

To add required information for all ticket-less travel:

A. Total due

B. Confirmation number.

  1. Credit card number.

Example of: Southwest Airlines Ticket-less

Example of: Cruise Segment

Example of: Rail Segment

Example of: – Travelex Insurance

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