Trams reads CAR (car rental), HHL (automated hotel), HHX (aggregator hotel), and HHT (passive hotel) segments.
Hotel and car segments interface to Trams as commission tracking bookings when the PNR is invoiced. When car and hotel reservations are added to or updated on previously invoiced PNRs, the Trams invoice can be updated using Itinerary Updates.
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Information-Only Invoices
Booking hotels and cars does not automatically create a Sabre accounting line. When a PNR contains only hotel or car segments, an information-only invoice must be generated to interface to Trams.
To generate and information-only invoice, add a zero-dollar (or “dummy”) accounting line to the PNR, then generate an invoice using the command DIN. Only one zero-dollar accounting line is required, regardless of the number of car and hotel segments in the PNR.
Accounting lines for information-only invoices are consistent, and you may want to create a PF Key to make entering them easier. A sample PF key is provided below.
ACCAR1/SUPPLY/INV/0/0/0/ALL/CK/1
A B C D
- A. Segment type and number
- B. Placeholder supplier code, always SUPPLY
- C. See DU*/ACT for options. INV prints as Invoice.
- D. Static information required by Sabre.
Unless you wish to use a specific Sabre supply code, the only part of the line that changes is the segment type and number. The following is a sample PF Key you can copy to make this entry easier.
PF Key for Information-Only Accounting Line
You can copy the following code to create a PF Key to help enter information-only invoice accounting lines.
^SRAC^TSEGMENT TYPE AND NUMBER, EX. HHT1^^W/SUPPLY/INV/0/0/0/ALL/CK/1^E
When running the PF Key, it will pause to allow you to enter the segment type and number. Press the “`” character (to the left of the number 1 on your keyboard, below ESC), and Sabre will enter the rest of the format.
Hotel Bookings
Hotel reservation details interface to Trams using the details in the hotel segment. The information in the segment can be overridden using MS lines associated with the segment.
Automated Hotels (HHL and HHX)
If the agency commission is not specified in the segment, Trams uses the global default commission, which is usually set to 10%. To specify a different commission, use and MS line and the CM (commission) descriptor.
Passive Hotels (HHT)
Passive hotel segments do not include a vendor interface ID and interface using the Trams global default commission rate. To include the hotel’s vendor ID, add an MS line with the descriptor VC (vendor code), and to specify a different commission, use CM (commission).
Passive hotels can be booked using the Sell Passive in the Sabre hotel display, or manually entered as a GK segment. For manually entered segments, you may want to use the PF Key example below.
PF Key for Passive Hotel Segments
You can copy the following code to create a PF Key to help enter passive hotel segments.
^SR0HHT^TCHAIN CODE OR YY IF NOT APPLICABLE^^WGK^TNBR OF ROOMS^^W^TCITY CODE^^WIN^TCHECK IN DATE DDMMM^^W-OUT^TCHECK OUT DATE DDMMM^^W/^THOTEL NAME^^W/^TROOM TYPE CODE EX STD^^W/^TDAILY RATE^^W/SI-¤^TADDRESS^^W¥^TCITY^^W, ^TSTATE^^W ^TZIP^^W¥FONE^TPHONE NUMBER^^W¤RQ-^TREQUEST^^W/CF-^TCONFIRMATION NBR^^W^E
Car Bookings
Car reservation details interface to Trams using the details in the hotel segment. The information in the segment can be overridden using MS lines associated with the segment.
Automated Car Bookings
If the agency commission is not specified in the segment, Trams uses the global default commission, which is usually set to 10%. To specify a different commission, use and MS line and the CM (commission) descriptor.
Passive Car Bookings
Passive hotels can be booked using the Sell Passive in the Sabre hotel display, or manually entered as a GK segment. For manually entered segments, you may want to use the PF Key example below.
PF Key for Passive Car Bookings
You can copy the following code to create a PF Key to help enter passive car bookings.
^SR0CAR^TCAR COMPANY OR YY OF NOT APPLICABLE^^W^CITY CODE^^W^TPICK UP DATE DDMMM^^W-^TDROP OFF DATE DDMMM^^W/^TCAR TYPE, EX SCAR^^W/RT-^TDAILY RATE^^W UNL DLY/CF-^TCONFIRMATION NBR^^W^E