Dynamic Rules Set

1 Concept
1.1 The structure
1.2 Create a rule group:
1.3 Create a rule
1.4 Create a condition
1.5 Possible Conditions
1.5.1 Affecting certain catalogue
1.5.2 Going to a certain destination
1.5.3 Falling in certain departure period
1.5.4 Falling in certain booking period
1.5.5 Starting from a certain departure airport
1.5.6 Going to a certain arrival airport
1.5.7 Which includes certain service types
1.5.8 Which includes certain booking codes
1.5.9 Comprehensive section-combination
1.6 Create an action:
1.7 Actions
1.7.1 Add obligatory service
1.7.2 Use cancellation-fee-chart
1.7.3 Use booking change fee-chart
1.7.4 Enforce group requirement service
1.7.5 Use access code for prices
2 New conditions
2.1 "originate from a certain booking source"
2.2 „Service duration during rebooking"
2.3 „duration of service duration during rebooking"
2.4 Error message

Concept

The idea of the rules set, is that you can enter „if" - „then" relationships. The rules which are defined here overrule all other settings in DaVinci.
In a rule the user defines the condition when a special action should be executed.
Examples:
The Rail&Fly Ticket should be loaded automatically in the booking if the departure airport is DUS.
Condition:
IF there is a booking code in the booking which has ZRH as departure airport
Action:
THEN put in the mandatory service RAIL with the same date as the flight booking code with ZRH as departure airport.
Generally there can be X rules,

10 conditions
6 Actions

Conditions and actions are linked with „AND" and can be pool together in one rule.
Example:
IF one specific catalogue AND a special travel time (christmas) is requested
THEN add a mandatory service Rail Ticket and a christmas bonus.
In one rule there is no „OR" linking of several condiitonas or actions. If a specific catalogue or a specific travel time is permissbile.
In the dialogue of the conditions or the actions there can be an „OR" linking where the user has the choice.
Example:Add a mandatory Service
Here there can be combined two two destination areas with one transfer service.
Input for an „R" linking would be:
Add as default a flight service to the booking, but bus transfer or rental car would also be valid. Start rules set
In the toolbar in the travel menu is the new entry Rules/Dynamic Packages

Otherwise you can open the rules set with the following icon:

The structure

On the left side there is the tree structure like everywhere in DaVinci. On the right side there has to be defined and chosen the conditions and on the right side down there has to be defined the action which should be executed.

Create a rule group:

Create a new group

Take a self-explanatory name for the rules group.

Create a rule

With right mouse click there has to be selected the entry „Create New Rule". It should be marked the folder where the rule be in.

In the rule dialog the user set a name for the rule and has the possibility to store a short description.
It is very important to flag the active Checkbox, else the rule will not work.

Create a condition

On the right side in the condition tab, there can be created a new condition with right mouse click in the tab and select entry „New".

In the dialogue, „New condition" can be selected one of the deposited conditions .

If a condition is selected, then the according dialogue opens automatically.

Possible Conditions

Affecting certain catalogue

In the drop down list are all cataligues which are stored in DaVinci. Select the catalogue and push the button „Add". Please select only one catalogue.

Save the condition with „OK".

Going to a certain destination

Select the destination area. The values come from system settings/basic data/destination

With „OK" the dialogue will be closed and the settings will be saved.

Falling in certain departure period

The desired departure period can be selected via drop down or entered manually. With the button "Ádd" the period will be stored. Please only select one departure period.

With „OK" the settings will be saved and the dialogue closed.

Falling in certain booking period

The desired booking period can be entered manually or via drop down. With the Button „Add" the period will be stored. Please select only one period.

Starting from a certain departure airport

In the drop down list are all airports from system settings/basic data/ flight/ 3-Letter-Code.

Please select only one airport.

Going to a certain arrival airport

In the drop down list are all airports from system settings/basic data/ flight/ 3-Letter-Code.

Please select only one airport.

Which includes certain service types

Multiple requirements can be selected from the list and stored with „OK".

Which includes certain booking codes

Via drop down there can be selected a booking code. With the „Add" Button the booking code will be stored. Please select only one booking code.

Comprehensive section-combination

In this dialogue can be defined a booking code in combination with a destination area, a booking code and another booking code, and a destination area with another destination area as condition. Please create only one entry.
The Check box „Overrule check for destination" must be activated, else the system rule for checking the destinations will work.

Create an action:

In the Block Actions, there can be entered new actions, delete and modified existing actions.

In the dialog „New actions" there can be selected one of the shown actions:

If an action is selected, the according Dialogue opens automatically.

Actions

Add obligatory service

Via the drop down box the user selects which service should be added as obligatory service.
This booking code can be inserted per booking then the from date and till date is the same as the booking from and till date.
Or the obligatory service should be inserted per service, then the from date and till date is taken from the corresponding service.
Example:
Per booking: A fee per booking
Per service: Per flight requirement there should be added a rail ticket.

Use cancellation-fee-chart

Via drop down Menu you can select one of the stored cancellation charts from system settings.

Use booking change fee-chart

Here it is possible to select one of the stored booking change fee chart from system.

Enforce group requirement service

This action is only possible with the condition „comprehensive section-combination". This one should assure that with the combination booking code and destination the journey has no blanks.

If the user chooses a wrong condition with this action the following dialogue appears:

Generally the inserted Service or the service which is already in the booking should fill up the space between two services. So that the end of the first service is the from date and the start date of the second service is the end date of the service.

Via the drop down list, minimum one booking code has to be stored here. This booking code will be loaded per default in the booking if there are no other booking codes stored in the action which are already in the booking request.
The Flag „Overrule with action BC possible" allows to overrule the rule with action „BC".

Use access code for prices

Für eine oder mehrere vorab definierte Bedingungen wird eine hier definierter Preistabellencode hinterlegt, und die Anforderung/en bei dem dieser angewendet werden soll.

Für eine Buchung in der als Bedingung die Anforderungen F und H vorkommen (unter Bedingung definiert), soll über den Zugriffscode Pauschal eine Preistabelle angesteuert werden und bei der Anforderung H zur Anwendung kommen. (Anforderung über Drop down, per check box aktivier bar)

The access code „PAUSCHAL" will be stored in the booking code with a price table.