0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Reservation
response - interactive message (RESRSP) to be used in
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners
involved in administration, commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional Definition
An interactive Travel, Tourism and Leisure Reservations
Response is sent by a customer or his agent, to convey the
results of a reservations request for a Travel, Tourism and
Leisure service. The Travel, Tourism and Leisure Reservation
Request - Interactive message (RESREQ) is utilised to provide
the interactive request to which the RESRSP is used to respond.
1.2 Field of Application
The Reservation response - interactive message may be used for
both national and international applications. It is based on
universal practice related to administration, commerce and
transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or
industry.
1.3 Principles
RESRSP may be used for the following functions within the
Interactive Reservations Scenario for Travel, Tourism and
Leisure:
(1) To respond to an initial reservation request for a hotel,
rental car, train trip, airline flight, or tour.
(2) To respond to a request to cancel, ignore, or modify a
reservation.
(3) To display a current or previously made reservation.
See Travel, Tourism and Leisure Interactive Reservations
Scenario.
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Data Segment Clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the Segment
Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating
requirements.
0010 | UNH, Message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Reservation response -
interactive message is RESRSP.
Note: Reservation response - interactive messages conforming to
this document must contain the following data in segment UNH,
composite S009:
Data element 0065 RESRSP
0052 D
0054 97A
0051 UN
0020 MSD, Message action details
A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car, train,
accommodations, etc.) and business function of the message.
0030 ORG, Originator of request details
A segment providing data pertaining to the originator of the
interactive processing request (i.e. Travel Agent Identity or
Location and the commercial Computer Reservations System
delivering the message).
0040 RCI, Reservation control information
Information providing a specific reference to a Travel, Tourism
and Leisure (TT&L) reservation for products or services.
0050 NUN, Number of units
Number and identifying qualifier pertaining to the entire
reservation response (i.e. number and type of passengers, [4
adults]).
0060 CRI, Consumer reference information
Consumer reference information relating to the entire TT&L
reservation response (corporate discount number, personal
profile number).
0070 TFF, Tariff information
Tariff information relating to the entire TT&L reservation
response.
0080 PDT, Product information
Availability information related to the entire TT&L reservation
response.
0090 ATI, Tour information
Additional information relating to a tour (tour code or name,
length of tour, number of stops, etc.).
0100 CON, Contact information
Information providing contact numbers relevant to the entire
TT&L reservation.
0110 CMN, Commission information
Information concerning the amount of commission that will be
paid for the booking of a service or product.
0120 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form text data pertaining to the entire reservation
response.
0130 PMT, Payment information
Payment instructions for the entire reservation response.
0140 TDI, Traveller document information
Information relating to documents associated with the entire
reservation response.
0150 ADS, Address
Addresses related to the entire TT&L reservation.
0160 Segment group 1: NAM-ADS
This segment group provides names and addresses pertaining to
the entire reservation.
0170 NAM, Party name
Names related to the entire TT&L reservation.
0180 ADS, Address
An address pertaining to the preceding name.
0190 Segment group 2: SSR-IFT
This segment group provides details pertaining to special
services information and the associated free text information.
0200 SSR, Special requirement details
Details pertaining to special services or requirements
relating to the entire reservation response.
0210 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form text data pertaining to the special services.
0220 Segment group 3: ERI-IFT
This segment group provides error information that relates to
the entire reservation.
0230 ERI, Application error information
Error condition data pertaining to the entire reservation
response.
0240 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form text data pertaining to the preceding error
condition.
0250 Segment group 4: RUL-PMT
This segment group provides information pertaining to the rules
and any associated penalty payments for the entire booking.
0260 RUL, Rule information
Rule and policy information that pertain to the booking.
0270 PMT, Payment information
Payment information that are associated with the preceding
rules.
0280 Segment group 5: TIF-FTI-CRI-CON-IFT-DIS-ASD-TFF-ADS-PMT-TDI-
SG6
This segment group provides information pertaining to an
individual traveller or traveller group associated with the
TT&L reservation response.
0290 TIF, Traveller information
Personal details pertaining to a unique traveller (surname,
given name, indication that traveller or group is
accompanied by non ticketed infant, etc.).
0300 FTI, Frequent traveller information
Frequent traveller program information relating to a
specific traveller or group.
0310 CRI, Consumer reference information
Consumer reference information relating to a specific
traveller or group.
0320 CON, Contact information
Contact information associated with a traveller or group.
0330 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form text data pertaining to a traveller or group.
0340 DIS, Discount information
Discount information for a traveller or group.
0350 ASD, Service details
Date, time and location information related to a service for
a specific traveller or group.
0360 TFF, Tariff information
Tariff information related to a specific traveller or group.
0370 ADS, Address
Address information for a traveller or group.
0380 PMT, Payment information
Payment instructions for a traveller or group.
0390 TDI, Traveller document information
Information relating to documents associated with a
traveller or group.
0400 Segment group 6: SSR-IFT
A group of segments to provide details concerning special
services for a traveller or group.
0410 SSR, Special requirement details
Details pertaining to special services for a traveller or
group.
0420 IFT, Interactive free text
Free text information associated with the special
service.
0430 Segment group 7: TVL-MSD-RCI-RPI-MOV-PDT-ATI-DIS-AAI-CON-ADS-
NAM-ASD-NUN-CMN-PMT-IFT-TDI-TFF-SG8-SG9-SG10-
SG11-SG12
This segment group provides information pertaining to a Travel,
Tourism and Leisure (TT&L) product or service.
0440 TVL, Travel product information
Information identifying the TT&L product or service (service
provider, service location, date of service, service
description, etc.).
0450 MSD, Message action details
A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car,
train, accommodations, etc.) and a business function
relating to the product or service.
0460 RCI, Reservation control information
Information providing a specific reference to a product or
service.
0470 RPI, Quantity and action details
Details relating to quantity and action required associated
with the product or service.
0480 MOV, Car delivery instruction
Information pertaining to the delivery of an automobile or
chauffeur instructions.
0490 PDT, Product information
Availability information for a particular product or
service.
0500 ATI, Tour information
Additional information relating to a specific tour.
0510 DIS, Discount information
Discount information for a product or service.
0520 AAI, Accommodation allocation information
Information relating to what accommodations have been
allocated for a product or service.
0530 CON, Contact information
Contact numbers for a product or service.
0540 ADS, Address
Address information for a product or service.
0550 NAM, Party name
Name information for a product or service.
0560 ASD, Service details
Additional date, time and location information for a product
or service.
0570 NUN, Number of units
Number and identifying qualifier pertaining to this product
or service.
0580 CMN, Commission information
Information concerning commissions to be paid for this
product or service.
0590 PMT, Payment information
Payment instructions for a product or service.
0600 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form text data pertaining to the product or service.
0610 TDI, Traveller document information
Information relating to documents associated with a product
or service (voucher number, ticket number, etc.).
0620 TFF, Tariff information
Tariff information relating to the product or service (car
rental rate, coach fare, hotel rate, etc.).
0630 Segment group 8: VEH-PDT
A group of segments to specify details and related
information concerning a vehicle to be transported on a
product or service.
0640 VEH, Vehicle
Details concerning a vehicle to be transported on a
product or service.
0650 PDT, Product information
Product information related to the vehicle to be
transported.
0660 Segment group 9: SSR-IFT
Special service information and associated free text related
to a product or service.
0670 SSR, Special requirement details
Details pertaining to special services or requirements
related to a product or service.
0680 IFT, Interactive free text
Free text information related to the special service.
0690 Segment group 10:ERI-IFT
This segment group provides error information pertaining to
the associated product or service.
0700 ERI, Application error information
Error data pertaining to the associated product or
service.
0710 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form or coded text data pertaining to the preceding
ERI segment.
0720 Segment group 11:RUL-PMT
This segment provides rule and associated payment
information for a particular service or product.
0730 RUL, Rule information
Rule and policy information for a particular service or
product.
0740 PMT, Payment information
Payment information that is associated to the preceding
rule or policy.
0750 Segment group 12:TIF-FTI-CRI-CON-IFT-ASD-ADS-PMT-TFF-SG13
This segment group provides information pertaining to an
individual traveller or traveller group associated with the
preceding product or service information.
0760 TIF, Traveller information
Personal details pertaining to a unique traveller and
associated to the preceding product or service
information (i.e. surname, given name, indication that
traveller or group is accompanied by non ticketed infant,
etc.).
0770 FTI, Frequent traveller information
Frequent traveller program information relating to a
specific traveller or group and associated to the
preceding product or service information.
0780 CRI, Consumer reference information
Consumer reference information for a specific traveller
or group and associated to the preceding product or
service information.
0790 CON, Contact information
Contact numbers associated with a traveller or group and
associated to the preceding product or service
information.
0800 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form text data pertaining to a traveller or group
and associated to the preceding product or service
information.
0810 ASD, Service details
Date, time and location information for a specific
traveller or group for a product or service.
0820 ADS, Address
Address information associated with a traveller or group
and associated to the preceding product or service
information.
0830 PMT, Payment information
Payment instructions for a traveller or group and
associated to the preceding product or service
information.
0840 TFF, Tariff information
Tariff information for a traveller or group and
associated to a specific product or service.
0850 Segment group 13:SSR-IFT
Special service information and related free text
pertaining to a traveller or group and associated to the
preceding product or service.
0860 SSR, Special requirement details
Details pertaining to special services related to a
traveller or group and associated to the preceding
product or service.
0870 IFT, Interactive free text
Free text information related to the special service.
0880 Segment group 14:ODI-MSD-IFT-SG15-SG16
Like Segment Group 7, this segment group provides information
pertaining to a Travel, Tourism and Leisure (TT&L) product or
service. However, in certain situations product or service data
must be grouped as part of an overall journey. Segment group 14
provides that grouping capability.
0890 ODI, Origin and destination details
A segment providing the origin and destination of a journey.
0900 MSD, Message action details
A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car,
train, accommodations, etc.) and business function relating
to the associated journey.
0910 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form text data relating to the associated journey.
0920 Segment group 15:ERI-IFT
This segment group provides error information pertaining to
the associated journey.
0930 ERI, Application error information
Error condition data pertaining to the associated
journey.
0940 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form text data pertaining to the preceding error
data.
0950 Segment group 16:TVL-APD-RPI-NUN-PDT-ATI-AAI-DIS-TFF-RCI-
ASD-IFT-PMT-SG17-SG18-SG19
This segment group provides information pertaining to a
Travel, Tourism and Leisure (TT&L) product or service which
is related to the preceding journey information.
0960 TVL, Travel product information
Information identifying the TT&L product or service
pertaining to a journey. (service provider, service
location, date of service, service description, etc.).
0970 APD, Additional transport details
A segment providing additional data relating to the
preceding TVL segment (i.e. aircraft type, number of
stops, on time performance, gate description, etc.).
0980 RPI, Quantity and action details
Details relating to quantity and action required
associated with the product or service.
0990 NUN, Number of units
Number and identifying qualifier relating to the product
or service.
1000 PDT, Product information
Availability information relating to the product or
service.
1010 ATI, Tour information
Additional information relating to the product or
service.
1020 AAI, Accommodation allocation information
Information relating to the accommodations that have been
allocated for a product or service.
1030 DIS, Discount information
Discount information relating to the product or service.
1040 TFF, Tariff information
Tariff information relating to a product or service.
1050 RCI, Reservation control information
Information providing a specific reference to the product
or service.
1060 ASD, Service details
Additional date, time and location information for a
product or service.
1070 IFT, Interactive free text
Free text information related to a product or service.
1080 PMT, Payment information
Payment instructions and amounts for a product or
service.
1090 Segment group 17:VEH-PDT
A group of segments to specify details and related
information about a vehicle to be transported on a
product or service.
1100 VEH, Vehicle
Details concerning a vehicle to be transported on a
product or service.
1110 PDT, Product information
Product information related to the vehicle to be
transported.
1120 Segment group 18:SSR-PMT-CON-ADS-IFT
A group of segments for special services and requirements
and the payment associated with those services and the
information on those responsible for the payment.
1130 SSR, Special requirement details
Information about special services and requirements
relating to the product or service pertaining to a
journey.
1140 PMT, Payment information
Payment instructions for a special service or
requirement.
1150 CON, Contact information
Contact numbers related to payment information.
1160 ADS, Address
Address information related to payment information.
1170 IFT, Interactive free text
Free text information related to the special service.
1180 Segment group 19:ERI-IFT
This segment group provides error information pertaining
to the associated product or service data.
1190 ERI, Application error information
Error condition data pertaining to the associated
product or service data.
1200 IFT, Interactive free text
Free form text data pertaining to the preceding error
condition.
1210 UIT, Interactive message trailer
4.2 Data segment index (Alphabetical sequence by tag)
AAI Accommodation allocation information
ADS Address
APD Additional transport details
ASD Service details
ATI Tour information
CMN Commission information
CON Contact information
CRI Consumer reference information
DIS Discount information
ERI Application error information
FTI Frequent traveller information
IFT Interactive free text
MOV Car delivery instruction
MSD Message action details
NAM Party name
NUN Number of units
ODI Origin and destination details
ORG Originator of request details
PDT Product information
PMT Payment information
RCI Reservation control information
RPI Quantity and action details
RUL Rule information
SSR Special requirement details
TDI Traveller document information
TFF Tariff information
TIF Traveller information
TVL Travel product information
UIH Interactive message header
UIT Interactive message trailer
VEH Vehicle
Contents of RESRSP