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Contents 1 Glossary 2 Business Requirement 3 Solution 3.1 FSR functionality 3.2 FWB functionality 3.3 Admin functionality 3.4 System logs

Glossary

• FSU-message - Freight Status Update message - Incoming message from Descartes to CT2

• Set up in XML format

• FSR-message - Freight Status Request message - Outgoing message to Descartes GLN

• Set up in XML format

• FSA-message - Freight Status Answer message - Incoming message from Descartes to CT2

• Set up in XML format

• FWB-message - Forwards way bill or MAWB details - Out going message to Descartes GLN

• See detail on CIMP-29thEdition2009_FWB.PDF from 2648
• Set Up in CargoImp format

Business Requirement

Solution

FSR functionality

• System should start/stop sending FSR messages automatically once certain condition are met

• parameters are defined in Admin
• For every date on this list: Departure, Trans-shipment, and Arrival.
  • Start sending FSR X day(s) prior to Estimated date value. NOTE: in some cases system would have to start sending immediately after this date is set, for example: today is march 10 and oper set est date today and set it to march 11 and X is 2 days
  • Stop sending FSR when actual date(s) is set.

• Descartes would forward back messages from the airline with certain updates. This specific info should update CT record.
• Type of update: DEP (Actual departure), ARR (Actual arrival), RCF or ARR (Actual arrival to trans-shipment airport.

FWB functionality

• Provide a transmit FWB button

• CT level on Exp Tab next to the "Master Bill of Lading#:" field.
  • Condition: All required fields MUST be there, otherwise it is failed and pop-up error showing for missing information.
• Master level on Master detail Tab next to the "Master Bill of Lading#:" field.
  • Condition: All required fields MUST be there, otherwise it is failed and pop-up error showing for missing information.
• Operator can have a choice whether they can transmit FWB from CT or Master level

Admin functionality

• Turn on/off FSR per airline

• FSR messsage frequency in X hour(s)
• Parameters for sending FSR
  • Number of hours prior to Estimated dates to start sending FSR in advance

• Provide facility to manage ftp connection

• FTP server address
• Turning on/off
  • FSR
  • FWB

System logs

• Ideally log all events:

• Time date stamp for operator actions, FWB button, etc
• ALl system actions, message sent and received and etc
• All ftp error/fail messages
• All update such as Actual arrival received.
• All xmls received and sent ??? System can keep this log for x days define in admin.