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SIHOT.PMS ←→ Price Systems

A “Price system” in this chapter is a system that can manage:

  • Either packages
  • Their calculation
  • The components
  • And the prices
  • Of only a system that manages prices like an Yield-System.

SIHOT can receive from a “Price system” a complete new package including all components. Still the basic parameters are defined in SIHOT, like revenue code or payments types. Therefore, a new message type is introduced to request from SIHOT all this basic data. On this interface we check if all data is consistent and send back to the price system some error codes with plain text.

Request basic configuration

With this record a booking is requested (not all of these data need to be filled):

Attribute Denotation Type
OC Action Type:
GCF = Get Configuration		 String
CFTYPE Configuration Type.
A detailed description is given below		 String
LN Language String

A request for gathering information about Revenue accounts (CFTYPE is UK) in hotel number 1:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<SIHOT-Document>
  <TN>4729</TN>
  <HN>1</HN>
  <OC>GCF</OC>
  <LN>EN</LN>
  <CFTYPE>UK</CFTYPE>
</SIHOT-Document>

The answer will be:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<SIHOT-Document>
  <TN>4729</TN>
  <OC>GCF</OC>
  <HN>1</HN>
  <SIHOT-CFG>
    <KEY>20000000</KEY>
    <VALUE>Sum Food</VALUE>
  </SIHOT-CFG>
  <SIHOT-CFG>
    <KEY>20010000</KEY>
    <VALUE>Sum Beverage</VALUE>
  </SIHOT-CFG>
  <SIHOT-CFG>
  …
</SIHOT-Document>

Request configuration for packages

Below, you find the configuration types to be requested to get all configuration values for a package. This is based on the following screen:

package master file

In the basic data:

Description Value for CFTYPE
Package Type 32
Manual Rate 68
Discount 07
Commission 07
VAT Group
Currency
Posting frequency LH
VAT 53
VAT Calculation 07
Grouping GP
Rate per Person 68
Card revenue 07
Type of posting KB
Hide data 68
Not identify./calc 68
Rate Segment PS
Guest Type PG
Post components 68

In the component list:

Description Value for CFTYPE
Service 09L
Posting frequency LH
HSK frequency LH
Quantity depending on number of pax/room 68
Manual rate 68
Manual commission 68

Sending packages

Sending a package from a “Price system” to SIHOT is split into two parts:

  • Basic data for the packages, including components
  • Prices of the package, also for different seasonal dates.

Send package (basics)

The SPB message sends a complete package to SIHOT. In case this package did not exist, the package is created, otherwise modified. The prices of an existing package are not changed. A deletion of a package is not possible. To reach the same result, set the attribute “Hide Data” to Yes.

Attribute Denotation Type
OC Action Type:
SPB = Sends packages basics		 String
SID Service Identification String
RS Rate segment String
GT Guest Type String
IT Internal Package Type String
PT Package Type String
MR Manual Rate String
DI Discount String
CO Commission String
VG VAT Group String
CU Currency
Currency code has only to be send in case of an package in foreign currency		 String
PF Posting frequency
Posting frequency has to be send only in case that the frequency is not “every day”.		 String
VA VAT String
VC VAT Calculation String
GR Grouping String
IS Invoice sequence
FC Free of charge
PC Post components String
RP Rate per person String
CR Card revenue String
TP Type of posting String
HD Hide data String
NI Not ident. String
SA SAP Code
PV Price valid for n-days
DESC Description in default language
COMM Comment in default language
MC ID of Mother company

The attributes are included in <SIHOT-PACKAGE> and </SIHOT-PACKAGE>.

For descriptions in other languages than the default:

Attribute Denotation Type
ISO ISO language code
DESC description

The attributes are included in <DESC-LANG>.

For comments in other languages than the default:

Attribute Denotation Type
ISO ISO language code
COMM comment

The attributes are included in <COMM-LANG>.

For the components:

Attribute Denotation Type
SID Service Identification
CT Component type
FI Fixed, only on component is allowed as not fixed.
PF Posting frequency
HF HSK frequency
QP Quantity pending on no of pax/room
QA Quantity
PPU Price per unit
MR Manual rate
CR Commission rate
CO Manual commission rate
GT Guest Type String

The attributes are included in <SIHOT-PACKAGE-COMP> and <SIHOT-PACKAGE-COMP>.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<SIHOT-Document>
  <TN>4789</TN>
  <OC>SPB</OC>
  <HN>4711</HN>
  <SIHOT-PACKAGE>
    <SID>AP</SID>
    <RS></RS>
    <GT></GT>
    <IT>R</IT>
    <PT>\*\*</PT>
    <MR></MR>
    <DI>1</DI>
    <CO>2</CO>
    <VG></VG>
    <CU></CU>
    <PF></PF>
    <VA>00</VA>
    <VC>1</VC>
    <GR></GR>
    <IS></IS>
    <FC></FC>
    <PC></PC>
    <RP>0</RP>
    <CR>0</CR>
    <TP></TP>
    <HD></HD>
    <NI>0</NI>
    <SA></SA>
    <PV>0</PV>

package master file2

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    <SIHOT-PACKAGE-COMPONENT>
      <SID>LO</SID>
      <CT>G</CT>
      <FI>0</FI>
      <PF></PF>
      <HF></HF>
      <QP>0</QP>
      <QA></QA>
      <PPU>0</PPU>
      <MR>0</MR>
      <CR>0</CR>
      <CO>0</CO>
    </SIHOT-PACKAGE-COMPONENT>
    <SIHOT-PACKAGE-COMPONENT>
      <SID>FR</SID>
      <CT>G</CT>
      <FI>1</FI>
      <PF></PF>
      <HF></HF>
      <QP>0</QP>
      <QA></QA>
      <PPU>18.00</PPU>
      <MR>0</MR>
      <CR>0</CR>
      <CO>0.00</CO>
    </SIHOT-PACKAGE-COMPONENT>

packages


  </SIHOT-PACKAGE>
</SIHOT-Document>

Everything was stored correctly:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<SIHOT-Document>
  <TN>4789</TN>
  <OC>ACK</OC>
  <RC>0</RC>
</SIHOT-Document>

Send package (prices)

These attributes are necessary to identify a package.

Attribute Denotation Type
OC Action Type:
SPP = Sends packages prices		 String
SID Service Identification String
RS Rate segment String
GT Guest Type String
CU Currency
Currency code has only to be send in case of an package in foreign currency		 String

These attributes are responsible to control prices. The prices given are always in currency of the package.

Attribute Denotation Type
CAT Room category String
FROM Price is valid from Date
TO Price is valid until Date
P0 – P14 Price 0 to Price 14
The interpretation of Price 0 to Price 14 is given by attribute IT. For Details see user handbook for SIHOT.		 Money

packages2

The attributes are included in <SIHOT-PACKAGE-PRICE> and <SIHOT-PACKAGE-PRICE>.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<SIHOT-Document>
  <TN>4790</TN>
  <OC>SPP</OC>
  <HN>4711</HN>
  <SIHOT-PACKAGE>
    <SID>AP</SID>
    <RS></RS>
    <GT></GT>
    <SIHOT-PACKAGE-PRICE>
      <FROM>2006-01-01</FROM>
      <TO>2006-12-31</TO>
      <CAT>EZ</EZ>
      <P0>100.00</P0>
      <P1>100.00</P1>
      <P2>110.00</P2>
      <P3>0.00</P3>
      <P4>0.00</P4>
      <P5>0.00</P5>
      <P6>0.00</P6>
      <P7>0.00</P7>
      <P7>7.50</P7>
    </SIHOT-PACKAGE-PRICE>
    <SIHOT-PACKAGE-PRICE>
      <FROM>2006-01-01</FROM>
      <TO>2006-12-31</TO>
      <CAT>DZ</EZ>
      <P0>120.00</P0>
      <P1>120.00</P1>
      <P2>130.00</P2>
      <P3>0.00</P3>
      <P4>0.00</P4>
      <P5>0.00</P5>
      <P6>0.00</P6>
      <P7>0.00</P7>
      <P7>7.50</P7>
    </SIHOT-PACKAGE-PRICE>
    <SIHOT-PACKAGE-PRICE>
      <FROM>2006-01-01</FROM>
      <TO>2006-12-31</TO>
      <CAT>SUI</EZ>
      <P0>150.00</P0>
      <P1>150.00</P1>
      <P2>160.00</P2>
      <P3>0.00</P3>
      <P4>0.00</P4>
      <P5>0.00</P5>
      <P6>0.00</P6>
      <P7>0.00</P7>
      <P7>7.50</P7>
    </SIHOT-PACKAGE-PRICE>
  </SIHOT-PACKAGE>
</SIHOT-Document>

Everything was stored correctly.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<SIHOT-Document>
  <TN>4790</TN>
  <OC>ACK</OC>
  <RC>0</RC>
</SIHOT-Document>