Sabre Quick Reference Guide: CH1 - MISCELLANEOUS FORMATS

PERSONAL QC CHECKLIST

Check HK status/CF #s Returned Š
Verify Seats Confirmed Š
Verify Tickets Issued Š
Verify PNR Faxed/Emailed correctly

RECORD VERIFICATION

Read and understand the previous documentation Š
Check PNR History to determine what action has been performed Š
If appropriate, contact the original agent(s) for clarification Š
Ask questions Š
Seek help Š
Document what you do completely Š
Take accountability traveler’s request and ensure their needs are met

Throughout this reference, the following symbols represent special keys on your keyboard:

¤ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change Key

# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cross of Lorraine

PCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pseudo City Code

§ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . End Item

CRT OPERATIONS

SI*1234 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sign in to all work areas
SO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sign out ONE work area
SO* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sign out ALL work areas
¤B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change to work area B
AAAKB73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change work area to be in PCC KB73
*S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display current work area
*S* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display all work areas
*S*P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display work area and printer designation
S/* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redisplay the daily sign-in message
#J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display CRT set address

CALCULATOR

T¤22#3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add
T¤350-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subtract
T¤45*6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiply
T¤925/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Divide

CALENDAR

T¤JUL/09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monthly Calendar
T¤15DEC-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Determine date 30 days prior to Dec 15
T¤15DEC#30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determine date 30 days after Dec 15
T¤MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation and conversion entries

SABRE REFERENCE

N*/SHORTCUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display commonly used Sabre shortcuts
DU*/CLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Class of Service Codes
DU*/CAR/TYPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List car types
DU*/CAR/EQP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List car equipment codes
CARTYPEHELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List car type definitions
CARTYPEPSEUDOHELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List vehicle groups
DU*/HTL/TYPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List room type codes
DU*/HTL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vendor codes and room types
DU*/MLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List meal codes & descriptions
DU*/SPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List special meal type codes
DU*/SPM#YY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List special meal types by carrier

ENCODE—DECODE

W/-ALDELTA . . . . . . . W/*DL
W/CRHERTZ . . . . . . . W/CR*ZE
W/HLHYATT . . . . . . . W/HL*HY

CITY/AIRPORT

W/-CCBOSTON (City Code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/*BOS
W/-ATMIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Lists 10 closest airports to another airport
W/-CYREXBURG, ID, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lists 10 closest airports to city
W/-CYLOGAN, UT#CYBOISE, ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mileage between two cities
W/-CYAVIGNON,FR#CYNICE,FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Mileage—Int’l
W/-APSKY HARBOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find city code using airport name
W/-MBFT.CAMPBELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lists closest airports to Military Base
W/-ATLAX#ATDFW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gives mileage between airports
HCCTEXAS or HCCTX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Encode/Decode States
HCCC/ITALY OR HCCC/IT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Encode/Decode Countries
W/-ATTUL#CYTULSA,OK . . . . . . . Distance between an Airport (AT) and a city (CY)

EQUIPMENT/AIRCRAFT TYPE

W/EQ*767 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Decode equipment type
W/EQ*L3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decode from availability, Line 3

DECODE AGENTSINE

H*ASWH5BAZZ . . . . . Find agent name associated with sine gives agent’s name for agent sine H*AS(PCC) A(2-letter agent sine)

W/*WH0B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decode PCC

SABRE HELP

Use Format Finder (under Agent Tools link) Š
Access eServices Tab in MySabre

WEATHER

¤WEA/CF*ATL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . City forecast for today, tonight, tomorrow—ATL
¤WEA/EF*ATL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extended forecast for ATL—5days
¤WEA/EF*ATL/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Page 2 of extended forecast
¤WEA/WX*HLN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latest weather conditions—HLN
W¤1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display current conditions, segment 1
W¤3CF......................................... Display city forecast, segment 3
¤WEA/HELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display weather formats

VERIFY CONNECTION TIME

VCT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verify connection times in itinerary
VCT*1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verify segments 1 and 2
T*CT-JAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum connection times for JFK, ALL airlines
T*CT-LGA/AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Min. connection times for LGA, Am.Airlines only
T*CT-LAX/AAJL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connect times between AA and JL in LAX

VERIFY FLIGHT INFO

V*DL817/9JUL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verify by airline flight number, date
VI* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . View entire itinerary
VI*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verify line 1 of itinerary
VA*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Verify line 1 of availability
2CO437/13OCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Current flight info by flight number & date

DISPLAY SEGMENT MILEAGE

WNDFWPARLGW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display segment mileage—no PNR necessary
WN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display segment mileage of all air segs in PNR
WNS3/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display segment mileage for segs 3 and 8
WNS3-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display segment mileage for segs 3 thru 8

TIME OF DAY

T*LON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time of day in specific city
T¤ETCTY/CTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculate time difference between cities
T¤ETHHMMCTY/CTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculate time of other city given 1 time
T¤ETHHMM/DDMMM#HHMM . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculate new time/date (#ADD, -SUB)
T¤ETHHMM#HHMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculate new time (#ADD, -SUB)
T¤ETHHMMTCTY/DDMMM-HHMMTCTY/DDMMM .. Elapsed time between 2 cities

CTY . . . . . . City

HH . . . . . . Hour

DD . . . . . . Day

MM . . . . . . Minutes

MMM . . . . . . Month

TICKETING REFERENCE/INFORMATION

WETP*DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display E-ticket profile for DL
WETR*T0067224431222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display ETR by ticket number
WETR*2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display info by item # (from *T)
WTDB*2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display paper ticket by item number
W/*AA#*CO . . . . . . . Display baggage and interline agreement between 2 airlines
W/*DL#NALL............ Display interline paper and baggage agreement for DL

INTERNATIONAL

DC*CUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display list of currency codes for all countries
DC*CHINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Bankers’ Buying Rate for specific country
DC*EUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Bankers’ Buying Rate for specific currency
DC*EUR200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Convert 200 Euros into US Dollars
DC#USD300/CAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converts 300 USD to CAD (Canadian) currency
N*/GLOBEA . . . . Display country & city geography info, 1st letter of a country name