Ansicht
Dokumentation

OFTP_DP_001_02 - Define Behavior for Price and Availability Queries

CPI1466 during Backup   Fill RESBD Structure from EBP Component Structure  
This documentation is copyright by SAP AG.

In this step you determine, dependent on the control variant for Travel Planning, strategies for the different travel service categories. These strategies are used to control the price and availability queries. You have the following options:

Flight:

• You can control display of the results of an availability query for Display flight list using the travel profile by means of the priority factor. The flights which correspond to the request data are rated by the system according to the travel profile set. You then receive a list of flights sorted by priorities which were assigned in the travel profile set (see assign evaluation criteria).
  If you choose the neutral setting, the system does not rate the flights according to the assigned travel profile and the flight offers are not listed according to their priorities.

• Using Lowest Fare Search, you control the function of the Best-price flight pushbutton in the Planning manager. You can determine whether and in what way the system is to consider the travel profile when determining the best-price flight offers (see field documentation on Price.Availability).
  
  
  
  

• Via Display Option Fare-Driven Flight Availability you can determine how the flight recommendations are displayed: either sequentially numbered starting with the lowest price (classic view) or sorted by price groups. For more information, see the documentation for the field Display Option Fare-Driven Flight Availability.
  
  
  
  
  
  

You also can have the system display the lowest prices in a matrix, which makes it easier for users to make selections (for example, sorting by providers).

• When searching flights, you can use Combined Display of Flight and Rail to also display the available rail connections to have a comparison. For more information, see the field documentation for Combined Display of Flight and Rail.
  
  
  
  

• Via the function Automatic price determination you can specify whether for a normal query of flight availability the price should be determined automatically or whether an additional comparison with results of the Best-Price Flight query should be carried out.

• For the choice of departure and return flights you can specify a certain rule that the user is to comply with (for example, same airline for departure and return flights). For more information, see the documentation on the Round trip flight strategy field.

• You can also set that any rebookings after a price determination are only allowed according to the travel profile or that a rebooking is to take place regardless of the travel profile. An automatic rebooking without considering the travel profile makes sense, for example, if a travel profile is interpreted very narrowly and therefore no rebooking options into another flight category are offered by the system which correspond to the request data and the travel profile.

• Via Display Strategy for Round Trip Flight you can determine which return flights are displayed after the outbound flight is selected. For more information, see the documentation for the field R/T Display Strategy.

Hotel:

• You can control display of the results of an availability query for Display hotel list using the travel profile by using the priority factor. The hotel providers that correspond to the request data are rated by the system according to the travel profile set. You then receive a list of the providers sorted by the priorities which were assigned in the travel profile set (see assign evaluation criteria).
  If you choose the neutral setting, the system does not rate the hotel providers according to the assigned travel profile and the offers are not listed according to their priorities.

• To keep to the enterprise-internal trip provisions, you can limit the availability query using different criteria:

• Room List Display strategy

• Apply negotiated hotel rates

• Switch on the enterprise-specific hotel catalog

Rental car:

• You can control display of the results of an availability query for Display provider list using the travel profile by using the priority factor. The rental car providers that correspond to the request data are rated by the system according to the travel profile set. You then receive a list of the providers sorted by the priorities which were assigned in the travel profile set (see assign evaluation criteria).
  If you choose the neutral setting, the system does not rate the car rental providers according to the assigned travel profile and the offers are not listed according to their priorities.

• To keep to the enterprise-internal trip provisions, you can limit the availability query using different criteria:

• Car rental display strategy

• Consider negotiated car rental rates

• Provider list with best-price vehicle

Note:

At the time of the availability query for rental cars, it is not directly obvious whether any incurred additional fees (for example, for insurance) are included in the specified price.

• If you select the Extended Search indicator, the user can specify additional criteria in the availability query dialog to narrow the search for available rental cars.

You have defined groupings for travel planning control beforehand.

In addition we recommend for the car rental segment that you do not activate the Only vehicles corresponding to the class rule and Provider list with best-price provider strategies at the same time. By activating both strategies at the same time, a user may be able to get round the class rules defined for him/her by making renewed queries.

1. Choose New Entries.
2. Select a travel planning control variant.
3. Choose the desired strategy for each travel service category.
4. Save your entries.

ABAP Short Reference   RFUMSV00 - Advance Return for Tax on Sales/Purchases  
This documentation is copyright by SAP AG.

Length: 8382 Date: 20240523 Time: 185915     sap01-206 ( 144 ms )