SIG User Manual

Preface

SIG is a middleware web service designed to provide IBE/OTA with a unified interface to the following functions of different GDS and local CRS.

1. Fixed date shopping
2. Flex date shopping
3. Flight Availability
4. Fare Availability
5. Fare Rule Display
6. Booking & Pricing
7. Ticket Issue
8. Different forms of payment: CASH, CC, CASH+CC
9. Booking status & Repricing
10. Booking Cancellation & Ticket Void
11. Ticket status
12. Schedule Display
13. Fare Display

Currently SIG manages interfaces with the following systems:

1. Galileo
2. Sirena-Travel & Sirena-2.3
3. SITA Gabriel
4. Biletix Distribution System (Charter Database)

SIG is an execellent chance to IBE/OTA to avoid integration with many systems because it offers

1. Quick new system links. As soon as organization tasks solved
2. IBE/OTA developers do not need to know anything about GDS/CRS. All GDS/CRS technology concerns covered by SIG team.
3. IBE/OTA developers do not need to speak Russian to deal with Russian systems
4. No extra look/book invoices even for heavy loaded B2C projects.
5. Comprehensive shopping engine able to find itineraries not offered by connected GDS/CRS shopping tools
6. Smart price and availability caching tools

Currently SIG is being used by the following projects: biletix.ru, portbilet.ru, tutu.ru, e-ticket.ru, aviarost.ru, etc. These integrations work via SIG old API not available for new customers.

Now SIG team develops new SIG API targeted to launch its basic functions at 01.10.2012. This API described in details in other sections.

WSDL & XSD. Demo, Test, Prod systems

SIG - is SOAP server. SIG team manages three systems:

• Demo System. SIG WSDL. Open to public for evaluation purposes. Currently only SIG_AirShopRQ request is available
• Test System. Allocated to every customer after the contract signature
• Production System. Allocated to every customer when integration completed

WSDL contains the only method SIGQuerySoap which wraps the actual XML request in sig:SIGQuery+sig:Request tags.

The XML requests and replies schemas available at SIG.xsd

This is the simple request

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:sig="http://sigtest.tais.ru:8098/cgi/sirena23.cgi/SIG/">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <sig:SIGQuery>
         <sig:Request>
             <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
             <SIG_AirShopRQ CustomerID="TestUser">
                 <Itinerary>
                    <OriginDestination ODRef="1" To="mow" From="svx" Date="2013-03-10"/>
                    <OriginDestination ODRef="2" To="svx" From="mow" Date="2013-03-15"/>
                 </Itinerary>
                 <PaxTypes>
                    <PaxType Count="1" AgeCat="ADT" PTRef="adt0"/>
                 </PaxTypes>
             </SIG_AirShopRQ>
         </sig:Request>
      </sig:SIGQuery>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Transaction reference

SIG Web Service Transaction list

Transaction	Input	Output	Description	Implemented
Low Fare Search	SIG_AirShopRQ	SIG_AirShopRS	Low Fare Search Request.  Returns SIG_AirShopRS	*
Create/read/modify bookings	SIG_AirBookRQ	SIG_AirBookRS	Create/read/modify bookings. Returns SIG_AirBookRS
Retrieve Fare Rule.	SIG_AirFareRuleRQ	SIG_AirFareRuleRS	Retrieve Fare Rule. Returns SIG_AirFareRuleRS with Fare rule data

Low Fare Search Request ans Selection

Allows to search low fares for any type on itinerary - one way, round trip, closed loop or open jaw. The search might be refined using different kind of search conditions and filters.

For detailed description see SIG Web Service data types definition and check latest WSDL at SIG Web Service Definition

Samples

One way trip for one adult passenger

<SIG_AirShopRQ CustomerID="TestUser"
   <Itinerary>
        <OriginDestination ODRef="1" To="mow" From="par" Date="2013-03-10"/>
        </Itinerary>
    <PaxTypes>
        <PaxType Count="1" AgeCat="ADT" PTRef="adt0"/>
    </PaxTypes>
</SIG_AirShopRQ>

Round trip for two adult passengers with child

<SIG_AirShopRQ CustomerID="TestUser"
   <Itinerary>
        <OriginDestination ODRef="1a" To="mow" From="par" Date="2013-03-10"/>
        <OriginDestination ODRef="1b" To="par" From="mow" Date="2013-03-17"/>
    </Itinerary>
    <PaxTypes>
        <PaxType Count="2" AgeCat="ADT" PTRef="adt0"/>
        <PaxType Count="1" AgeCat="CHD" PTRef="child"/>
    </PaxTypes>
</SIG_AirShopRQ>

Circle trip with direct flights only

Also used ignored AK list and promo code. The reply is limited by 10 options.

<SIG_AirShopRQ CustomerID="TestUser"
   <Itinerary>
        <OriginDestination ODRef="2a" To="mow" From="par" Date="2013-03-10"/>
        <OriginDestination ODRef="2b" To="fra" From="mow" Date="2013-03-17"/>
        <OriginDestination ODRef="2c" To="par" From="fra" Date="2013-03-21"/>
    </Itinerary>
    <PaxTypes>
        <PaxType Count="1" AgeCat="ADT" PTRef="adt0"/>
    </PaxTypes>
    <FlightPref Cabin="B" IgnoredAirlines="BA AB" ConnPref="D"/>
    <FarePref PromoCode="REDFISH"/>
    <SearchOptions MaxResults="10"/>
</SIG_AirShopRQ>

Open jaw on LH and SU

<SIG_AirShopRQ CustomerID="TestUser"
   <Itinerary>
        <OriginDestination ODRef="3a" To="mow" From="par" Date="2013-03-10"/>
        <OriginDestination ODRef="3b" To="fra" From="mow" Date="2013-03-17"/>
        <OriginDestination ODRef="3c" To="lon" From="muc" Date="2013-03-21"/>
    </Itinerary>
    <PaxTypes>
        <PaxType Count="1" AgeCat="ADT" PTRef="adt0"/>
    </PaxTypes>
    <FlightPref DesiredAirlines="LH SU"/>
    <SearchOptions MaxResults="25"/>
</SIG_AirShopRQ>

Option selection

<SIG_AirShopRQ CustomerID="TestUser"
      <SelectedShopOption SessionID="6546598453546313" OptionRef="24">
                <SelectedFlights FlightRef="431"/>
                <SelectedFlights FlightRef="433"/>
                <SelectedFlights FlightRef="436"/>
        </SelectedShopOption>
</SIG_AirShopRQ>