The following are typical use cases for pre-trip approval, and JavaScript scripts for implementing them.

Note: The scripts trigger pre-trip approval, and are associated with custom fields and queue delivery options. For an overview of setting up pre-trip approval, see "Setting Up Pre-Trip Approval" (under "Training Tips for Site Administrators" in the "Site Administrator Self-Directed Training" section of the Partner Dashboard Help content).

Pre-Trip Approval PNR Editor and Queue scripts

PNR Editor and Queue Delivery scrips related to PTA can be found here: Custom PNR Editor Script Samples for Pre-Trip Approval (PTA)

All Trips

The following use cases trigger pre-trip approval in all types of trips:

All Reservations

All reservations trigger pre-trip approval. This use case does not require a validating script.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords
PTA	All Trips

International Reservations

All international reservations trigger pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	International	International Expand source //INTERNATIONAL SEGMENT var Int=UserPnrData.UserBooking.HasInternationalSegment; if (Int=="Y") {out.print("true");} else {out.print("false");}

One-way Reservations

All One-way reservations trigger pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	SCript
PTA	One-way	One-way Expand source //OneWay var ifToPrint="false"; {var pta=UserPnrData.TravelType; if (pta=="Oneway") { ifToPrint="true"; } out.print(ifToPrint);}

Offline Reservations

All reservations made offline trigger pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	Offline	Offline Expand source //Offline var Int=UserPnrData.TripOrigin; if (Int!="web") {out.print("true");} else {out.print("false");}

7 Day Advance Booking Required for Car, Hotel and Air segments

All reservations containing any car, air or hotel segment booked less than 7 days in advance trigger pre-trip approval

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/keywords

Script

PTA

Advance Booking

Advance Booking

// Script outputs "true" if any trip segments have been booked less than 7 days in advance of the segment start date.
// Segment start dates:
//   Car rental - pickup date
//   Flight - departure date
//   Hotel - check-in date

var bookingDate = UserPnrData.UserBooking.AgencyTransactionDate

var segmentStartDates = [];

if (UserPnrData.UserBooking.CarBooking !== undefined && 
    UserPnrData.UserBooking.CarBooking.Car !== undefined &&
    UserPnrData.UserBooking.CarBooking.Car[0] !== undefined) {
  segmentStartDates.push(UserPnrData.UserBooking.CarBooking.Car[0].PickupDate);
}

if (UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg !== undefined && 
    UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[0] !== undefined && 
    UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[0].FlightSegment !== undefined && 
    UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[0].FlightSegment[0] !== undefined) {
  segmentStartDates.push(UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[0].FlightSegment[0].DepartureDate);
}

if (UserPnrData.UserBooking.HotelBooking !== undefined && 
    UserPnrData.UserBooking.HotelBooking.Hotel !== undefined && 
    UserPnrData.UserBooking.HotelBooking.Hotel[0] !== undefined && 
    UserPnrData.UserBooking.HotelBooking.Hotel[0].Room !== undefined) {
  segmentStartDates.push(UserPnrData.UserBooking.HotelBooking.Hotel[0].Room.CheckInDate);
}

var ifToPrint="false";
for (var i = 0; i < segmentStartDates.length; i++) {
  if (segmentStartDates[i] == undefined) {
    continue;
  }

  var segmentDate=new Date(segmentStartDates[i].Month + " " + segmentStartDates[i].Day + ", " + segmentStartDates[i].Year);
  var bookingDate=new Date(bookingDate.Month + " " + bookingDate.Day + ", " + bookingDate.Year);
  var days=0;
  var difference=0;
  difference=segmentDate-bookingDate;
    
  days = difference/(1000*60*60*24);

  if (days < 7) {
    ifToPrint="true";
    break;
  }
}

out.print(ifToPrint);

Ticket Queue Delivery Block

This script is added to a Queue Delivery Option - Block itineraries that are triggered for pre-trip approval from passing to the normal ticketing queue (as they would if pre-trip approval was not enabled). This script allows itineraries that do not trigger pre-trip approval to pass to the normal ticketing queue as usual, but stops itineraries that trigger pre-trip approval from going to ticketing before they are approved.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	Ticket Queue	Ticket Queue Delivery Block Expand source var ifToPrint="true"; {var pta=UserPnrData.UserBooking.PreTripApprovalInfo.CurrentApprovalState; if (pta=="WAITING_FOR_APPROVAL") { ifToPrint="false"; } out.print(ifToPrint);}

Pending/Waiting for Approval

This script is added to a Queue Delivery Option - Add this script to a queue delivery option if you'd like to drop on a queue PNRS which triggered the pre-trip approval process.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	Pending Approval	Pending Approval Expand source var ifToPrint="false"; {var pta=UserPnrData.UserBooking.PreTripApprovalInfo.CurrentApprovalState; if (pta=="WAITING_FOR_APPROVAL") { ifToPrint="true"; } out.print(ifToPrint);}

No Air Booked

All reservations without a flight trigger pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	No Air Booked	No Air Booking Expand source //No Air var ifToPrint="false"; {var pta=UserPnrData.UserSession.AirSearch; if (pta=="") { ifToPrint="true"; } out.print(ifToPrint);}

Flights

The following use cases trigger pre-trip approval for trips with flights:

Flight-Only Reservations

Reservations consisting of only flights trigger pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/keywords

Script

PTA

Air-only

Air Only Reservations

//Approval on Air Only Reservations
var display = "false";
var myFlightLeg=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg;
var numLegs=myFlightLeg.length();
var i=0;
var j=0;
var myFlightSeg=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg.FlightSegment;
 
for (i=0; i<numLegs; i++) {var numSegs=myFlightSeg[i].length();
for (j=0; j< numSegs; j++)
{with (UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[i].FlightSegment[j])
{if (CarrierCode != "")
{display = "true";}
else {display = "false";}}}}
out.print (display);

Refundable Flight

Reservations consisting of only refundable flights trigger pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	Air-only	Air Refundable Reservations Expand source if (UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.AirFare.FareInfo.FareRules.Refundable=="true") {out.print("true");}else {out.print("false");}

Out of Policy Flights

All reservations with out-of-policy flights trigger pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	OOP Air	OOP Air Expand source //Out of policy var OOP=UserPnrData.UserSession.ComplianceCodes.AirCode; if (OOP == undefined) {out.print("false");} else {out.print("true");}

Flights Booked Within 14 Days of Departure

All reservations containing flights booked within 14 days of departure trigger pre-trip approval

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/keywords

Script

PTA

Advance Ticketing

Advance Ticketing

var ifToPrint="false";
var Month1=
UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[0].FlightSegment[0].DepartureDate.Month;
var Day1=
UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[0].FlightSegment[0].DepartureDate.Day;
var Year1=
UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[0].FlightSegment[0].DepartureDate.Year;
var Month2=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AgencyTransactionDate.Month;
var Day2=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AgencyTransactionDate.Day;
var Year2=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AgencyTransactionDate.Year;
  
var date1=new Date(Month1 + " " + Day1 + ", " + Year1);
var date2=new Date(Month2 + " " + Day2 + ", " + Year2);
var days=0;
var difference=0;
difference=date1-date2;
  
days = difference/(1000*60*60*24);
  
if((UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking!=undefined)&&(days<14)){
ifToPrint="true";}
  
out.print(ifToPrint);

Air Ticket Cost

All reservations with flight tickets costing $600 or higher trigger pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/keywords

Script

PTA

Air ticket cost

Air Ticket Cost

// Determine total cost of BOOKED FARE - supports split tickets

var BkdAirfare = UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.AirFare;
var numBkdFares = BkdAirfare.FareInfo.length && BkdAirfare.FareInfo.length();
     if (numBkdFares > 0)
{ var bfTemp = parseFloat(0.0);
       for (var i = 0; i < numBkdFares; i++)
{  bfTemp += parseFloat(BkdAirfare.FareInfo[i].TotalFare); }
       var bf = bfTemp.toFixed(2); }

// Note TOTAL BOOKED FARE cap

if (bf>600.00)
{out.print("true");}else
{out.print("false");}

Specific Airlines

All reservations with one or more specific airlines trigger pre-trip approval. Airlines are defined in a list (for example, carrier code DL is defined in the script).

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/keywords

Script

PTA

Airline in list

Airline in List

var display = "false";
var myFlightLeg=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg;
var numLegs=myFlightLeg.length();
var i=0;
var j=0;
var myFlightSeg=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg.FlightSegment;

for (i=0; i<numLegs; i++) {var numSegs=myFlightSeg[i].length();
for (j=0; j< numSegs; j++)
{with (UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[i].FlightSegment[j])
{if (CarrierCode == "US")
{display = "true";}
else {display = "false";}}}}
out.print (display);

Class of Service

All reservations with a specific class of flight service (such as Coach shown in the script) trigger pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/keywords

Script

PTA

Class of Service

Class of Service

//Class of Service
var ifToPrint = "false";
with (UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking) {
for (var iFL=0; iFL<FlightLeg.length(); iFL++) {
for (var iFS=0;
iFS<FlightLeg[iFL].FlightSegment.length(); iFS++) {
if ((FlightLeg[iFL].FlightSegment[iFS].ServiceClass ==
"first") ||(FlightLeg[iFL].FlightSegment[iFS].ServiceClass ==
"business")){
ifToPrint = "true";
break;
}
}
}
}
out.print(ifToPrint);

Profile Field & Class of Service

Deem profile field has a certain value and the class of Services is: Business, Premium or First Class.

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/ keyword

Script

PTA

Profile Field / Class of Service

Profile Field / Class of Service

var sc;
var myFlightLeg=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg; var numLegs=myFlightLeg.length(); var i=0; var j=0; var myFlightSeg=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg.FlightSegment; for (i=0; i<numLegs; i++){ var numSegs=myFlightSeg[i].length(); for (j=0; j< numSegs; j++)
with (UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[i].FlightSegment[j])
 
 
var sc=ServiceClass;
var dept=UserPnrData.User.UserInfo.DepartmentName;
 
var ifToPrint="false";
 
if((dept=="Staff")&&((sc=="business")||(sc=="first")||(sc=="premium coach"))){
 
   ifToPrint="true";
 
}
 
out.print(ifToPrint);
break;}

Air Ticket Cost & Custom Field

All reservations with flights costing $500 or higher with a Custom Field on The Travel Planner Page

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/keywords

Script

PTA

Air ticket cost & Custom Field

Air Ticket Cost

//TTL Airfare Booked & supports Split tkt
//To include trigger from **CFE** on Trip Planner Page
//replace (var app) with correct **CFE Custom Field Path**


var app=UserPnrData.CustomFields.ReportingFields.meetingPlanner; 
var BkdAirfare = UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.AirFare;
var numBkdFares = BkdAirfare.FareInfo.length && BkdAirfare.FareInfo.length();
if (numBkdFares > 0)
{ var bfTemp = parseFloat(0.0);
for (var i = 0; i < numBkdFares; i++)
{ bfTemp += parseFloat(BkdAirfare.FareInfo[i].TotalFare); }
var bf = bfTemp.toFixed(2); }

// Note TOTAL BOOKED FARE cap is 500.00usd

if ((bf>500.00)&&(app=="John Smith"))
{out.print("true");}else
{out.print("false");}

Hotels

The following use cases trigger pre-trip approval for trips based on the hotel choice:

No Hotel

Any reservation without a hotel for overnight stay triggers pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/keywords

Script

PTA

No Hotel

No Hotel

//NO HOTEL BOOKED
var display = "false";
                if ((UserPnrData.UserBooking.HotelBooking == "")&&(UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking != "")&&(UserPnrData.MeetingInfo.MeetingHeader.MeetingID == ""))

{
                var myFlightLeg=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg;

                var numLegs=myFlightLeg.length();

                var i=0;

                var j=0;

                var myFlightSeg;

                var startDay = UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[0].FlightSegment[0].DepartureDate.Day;

                for (i=0; i<numLegs; i++) {

                                myFlightSeg=UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[i].FlightSegment;

                                var numSegs=myFlightSeg.length();

                                  for (j=0; j< numSegs; j++) {
                                                with (UserPnrData.UserBooking.AirBooking.FlightLeg[i].FlightSegment[j])  {

                                                                if (startDay != DepartureDate.Day) {

                                                                                display = "true";

                                                               }
                                                                else{

                                                                                display = "false";

                                                                }
                                                }

                                }

                }

}
                out.print (display);

Out of Policy Hotels

Any reservation with an out-of-policy hotel triggers pre-trip approval.

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	OOP Hotel	OOP Hotel Expand source //Out of policy var OOP=UserPnrData.UserSession.ComplianceCodes.HotelCode; if (OOP == undefined) {out.print("false");} else {out.print("true");}

Nightly Rate Hotels

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	Nightly Rate Hotel	Nightly Rate Hotel Expand source //Hotel Nightly Rate var rate=UserPnrData.UserBooking.HotelBooking.Hotel[0].Room.NightlyRate; if (rate>150.00) {out.print("true");}else {out.print("false");}

Car Rental

Any reservation with an out-of-policy car rental triggers pre-trip approval.

Out of policy Car

Total: Base + Taxes/Fees

Tag/keyword	Secondary tag/keywords	Script
PTA	OOP Car	OOP Car Expand source //Out of policy var OOP=UserPnrData.UserSession.ComplianceCodes.CarCode; if (OOP == undefined) {out.print("false");} else {out.print("true");}

Train

Reservation containing Acela Train segment (based on class code = K).

Tag/keyword

Secondary tag/keywords

Script

PTA

OOP Train/Rail

OOP Train

//Rail ClassCode K (Acela)var ifToPrint = "false";

{
var myRailLeg=UserPnrData.UserBooking.RailBooking.RailLeg.RailSegment;
var numLegs=myRailLeg.length();
for (i=0; i<numLegs; i++)

with (UserPnrData.UserBooking.RailBooking.RailLeg.RailSegment[i])

{if (ClassCode=="K")

{ ifToPrint = "true";

break;

} } }

out.print(ifToPrint);

out.print(ifToPrint);

English

Pre-Trip Approval Use Cases and Scripts

Pre-Trip Approval PNR Editor and Queue scripts

All Trips

All Reservations

International Reservations

One-way Reservations

Offline Reservations

7 Day Advance Booking Required for Car, Hotel and Air segments

Ticket Queue Delivery Block

Pending/Waiting for Approval

No Air Booked

Flights

Flight-Only Reservations

Refundable Flight

Out of Policy Flights

Flights Booked Within 14 Days of Departure

Air Ticket Cost

Specific Airlines

Class of Service

Profile Field & Class of Service

Air Ticket Cost & Custom Field

Hotels

No Hotel

Out of Policy Hotels

Nightly Rate Hotels

Car Rental

Out of policy Car

Train

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