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DynaGate
 

The Gate to TOMA®, Amadeus & Co

Often tour operators and service providers with in-house systems work without connection to CRS/GDS systems and therefore have no possibility, to provide the travel agency market with their product range. A connection to the single CRS/GDS systems so far was very time- and cost intensive. A modern and elegant alternative for this is DynaGate, which as individual adapted Gateway Frame is simply put in front of the in-house system and communicates with all established CRS/GDS systems. By implementing DynaGate, tour operators and service providers are in the position to realise their desired CRS/GDS connection simply without complex system changes.
The individual booking procedure is pre-configured in DynaGate and it is ensured that all booking-relevant data are transferred in a correct way to the Mid- and Backend systems. It includes vacancy reply in real time and an automatic data handling, without any manual data handling.

Multi Presence in all Systems

DynaGate provides connections which can be realised quick and uncomplicated. DynaGate is a bridge between the in-house tour operator system and the reservation system. Depending on the degree of the desired data opening into the respective CRS/GDS, all relevant information are readout, processed and confirmed as completed: from statistical texts up to the “acute” booking in real time. Each CRS/GDS connection is individually adapted to the existing customer system.

The DynaGate Performance Features

  • For every terminal number a session will be established after a message receipt, in which the information during a complete process will be buffered.
  • The necessary buffer of information for the processing of message formats is therefore already integrated in DynaGate.
  • With dynamic interface definition, DynaGate analyses the formats of incoming messages and splits them into pre-defined single information.
  • Afterwards the application of rules will follow, which indicates the data flow sequence of different actions in a XML configuration. The single information builds the basis for the impulse of actions here.
  • For a TOMA®- or GDS connection, DynaGate functions as CRS/GDS Gateways. The elements of the existing tour operator system and the single configuration presettings are analysed and defined individually together with the customer during a workshop.
  • In case a CRS Gateway already exists, the received information will be communicated to the existing gateway during the connection of dynamic part-templates.
  • For the reply, the procedure is analogue. The information received from the existing STADIS® Gateway will be splitted and will be presented as reply to the terminal in the desired format.
  • Via XML configuration and based on this systematics a dialogue with internet-booking applications can be established.

The reservation will be even more comfortable with the dynamic part-templates in STEAL®- or XML format for the established CRS applications. They support the product consulting, optimise business processes and simplify the booking procedure. By the utilisation of DynaGate, the applicant has several advantages, for example the optimised TOMA®  booking dialogue which is immediately available.


Dynamic Part-template Technology

With DynaGate these new part-template technologies can be implemented advantageous. By upstreaming the adapted Gateway Frame, complex adjustments to existing gateways are dispensable.

The technical basis is the part-template technology, which enables the user to finalise a booking without previous knowledge, since no “cryptic” abbreviations have to be entered into the CRS template. The user is leaded step by step through the complete booking process and all necessary procedure details will be changed automatically and are transferred into the CRS main template to close the booking.

The Advantages

  • The tour operator has the possibility to guide the travel agent through single booking steps by means of selective presetting of the navigation line and activating of follow-up part-templates.
  • Dynamic part-template groups support and simplify the consulting- and booking process for touristic offers.
  • Vacancies and alternatives are shown convenient as selection lists. Desired services are taken over via mouse click.

Two work levels are available for the user: The expert mode for precognition or the beginner mode (guided mode), guiding the user well-directed and without further trainings through the complete booking process.


Gateway Frame as Basis

The dynamic Gateway Frame developed by znt-Richter is a basic application, by which means an individual Gateway can be implemented quickly via configuration. On this basis DynaGate has been developed, a gateway frame especially for touristic interfaces. New CRS/GDS connections will be adjusted to the customer system individually.