Getting Started

• Verify Credentials provided in Development Pack Email
• Send a successful Ping request to the test endpoint provided making correct use of SOAP Actions and Authentication
• Understand PmsXchange Throttle Handling
• Understand PmsXchange Project Timeline

• SOAP Structure

• Ping Documentation

• Endpoint provided in initial Development Pack email

• Throttle Handling

• Project Timeline

PMS Room Mapping

• Read Mapping Article
• Determine the source of PMS Mapping Codes
• Map your rooms in The Channel Manager

• PMS Mapping Help

• Will SiteMinder use the same codes as your PMS or would you rather SiteMinder create the code and your system matches ours?

Inventory API

• Familiarise supported functionality of the OTA_HotelAvailNotifRQ
• Decide which restrictions your PMS/RMS/CRS will support
• Build correctly formed OTA_HotelAvailNotifRQ’s
• Test supported functionality using relevant <AvailStatusMessages> in various OTA_HotelAvailNotifRQ
• Run through some Hotel test cases that will trigger intended functionality
• Let Partner Integrations team know the above steps have been completed and they will help to review

• Availability and Restrictions API

Rate API

• Familiarise supported functionality of the OTA_HotelRateAmountNotifRQ
• Confirm Rate update functionality i.e Rate Plan level or Booking Agent Level
• Build correctly formed OTA_HotelRateAmountNotifRQ
• Test rate update functionality
• Run through some Hotel test cases that will trigger intended functionality
• Let Partner Integrations team review recent rate updates.

• Rate API

Reservation API

• Familiarise the Reservation Retrieval process
• Build OTA_ReadRQ polling system
• Build correct OTA_ResRetrieveRS
• Correctly Confirm Reservations using OTA_NotifReportRQ
• Build Availability Passback Functionality
• Generate dummy reservations using the PMS Toolkit
• Confirm Test Reservations have been processed correctly in your system

• Retrieve Reservations API

• Error Handling

• Confirm Reservations