Getting Started
Welcome to pmsXchange!
This page is an overview of the pmsXchange documentation and related resources.
Basics
What is pmsXchange
pmsXchange is SiteMinder's interface to connect with property management systems (PMS). It contains a set of Open Travel Alliance (OTA) compliant messages that allows a PMS to push rates, availability and restrictions to SiteMinder and for the PMS to retrieve reservations, modifications and cancellations from SiteMinder.
Understanding pmsXchange Connection Process
The pmsXchange Connection Process gives you a big picture of how the integration project will be conducted and how many phases are included across the project lifecycle and timeline.
Understanding Integration Requirements
The Integration Requirements is one of the most important documents that you must spend a little bit of time reading through. The document covers many questions, restrictions, rules that you must meet in the development process.
Understanding pmsXchange APIs and Technical Architecture
The pmsXchange V2 Technical Architectural Diagram is an overview of how pmsXchange APIs are communicating between pmsXchange and the PMS. This helps you to understand the functionalities of each APIs, and also gives you an idea of how data exchanges between systems.
Test Environment
Getting Access to the Test Environment
Each PMS connecting to pmsXchange will be given an interactive test account to get a basic connection up and running.
Test Account
The connecting PMS will be given an URL, username, password and requestorID to connect to the pmsXchange inventory and reservation service.
The connecting PMS will be given an hotel code for the test hotel.
The connecting PMS will be given a reservation tool to test the reservation service.
Ping Request
The connecting PMS can use the OTA_PingRQ to verify that the test web service is up and running and that it is able to connect.
pmsXchange Test Extranet
The connecting PMS will get access to the test hotel on the SiteMinder extranet to confirm that the availability, restrictions and rates pushed from their system is proceeded correctly.
The extranet will also show the reservations created and the delivery status to the PMS.
pmsXchange Test Reservation Endpoint
Reservation Endpoint: https://tpi-pmsx.preprod.siteminderlabs.com/webservices/{RequestorID}