How to check connection from SAP to reservation system?

[Former Member]

Dear Experts,

May I know how to check whether the connection between SAP and the reservation system has been set up and ready to use?

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

You need to check the identification code issued to the enterprise by AMADEUS must be entered in the R/3 Customizing for Travel Planning under Master Data u2192 Control Parameters for Travel Planning u2192 Define sales offices and Define API access parameters.

External reservation system In the Travel Planning subcomponent Travel Management accesses an external reservation system connected to R/3 to carry out the queries on available travel services and to book the selected services. The reservation system currently available is the AMADEUS Global Travel Distribution system.

For more information, see Technical Prerequisites for Travel Planning--

Technical Prerequisites for Travel Planning

Before you can use Travel Planning fully, a number of internal R/3 and external prerequisites or settings must be fulfilled.

Connection to an External Reservation System

The online booking function in Travel Planning is based on the cooperation with external reservation systems that are used to communicate with the service providers. The R/3 user has access to the following functions via the connection to an external reservation system:

u2022 Availability query of travel services

u2022 Transfer of additional information about selected travel services

u2022 Price information

u2022 Processing of reservation by the respective provider

u2022 Synchronization of the data in SAP Travel Planning if external booking changes have been made

In the current release the external reservation system in use is AMADEUS Global Travel Distribution. AMADEUS is a subsidiary of Lufthansa, Air France, Continental Airlines and Iberia. The reservation system it provides is in worldwide use and 160,000 terminals in 37,000 travel agencies and ticket sales centers in over 130 countries are connected to it.

In order to carry out online booking via AMADEUS the following must have been carried out:

u2022 Your enterprise must have signed an agreement with AMADEUS for the use of the interface and be registered at AMADEUS with a user ID

u2022 A network connection to the AMADEUS computer center must have been opened

u2022 The identification code issued to the enterprise by AMADEUS must be entered in the R/3 Customizing for Travel Planning under Master Data u2192 Control Parameters for Travel Planning u2192 Define sales offices and Define API access parameters.

For questions about registration, contact the SAP & AMADEUS Competence Center:

SAP & AMADEUS Competence Center ACC 02 Neurottstrasse 16 69185 Walldorf Germany

Cheers

Mukta