Value Store

Overview

A “Value Store” is a value held by the airline on behalf of a payer due to a previous transaction or transactions. A “Value Store” can be re-used within an existing order or reallocated when used in a new order. There are two key methods that hold value stores:

• A Value Store as OrderItem

• A Value on an Open Accountable Document

These "Value stores” are of two distinct types

• Fixed value, such as on a Value Store OrderItem.

• Variable value, such as a portion of a ticket or EMD that is “unused”.

Value Store as OrderItem

1. While facilitating the modification of an order, an airline may additionally return “Value Store” offer items in addition to “replacement” offer items. 

2. If accepted, the “Value Store” OfferItem(s) become OrderItem(s) with fixed values and restrictions. 

3. When a customer wishes to use a “Value Store” as OrderItem, the OrderItemID should be specified in the OrderReshop request a seller uses to request new offers within the same order.

Value on an Open Accountable Document

1. While facilitating the modification of an order, an airline may offer to store a value as against the unused portion of an existing accountable document in addition to “replacement” offer items. 

2. If accepted, the value of the accountable document is returned as “reusable”. The value may need to be recalculated upon reuse.

3. When a customer wishes to use a value on an Open Accountable Document, the document number should be either:

   1. Specified in an OrderCreate request. Any value remaining on the open document would be calculated and can be re-allocated to the newly created order

   2. Specified in an OrderQuote request. Any value remaining on the open document would be calculated and can be re-allocated within the modified order