Hotel Technology Next Generation

Conformance Statement Questionnaire

 Product Distribution

Version 2010A

Referenced Documents

  1. HTNG Product Distribution Product Specification 2010A
  2. HTNG Product Distribution Technical Specifications 2010A

Part 1: Reservations Version 2.3
Part 2: Availability Version 2.2
Part 3: Statistics Version 2.0
Part 4: Groups Version 1.1
Part 5: Rates Version 1.2
Part 6: Inventory Version 1.0
Part 7: Seamless Shop/Book Version 1.0

Instructions to applicants are given in blue text,

Note to submitter: This form contains a series of questions that need to be answered. Please complete ALL the fields in the questionnaire below to produce a conformance statement for your product. Your completed form should be submitted as input to the web certification system. Please ensure that you use the current version of the questionnaire (available on the certification website) for your submission. See the Guide to HTNG Certification for more information. Please note that all information in this conformance statement will appear on the public register of certified products. Revision History shows the changes in this Conformance Statement from prior versions is contained at the end of this document.

Submitter Information

Q

1

Organization Name

Please enter your company name.

A

1

Q

2

Contact Information

Please enter the name of the author of this conformance statement questionnaire.

A

2

Product Information

Note to submitter: The information provided in this section must match the name and version information provided on the registration form when registering this product for certification. Please refer to section 3 of the Guide to HTNG Certification.

Q

3

Product Name

Please enter the name of the product for which this application is being made.

A

3

Q

4

Product Version/Identifier

Please enter the version number (or other identifier) of the product for which this application is being made.

A

4

Roles and Functionality

Q

5

Roles

The Product Specification references 7 Usage Profiles and Business Processes which identify three roles. The Product Standard identifies mandatory functionality appropriate to each role/Usage profile combination. Please indicate which roles the product implements.

A

5

Role

Reservation Broker

 Reservation Server

Control System

Usage Profile

Reservations

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Statistics

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Groups

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Rates

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Inventory

YES/NO

YES/NO

N/A

Seamless

YES/NO

YES/NO

N/A

Q

6

Functionality

Please indicate the functionality implemented. Shaded cells indicate mandatory functionality.

A

6

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Reservations
Usage Profile

(Push)

Update Reservations

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Profile Matching

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Share Handling
with explicit cancel

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Share Handling
without explicit cancel

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Handling of advanced deposits with notification

 

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Reservations
Usage Profile

(Pull)

Get Reservations

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Update Reservations

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Profile Matching

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Share Handling
with explicit cancel

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Share Handling
without explicit cancel

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Handling of advanced deposits with notification

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Availability
Usage Profile

(Push)

Room Type Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Rate Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Room/Rate Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Segment Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Segment Room Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

House Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Hurdle Rate

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

BAR Rate

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Availability
Usage Profile

(Pull)

Get Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Room Type Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Rate Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Room/Rate Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Segment Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Segment Room Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

House Availability

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Hurdle Rate

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

BAR Rate

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Statistics
Usage Profile

Current Daily Totals Report

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Current Categorized Totals Report

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Past Daily Totals Report

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Past Categorized Totals Report

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Groups
Usage Profile

(Push)

Creation of brand new block 

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Modification of block with pick up information

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Groups
Usage Profile

(Pull)

Get Blocks

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Creation of brand new block 

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Modification of block with pick up information

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Rates Usage Profile

(Push)

Update Rates

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Rate Category

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Yieldable Indicators

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Confidential Rates

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Booking Restrictions

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Rate Restrictions

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Day of the Week Patterns

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Total Pricing

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Rate Policy

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Group Rate

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Rates Usage Profile

(Pull)

Get Rates

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Update Rates

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Rate Category

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Yieldable Indicators

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Confidential Rates

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Booking Restrictions

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Rate Restrictions

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Day of the Week Patterns

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Total Pricing

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Rate Policy

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

Group Rate

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Inventory Usage Profile

(Push)

Update Inventory

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

N/A

N/A

 

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Inventory Usage Profile

(Pull)

Get Inventory

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

N/A

N/A

Update Inventory 

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

N/A

N/A

           

Reservation Broker

Reservation Server

Control System

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Receiving

Sending

Seamless Usage Profile

 

Shop 

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

N/A

N/A

Update Reservations

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

N/A

N/A

Retrieve Reservations

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

N/A

N/A

Reservations Usage Profile

Q

7

Mandatory Elements and Attributes

Does the product support all the mandatory message Elements and Attributes and all the mandatory behavior applicable to the Reservations Usage Profile functionality identified in Q6?

A

7

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Q

8

Optional Elements and Attributes

Please indicate all optional Elements and Attributes supported.

A

8

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Availability Usage Profile

Q

9

Mandatory Elements and Attributes

Does the product support all the mandatory message Elements and Attributes and all the mandatory behavior applicable to the Availability Usage Profile functionality identified in Q6?

A

9

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Q

10

Optional Elements and Attribute

Please indicate all optional Elements and Attributes supported.

A

10

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Statistics Usage Profile

Q

11

Mandatory Elements and Attributes

Does the product support all the mandatory message Elements and Attributes and all the mandatory behavior applicable to the Statistics Usage Profile functionality identified in Q6?

A

11

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Q

12

Optional Elements and Attributes

Please indicate all optional Elements and Attributes supported.

A

12

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Groups Usage Profile

Q

13

Mandatory Elements and Attributes

 

 

Does the product support all the mandatory message Elements and Attributes and all the mandatory behavior applicable to the Groups Usage Profile functionality identified in Q6?

A

13

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Q

14

Optional Elements and Attributes

 

 

Please indicate all optional Elements and Attributes supported

A

14

 YES/NO/Not Applicable

Rates Usage Profile

 

15

Mandatory Elements and Attributes

 

 

Does the product support all the mandatory message Elements and Attributes and all the mandatory behavior applicable to the Rates Usage Profile functionality identified in Q6?

A

15

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Q

16

Optional Elements and Attributes

 

 

Please indicate all optional Elements and Attributes supported

A

16

 YES/NO/Not Applicable

Inventory Usage Profile

Q

17

Mandatory Elements and Attributes

Does the product support all the mandatory message Elements and Attributes and all the mandatory behavior applicable to the Inventory Usage Profile functionality identified in Q6?

A

17

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Q

18

Optional Elements and Attributes

Please indicate all optional Elements and Attributes supported

A

18

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Seamless Usage Profile

Q

19

Mandatory Elements and attributes

Does the product support all the mandatory message Elements and Attributes and all the mandatory behavior applicable to the Seamless Usage Profile functionality identified in Q6?

A

19

YES/NO/Not Applicable

Q

20

Optional Elements and Attributes

Please indicate all optional Elements and Attributes supported

A

20

YES/NO/Not Applicable

TPA Extensions

Q

21

TPA Extension Usage

Please indicate if any TPA extensions are used.

A

21

YES/NO

Q

22

TPA Extension Usage Description

 

 

If Q17 was answered Yes, applicants may also optionally describe how they are used:

Applicants are expected to describe the use of TPA extensions in their submission if these extensions are used to implement functionality that is:

  • currently being reviewed by HTNG (or the OpenTravel Alliance) for possible inclusion in a future release of the specification
  • is expected to be submitted to HTNG (or the OpenTravel Alliance) for consideration for inclusion in a future release of the specification
  • is available  to 3rd parties in the public domain to use freely in their interfaces to this and other products

Applicants are advised not to describe, in detail, use of TPA extensions for functionality that they consider to be intellectual property of their own or partner organizations; or where such description would violate partnership agreements or applicable copyright laws. They should, however, still indicate that they are using TPA extensions (in Q17above).

A

22

YES/NO/Not Applicable 

Communications

Q

23

Communications Types

Please indicate all communication type supported by the product. At least one communication type must be supported.

A

32

SOAP/HTTP (Sync)

YES/NO

SOAP/HTTP (Async)

YES/NO

HTTP

YES/NO

HTTPS

YES/NO

Certification Summary

The Trademark License Agreement allows for a Product Specification to require display of a Certification Summary along with the Trademark. For this Product Specification, no summary is required.

 

Revision History

Issue 1.0.1 April 23, 2010, First Release

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