Hotel Technology Next Generation

Conformance Statement Questionnaire

Property/Distribution Solution

Version 2008A

Referenced Documents

  1. HTNG Property/Distribution Solution Product Specification 2008A
  2. HTNG Property/Distribution Solution Specifications 2008A
    Part 1: Reservations Version 2.0
    Part 2: Availability Version 2.0
    Part 3: Statistics Version 2.0
    Part 4: Groups Version 1.0
    Part 5: Rates 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 5 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
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 		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
Availability
Usage Profile 		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
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
Groups
Usage Profile		 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
Rates Usage Profile 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
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
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
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
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  
Rates Usage Profile
Q 15 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 15 YES/NO/Not Applicable
Q 16 Optional Elements and Attributes
    Please indicate all optional Elements and Attributes supported
A 16  
TPA Extensions
Q 17 TPA Extension Usage
Please indicate if any TPA extensions are used.
A 17 YES/NO
Q 18 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 18  
Communications
Q 19 Communications Types
Please indicate all communication type supported by the product. At least one communication type must be supported.
A 19
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 June 02, 2008, First Release

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