Basic functions and encode/decode

Basic format comparison guide between Travelport+, Worldspan, Apollo, and Amadeus entries.

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Basic functions

	Travelport+	Worldspan	Apollo	Amadeus	Sabre
Sign onto workstation	SON/ZAW	BSI$.../GS	SON/ZAW	JI.../GS	SI*...
Sine off workstation	SOF	BSO$	SOF	JO	SO*
Change work areas	SB	BB	SB	JMB	³B
Display all work areas	OP/W*	B$	OP/W*	JD	S
Link to ticket printer DT = Demand Ticket	HMLM.....DT (..... = printer address) (DT = Demand Ticket)	4G#ME	HMLM......DT (...... = printer address)	N/A	W*AB…… (…… = device address)
Link to invoice printer DI = Demand Itinerary	HMLM.....DI (..... = printer address)	4G#ML	HMLM......DI (...... = printer address)	N/A	DSIV…… (…… = device address)
Link to hard copy printer	HMLM.....DX Link terminal to PRT DEV GTID Dxxxx1 (DX - Demand printability)	4G#ML	HMLM......DX (...... = printer address)	N/A	PTR/…… (…… = device address)
Display workstation address	+J	KGB	‡J	N/A	+J
Scroll	MD, MU, MB, MT	MD, MU, MB, MT	MD, MU, MB, MT	MD, MU, MB, MT	MD, MU, MB, MT

	Travelport+ H/ENCO	Worldspan	Apollo HELP ENCODE	Amadeus	Sabre
City	.CE PEORIA	KC/PEORIA	S*CTY/PEORIA	DANPEORIA	W/-CCPEORIA
Airline	.AE AIR CANADA	KAC/AIR CANADA	S*AIR/AIR CANADA	DNAAIRCANADA	W/-ALAIR CANADA
Country	.LE JAPAN	4C*JAPAN	S*COU/JAPAN	DCJAPAN	HCCC/JAPAN
Car company	GC*12/CAR/BUDGET	CRCBUDGET	S*CAR/BUDGET	DNCBUDGET	W/-CRBUDGET
Hotel company	GC*11/HTL/RAMADA	HCRAMADA	S*HTL/RAMADA	DNHRAMADA	W/-HLRAMADA

	Travelport+ H/DECO	Worldspan	Apollo HELP DECODE	Amadeus	Sabre
City	.CD NYC	KD/PIA	S*CTY/PIA	DACPIA	W/*PIA
Airline	.AD EI	KAD/AC	S*AIR/AC	DNAAC	W/*AC
Country	.LD AU	4C*J	S*COU/JPJP	DCJP	HCCC/JP
Car company	GC*12/CAR/ZD	CRCZD	S*CAR/ZD	DNCZD	W/CR*ZD
Hotel company	C*HTL/RA	HCRA	S*HTL/RA	DNHRA	W/HL*RA