Configuring the TBF Adapter

The customer‐specific Travelport Booking Feed queue for receiving data. The queue name is provided to customers before installation.

The wait time, in seconds, that the Client Adapter waits to retry the database connection if a failure occurs.

The default wait time is 120 seconds.

The wait time, in seconds, that the adapter Client Adapter waits to retry the MQ Series connection if a failure occurs. The MQ Series connection is what connects the customer’s site to their data queue. The default wait time is 120 seconds.

This is the wait time, in number of seconds, which the Client Adapter waits to retry a failed message. A retry can occur when a non‐fatal error is received from the database. The default wait time is 30 seconds.

The database connection that is defined in the ODBC parameters of the Windows control panel. This connection is used by Travelport Booking Feed to access and update the customer’s database. The default name is GIDS. However it is advised that you change the name from GIDS to TBF.

The database Login ID that needs to be used to log in to the given ODBC database. This Login ID is used by the TBF Adapter when acquiring the connection to the ODBC database. This field is optional and is not needed if you are using windows authentication to connect to the database. This field will be required if using a username and password to access the database using SQL Authentication.

Note: If a login ID is present, the password field is also required and must be populated.

The database Password that needs to be used to log in to the given ODBC database. This Password is used by the TBF Adapter when acquiring the connection to the ODBC database. This field is optional and is not needed if you are using windows authentication to connect to the database. This field will be required if using a username and password to access the database using SQL Authentication.

Note: If a Database Password is present, both Database Login ID and Database Password fields must be populated.

A communication channel name used by MQ Series to set up the proper protocols for the MQ Series queue connection. This field is provided for possible future client configuration changes. The default value for this field is GIDSCHANNEL and should not be changed.

The name of the server that hosts the MQ Series queues. This field allows Support to redirect the Client Adapter to the Copy or Development MQ servers if required. The production server DNS name is varies depending on connectivity: For SSL connections, set to 127.0.01. For direct/unmanaged VPN connections, set to:

TBFQMGR.TRAVELPORT.COM (IP 216.113.159.242)

When selected, writes all incoming messages to XML log files.

By default, log files are located in \Program Files (x86)Travelport\TBF\logs. XML files will be labeled with Record Locator, PNR/BF Creation Date, and an indicator to show if the file is from a Booking record or a Ticketing record. Enhanced format for Booking:

RecordLocator_PNRCreationDate_Version_BK

Ex. AA22BB_23AUG2018_5_BK.xml

Enhanced format for Ticketing:

RecordLocator_PNRCreationDate_TicketStatus¬_TKT

Ex. AA22BB_20140823_A_TKT.xml

Time parameters in the logs for each transaction to measure performance statistics.

Ex - Total time taken for each transaction.

When selected, writes all JDBC errors to the JDBC.txt file.

By default, JDBC.txt is located in \ProgramFiles\Travelport\Travelport Booking Feed\ logs. Note: This log should be turned on only if directed by Support for problem resolution. There are parameters in the logs for each transaction to measure performance statistics. Ex - Total time taken for each transaction. The adapter (when running) will have an additional text string.

When selected, makes booking and fare event transactions unique in the database by removing any prior version of the PNR/BF.