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1. Quick Trip WISER MANU AL TABLE OF CONTENTS D IntFOUUCLlOD 2522525922202 0205002223 Veceteaodaedsosnctdceasieanssaaonsedseasemaaaaste Can dde 0d 3 IF Probrani FUNCONS oeecciss end esv Rete otc id VE En Pu OLET aT mTERE Ea te VOREVES 4 A Adding Editing Airport Options ee eee ee 4 B Adding Editing Customer Options e eee 7 Dooknis a E I hft oivesss osse rvate Eu Coe ER uA OE e pPIVEA HEAT UE UP EMS 9 D Executing a Pick up of Tickets eee 12 E Changing Personal Preferences eee eee eene 13 F Exiting the PROSE AM is ve y desea E cepe va es Vo eese d uer eese 15 G Accessing In Program Help eeeeee eee 15 ITE Updates iio tustet atten Econ alien O E deed EP een Eus 16 IV Frequently Asked Questions FAQ e eee eee eene 16 XV Technical InformatiOniscesiad 0 92202050020000062280000 00001080050 000013220 000600000 16 nro cm E 17 QuickTnp User Manual Page 2 of 17 Omar Khan L INTRODUCTION QuickTrip is a program designed to make booking vacations for travel agencies a painless easy process It features a simple easy to use graphical user interface and straightforward functionality QuickTrip is a program designed in the Java programming language and can run on a variety of different operating systems2. PERSON AL PREFERENCES In QuickTrip there are three different user interfaces to choose from The user can switch between interfaces at any point during their use of the program To switch interfaces simply click on the View drop down menu and select which interface to use Figure II 5 1 The three choices are metal view motif view and windows view Figures II 5 2 II 5 3 and II 5 4 respectively Figure II 5 1 Choosing the View Menu QuickTnp User Manual Page 13 of 17 Omar Khan mn Welcome to QuickTrip di L3 Figure II 5 2 Metal View E Welcome to QuickTrip di c3 Fy SNCS TU T NUS Figure II 5 3 Motif View QuickTnp User Manual Page 14 of 17 Omar Khan Welcome to OuickIrip File View Enter Information Unknown Airport Entered Figure II 5 4 Windows View 6 EXITING THE PROGRAM To exit the program simply choose Exit from the File menu or click the button in the top right corner of the program window q ACCESSING IN PROGRAM HELP QuickTrip makes it easy to book a flight However if there any problems there are two features in the program designed to help you Firstly nearly all buttons and text fields have tool tips which will appear when you hover your mouse over the component for an example see Figure II 3 4 In addition an actual help feature is also contained in the QuickTrip program Simply select Help from the menu bar at the top of
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4. S Just like the airport editing feature the user can scroll through customers using the Next and Previous buttons If the user is at the first or last record the Previous or Next button respectively is disabled Dustanding Balance Quick Glance Itinerary lt lt Previous Clear Next gt gt Figure II 2 3 Navigation Previous Button Next Button Disabled C CLEARING ALL FIELDS To make the entering of customer data easier QuickTrip features a Clear All Fields button that will empty all of the text fields for user input See Figure II 1 7 While this can be quite useful to make entry of customer information simpler it is important to note that it is not necessary to clear all the fields to enter a customer D EDITING CUSTOMER INFORMATION To edit customer information simply scroll to the desired customer see section II 2 B and make the changes to the field where they need to be made Then simply hit the Submit button to save your changes Just as when you are adding new customers the program will check to ensure that you have entered all of the information correctly and will display error messages inside the erroneous text fields if necessary See Figure II 1 5 If all of the information is entered correctly the new information for the customer is saved and the program will display a confirmation dialog See Figure II 1 4 QuickTnp User Manual Page 8 of 17 Omar Khan 3 BOOHING A FLIGHT Now that the a
5. ed Up YYCILHR O Visa MasterCard gt American Express O Interac C Cash Exact Amount Pick Up Tickets Figure II 4 2 Ticket Pick up Internal Frame QuickTrip allows for a number of payment options including all major credit cards as well as debit and cash cheque There are two buttons on the ticket pick up internal frame Exact Amount and Pick Up Tickets The Exact Amount button will enter the exact value of the Amount Owing text field into the Amount Paid text field this process is shown in Figure IL 4 2 The payment method can be selected from a number of radio buttons To complete the transaction press the Pick Up Tickets button This will then subtract the value of the Amount Paid text field from the customer s balance If the balance for the customer is now zero the ticket pickup will be completed and a confirmation message Figure II 4 3 will be displayed If the resulting customer balance is lower than zero for example if the customer in figure II 4 2 paid 130 00 cash a message showing how much change is owed to the customer will be displayed Figure II 4 4 followed by the confirmation message Figure II 4 3 QuickTnp User Manual Page 12 of 17 Omar Khan Enjoy your trip Figure II 4 4 Change Owed to Customer Dialog At this point both the customer balance and the quick glance trip itinerary will have been reset to their default values 0 00 and respectively 5 CHANGING
6. ee Figure II 1 4 QuickTnp User Manual Page 6 of 17 Omar Khan e ADDING EDITING CUSTOMER INFORMATION In order to facilitate the booking of flights QuickTrip requires a data file of customer information Just as adding and editing airport information is a painless process so is adding or editing customer information To add or edit customer information select File from the main menu and choose Edit Customer Information See Figure II 2 1 Welcome to QuickIrip Book a Flight Edit Airport Information pi Edit Customer Information Exit Figure II 2 1 Choosing the Edit Customer Information Menu The required system files are loaded and a dialog window opens up that allows you to scroll through customers as well as add or change customer information Edit Customer Information oma o fan Dustanding Balance 0 0 p Quick Glance Itinerary z Previnus Clear Hext Figure II 2 2 The Edit Customer Information Dialog Window A ADDING A CUSTOMER You can add a customer by entering the customer number first and last names and balance Once this information is entered the customer can be saved by pressing the Submit button Just like the add QuickTnp User Manual Page 7 of 17 Omar Khan airport editor a confirmation dialog appears if the saving is successful and an error message appears in the text field where the erroneous data occurs in the event of an error B SCROLLING THROUGH CUSTOMER
7. f the airport does not exist an error message will be displayed See Figure II 3 3 QuickTnp User Manual Page 9 of 17 Omar Khan light Origin Calgary erro Unknown Airport Entered Figure II 3 3 Airport Found in Database and Airport Not Found in Database Respectively Once both the customer information and the origin destination information is entered and recognized by the program you can proceed with the flight booking From the File menu select Book a Flight See Figure II 3 4 Book a Flight Edit CU p ok a Flight Now Edit Airport Information Pick Up Tickets Exit Balance Outstanding ickets Outstanding light Origin Calgar erc light Destination Toronto Pearson rv Figure II 3 4 Choosing the Book a Flight Feature This loads a calendar from which the user can select which date the flight is for Figure II 3 5 The month can be selected from a drop down menu and the day can be selected by pushing the button for that date To select that date press the Choose This Date button QuickTnp User Manual Page 10 of 17 Omar Khan Choose Date Choose This Date Figure II 3 5 The Calendar Once the date has been chosen by the user a new dialog appears that displays the flight traveling from the origin to the destination on that particular day See Figure II 3 6 Flights Available 3 AC23B algar rro light Destination Taranta Fearsan Harzi irst Class Seats 18 conomy Cla
8. hoosing the Edit Airport Information Menu The required system files are loaded and a dialog window opens up that allows you to scroll through airports as well as adding or changing airport information Figure II 1 2 Edit Airport Information hirport Humber ATA Airport Code hirport City calgary Figure II 1 2 Edit Airport Window QuickTnp User Manual Page 4 of 17 Omar Khan A ADDING AIRPORTS You can add an airport by entering in a system number entering the IATA airport code for that airport and then entering in the city and or airport name of the airport Once all of this information is entered click the Submit button Figure II 1 3 hirport Humber ATA Airport Code hirport City JFK Intl Mew York Figure II 1 3 Adding an Airport If all of the information is entered correctly you will see a confirmation dialog Figure II 1 4 If there are any errors the text of the field entered incorrectly will change to an error message Figure II 1 5 Message Airport Information Entered Figure II 1 4 Confirmation Dialog for Successful Airport Entry Edit Airport Information hirport Humber Enter An Airport Number ATA Airport Code ie hirport City Calgary Figure II 1 5 Incorrectly Entered Airport Number QuickTnp User Manual Page 5 of 17 Omar Khan B SCROLLING THROUGH AIRPORTS If airports have been entered into the system previously the user can scroll through air
9. irports and customers are all entered into the system QuickTrip is now functional The bulk of the program s functionality is based around booking a flight Flight bookings follow a very logical step by step process To begin booking a flight the customer must be loaded into the system To do this enter either the customer s first name or their last name into the Enter Information frame and press the Enter or Return Key If the customer exists in the database their record will be loaded and their balance and any outstanding flights previously booked will be displayed Figure II 3 1 Balance Outstanding ONS n Enter Last Name ickets Outstanding CLER light Origin light Destination Figure II 3 1 The Enter Information Dialog Displaying Customer Information If the customer has not been previously entered into the database an error message will appear See Figure II 3 2 and the customer has to be entered via the Edit Customer function See Section II 2 Unknown Customer Entered Figure II 3 2 Error Displayed When Customer is not Entered into Database Once the customer information is displayed in the Enter Information frame the user can select the origin and the destination of the flight The user can enter either the 3 letter IATA airport code or the airport city name Once the name is entered press the Enter or Return key If the airport exists in the system the airport name and city will be displayed I
10. ports by the system number by using either the Next or Previous buttons found on the dialog window If you are at the first or last record the Previous or Next buttons will be disabled See Figure II 1 6 Edit Airport Information hirport Humber ATA Airport Code E O we hirport City calgary Figure II 1 6 Navigation Next Button Previous Button Disabled C CLEARING ALL FIELDS To make entering a new airport easier QuickTrip also features a Clear All Fields button that will empty all of the text fields for user input See Figure II 1 7 While this can be quite useful to make entry of airport information simpler it is important to note that it is not necessary to clear all the fields to enter an airport hirport Humber ATA Airport Code hirport City Figure II 1 7 Clear All Fields Button D EDITING AIRPORT INFORMATION To edit airport information simply scroll to the desired airport see section II 1 B and make the changes to the field where they need to be made Then simply hit the Submit button to save your changes Just as when you are adding new airports the program will check to ensure that you have entered all of the information correctly and will display error messages inside the erroneous text fields if necessary See Figure II 1 5 If all of the information is entered correctly the new information for the airport is saved and the program will display a confirmation dialog S
11. ss Seats H4 irst Class Price conomy Class Price za B hdult Tickets Required hild Tickets Required O First Class Economy Class Select This Flight Figure 1II 3 6 The Choose Flight Dialog From here the user enters in the number of adult and child tickets they wish to book on this particular flight as well as the class on which they want to fly Once they have entered in the number of Quic kT ip User Manual Page 11 of 17 Omar Khan seats they wish to book they click the Select This Flight button At this point the user needs to click Continue to finish booking tickets 4 EHECUTING A PICH UP OF TICHETS Much like booking a ticket in order to pick up tickets the customer name must first be entered into the Enter Information internal frame See Figure II 3 1 Figure II 3 2 and accompanying explanations Once tickets are booked the customer has to come in to pick up the tickets Thus QuickTrip also allows the user to execute a pick up of tickets To do so simply select Pick Up Tickets From the File drop down menu Figure II 4 1 Choosing the Pick Up Tickets Option This will load the ticket pick up internal frame Figure II 4 2 This frame will display both the outstanding balance and the quick glance travel itinerary for the customer entered and will allow the user to process a payment transaction Pick up Tickets mount Owing 120 05 Amount Paid 120 08 ickets to be Pick
12. systems For further technical information contact QuickTrip support at quicktripsupport hotmail com QuickTip User Manual Page 16 of 17 Omar Khan INDEH ANDO Pon nee ere eee nner ee ee e RUMOR MU MEA I MEM DA DE MAC NM EES 4 7 PNOCING COTES Deor sued auda scd vent uotaaane oder stb uada tus te ELM Std 5 Edine aficsuio eso eur saad ergs Eo p ET edite tsm eda beate de ma eios 6 Cle RETE hour eatin E EST 7 Customer oor ordo tira nt Qs den dim Ma bois d dutem DIU qe ap ente 7 10 Addi de ostio seite etd dt a tecum ouo dodo od uta adu tu vate bibet 7 DEOTOB escono EE EELE E E E tetur eiut M qe tette 8 SLC Quieren 16 cul a elite RU easton nat hn bae tad qaod 9 Exitine PROOT ANN 2 25 555 ore ot eed uda tov ea Aa tenets eae ERES 15 Flights MIC WIIG crois cd dieto E Le Mari db Uo oot redii Nadia 11 CHOOSING Nokes On easa E E AEA 12 Frequently Asked Questions csse 16 Gettin Started a eco ep E eee peo bd it eh durat eub iden ees 3 Help n pDr ograli uoo c ete EEG bM a Mee EU aN 15 Installatioli 25 oon a Eoo obo tees E La 3 Personal Prererences o rit re bii incense th bs inte Cols iostpedue 13 15 SUDDOEf eke Lotte oe neha ie aes tocco didi pem idutos o des 16 System Requirements ccccccccccccccsesccssnsscceeeeeeeeeeeeeesecees 3 Table of C orntehts ooi peto e een uoo Usa e Re E POLES KISS 2 Tickets BOOK DEn ootilewiene seek cicadas OE 9 11 Pickino Upseerien de vi eodd tu touto tnr ett eue eue Da UU
13. the screen Quickinp User Manual Page 15 of 17 Omar Khan ll JPDATES TO QUICHT RIP Periodically updates to QuickTrip will be made available When you bought your copy of QuickTrip enclosed was a registration form If you fill out the registration form the updates will automatically be sent to you via e mail As well in the future look for QuickTrip s website on the Internet IV FREQUENTLY ASHED QUESTIONS FAQ 1 What do I do if there is an error reading from or writing to a file Firstly check to see if there are files called customerDataFile dat and airportDataFile dat in the folder If these files are still there contact our support centre for further assistance 2 Where can I get technical support For technical support contact QuickTrip technical support 115 Hawksbrow Mews NW Calgary AB T3G 3B6 403 619 8496 quicktripsupport hotmail com 3 How do I book a series of flights Currently there is no feature in QuickTrip to do this However each individual flight can be booked separately and these will all be added to the customer s record in the customer data file The customer can then pay and pick up tickets for all flights at once Look for a feature allowing you to link flights to be available soon V TECHNIC AL INFORM ATION QuickTrip is a program designed and compiled in the Java programming language using the Java SDK 1 5 0 version It operates best under Microsoft Windows XP or equivalent operating
14. though Microsoft Windows is recommended minimum Svstem REQUIREMENTS e 166 MHz Pentium or Pentium compatible processor e 32 MB RAM 48 MB Recommended e Windows 98 or higher INST ALL ATION Simply insert the QuickTrip CD into your computer and run the file QuickTrip exe GETTING STARTED WITH QUICHTRIP To start using QuickTrip after installation a user s first order of business would be to establish a connection with the airline s that have flights on which seats can be booked These airlines will supply a set of files detailing flight information on a seasonal basis allowing you to book flights up to anywhere from 3 months to a year in advance At this point the user would have to go and enter the airport information into the program see page QuickTip User Manual Page 3 of 17 Omar Khan IL PROGRAm FuncrTions 1 ADDING EDITING AIRPORT INFORMATION QuickTrip uses airport locations and ATA airport codes to make flight booking a painless process However in order to do so the airports must first be entered into the airport database QuickTrip makes it incredibly simple to add or edit airport information quickly To add or edit an airport from the main screen select File and then Edit Airport Information Figure II 1 1 Welcome to QuickTrip Book a Flight Edit Customer Information Edit Airport Information IL Remove ar Change Airports Balance Outstanding ickets Outstanding Figure II 1 1 C
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