XML Start Booking Request Specification

In the unlikely event that the TRAVELfusion system takes too long to respond to a StartBooking request and the client system therefore has to 'timeout' the request, this should not be treated as a failed booking. The booking may in fact have been successfully initiated and may subsequently complete successfully. In such cases, the customer is advised to treat the booking as 'unconfirmed' (uncertain status) and inform the end user accordingly and apply the appropriate operational procedures.
Unrecognised or unexpected responses from the TRAVELfusion server should also be treated similarly, including schema validation failures.
XML FieldDependenciesDescription
CommandList The surrounding tag
-StartBooking The command name
--LoginId The login id. See the 'Logins' section within the XML integration guide.
--TFBookingReference The TRAVELfusion booking reference supplied in the terms response
--FakeBooking Optional Describes the settings for making 'fake' bookings. A real booking will be attempted if this element is omitted.
---EnableFakeBooking Must have value 'true' or 'false'. If 'true', the booking will be simulated using a pre-cached confirmation page for a successful booking already made. In this case, the final price will be different from the one quoted in the terms response. If 'false', a real booking will be made.
---FakeBookingSimulatedDelaySeconds Specifies the simulated delay for this booking. For example, if this is submitted with value '30', subsequent 'CheckBooking' requests will return a booking status of 'BookingInProgress' for the first 30 seconds, and the first CheckBooking request to be made after 30 seconds have elapsed will return a complete booking status (as specified in the FakeBookingStatus element). This element will be ignored if 'EnableFakeBooking' is 'false'.
---FakeBookingStatus Optional Requests a specific booking status to be returned. Default is 'Succeeded'. Can take any of the values that the 'Status' element can have in the CheckBooking response, except 'BookingInProgress'. This element will be ignored if 'EnableFakeBooking' is 'false'.
--SupplierVisualAuthorisationText Optional The special authorisation entered by the user. See Terms Response for more details.