1 - Introduction
In many times, the flights follow a certain recurrence, and, in such cases, the flight template is a useful resource. The flight template is a record where can be set to Drake that some flights need to be registered automatically on certain days (or each x days) and what is the period that these flights need to be generated. Besides, it is possible to schedule the changes that might happen on this template.
2 - Permissions
To access this page, the option "Manage flights" must be granted to the responsible profiles for controlling the functionality.
To grant such permission, read the article: Granting Access Permissions.
3. Access
3.1 To access this page, go to: Tasks > Crew Change> Manage Flight Templates.
3.2 Done this, the page "Flight Templates" will be displayed.
3.3 To search for specific templates use the search filters or the search bar..
4. Adding a new flight template
4.1 To add a new flight template, click on the button with the “Add” symbol on the top corner of the page.
4.2 By clicking, DRAKE will request for some information to be filled.
Basic Information | |
|---|---|
Description | Flight’s name |
Origin | Location the flight starts |
Destination | Destination of the flight (Must be an Operational Unit) |
Start | Date the flight template effectively starts |
End | Date the flight template effectively ends |
Active: | Activate or deactivate the flight template |
Flight Information | |
Do you want to add a back flight? | When selected, the information below will be duplicated on return flight. |
Maximum weight (kg) | Maximum supported weight |
Min Seats | Minimum quantity of seats |
Max Seats | Maximum quantity of seats |
Time | Flight schedule time |
Recurrence Information | |
Recurrence by days of week | Days the flight might be automatically generated. |
4.3 After filling , click on “Save” to finish.
4.4 By clicking on “Save”, DRAKE will display the message: “The flight template has been saved successfully“
5. Edit flight template
5.1 If necessary to edit a template, double click over it.
5.2 The page to edit the flight template will open, allowing the user to make the necessary changes.
5.3 As noticed, there a panel on the right side of the page, this is the field where flight schedule changes will be.
This is how it works: A flight template is registered, and, as time went by, this flight had some sort of change. This change could be on time, seats availability, origin, weight capacity (…). This is where this change will be registered.
5.4 When clicking on “Create new schedule”, the window “Add flight template change schedule” will be opened.
The fields are the same as item 4.2 from this article, however, for better understanding of the “Date” field: By filling in a date in this field, DRAKE will be informed that from that date the flight template will have changes and all flights from this template scheduled from that date will use the new added setting.
5.5 After scheduling, click on “Save“. When finished, the change is scheduled and will be registered on the template history.
5.6 If necessary to add new changes or get back to previous status, create a new flight template change schedule, as seen on items 5.3 e 5.4 from this tutorial.
Tip: What happens with scheduled embarks that use a changed flight template? In this case, DRAKE will update all created flights starting on the change date as scheduled.
6. Deleting a flight template
To delete, click above the chosen flight template and click on the trash can symbol.
