The
extended search
provides the option of executing queries for car rentals in more detail by adding additional selection criteria. It lets you restrict the selection to vehicles that suit your specific requirements before running the availability query.
You have activated the
Extended Search
for displaying car rental offers in Customizing for
SAP
Travel Planning
under
.
The
extended search
is available if you have created a travel plan and then start a car rental request.
If you use the Amadeus global distribution system, you can carry out the search based on one of the following selection criteria or a combination of criteria:
The
Branch Office
option allows you to choose a specific car rental office as the pickup and/or dropoff location. The default value in the standard system is the branch office at the relevant airport terminal.
Note
If you specifically enter a certain car rental provider in the extended search, this overwrites any possible
provider list with most economical vehicle
that may have been activated in Customizing. In this case the query does not return a list of the most economical vehicles provided by all car rental providers, but rather a list of all available vehicles for the specified provider according to your search criteria.
In the
Car Rental Request
dialog box, choose the
Extended Search
pushbutton.
The
Extended Search
screen appears.
Enter your search criteria (see options above) and choose
Query
with quick info
Car Rental Availability Query (F8)
to display the available car rental providers or rental cars.
You see the
Car Rental Availability: Provider List
(if you only specified vehicle data) or
Car Rental Availability: Vehicle List
(if you chose a specific provider)
.
In the
Car Rental Availability: Provider List
you first have to select a provider. Choose
with quick info
Choose
to see the
Car Rental Availability: Vehicle List
.
Select the relevant car in the vehicle list and choose to select the vehicle.
The vehicle request is added to your travel plan.
Note
You can skip the editing step
Query
and choose a rental car directly from the
Extended Search
dialog box, by specifying the provider code and all vehicle data and choosing
Reserve
. The system selects an appropriate vehicle and enters it in your travel plan with the status
Requested
.