Supplier, Access, Client and Context
Previously, we introduced an overarching definition of the main Core Entities applying to Travelgate-X APIs core concepts that apply to all TravelgateX APIs.
Here, we want to dig in further on how those concepts are applied to Hotel-X API.
Supplier
A party that supplies accommodation services through a Supplier API implementation. Each Supplier has a Supplier code. These are unique values and they are used consistently throughout all TravelgateX implementations.
Access
Accesses are displayed as numeric codes in Hotel-X and represent Supplier configurations for a given credential. Those configurations include:
URLs
Credentials
Markets
Rate Types
Specific
Suppliersettings
An access is used by just a client exclusively. The same supplier has different access depends on the number of clients connected to him, even if the configuration is almost the same.
Client
A party that buys accommodation services through Hotel-X API implementation.Client codes are consistent throughout all TravelgateX implementations. These codes are used to identify the business that is making the request and to confirm that the business has a configuration assigned to it.
Context
Context is the way how a client/supplier define hotel, board and room codes among others. Each Profile (either a Buyer or Supplier) can manage their own contexts or reuse existing ones. Different buyers or sellers can also manage the same codes context. For example, the SupplierSmyRooms uses LOGI contexts for their implementations.
Context applies to:
Hotel Codes
Board Codes
Room Codes
With our built-in solution, you are able to use your own context when requesting a Hotel-X operation. If you are a Buyer, you can map your context against your Seller/Supplier contexts.
Should you be using the aggregator mode, we recommend that you use you own Context- in doing so, all supplier mappings will be solved/unified.