ADD Only Bid:
If
you desire to ADD a trip(s) without dropping anything (to supplement your
line), on the Option 37 SAP Bid Input screen, you would NOT X out any
trips. Your cursor begins the Bid Unit
in the EXPAND field.
Generic Bids
If you want to bid a
generic 3 day trip leaving on the 5th, you would type an E on the
EXPAND line and the cursor will move over to the ADD line.
On the ADD line,
you would type: 3day/05 (I want to see
all the 3 day trips leaving on the 5th of the bid month). Then press ENTER (or for a shortcut, F5)
When you press the
ENTER key, you will be taken to the US AIRWAYS FA-SAP GENERIC BID FILTER screen. The cursor will be flashing in the TRIP
SELECTION: ALL: field.
The SAP GENERIC BID
EXPANSION screen allows you to
select the criteria for the trips that will be displayed on the EXPANSION
screen. For an explanation of each
field, please see the SAP Manual.
Either select the criteria you desire, or select nothing (defaulting to
show you ALL trips!) and then press the F5 key to go to the EXPANSION screen.
The US AIRWAYS SAP GENERIC BID EXPANSION screen
will come up with the cursor flashing in the PROCESS: field. If the trips displayed in the EXPANSION
screen do not meet your expectations, you will want to go back to the Generic
Bid Filter screen to reselect the criteria.
To do so, on the PROCESS: line type FIL and press the ENTER key. If you want to select ALL of the trips on
the Bid Expansion Screen, press the F3 key and ALL will be selected.
This SAP GENERIC BID
EXPANSION screen gives you the
opportunity to choose, select, prioritize, and eliminate the generic trips that
have met your filter selections. Trips
will be displayed in the order of fewest Duty periods, highest Pay Time.
If the generic trip
type you have requested (1day, 2day, 3day, or 4day) is the same as the type of
trip you have chosen to drop in this bid unit, you will see XXX displayed on
your own trip.
To eliminate any trip
from your choices, put an X on the line next to the trip.
To prioritize the
trips you want to select, add the corresponding choice number to the left of
the trip. Remember that there may be
more than one page of trips. To move to
the next page use the F8 key. To move
back a page, use the F7 key. If you
press the ENTER key, it will prioritize the bids you have selected.
All lines that are
not given a prioritization number will be moved to the bottom and arranged in
the order of fewest duty periods, most pay time.
To save your selections when
you are finished, press the F3 key.
This will take you back to page one (SAP Bid Input Screen). If you desire
another set of ADD bids, move the cursor down to the next ADD line and
continue.
Specific Trip Bids
If you want to bid a
specific trip(s), you may add up to 4 specific trips on one ADD line, or one
generic bid and up to 3 specific bids per ADD line. If you only add specific trips on the add line, you will not need
to expand your bid to save the Unit.
When you have added
the specific trips on the ADD line, press the F5 key to save the unit and move to
the next bid unit.
To
check Trip Legality
When you are looking
at a specific trip, either on an ADD line, or in a generic bid on the BID
EXPANSION screen, put an L on the line beside the trip listed and press the
ENTER key.
This will take you to
a LEGALITY screen and show you any conflict.
If there are multiple pages of errors listed, on the RETURN: line type
NXT or PRV to move to the next or previous page. END will be shown by default.
If you press ENTER while END is displayed you will return to the
previous screen.
To Delete a Trip
To
delete a trip for your bid when you are on the SAP BID INPUT Screen, you would
put a D in the EXPND field and press ENTER.
If
you are in the SAP BID EXPANSION screen, you would put an X in the FNC field.
To
Finish
When you are finished
with all the bid choices for this unit, press the F5 key to save the entire UNIT and move to the next
UNIT.
Be sure you watch to
see that the message * * * * UNIT #xxx
HAS BEEN SAVED AS UNIT #xxx * * * * is
displayed. If you do not see this
message, the unit has NOT been saved!
DROP/ADD Bid:
This
type of bid will be used when you want to drop a trip from your line and add a
different trip. You may use this to change
the trip length, or day of departure, or lower or raise your pay time (within
the Min./Max. window) etc.
First choose the
trip(s) you want to drop by putting an X in the D field. Then go to the ADD line and type in the
trips or generics you wish to add. All
of the instructions above about dropping and adding apply.
When you are
finished, press F5 to save the UNIT and move to the next
UNIT. When you save the unit, be sure
that you check for the message:
**** UNIT #xxx HAS BEEN SAVED AS UNIT #xxx. If this is your last unit to be saved (you
are done), make sure that you print a copy of each unit for your protective bid
(use Option #38).
OPTION #38 - SAP Bid Summary / Bid Results
SAP Bid Summary
If
SAP bids have not closed for the month, Option #38 will show you a summary of
your SAP bids. It will show you the
Unit #, how many bids are in that specific unit, total number of units, and
total number of bids for all units.
Select option #38 from the main CATCREW menu press ENTER twice.
Press
ENTER to go to see the specifics of each bid unit. The next page(s) will show you what you bid for each UNIT including each generic bid expanded out to show every trip. Continue to press ENTER to go through each
bid.
When
you reach the end of the bids, pressing ENTER again will take you back to the
SAP BID SUMMARY screen.
Protective
Bids
You
have the option of printing ALL your bids from the SAP BID summary screen. On the right side of the BID summary screen
is a PRINT ALL BIDS: field. Type a Y
in this field and press ENTER.
You
will also see the same print function on each of the following pages. If you put a Y in the PRINT THIS UNIT, you will get a printout of just
the unit you are viewing.
Be
sure to retain copies of these screens.
SAP Bid Results
Once
the SAP award has been processed, selecting CATCREW option #38 will take you to
the SAP BID Results screen. This series
of screens will provide you with a list of your bid awards and any errors that
caused a bid not to be awarded.
The first SAP Bid
Result screen will show you a Summary of your bids that were awarded. You will see what Unit the award was from,
what Chain and Link were awarded (useful for research in the event of an error)
and which ADD line of the unit the award is from. This screen will also display the total number of Units bid,
total number of Units that were Accepted (awarded) and the total number of
units in which no bids were Rejected (not awarded).
Press ENTER to go the
next series of screens. This series of
screens will show you the result of ALL ADD bids and if the unit was
SUCCESSFULLY AWARDED. After each ADD
bid, you will see the specific information of that ADD: the trip number, the
date, the result (awarded or rejected), and a message explaining the reason for
the result.
To move to the next unit, press ENTER until you have
reviewed all bid Units.
SAP Bidding and Result Questions
If you have questions about your SAP bid results, or if you
need help understanding the Bid Result Display messages, please contact Crew
Support Services in the Crew Rooms. Crew Support Services Domicile is also
available on the flight attendant 800 number (800-327-0117), prompts 1-2-2 (and
the number for the corresponding base.)
To Exit
Press the F3 key when
you are finished bidding to go to the main CATCREW login screen.