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The IS Participation Guide (ISPG) includes all information that a future participant needs in order to fully plan and implement Integrated Settlement. It provides detailed information about file interfaces and the processes to be followed by carriers in order to connect to, and participate in, Integrated Settlement.

Where internal business processes are affected by changes to system processes, these are discussed. However, it is the participant’s responsibility to examine their internal processes to determine the changes that need to be made to support IS.

The ISPG package is available for download in version 3.2.1 or version 3.2.1 with tracked changes. Alternatively, you can download the various documents from the package separately.

ISPG Document	ISPG Package Change Log
ISPG v3.2.1 (pdf) ISPG v3.2.1 with tracked changes (pdf)	Change Log v3.2.1 (pdf)
IS-IDEC Record Structure	IS-XML Record Structure
Passenger Record Structure v3.2 (xls) Passenger Record Structure v3.2 (pdf) Passenger Record Structure v3.2 with tracked changes (pdf) Cargo Record Structure v3.2 (xls) Cargo Record Structure v3.2 (pdf) Cargo Record Structure v3.2 with tracked changes (pdf)	IS-XML Invoice Standard v3.2 (zip)
Sample Files	Supporting Attachments
Passenger (zip) Miscellaneous (zip) Cargo (zip) UATP (zip) Excel to IS-XML tool (zip) ICH Form 1 XML - upgrade (zip) ICH Form 1 Other Formats - upgrade (zip)	Supporting Attachments (zip)

Who should read the ISPG

The intended audience of the ISPG includes:

• Participant’s IT Department and Revenue Accounting System Providers
  To understand the impact of the changes to the Interline Billing and Settlement process due to SIS
• Financial System Providers
  To understand the interfacing requirements for billing Miscellaneous invoices and to carry out automated posting and reconciliation
• Revenue Accounting and Finance Department of the Participant
  To understand and assess the impact of potential changes to the existing business processes

The ISPG is a holistic document -- it should be evaluated and discussed in a group that includes experts in IT, business analysts, and revenue accounting users.

What the ISPG is Not

This document is not a user guide for Integrated Settlement and does not contain information such as how the participant will interact with the online interface provided by SIS (IS-WEB); this will be prepared and released before Integrated Settlement goes live.

This document does not contain information on fees that will be charged for the use of Integrated Settlement; this information can be found in the Airline Business Case.

Version Control & Updates

14 March 2011

ISPG v3.1.1 released.