Welcome to our inaugural blog series offering tips to some frequently asked questions we get from our customers using our Paxia Catering Management applications. We begin with tips for Paxia Galleys, and we hope that you find these tips enlightening.
Tip 1:
How do I take a snapshot of my current galley load plans?
Before making significant data changes, use the Decision Support – Aircraft Content Search tool in Loader, apply an unfiltered search, and use the ‘Export to Excel’ function to export the results to an XLS file. This will provide a full reference point of what your galley load plans contained at the stowage level prior to making any changes. The data in this file will give you all the details of how stowage positions were configured before your changes.
Tip 2:
What are the most efficient approaches for creating emergency loadings?
Approach 1: Apply changes to existing Products
- Create a new module in the Module Catalog and copy it to all operating aircraft
- Overlay module within existing Products
- Add specific contents / Use the stowage ‘Keep Clear’ tick box in the module
- Build and publish the existing Products with a suitable effective date
Approach 2: Access new Products through Product Stowage Summary
- Create a new product in the Product Library and assign it to operating aircraft
- Create a new module in Module Catalog and copy it to all operating aircraft
- Add existing core module(s) + overlay Module to Product
- Add specific contents / Use the stowage ‘Keep Clear’ tick box in the module
- Build and publish products with a suitable effective date
- Verify new products are accessible via Product Stowage Summary in Caterer Portal
Approach 3: Assign New Products to the Flight Schedule
- Create a new product in the Product Library and assign it to operating aircraft
- Create a new module in Module Catalog and copy it to all operating aircraft
- Add existing core module(s) + overlay module to Product
- Add specific contents / Use the stowage ‘Keep Clear’ tick box in the module
- Build and publish products with a suitable effective date
- Deactivate existing Product Assignment Rules using the ‘Is Active’ tick box
- Create Product Assignment Rule(s) to assign product
- Run Product Assignment Rules to apply product to the Flight Schedule
- Verify new products appear against flights in the Flight Schedule
Stay tuned for our next blog, where we will continue with our valuable Paxia Galleys tips.
Up next: Part 2 of the Top 4 Tips for Paxia Galleys identifying unwanted duplicate containers.