Streamlining Fuel Ticket Management: Why It Matters
Key Challenges Facing Aviation Fuel Suppliers
Key Challenges Facing Aviation Fuel Suppliers
Paper Tickets = Manual Data Entry = Manual Errors
We get it—no one likes typing in fuel ticket data by hand. It’s time-consuming, prone to mistakes, and let’s be honest, it’s pretty mind-numbing. When you’re juggling hundreds of tickets, mistakes are bound to happen—incorrect quantities, missing fields, or worse, duplicated entries. And we all know where that leads: late payments and unhappy customers. Yikes.
Incompatible Data Formats = Integration Nightmares
Your refuelers might send you fuel tickets in IATA XML, CSV, Excel, or even the dreaded paper. Trying to get these into your system without pulling your hair out can feel like solving a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded. And if your systems don’t play nice with these formats? Let’s just say you might be stuck with a whole lot of paperweight.
Incomplete Data = Invoicing Chaos
Missing data like SAF blend ratios or fuel density? That’s a recipe for incorrect invoices, inventory problems, and a whole lot of customer complaints. The last thing you want is an angry airline on the phone because their invoice was, well, “off.”
How The Atraxo Workbench Solves These Challenges
How The Atraxo Workbench Solves These Challenges
Fuel Ticket Data Capture—Simplified and Error-Free
- Manual Ticket Capture: Whether you’re manually capturing a single fuel ticket or generating new ones using data from previous days, Atraxo's Ticket Workbench lets you do it all effortlessly.
- Reissue Fuel Tickets: If mistakes happen, no worries—simply correct the fuel ticket and resend it as a reissued ticket, keeping your records straight and your back-office system up-to-date.
- Automatic Field Management: You can customize the ticket attributes shown to users, hide unused fields, and even set default values, whether on a user level or system-wide, making the input process as easy as possible.
Data Enrichment—Make Your Data Work Smarter
- SAF Blending Ratio & Flight Information: Automatically import SAF blending ratios, flight information, and even the flight type (domestic or international) to enrich your ticket data for accuracy and consistence.
- Density and Temperature Import: Never again will you have to manually enter density and temperature data. The Ticket Workbench can pull this info from external sources (like your inventory system) and update the fuel tickets automatically.
- Net Volume Calculation: By using the imported density and temperature information, Atraxo's Ticket Workbench calculates the net (normalized) volume of fuel for each ticket, so you don’t have to worry about discrepancies in your data.
- Buffering Incomplete Data: If a fuel ticket is missing crucial info (like density or temperature), the system buffers it and only sends it to the back-office system once all required data is available.
Seamless Import and Data Transformation
- Flexible Import Formats: Whether it’s IATA XML, CSV, or Excel, the Ticket Workbench can import fuel tickets in any format you need. If you’re getting tickets via Atraxo's Aviation Hub Data Exchange (sFTP or REST API), the system integrates them with no fuss.
- Automated Ticket Number Adjustments: Need to update fuel ticket numbers? Atraxo's Ticket Workbench can automatically concatenate the airline designator to the fuel ticket number, keeping everything organized and compliant.
- Mark Reissued Tickets: When importing data from Excel files, the system identifies and marks reissued tickets based on the original ticket number, so you’re always working with the most current information.
- Defuel Ticket Adjustments: If you’re dealing with defuel tickets, no worries—our Ticket Workbench changes positive values to negative, ensuring your data reflects the correct volume.
User-Friendly Workflow and Restrictions
- Automatic Location & Fueler Assignment: Based on the departure location, the Ticket Workbench automatically assigns the correct fueler and supplier to each ticket.
- Customizable Mandatory Fields: You can set restrictions on mandatory fields, making them mandatory only when the conditions are met—say goodbye to unnecessary data entry!
- User Role Management: Using role-based access control, Atraxo's Ticket Workbench ensures that only the right users have access to the right fuel tickets and actions. External partners can be limited to seeing only tickets captured by their team members, ensuring tight data security and control.
Integration with Back-Office Systems
- Seamless Transfer to Back-Office: Once fuel tickets are validated, enriched, and ready, the Ticket Workbench automatically sends them to your back-office systems using formats like IATA XML or custom CSV/Excel formats.
- Automatic Transfers via API: Whenever fuel tickets are received via the Aviation Hub Data Exchange, they are automatically processed and sent to the back-office, ensuring that no time is wasted and no ticket is left behind.
- Period Control: To maintain integrity, the system blocks users from sending or resending fuel tickets outside the allowed period, preventing any unauthorized changes that could affect your period closing.
Benefits for Fuel Suppliers Using the Atraxo Ticket Workbench
Benefits for Fuel Suppliers Using the Atraxo Ticket Workbench
- Faster, More Accurate Data Handling: From manual capture to automated enrichment, the Ticket Workbench ensures that every fuel ticket is accurate, complete, and ready for transfer without the need for constant checks and corrections.
- Seamless Integration with External Systems: Whether you’re pulling data from external sources or transferring it to back-office systems, Ticket Workbench integrates all your data effortlessly, making your workflow smoother and more efficient.
- Customizable Workflows: With customizable mandatory fields, default values, and role-based user management, you can tailor the system to fit your specific operational needs.
- Improved Data Integrity: Real-time validation and automated corrections mean you’ll reduce errors, improve data quality, and save valuable time.
- Stronger Relationships with Airlines: By streamlining ticket processing and ensuring timely, accurate data, you’ll enhance your reputation and customer satisfaction with airlines.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Gone are the days of manual errors, paper ticket chaos, and format headaches. With Atraxo's Ticket Workbench, fuel suppliers can streamline fuel ticket processing, enrich ticket data, and ensure better data integrity across the board. From capturing data to sending it to back-office systems, the Ticket Workbench makes your entire workflow more efficient and accurate. Ready to save time, reduce errors, and deliver exceptional service to your airline customers? Let’s go!
