CASSLink User Manual
for
IATA Agents
and
CASS Associates
(for CASSLink V3.5.1)
Table of Contents
Changes to this version of the Agent CASSLink User guide ........................................... 3
1.
Getting Started............................................................................................................. 4
1.1
What is CASSLink? ................................................................................................ 4
1.2
Internet URL .......................................................................................................... 4
1.3
Username and Password ....................................................................................... 4
1.4
CASSLink Log-in Screen ....................................................................................... 6
1.5
CASSLink Home Page ........................................................................................... 7
1.6
CASSLink Menu..................................................................................................... 8
2.
Output Services ........................................................................................................... 9
2.1
Output Agents ........................................................................................................ 9
2.1.1 Digital Signatures ..............................................................................................11
2.2
Output Reports .....................................................................................................11
2.2.1 PDF Report .......................................................................................................11
2.2.2 HOT File ...........................................................................................................14
2.2.3 XLS File ............................................................................................................15
2.3
AWB History .........................................................................................................17
3.
Correction Services ....................................................................................................19
3.1
Add Correction ......................................................................................................19
3.1.1 Add Supporting Document ................................................................................21
3.2
Correction Auto-Approval ......................................................................................23
3.2.1 Sequence of events and what it means for Agents: ...........................................23
3.3
View Corrections ...................................................................................................24
3.3.1 Acceptance .......................................................................................................27
3.3.2 Rejection ...........................................................................................................27
3.4
Correction Period ..................................................................................................28
3.4.1 Correction Periods ............................................................................................28
3.4.2 Correction Period Reports .....................................................................................28
3.5
Correction Report..................................................................................................29
4.
User Maintenance .......................................................................................................31
4.1
Change Password.................................................................................................31
4.2
Forgot Password ...................................................................................................33
5.
Stock Management .....................................................................................................35
5.1
Stock Management Fact Sheet .............................................................................36
6.
Agent Toolbox ............................................................................................................38
6.1
Airline List .............................................................................................................38
6.2
ROE (Rate of Exchange) Report ...........................................................................38
7.
Glossary of Terms ......................................................................................................39
7.
Frequently Asked Questions .....................................................................................41
Appendix A – Trust Certificates ........................................................................................43
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Changes to this version of the Agent CASSLink User guide
3.1.1 Changed location of the Correction report
Appendix – Additional FAQ’s
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1.
Getting Started
1.1
What is CASSLink?
CASSLink is IATA’s global cargo processing system for processing of Airline documents - Air
Waybills and correction documents (CCA’s & DCM’s) for billing to IATA Accredited Agents
and CASS Associates. It uses global standards in accepting electronic documents for
processing from Airlines.
Reports are provided to Agents in a standard output format. Therefore, the report received by
your office in London or Singapore will be the same as those in Sydney or Auckland.
One of the advantages of CASSLink is that, being a web-based system, the information
contained in it is accessible online anywhere, provided you have a Username and Password.
1.2
Internet URL
The CASSLink website address (URL) is:
https://casslink.iata.org
1.3
Username and Password
The Customer Service Center will allocate a Username and Password to all IATA Agents and
CASS Associates. For security purposes, the Username and Password are unique, with the
initial Password being computer generated.
Your Username is usually based on your 2-letter country code eg. AU, JP etc., followed by
your IATA and CASS Location Codes eg. JP_87654321.
The initial computer generated Password, usually contains UPPER and lower case alpha
and numeric characters.
Remember that both the Username and Password are Case
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It is recommended that at initial login, all Users should go to User Maintenance and change
their password. (See Section 5 of this document for more details.)
If you have not received a Username or Password, contact your Customer Service Center
and ask for these to be allocated to you. Similarly, contact your Customer Service Center if
you have forgotten your Username or Password, or you have been locked-out of CASSLink
because the Username or Password has been entered incorrectly five (5) times.
The Username allows the Agent to:
� Link to CASSLink “Country” eg. India, Singapore, Japan, Australia etc.
пѓ� Access available Menu Options
пѓ� Link to single or multiple branch locations (HO only)
Your Customer Service Center can also create additional Usernames for Agents where
necessary.
The security of Usernames and passwords is the responsibility of the User and the
Agency to ensure that the billing data stored in CASSLink is not compromised.
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1.4
CASSLink Log-in Screen
CASSLink Log-in screen
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CASSLink Home Page
1.5
CASSLink
Country
Other User
information
User
Menu
User
identification
Operational
and
Warning
Messages
Other
IATA/CASS
messages
The CASSLink “Home” screen contains information on the following:

Which User is logged in

Which CASSLink Country is being accessed

Any Operational Messages, such as scheduled maintenance and system downtime

User Information, possibly more relevant to Airlines and the Customer Service
Center.

Menu options associated with the User profile.
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1.6
CASSLink Menu
Once you have successfully entered the CASSLink website using your Username and
Password, there are 4 menu options for the CASSLink User to choose. These can be found
on the left-hand side of the CASSLink screen. These Menu options are:
п‚·
Output Services
п‚·
Correction Services
п‚·
Stock Management
п‚·
User Maintenance
п‚·
Agent Toolbox
A “+” is displayed beside the Menu option to indicate that there are more than one action or
facility available.
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2.
Output Services
Output Services contains two (2) sub-menu’s – Output Agents and AWB History. By clicking
on either the “+” symbol or the name, these sub-menu’s will be displayed.
2.1
Output Agents
The Output Agents screen contains the following information:
п‚·
CASS Operation = Select the country required. Only used where the Agent is linked
to operations in other CASSLink countries.
п‚·
Choose Agent = Will list your agent location. Where Agent/User is linked to more
than one location, use the drop-down arrow to view available/linked locations.
п‚·
Billing RemPeriod = The Billing Period represented as YYYYPP. Refer to your
CASS Reporting Timetable to see the number of Billing periods per calendar year
п‚·
Period Nr = The number of the Period processed. (See CASS Reporting Timetable to
understand the period Number and whether it is a Billing or CorrectionPeriod.
п‚·
Period Total – Currency = The total amount billed for the Period in the local or
CASS billing currency. This amount will be reflected in the output reports (below).
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п‚·
View Details = Preliminary billing data loaded by Airlines for the next Billing Period to
be processed (see below for more details).
п‚·
View PDF = Cargo Sales Invoice/Adjustment & Export Billing Statement reports
produced in PDF format. Agents will need Abode Acrobat reader to open this report.
Adobe Acrobat may be downloaded free from the Adobe website:
http://www.adobe.com
п‚·
View HOT = Agent HOT (Hand-off-Tape) in a text format. Winzip is required to open
these reports.
п‚·
View XLS = Agent Spreadsheet Report (Microsoft Excel format).
All Agent output reports produced are available in Output Agents. An Agent may view all
billing reports for Billing Periods processed in CASSLink.
Storage of CASSLink Reports for CASS Billing Periods may vary depending on the
CASSLink operation in your country, but will generally be between two to 4 years online and
a total of ten years availability (online and external archive) to meet taxation requirements in
many countries.
In View Details, Agents can view the Preliminary or projected amount to be invoiced, before
the CASSLink reports are produced. Details can be viewed after an Airline has “uploaded”
their billing data, but only after the daily (overnight) processing has been executed, with
details usually available on the next working day after the billing file has been uploaded by
the Airline/s.
Each CASSLink operation will have different timetable deadlines for the Airline upload of
billing files. Check with your Customer Service Center or your CASS Reporting Timetable to
see when files are due to be uploaded for the relevant CASS Billing Period.
These “Pre-billing” Details may be used to request a “Correction” (see Section 3 – Correction
Services) from the Airline/s should a billing error be found. This facility could ensure that any
billing errors can be found and corrected before report production is completed.
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2.1.1 Digital Signatures
In a number of EU countries it is now a requirement under EU Directive 115, that CASSLink
Invoices are digitally signed to ensure authenticity and security. Invoices are now being
signed for:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal and Spain.
As a result, output is not available after Processing until the Invoices are signed.
For procedures to load the Trust Certificates into your adobe viewer application, please see
Appendix C.
2.2
Output Reports
Agent Output Reporting may be in three (3) formats:
п‚·
PDF Report
п‚·
HOT File (flat or text file)
п‚·
XLS Spreadsheet
2.2.1 PDF Report
The PDF Report is the standard output report to all Agents. This may be downloaded from
CASSLink when billing production has been run. Additionally, the Customer Service Center
may email the PDF report to all Agents at the end of Billing Report Production. The Agent
may nominate up to four (4) recipients to receive this Report at the completion of the
CASSLink Report Production cycle. Advise all intended recipient email addresses to your
Customer Service Center.
The Customer Service Center may also include important information or news in a
“Coverpage”, at the beginning of the PDF Report. Please check these every Period.
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Sample PDF Output Report - Cargo Sales Invoice/Adjustment & Export Billing Statement
The Cargo Sales Invoice/Adjustment report shows all Air Waybills and correction documents
(CCA or DCM) billed by each Airline. Each Airline is reported separately.
At the end of each Invoice a Recapitulation of the billing details is produced.
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Sample PDF Output - Export Billing Statement
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The Export Billing Statement provides a summary of amounts owed to or from all Airlines for
the Billing Period. The total amount due to or from Airlines for the Billing Period is shown as
“Net Due Airlines” or “Net Due Agent” at the bottom of the report.
2.2.2 HOT File
The Hand Off Tape (HOT) is so called because originally, this file was made available to
users on a magnetic tape or floppy disk. The term has stuck and the universal generic term
for the flat or text (.txt) billing file is HOT file.
The HOT file is used by agents and airlines to reconcile the billing data in their accounting
systems.
Agents must subscribe to this report service. The cost will vary. Please consult your
Customer Service Center for more details of the charges.
The HOT file can be emailed to a nominated email address (advise your Customer Service
Center), or downloaded from CASSLink as a “Zipped” file. The HOT file itself has a file
extension name of .HOT. To view this, open the file using Microsoft Notepad or a similar
program.
The resulting HOT file output contains a string of data as below:
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Your Customer Service Center can assist with the interpretation of the data fields in this file.
In addition, the CASS Technical Specifications Handbook may be purchased from IATA
(www.iataonline.com) to further assist your technical staff. This is a compressed (zipped) file.
Winzip is therefore required to open this file. To obtain a copy of Winzip, go to
www.winzip.com.
2.2.3 XLS File
In addition to the PDF and HOT files, a spreadsheet “.xls” (Microsoft Excel format) report is
also available to agents that want to subscribe to receive this report. Please consult your
Customer Service Center for more details of the charge for this report.
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The .xls report contains Billing and Invoice summaries for the requested location. The xls
report output may vary in different countries. Some spreadsheets contain output for all
branch locations, while others will report transactions for the selected branches only. Ask
your Customer Service Center for details of the spreadsheet reports available in your
country.
The XLS report is not emailed to subscribers and therefore must be downloaded directly from
CASSLink each Period.
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2.3
AWB History
The billing history of any Air Waybill processed in CASSLink can be searched via “AWB
History”.
Enter the serial number of the AWB. Select the Airline and then click “Search”.
CASSLink will then search the database to find the record.
The record is then displayed and contains the following details:
пѓ� Port of Origin
пѓ� Destination port
� Gross Weight – may be Chargeable weight, depending on the value entered
� Pre-Paid Weight and Valuation charges – both charges combined
пѓ� Pre-Paid Other Charges due Airline
� Charges Collect Weight and Valuation charges – both charges combined
пѓ� Charges Collect Other Charges due Airline
� Discount/Incentive – based on Net/Net Sales amount
� Commission – if payable by the Airline
� Net Payable ex VAT – total amount due to Airline/Agent
� Correction Number – where a correction document has been processed
� Execution Date – of Air Waybill
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� Input Date – date document input by Airline
� Processing Period – CASS Billing Period. May be “Correction” period
пѓ� Airline
� Agent – Correction processing may be effected to different Agents
Where a Correction has been processed, the Total at the bottom of the report will show the
net values paid by/to the Agent for the AWB after addition or deduction of correction values.
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3.
Correction Services
3.1
Add Correction
In CASSLink there is the facility for Agents to request a “Correction” online to the Airline.
Procedure:
п‚· Go to Menu - Correction Services
п‚· Select Add Correction
п‚· Select your Agent code from the drop-down list
п‚· Select the Airline from the drop-down list
п‚· Enter the AWB Serial number
 Click the “New” button
The details of the Air Waybill as billed in CASSLink will automatically be displayed on the
electronic DCM in the Original/Incorrect sections (right-hand side). Note that the
Original/Incorrect amounts are a reversal of the Original AWB Billing, or previous Correction.
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The Revised/Correct details must be entered correctly before the correction will be accepted
by CASSLink:
п‚· Weight
п‚· Weight & Valuation Charges
п‚· Charges Due Agent (Collect only)
п‚· Charges Due Airline
п‚· Reason for Correction
If an error is made when entering the correction, click on the BACK button at the top of the
correction form and start the correction again.
When the entry is correct, click “Save” button at top of screen. After clicking “Save”, the
message: “Correction was successfully updated.“ will be displayed at the top of the
correction screen.
The Correction must now be Accepted, Rejected, Amended or Airline Handled by the Airline
on which the Correction has been requested.
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Only the affected Airline may action an online correction. An Agent may only “request” or
“Add” a correction, but the responsibility for the acceptance or rejection of all online
corrections lies entirely with the Airline concerned.
3.1.1 Add Supporting Document
After Saving the Correction Requests, a supporting document may be attached to the
Correction.
Process:
п‚· Go to Add Correction and create the correction as per 3.1 above. (Where the Agent
or Airline is attaching a supporting document, it is recommended that they use the
Comments box to advise the presence of an attached document.)
п‚· Save the Correction. Note that documents cannot be attached until the Correction
has been “Saved”.
п‚· Select the Documents Tab
 Select “Browse” for file to be attached, then “Upload”. Supported document formats
are PDF or JPG. Documents that are too large may not be accepted for upload.
Multiple documents may be Uploaded to the Correction Request.
Where a Document has been added by the Airline or Agent when the Correction Request
has been saved, the other party may attach additional documents that are then available for
review.
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Sample Airline Correction pages.
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3.2
Correction Auto-Approval
Changes to Resolution 801r & 801re where adopted provide for CASSLink to “auto-approve”
correction entered by an Agent that have not been “actioned” by an Airline.
The basis for auto-approval is that a correction request must be entered online into
CASSLink prior to a “Query Cut-Off” date. Where an agent enters a correction request prior
to the Query Cut-Off date, the request will be automatically approved by CASSLink if the
Airline does not select Accept, Reject, Amend or Airline Handle.
If a Correction Request is entered after the Query Cut-Off date, the correction cannot be
auto-approved for the current Correction Period. It may be included in the current correction
period only if the Airline Accepts the correction or selects Airline Handled and loads the
correction documents via a billing input file.
An Airline can review and reverse (correct) and auto-approved correction at any future
Period if, after reviewing their billing statements and invoices they believe that a correction
was incorrect.
The Query Cut-Off date only applies to corrections loaded for the current Correction Period.
A correction request may be entered by an Agent at any time and normal business practice
and “Aging” rules still apply.
The changes have resulted in the following:
 An Agent “Query Cut-off” date
 An Airline “Response” date
п‚· Auto-Approval of Agent online Correction Requests
п‚· Correction Periods in all Operations
On CASS Reporting Calendars now include an Agent “Query Cut-off date” and an Airline
Query Response date (usually the same as the Correction Period Processing date).
3.2.1
Sequence of events and what it means for Agents:
1. Airlines load Billing information into CASSLink
2. Agents may check the preliminary Billing information in Output Services and if
necessary Request a Correction
3. Billing Period processing is completed and output reports, Invoices and Billing
Statements are available for checking
4. Agents enter Correction Requests online in CASSLink Correction Services – Add
Correction, before the Query Cut-off date
5. Airlines review the Correction Requests and “Action” them as either – Accept,
Reject or Airline Handled
6. If the Airline fails to Action the Correction Request, it will be Auto-Approved
7. The Correction Period is processed and new Reports for the Remittance period
are available to all CASS Participants
If an Agent enters a Correction Request after the Query Cut-off date, the following may
happen:
п‚· The Airline may Accept the Correction Request before the Correction period
processing, meaning that the Correction documents will be processed in the
Correction Period
п‚· The Airline may select Airline Handled and enter the Correction documents into
CASSLink via a Billing input file
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п‚·
If the Airline does nothing, the Correction will remain “Pending”, until either the
Airline Actions it or the following/next Correction Period is processed, at which
time it will be Auto-Approved by CASSLink.
Period
End
Agent Query
Cut-off
4 days
4 days
Airline
response &
Correction
processing
Billing Period
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3.3
View Corrections
To view all Corrections entered for the Agent and check their status, go to View Corrections.
By selecting the “Show All” button, all Corrections will be displayed. In the example above,
there is a further filter by electing to display only “on-line corrections”, thereby eliminating
other correction processed by the Airlines in the form of DCM’s or CCA’s.
If further details are required about the Correction, click on the “Show” box. This will open the
Correction document as entered by the Agent. This may be relevant when a Correction has
been “Rejected” by the Airline.
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The Correction Status may be:

Accepted:
Airline has accepted the correction request

Rejected:
Airline has rejected the correction request

Airline Handled:
Airline has accepted correction request, but will be
handled via the CASS billing files (usually CCA or
DCM).
Note: Corrections entered by Airlines will automatically be approved and processed in the
next Billing Period, either in a “Correction Period” or scheduled Billing/Remittance Period.
This is provided that the Correction has been entered by an “Approve Correction” Airline
User.
Additional Information:
Entry – This is the date the Correction request was entered by the Agent. Remember that
corrections entered by Airlines are automatically approved (provided the User entering the
Online Correction is permitted to Approve Corrections).
Estimated Value – This is a guide only to the value of the Correction. This is a system
calculation of the estimated net value of the correction. It is only estimated as the netting of
the Original – Revised amounts may not include all values, taxes etc.
Sorting – where a column heading is underlined, the column may be sorted by clicking on
the header name. For example, to sort Corrections by Entry date, click Entry and the list will
be sorted into date order, oldest first. Click again and the list will resort with newest first.
The sort feature exists anywhere the column heading is underlined.
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3.3.1
Acceptance
When a Correction is accepted by the Airline, the billing document will be automatically
scheduled to run in the next Billing Period. If a Correction Period is scheduled to run after
acceptance but before the next Billing period, the Correction documents will be processed in
the Correction Period.
3.3.2
Rejection
Where the Airline Rejects the agent’s request for a correction the Airline MUST enter a
reason for rejecting the Correction.
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3.4
Correction Period
A Correction Period is a Billing Period run specifically to correct a large billing error to an
Agent.
Correction Periods correct the billing generated in the associated Billing Period. A Correction
Period will not process AWB’s (AWM), only correcting documents – DCM, CCA and Online
Corrections.
From 01 October 2009 (later in EU countries), changed Resolutions 801r & 801re require
that all CASS Export operations must have a Correction Period for each Remittance Period
Note: A Correction Period MUST be run before the billing of the next Billing Period.
3.4.1 Correction Periods
Correction Periods are scheduled as part of the monthly or bi-monthly billing cycle. There is
an Agent Query Cut-off Date (Agent deadline for correction submission in relation to Auto
Approval in the current period only) and an Airline submission date i.e. cut-off date for a file
or Online Correction to be loaded by the Airline into CASSLink before the Scheduled
Processing date for the Correction Period.
Important – When a Correction document is loaded subsequent to the Billing Period
completion, the Correcting document will appear in CASSLink to be processed in the next
Billing Period. Part of the system process at the commencement of a Correction Period
processing is to identify those correction documents that are eligible for processing in the
Correction Period and placing them in the Correction processing.
3.4.2 Correction Period Reports
The reports for a Correction Period will update the associated Billing Period(s). Only the
Airlines and Agents that are affected by correction documents will receive a new invoice
report but all CASS Participants will receive a Billing Statement reflecting the total
billed/invoiced for the Period.
The reports themselves will list the documents processed per carrier or agent as normal, but
the accumulated totals and total amount owed will be cumulative with the Billing Period(s).
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3.5
Correction Report
The Correction Report provides the Agent with a spreadsheet summary of all correction
documents processed by Airlines through CASS. The Agent may select:
п‚·
Accepted
п‚·
Rejected
п‚·
Airline Handled
п‚·
Pending
п‚·
All (that provides a single workbook with separate sheets for each of the above
Types)
The Agent may view the status of all corrections entered into CASSLink, per a selected
“From” and “To” date range. Records will not be displayed beyond the CASS Storage Period.
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Correction Status and report “Types” refer to:
п‚·
Accepted – means an Online Correction requested by an agent has been
accepted online in Correction Services or any correction document (DCM or CCA)
loaded via an airline billing file
п‚·
Rejected – means that an Online Correction entered by an Agent has been
refused by the Airline. A “Reason for Rejection” should be provided by the Airline
п‚·
Airline Handled – signifies that the Airline has accepted the Online Correction
entered by the agent, but will process the correction documents via a billing input
file rather than acceptance online
п‚·
Auto Approved – identifies Online Corrections that have been approved and
processed in a Correction Period by CASSLink after the Airline failed to Accept,
Reject or Airline Handle the correction request entered by the agent within the
required timeframe
п‚·
Pending – identifies all Online Correction requests entered by the agent where no
action has been taken by the Airline
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4.
User Maintenance
4.1
Change Password
Following changes to CASSLink, at initial (first) login with a new Username, the User will be
forced to change password. Users may also change their password at any time.
Procedure:
пѓ� Go to User Maintenance Menu;
пѓ� Select Change Password;
� Enter the “Old” password, then enter a new password twice. The new password must
contain eight (8) alpha/numeric characters, with the password to contain at least 2
numeric characters.
� Click the “Update Password” button
If the User has failed to enter the Password in the correct format, or entered the Password
incorrectly, one of the following error messages may be displayed:
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п‚Ё The new Password and the Retyped New password are not identically.
п‚Ё The new password does not conform to Security requirements. (means that the
new password does not contain eight (8) characters or at least 2 numeric
characters)
When the new password has been correctly entered, the message –
Password was successfully updated
will be displayed.
It is the responsibility of each CASSLink User to ensure that Usernames and
Passwords are secure to ensure the confidentiality of their billing data.
Passwords must be changed at initial log-in (after Username has been created) and each six
(6) months.
Password history also now means that the same password cannot be re-used for five (5)
generations.
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4.2
Forgot Password
When a User has forgotten their password, the “Forgot Password” may be used to request a
new user Password.
When the Forgot Password is selected, the User is asked to enter their Username and email
address. Both need to match the User profile stored in CASSLink.
When the details have been entered correctly, the new password is sent to the User email
address. It is not displayed on the screen.
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When the details entered are incorrect, or do not match the database, the User must contact
their Customer Service Centre to verify the information and receive a new Password.
Possible problems preventing the use of this facility:
п‚· Email address is incorrect in the database
п‚· Browser has Pop-ups blocked. This prevents the entry screen from being displayed.
Unblock Pop-ups and try again.
п‚· Username is shared and new password is not sent to all Users of that Username
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5.
Stock Management
CASSLink now provides Airlines and Agents with an AWB Stock Management system for the
request and allocation of Airline stock.
Please talk to your local Cargo Manager for more details and a copy of the Stock
Management Manual for Agents.
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5.1
Stock Management Fact Sheet
CASSLink STOCK MANAGEMENT
Would you like an automated, web based solution to manage your Neutral AWB
number allocations?
Would you like an on-line AWB audit system enabling you to confirm that all of your
AWBs have been billed?
If the answer is YES, then the CASSLink Stock Management system is your solution
Introduction
The CASSLink Stock Management system is a value-added service fully integrated within
CASSLink that allows Airlines to automate the allocation of AWB serial numbers to their
approved Freight Forwarders.
The Stock Management service provides significant benefits for the forwarding community
such as the ability to request stock allocation on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Forwarders and Airlines can also track usage and monitor used or unused allocations.
CASSLink AWB Stock Management System
AWB Number
Requests
AWB Ranges
Reports
Allocations &
reports
Key Features
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Carrier determined maximum stock allowance for each Freight Forwarder
On-line dynamic and flexible on-request reporting in PDF or XLS format
Freight Forwarder on-line stock requests available 24x7
A central “Global” number range option
Separate Express AWB number range option
Carrier pre-printed AWBs can also be allocated and tracked
Auto-generated allocation messages (email) to nominated operations persons
Consolidated stock allocation option - Single or multiple location allocations for
Freight Forwarders
� “Low stock” warnings to Airlines
� On-demand reporting of unreported AWBs eg. Audit …etc
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System Benefits
For Airlines
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Improved AWB Audit functionality
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Automated allocation to Freight Forwarders - 24 x 7
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Retain complete control of access and allotment of AWB’s
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“Global” range option
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Program accommodates pre-printed AWBs as well as Automated and Express
number ranges
For Freight Forwarders
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Access to Airline stock 24 x 7
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Agency consolidated allocations
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On-line reporting of usage
Roles and Responsibilities
пѓ� CASS Operations activate Airlines and Freight Forwarders on the Stock Management
module
пѓ� Freight Forwarders and Airlines nominate contact email addresses for stock allocation
notifications (up to 3)
пѓ� Airlines input their own Stock AWB number master range
пѓ� Airlines define individual Freight Forwarder stock allocations, including maximum holding
пѓ� Freight Forwarders request stock allocations online
пѓ� Dedicated and specific user access can be assigned for the AWB management service
пѓ� Freight Forwarders and Airlines both receive email notification of allocation
� Airlines can close ranges or delete AWB’s at any time
How do I subscribe?
Airlines
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пѓ� Activation takes minutes, so you can start enjoying the benefits immediately
Freight Forwarders
пѓ� If you are a Freight Forwarder speak to your carriers about activation
For more information go to:
www.iata.org/ps/financial_services/casslink.htm
CASSLink
“Simplifying the business of Air Cargo”
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Agent Toolbox
The Agent Toolbox provides Agents with two downloadable reports: Airline List and
Correction Report.
6.1
Airline List
Allows Agents to download a xls spreadsheet list of Airlines participating in the CASS
6.2
ROE (Rate of Exchange) Report
Several CASS Operations use Rates of Exchange to convert the input (AWB) currency to the
local or CASS reporting currency. Example - Operations where input is in USD, but reporting
is in local currency.
Toolbox - Excel - Rate of Exchange - Export
Enter the date range to export exchangerate(s). Data format: (YYYY-MM-DD).
From:
2012-01-01
To:
2012-12-31
Export
Choose the date range to download a spreadsheet of ROE entered to CASSLink.
Note that this report is only available where ROE is entered by the CASS operation into
CASSLink. The report will not provide information on ROE entered by Airlines into individual
AWB records.
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Glossary of Terms
Agent
IATA Accredited Cargo Agent (Freight Forwarder)
AWB
Air Waybill - the document made out by or on behalf of the
shipper which evidences the contract between the shipper and
carrier(s) for carriage of goods over routes of the carrier(s).
Billing Period
There are twenty-four (24) Billing Periods each calendar year ie.
two (2) per month.
These are: 1st to 15th and 16th to last day of month (28th, 29th,
30th 31st)
CASS
Cargo Accounts Settlement System
CASS Associate
Freight Forwarder sponsored by a CASS Airline to join the
CASS program
CASSLink
Global processing system used by IATA for processing Airline
billing documents.
CCA
Cargo Charges Correction Advice means the document used for
the notification of changes to the transportation charges and/or
to other charges and/or the method of payment.
Charges Collect
Equivalent to the term �freight collect’ or �charges forward’,
means the charges entered on the Air Waybill for collection from
the consignee.
Correction document
See CCA or DCM
Correction Period
An additional Billing Period used to correct documents in the
initial Billing production.
DCM
Debit Credit Memo – used to amend Net/Net sales
Remittance
Payment by Agents to CASS
Reporting Timetable
Timetable of events usually published by CASS before the start
of a new year to identify key dates for report production, Agent
remittance and Airline settlement.
Settlement
Amounts owed to Airlines by Agents through CASS
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Storage Period
Defined in each CASS to be the time online records are stored
and available for viewing in AWB History, Online Corrections
and the Corrections Report. May be from 6-months to 60months depending on the CASS Operation.
Upload
The processed used by Airlines to enter electronic billing files
into CASSLink each Billing Period
Username
Log-in identification to access CASSLink
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7.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question
Answer
What is the CASSLink website
address?
https://casslink.iata.org. Don’t forget the https, as this is a
Link to a secure website.
I don’t have access to CASSLink?
Generally, all Agents and locations have a Username and
a Password (this may change from country to country,
depending on the reporting arrangements). It may be that
the person this information was originally sent to has left
the company or mislaid the information. Contact your
Customer Service Center to get connected to CASSLink.
I have forgotten my password, can you
tell me what it is?
CASS staff cannot see what your password is. They can
reset and create a new password for you, but cannot see
the current one.
I didn’t get my report. Can you resend
them to me?
No. All Agents and Airlines have access to CASSLink and
can login at any time and retrieve any reports at any time.
I have many branches/locations. Can I
see their output using a single login?
CASS can Link a single Username login to all your CASS
locations. Contact your Customer Service Center to
enable these Links.
We have offices in other countries. Can
I access their output from my
Username login?
Yes. One of the features of CASSLink is that it is a global
system. Airline Head Offices can have access to their
reports worldwide. Agents can access reports from their
subsidiaries in neighbouring countries. Contact your
Customer Service Center to arrange these Links.
What reports are available?
CASSLink standard reporting format is PDF. HOT or textfile reports are available that are used for account
reconciliation. XLS spreadsheet reports are also available.
Contact your Customer Service Center to activate the
HOT or XLS report options (there may be a charge for
these additional reports).
We have been billed the wrong amount
for an AWB. Please process a credit?
CASS cannot process a credit. Only the Airline can
process a correction to you. Alternatively, go to Correction
Services and request a billing correction online. The
Airline will then Accept or Reject your request in
CASSLink, or action your request via a CCA or DCM.
I want to receive one single report for
all my Agency locations, not a report
for each individual location. Can I get
this?
Yes. The Local Customer Service Center can arrange for
your reports to be “consolidated” into a single report.
I currently have remittance payments
deducted from our account as
individual amounts for each of my
Branches, but I only want one direct
debit payment for all my locations. Can
this be arranged?
Yes, as above, your Local Customer Service Center can
“consolidate” your reports and your Remittance payment
to a single payment amount.
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I have done a search in AWB History
does not display anything. Why?
There may be a number of reasons. Either the AWB:
1. has not been billed;
2. you are not entering the correct details – AWB serial
Number, Airline or Agent code
3. the AWB was not billed during the current “Storage
Period” set by your CASS. This Storage Period could be
as little as 6 months or as much as 5 years.
Your Local Customer Service Center can advise you on
this matter.
How do I find out if a credit for an AWB
has been processed by the Airline?
Use AWB History in Output Services to search for the
AWB Serial Number. This search will list all documents
processed and show the actual total amount paid by the
Agent for the AWB to date, subject to the document being
processed within the “storage period.
An Airline has loaded a Correction
Document, but it has gone into the next
Billing Period. Why isn’t it going to run
in the Correction Period?
All documents when loaded are “flagged” to be processed
in the next scheduled Billing Period. A Correction Period is
not a Billing Period. At the commencement of a Correction
Period, all correction documents that are eligible to be
processed are “stripped” from the Billing period and
placed into the Correction Period for processing.
What do the 2-letter codes on the
CASSLink Invoice/Adjustment report
mean?
AD -
Add Record (used of CCR/DCR record line)
DL -
Deletion Record (used for CCO/CCO record line)
NC -
No Commission paid on Weight/Valuation Charge
LT - Late Submission (AWB Execution Date in previous
Billing Period)
SR - Service AWB (system will process the shipment
even if no weight charge is shown)
VD -
Voided AWB
When a Correction is loaded or
approved, when will it be processed?
When a correction is loaded by file or Accepted online, it
will be processed in the next Processing, either a Billing or
Correction Period processing
In the View Correction screen, when a
Correction is Pending, why isn’t there a
“Reject” option at the bottom of the
screen like there is an Accept option?
To Reject a correction, the Airline must enter a Reason for
rejection, which requires the User to open the Pending
correction using the “show” button.
Why do some CASS Invoices show
Discount, while others say Incentive,
Rebate or other term?
Discount, Incentive, Rebate, Market Price Adjustment are
all the same thing. The application of these values reduces
the Weight Charge to a Net Value.
The reason why different terms are used is based on Legal
definition or market requirement.
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Appendix A – Trust Certificates
Loading Trust Certificates Into Your Adobe Viewer Application
For a number of EU countries, it is a requirement of EU Directive 115 that all CASSLink
invoices be digitally signed. The following instructions allow invoice recipients to verify the
signatures embedded in the CASSLink PDF Invoice documents. Signature verification
requires Adobe Reader version 8.0 or later.
1.
Download the certificates from the D-Trust website by going to the www.d-trust.net
2.
Choose the English language (top right hand corner)
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Click on “ROOT Certifikates” (right hand side of page)
4.
Click on German language (DEUTSCH)
(You need to go back to Deutsch as the correct certificates are not visible in English)
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About half way down the page, click on the “Qualifizierte Zertifikate” link
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Click on the “D-TRUST Qualified Root CA 1 2008:PN” link to download the certificate
and save to your local disk drive on your PC
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Click on the “D-TRUST Qualified CA 1 2008:PN” link to download the certificate and
save to your local disk drive on your PC
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8.
Within the Adobe Viewer (open your signed PDF document), from the main menu
along the top of the window, select “Document – Managed Trusted Identities…”
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Click on the “Add Contacts…” button
10.
Click on the “Browse…” button
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Browse to the location where the certificate files were saved to on your local disk
drive
Select D-TRUST_Qualified_Root_CA_1_2008.cer and click on the “Open”
button. Then repeat for D-TRUST_Qualified_CA_1_2008.cer.
There are now two Certificates in the Contacts box.
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Select the entry in the Contacts pane and then click on the “Import” button
13.
Repeat for the second of the certificate files saved to your local disk drive
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Go to Document, then “Manage Trusted Identities” window pane, select the “Display”
drop down menu near the top, and select “Certificates” from the drop down list
15.
You will now see the two certificates you have imported. Select one of the certificate
entries you’ve imported from the list and click on the “Edit Trust” button.
Select “Signatures and as a trusted root” and “Certified Documents”
Repeat for the other certificate you imported
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16.
Now that the certificates have been imported and trusted, you can validate the
signature for the signed document by clicking on the signature icon down the left hand
side of the document to reveal the signature. Right mouse click on the signature
(“Signed by D-Trust SDS <NN>:PN”) and select “Validate Signature” from the drop
down list
17.
Once validated, a green tick should appear against the signature and the text
“Signature is valid:” should appear below the signature
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