Mileage Account...

[sergej bogdanoff]

When a flight is awarded, the specs don't tell anything about if I have to substract the mileage account with the value of the awarded flight.

Shouldn't the Frequent Flyer database be accessed in read-only mode?

Thanks.

[Theodore Casser]

That falls in the category of something you need to decide on your own, and document what you decide to design. The only guide I can give is that you should consider what they're asking for and create your design accordingly.

[jason white]

Honestly, do we really need to get to the level of detail concerning whether or not to subtract miles in the mileage system? Or even to read the database in a read-only mode...?

Some of this stuff is not specified at all so then do we make some general assumptions like: "the mileage system recognizes that an award travel itenerary is completed at the end of the transaction and that it, internally, settles the mileage account"? This seems a little crazy to me but perhaps it's the best solution?

Theodore maybe you can shed some light?

-jason