Latest updates in Goelett

Following the recent implementation of automatic integration of travels into the Outlook calendar, we have updated the status of Outlook invitations from “busy” to “available” for hotel, train and car bookings. For air bookings accepting calendar invite would remain “busy”.  

This change provides greater flexibility for users in managing their schedules and availability. 

We have added new enhancement to Goelett and Outlook calendars integration to provide more accurate and up-to-date information about travel events. When a ticket modification occurs, such as an exchange or refund, the corresponding event in the user’s Outlook calendar will now be updated to reflect the change. This improvement ensures that travelers have the most current information about their travel plans readily available in their calendars. 

We have improved the validation of community fields in user profiles to ensure data accuracy and compliance with company-specific settings. 

For companies that have enabled the CommunityRequiredForUsers parameter, the community field is now treated as mandatory. This means that if a community value is not provided or the provided value is not valid, an error will be thrown, preventing the creation or updating of the user profile. However, profile deactivation will not be blocked, even if the community field is missing or invalid. 

This validation applies to various scenarios, including: 

• File imports 

• SBT API 

• Goelett API 

• Manual profile creation 

• Profile editing through the add/edit screen 

We have enhanced the handling of phone and mobile numbers in the SBT and Goelett APIs. Previously, these APIs used the same validation rules as the user interface, which did not allow spaces in phone and mobile numbers. To address this, the APIs now automatically convert phone and mobile number values to the expected format, removing any spaces.  

For example, a number entered as “XX XX XX XX XX” will be converted to “XXXXXXXXXX”. This change ensures that phone and mobile numbers are processed correctly, regardless of how they are entered.  

Note that values other than numeric characters are still not allowed in phone and mobile numbers. 

Goelett now validates rail discount and loyalty cards to ensure accurate fares during each booking. When a traveler adds or updates a card in their profile, our system automatically validates the card details. If the traveler hasn’t recently updated their card, it will be validated when they book a fare that requires it. If the card fails validation, they’ll see a clear message explaining the issue and guiding them to update their card details or try booking again.  

This enhancement helps ensure travelers receive the correct discounts and benefits associated with their rail cards and prevents issues with ticket issuance and travel.