1 Introduction
Managing the bidding status
In this topic, we review how to open and close bids using both manual and automatic methods.
We estimate that this will take 6 minutes to complete.
2 Detailed Explanation
Let's manually open and close a training bid.
Click
the Open button.
Click
the OK button.
Training bidding is now open.
Click
the Close button.
Click
the OK button.
Bidding is now closed.
Next, let's manually open a selection of categories for bidding. You do this by selecting the categories you want while pressing the CTRL key to activate multi-select mode.
Click
the DEN-319-CA list
item.
Click
the DEN-4FA-FA list
item while keeping the 
key
pressed.
Click
the PHL-319-FO list
item while keeping the key
pressed.
Click
the << button.
Move the selected categories to the list of open categories.
Click
the OK button.
You've now enabled the selected categories for bidding. The "Mixed" status indicates that some categories are open, and some are not. To open the remaining categories, click Open.
Click
the Open button.
Click
the OK button.
All categories open, and the status changes.
Let's now lock all crew members out of the system. Use this to prevent anyone from accessing the system.
Click
the Lock button.
Click
the OK button.
All status boxes indicate locked. Let's now unlock them.
Click
the Unlock button.
Click
the OK button.
Status boxes return to the state they were in before the lock.
Let's now do these tasks using automation.
Click
the Pairing Reserve Bidding
Schedule tab.
Schedule the opening and closing of the bid. You can do this by category (Base), or as a whole.
Click
the Select Categories dropdown
button.
Select your category (Base). For this example, we will use all of them.
Click
the ALL OR By Base list
item.
By default, the system uses manual scheduling. To enable automated scheduling, deselect the Manually check boxes.
Click
the Open At: Manually check
box.
Click
the Close At: Manually check
box.
Now let's input the dates we want to use for opening and closing scheduling.
Let's assume the bid window is August 10th through the 17th.
Click
the Open At: Day dropdown
button.
Click
the 10 list
item.
Click
the Open At: Hours input
field.
The times entered must be in UTC.
Press
the Backspace 
key.
Press
the Backspace key.
Enter 18 into
the Open At: Hours field.
Click
the Close At: Day dropdown
button.
Click
the 17 list
item.
Click
the Close At: Hours input
field.
Press
the Backspace key.
Enter 15 into
the Close At: Hours field.
Apply the dates and time to all categories.
Click
the Apply Open At to the
Selected Categories button.
Click
the Apply Close At to the
Selected Categories button.
Click
the Save button.
Click
the OK button.
Click
the OK button.
Let's now modify the training bidding schedule for automatic open and close.
Click
the Training Bidding Schedule tab.
Let's create a bid window from August 10th to August 14th using the same process we used for Pairing Reserve earlier.
Click
the Open At: Manually check
box.
Click
the Close At: Manually check
box.
ATTENTION
Ensure the dates
you designate do not occur in the past.
Click
the Open At: Day dropdown
button.
Click
the 10 list
item.
Click
the Open At: Hours input
field.
Press
the Backspace key.
Enter 18 into
the Open At: Hours field.
Click
the Close At: Day dropdown
button.
Click
the 14 list
item.
Click
the Close At: Hours input
field.
Press
the Backspace key.
Enter 15 into
the Close At: Hours field.
Click
the Apply Open At to All
Training Groups button.
Click
the Apply Close At to All
Training Groups button.
Click
the Save button.
Click
the OK button.
Click
the OK button.
SUCCESS
Congratulations! You have successfully reviewed how to set up a bid, and to open and close bids both manually and using automation.