TugmanUI - baggage handling process

This guide walks you through tracking the aircraft-unloading process in TugmanUI, the tool that tells passengers which belt to collect their luggage from.

Belt information is not part of the flight data feed, so it has to be entered by hand. Airline operators assign belt numbers on the Flight editor tab, and baggage-area staff do the same in TugmanUI. Those assignments drive the belt and arrival-list templates on your passenger information displays, and each flight appears in BaggageUI as soon as it falls inside the set BaggageUI time limits.

Once a flight is assigned in TugmanUI, handling personnel can update its baggage loading status. The UI installs on a touchscreen computer, such as our Tugman device, in each belt loading area, so baggage handlers can enter the status of the bags they are working on, right where they work.

Demo access: reach TugmanUI at https://[your instance access URL]/tugman, for example https://air-tyx5.simpleway.cloud/tugman.

TugmanUI can be configured for a single belt or as multi-belt. The steps in this tutorial cover the single-belt configuration.

Topics covered:

TugmanUI

Main TugmanUI screen:

TUTORIAL STEPS:

A) Login

Enter the numerical PIN code by touching the respective numbers on the screen.
Tap the OK button.

Note: You can use the other login methods listed on the right side of the login page.

B) Assign belt number to a flight

Tap the blue Assign button to assign the belt number of the Tugman device to the chosen flight. As a result, the button will turn green and be renamed "Unassign". Information about the assigned flight to the belt number will be shown on the belt carousel display or on any other displays.
Tap the All Assigned button to see all currently assigned flights to this belt.

Note: Pressing the green Unassign button will delete the assigned belt number for the corresponding flight record and thus remove that flight record from the list of currently assigned flights to that belt. The flight will still remain in the Assignment list, allowing other Tugman devices to assign it to the appropriate belt.

C) Assignment list

Tap the First or Last button to set the corresponding status of the baggage handling process on the flight.
Tap the Close button to complete the baggage handling process on the flight. The flight will disappear from the displays in the passenger area and will be removed from the All assigned and Assignment lists, and its status will change to "Done".
Return to the Assignment list by tapping the Assignment button.

Note: The First and Last buttons are used to specify additional flight attributes on the screens and tight to the templates to show most accurate information to passengers.

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