How to Read WorldTracer Messages
This page provides some examples of WorldTracer messages and guidance on how to read them.
General Guidance
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Search for a transaction name in the Search box of the online help, or look it up in WorldTracer Transactions (3-letter codes)
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Search for a file element in the Search box of the online help, or look it up in WorldTracer Field & Element Names (2-letter codes)
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Search for or look up the report names in WorldTracer Report Names
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Press Ctrl+F in a help page to find code listed in a page
Tip:
In most cases, the transaction code is displayed at the start of a message.
Messages in the Station or Headquarters Inbox

1 | Forward Message transaction (FWD) |
2 | Original and new flight details |
3 | Expedite destination (ED), Delayed Bag File reference (AHL), Origin station and airline (OS) |
4 | Passenger name (NM), original tag number (TN), Rush tag number (XT) |

Request for an On-Hand Bag:
1 | Another station has made a Request for an On-Hand Bag at your station (SFO) to be sent to that stations (ROH) |
2 | On-Hand Bag File (OHD) to forward (to LHR) |
3 | Delayed Bag File reference in LHR |
On-Hand Bag is Forwarded to Your Station:
1 | Forward On-Hand Bag (FOH) |
2 | On-Hand Bag (OHD) being forwarded |
3 | Flight details |
Delayed Bag is Forwarded to Your Station
1 | Forward Delayed Bag (FAH) |
2 | Delayed Bag (AHL) being forwarded |
3 | Flight details |

Tag Match:
1 | Tag Match |
2 | Details from the Delayed Bag File (AHL), including tag number, color/type, routing, flight date, email address (EA) |
3 | Details from the matching On-Hand Bag File (OHD) |
Tag Match with a Forward Bag File:
Score Match:
1 | Matching file references. A/ = AHL Delayed Bag File, O/ = OHD On-Hand Bag File |
2 | Score match and matching percentage |
3 | Matching elements: Color/type (CT), Flight date (FD), Email address (EA), Routing (RT) |

Message sent from a WorldTracer Desktop user:
1 | Message sent date/time, station and airline, and agent |
2 | Delayed Bag File reference (AHL) |
3 | Message text. All information below the file reference number is free-format text. |
Message sent from a WorldTracer Native user:
1 | Message sent from station/airline (MADZZ), with date/time, and agent (AG SMITH) |
2 | Transaction for Message placed on Action File by a WorldTracerNative user (PXF), and sent to teletype addresses |
3 | Delayed Bag File reference (AHL) |
Bag Delivery Order

1 | Bag Delivery Order (BDO), Delayed Bag File reference (AHL) |
2 | Delivery Service (DS) details |
3 | Passenger name (NM01) and other details |
4 |
Bag color/type (CT01) black upright design (BK02) Bag color/type (CT02) green horizontal design hard shell (GY01) Flight and date (FD) Route (RT) |
File History

Matching history of system matches:
1 | Match (MCH), date/time, with On-Hand Bag File (OHD) file reference. Matching score, matching elements (CT/EA/RT), flight routing |
2 | Match (MCH), date/time, with On-Hand Bag File (OHD) file reference. Tag match. |
File history:
1 | Create Delayed Bag File (AHL), date/time, agent (AG), file source WorldTracer Desktop (WWS) also displayed in File Source at the top right of the file, WorldTracer Management (WM), airline/handler (XS) |
2 | Update Delayed Bag File (AAH), date/time, airline/handler (XS), agent (AG), WorldTracer Desktop (WWS), elements updated (BD01, CC01, BI01) |