ULD Control Messages

ULD Control Messages

The ULD Tracker app allows you to receive incoming ULD Control Messages (UCM) to help manage ULDs that are arriving. These messages can help you confirm whether the arriving ULDs are correct, and identify any missing or incorrectly sent ULDs.

Setup

Before the UCM’s can be handled through the ULD Tracker app, a small amount setup is needed:

  1. Contact us with you regarding your location, to ensure you are the authorized user.
  2. Send a copy of your UCMs to msg@uldradar.com.
  3. Ensure that the UCM is in the following format:
            UCM
            {FlightNo}/{Date}.{FlightRegNo}.{Location}
            IN
            {UldId}

The following is an explanation of each component in the format, and what it means.

  1. {FlightNo} is the flight number.
  2. {Date} is the current date, shortened to the DDMMM format, such as 01JAN.
  3. {FlightRegNo} is the airplanes registration number.
  4. {Location} is the location key, matching your ground handler.
  5. {UldId} is the ID(s) for the arriving ULD(s).
    1. If no ULD’s are expected it is written as ‘.N’. Thereby denoting that no ULD’s are expected, and preventing the empty UCM from being shown in the ULD Tracker.
    2. If one or more ULDs are expected, it is written in ‘.XXXYYYYYZZ’, with each repeating ID being added onto the last, with a newline after each third ID.

For example, the following UCM is designated for the CCC ground handler:

UCM
AA1111/01JAN.AABBB.CCC
IN
.PAG00000AA.PAG00001AA.PAG00002AA
.PAG00003AA.PAG00004AA

Using ULD Control

You can view the ULDs that are expected by clicking on the View UCMs button, this will bring you to the ULD Control Page, as seen below.

This page shows a list of the UCMs, with the appropriate information:
  1. Flight Number and date
  2. Registration number
  3. Expected quantity of ULDs
  4. Button to view that specific UCM
By clicking on the inspect button, you can see the IDs of the ULDs, as well as if they have been received.






There are two buttons at the bottom of the sceen:
  1. Camera - Sets the flight number, and switches the screen to the camera, where the ULD’s can then be easily scanned. After an ULD has been scanned the screen is switches back, and the icon next to the ULD has switched from red to green.
  2. Confirm - This will check whether or not all the ULD’s have been accounted for. If not, it will ask you to confirm that they are missing. The missing ULDs are then added to your inventory with status MISSING.
The ULDs will gradually change color as they are scanned, allowing you to easily see if any of the expected ULDs are missing.


























































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