How do I get a card approval before issuing in Amadeus?

DEFP gets an approval code for the card in the PNR before TTP, DEFM before an EMD. DECC checks a card without a PNR. A declined card means no ticket: never switch to your agency's cash payment without approval.

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When

The ticket or EMD is paid with a client's card as the form of payment and the airline needs an approval code before issuing.

Steps

#	Entry	What it does	Why
1	`DEFP`	Gets an approval code for the PNR before `TTP`.	Card authorisation for tickets.
2	`DEFM` · `DEFP/M`	Before `TTM` · before both.	EMDs.
3	`DECCAX371449635311004/0626/EUR400.00/AF`	Approval without a PNR (card, expiry, amount, airline).	Check a card first.
4	`FPCCCA…/1226/EUR250.00/N123456`	Card FP with a manual approval code.	When approval came by phone.

Check it worked

The answer returns an approval code; the FP element carries it.

Traps

A declined card means no ticket — do not switch to your agency's cash form of payment without approval (your agency would then owe BSP the money).
Card data is sensitive: only in the FP element, never in remarks.

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