Authorization Services

The Authorization Services focuses on extending the rental period.  It is used (by carriers) to extend a rental period and (by rental companies) to proactively request rental period extensions.

Use Case

Overview Pre-Conditions, Triggers, Outcome, Industry Benefits of using Authorization Services.

Workflows

Detailed flowcharts that represent the Authorization workflows in the Collision Industry.

Data Dictionary

Definitions of all related data elements and a comprehensive description of the standards usage.

(Reference Section 10)

Code List

Comprehensive list of all industry standard codes for use in collision industry API and webservices

Schemas

BMSCommonGlobalTypes.xsd

BMSAuthorizationCommonTypes.xsd

BMSAuthorizationMessages.xsd

BMSAuthorizationService.xsd

CIECA BMS Messages

Extension Authorization Add

This message is used to communicate a proactive rental extension authorization from the Insurance Company or from the Rental Company to request a change to the number of authorized days. The proactive rental extension authorization must not be used as the response to a requested change in the number of authorized days. This is sent from an Insurance Company or Information Provider to a Rental Company or Information Provider.

Extension Authorization Inquiry

The Rental Company or Information Provider would send the Extension Authorization Inquiry Request message to the Insurance Company or Information Provider to get the status on the Extension Request. 

Extension Authorization Change

Extension Authorization Change message is sent from an Insurance Company or Information Provider to a Rental Company or Information Provider to respond to the Extension Authorization Add Request message. 

Extension Authorization Response(s)

The response to the business processes of Extension request to inform the sender that the message was received and whether or not an error occurred. It does not return an immediate answer to the request