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Working with Profiles

Profile Types

Every profile within the CAPA system is assigned a "type" - this denotes what kind of a profile it is. It could be an airline, airport, country, lessor, MRO entity, supplier, government body... there's a lot to choose from. When referencing any profile, you will need to know its profile ID and type ID in order to pull down the correct data. For example, if you were looking up Qantas Airways you'd use a Profile ID of 503 and Type ID of 1. The current profile type IDs are listed below. Crossed-out ones are no longer used.

IDType
1Airlines
2Airports
3Lessors
4Countries
5Regions
6Metaregions
7Industry Associations
8Global
9Aircraft
10Airline Groups
11Alliances
12Suppliers
13Tourism
14Events
15Investors
16New Airports (aka. airports that are under construction)
17Post Events
18Air Traffic Management
19Government Bodies
20Hot Issues
21Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
22Travel Management

Regions vs Metaregions

There are two levels of "region" within the CAPA system. The first is regions, which are groupings of countries in the same geographic area. The second is metaregions, which are groupings of regions in the same geographic area. For example, a region may be Western Europe and contain Western European countries, but a metaregion of Europe would contain a region of Western Europe.

Finding a Profile ID

To search for a profile ID, use the Search for a Profile ID call. This will return the ID and type you'll need to use to reference the profile. These values can be cached as they do not change.