Setting up Transport and Deliveries
To use Transport and Deliveries, you must provide some basic settings.
To set up Transport and Deliveries
- Choose the
icon (Alt+Q) enter Transport & Deliveries and click the relevant link. - Typically, you must provide values for the following fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| General tab | - |
| Default Package Type | Specify the default container/package type. When adding a new container the default container/package type will be automatically filled. |
| Use Container Status Loaded | When checked a Transport Order, or Delivery Trip, can only be posted when all Containers have the status Loaded. |
| Container Inventory Check | When checked the inventory of the selected container is checked. The user will get a warning when inventory goes negative. The options are as follows: - Blank = No warning is given. - Warning = The user gets a warning that no inventory is available. Accepting the message releases the transport order, or delivery trip. - Error = An error appears and the process is terminated. |
| Container Location | Select the warehouse location where Containers are stored. Usually this is a basic location without any warehouse settings. |
| Load Length Factor | Used to calculate the load length for a container, usually the, average, width of a truck. |
| Numbering tab | - |
| Inbound Transport Order Nos | Specify the number series to be used for the inbound transport orders. |
| Outbound Transport Order Nos | Specify the number series to be used for the outbound transport orders. |
| Inbound Posted Transport Order Nos | Specify the number series to be used for the inbound posted transport orders. |
| Outbound Posted Transport Order Nos | Specify the number series to be used for the outbound posted transport orders. |
| Delivery Trip Nos | Specify a number series to be used for delivery trips. |
| Container ID Nos | Specify the number series to be used for container IDs. Using the IDs ensures that each package is uniquely identified. This feature is useful to work with RFID as well. |
Set up per Location
After setting up Transport and Deliveries, you can provide specific settings per location:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Transport Order Type | This is a mandatory field. Specify the direction of the order. The options are: - Inbound - Outbound |
| Location Code | This is a mandatory field. Specify the Location for the inbound or outbound transport order. |
| Description | Enter a generic description to be used as default in all transport orders for the specified Location and Type. This text can be used as standard text on freight bills. |
| Cost Warning | Use this field to check if cost lines exist when a transport order is released. The options are as follows. - Blank = No warning is given. - Warning = The user gets a warning that no cost lines exist. Accepting the message releases the transport order, or delivery trip without any cost lines linked. - Error = An error appears and the process is terminated. The error appears only if no cost lines are found. |
| Warehousing must be completed | When set the warehouse - and inventory activities must be completed before the transport order for this location is released: inventory pick - posted; warehouse pick - registered; project planning line - posted. |
| Link Container | When this box is checked a transport order is automatically created, or updated, when the container is closed. |
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