Purpose

You can access the shipment entry page via the Shipment menu. In this page, you can enter, view and modify all the necessary information for a shipment.

Access

Fields

Shipment header left

Note: additional information about the shipment data can be entered in the shipment header.

Status: the entry status is shown for information purposes only and cannot be modified.

Date: the current date is initially displayed in the format DD.MM.YYYY and can be changed at any time.

See: Note - Entries in date fields

Transport: selection of a stored transport type.

Product: selection of a stored product.

Example: Guaranteed Saturday delivery, special collection and guaranteed 12 o'clock delivery

Insurance: tick to indicate whether the shipment A shipment is an order that involves the transportation of goods from a shipper’s address (shipper) to a consignee’s address (consignee). The order can also relate to other services, such as customs clearance without transportation or goods storage, and pass through several organization units. During the initial entry process, a shipment number is assigned, which remains the same throughout the entire workflow. On handover, a change of responsibility occurs and a copy of the shipment (shipment version) is therefore created. A shipment can be split into several shipments to create a shipment group. is insured for transportation.

Pick-up from/to: entry of a pickup period in the date format

See: Note - Entries in date fields

Text consignee: entry of a brief consignee text. Clicking the  icon opens the pop-up window for entering long text.

Delivery: selection of a delivery type.

Order no.: entry of an order number. Searches with the %-sign are supported.

Shipment header right

Note: additional information about the shipment data can be entered in the shipment header. You must complete the Delivery and Text for delivery fields.

Organization unit (OU) describes the organizational context in which the internet user is active.: The organization unit is entered in line with the organization setting on login. This can, however, also be retrospectively selected from the list.

Type: selection of a stored shipment type. Single shipment is entered by default.

Terms of delivery: selection of delivery terms. The Incoterm DDU for free delivery is entered by default.

Text delivery terms: free text can also be added here for the delivery terms. Otherwise, the delivery terms text is determined on the basis of the Incoterms.

Goods value: entry of an amount and selection of a currency. This is required for customs clearance.

Delivery from/to: entry of a delivery period in the date format

Text for delivery: entry of a short text for delivery. Clicking the  icon opens the pop-up window for entering long text.

Shipment data

Address type: selection of an address type. The available options are Consignor/Supplier, Consignee and Purchaser.

Address-ID: see address row

Reference: entry of a reference that relates to the address.

Shipment description

Marks/No.: specification of the customer-specific name for the piece.

Number: specification of the precise number with regard to the packing.

Pack.: selection of a type of packing.

Examples: box, carton, crate, pallet, pc, item

Contents: specification of a freely defined name for the contents of the packing.

Gr. weight [kg]: entry of the gross weight in kilograms. Decimal values are allowed.

Bar code: entry of a barcode.

Cubic metres: entry of the volume (cubic metres). An automatic calculation occurs if this is enabled in the configuration and the length, width and height have been entered. The number of packing units can also be incorporated into the calculation.

Load metres: entry of the area in load metres.

Length[m] / Width[m] / Height[m]: entry of the length, width and height of the packing in metres.

Note: the cubic metres are only calculated for the cubic metres column once the height has been entered. If you only enter the length, width and number, the result of the calculation will be returned as 0. If you change the entries and want to start a new calculation, you must first clear the contents of the cubic metres column or change this to 0. This also means that it is possible to enter the cubic metres directly.

Dangerous goods: selection of a dangerous goods class for pre-entering dangerous goods.

Note: a dangerous goods database is required. The full entry of the dangerous goods occurs via the LBASE Client.

Customs ID: depending on the type of the goods, the customs tariff number for customs clearance is entered here.

Functions

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