Importing Shippers
Some companies contract with external warehouse providers not using the QAD system to stock items and ship them in response to intersite requests. They communicate the demand to the warehouse using some form of shipping authorization. Although these companies do not actually ship the items themselves, they must have shipment records in the database. These records are required to complete the distribution order process by updating inventory. If appropriate to the trading partner relationship, the shipper is also needed to generate an advance ship notice (ASN) informing other company sites that the order has been shipped.
In such cases, the warehouse service provider may provide shipping information in electronic data interchange (EDI) format. This EDI document—most commonly called a distribution order shipping advice—can then be imported using Document Import (35.1) in the EDI eCommerce module.
See User Guide: QAD EDI eCommerce for information.
After importing the shipping advice, which is recorded as an unconfirmed shipper, use DO Pre-Shipper/Shipper Confirm (12.19.13) to confirm it. Then you can generate an invoice or ASN just as though you had shipped the order directly to another company site instead of through the warehouse service provider.