Shipping on a Truck
Warehouse staff use the RF to confirm truck shipping. The RF displays print documentation. Staff can use the up and down arrows to scroll available carriers for ship-to codes that are based on truck weight rules.
The system maintains a link between the pre-shipper/shipper number and the truck location. The system creates the link for pre-shippers with associated orders completely in the truck.
Use the following RF procedure to confirm shipping on a truck for sales and distribution orders:
1 From the RF, select Ship Truck (3.5).
2 Select the shippers by truck location.
The RF displays shipper IDs.
3 Optionally, enter the carrier shipment reference, vehicle ID, or master bill of lading (MBOL).
Note: If you do not enter an MBOL, the system generates one and assigns shippers that are being confirmed to it. Print the MBOL using the RF Print Paperwork option. If you enter an MBOL, the system adds the shippers that are being confirmed to the existing MBOL.
If Truck Shipment (whtraxtx.p) is specified in Local Exit Routines Setup (4.23.10), the system prompts for a valid carrier.
4 Specify a valid carrier as defined in Carrier/Service Assignment Maintenance (4.15.2.13).
The system validates that all shippers being confirmed belong to a service of the carrier. The RF displays shipper IDs with varying shipper status.
5 Press Enter to select shippers.
An asterisk (*) next to a shipper indicates open tasks exist. If no asterisk displays, no open tasks exist and staff confirm the ship truck.
Note: Press Enter to deselect one shipper at a time.
6 Press F2 to show load details. This option is only available when using load optimization in wave planning.
7 Press F3 to show shipper details.
8 Confirm the ship truck.
If specified in the Truck Shipment (whtraxtx.p) field in Local Exit Routines Setup, the system exports a process end of day (PEOD) message to the TMS prior to confirming the shipper issue inventory transactions.
Shipper Status
Possible shipper status includes the following:
TASK: There are open warehouse transactions for this shipper and you cannot select the shipper for confirmation.
CARR: The shipper is assigned a service (Ship Via) that is not for the carrier defined in Carrier/Service Assignment Maintenance and you cannot select the shipper for confirmation.
TMS: This status is used only when TMS interfaces are set.The shipper did not export to the TMS using RF Print Paperwork or it was cancelled after export using RF Cancel Shipment. This is necessary so that the RF Ship Truck option can process an end of day message.
N/OK: Not all containers for this shipper are in the truck location. Pallets may still require truck loading using RF Container Move.
OK: The shipper is ready for confirmation.