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Global Shipping Conversion (8.5)
Follow these steps if you plan to implement global shipping features.
1 Convert as many pre-shippers to shippers as possible.
2 Confirm as many sales order (SO) shippers as possible.
3 Delete as many master bills of lading as possible.
4 Archive and delete as many SO shippers as possible.
5 Use Pre-Shipper/Shipper Inquiry (7.11.7) and Master Bill of Lading Inquiry (7.11.14) to review existing records. Determine which of the remaining pre-shippers, shippers, and master bills of lading can be renumbered and which must retain current ID numbers due to legal requirements or the usage of shipper numbers as invoice numbers.
6 Run Address List Type Browse (2.10) for an existing carrier list type. If one exists, verify that the addresses assigned the existing carrier list type are addresses you want to retain in the target database. If you do not want the carrier addresses converted, change the existing carrier list type in the conversion program prompts for Global Shipping.