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Configuring Tracking Number Ranges
To configure the tracking number range for a carrier, the system values in Configuring Tracking Number Ranges are required.

Configuring Tracking Number Ranges
 
Category
Key
Value
SPS
[Global Carrier Code]: TRK NO NEXT – [Packing Location]
For example:
RDWY: TRK NO NEXT – ABC
The next sequence number to use from the allocated range.
For example:
342
The next tracking number sequence for Global Carrier Code RDWY for Packing Location ABC is 342.
SPS
[Global Carrier Code]: TRK NO MAX – [Packing Location]
For example:
RDWY: TRK NO MAX – ABC
The maximum sequence number allowed in the allocated range.
For example:
500
When the tracking number sequence reaches 500 for Global Carrier Code RDWY for Packing Location ABC, the tracking number range expires and a new range must be configured.
Allowing Multiple Locations to Use a Single Tracking Range
You can configure multiple Packing Locations—located physically at the same site—to use the same tracking number range using the following system value:

Configuring Tracking Number Ranges - Example
 
Category
Key
Value
SPS
[Global Carrier Code]: TRK NO LOCN – [Packing Location]
RDWY: TRK NO LOCN – ABC
RDWY: TRK NO LOCN – DEK
[The name of the Packing Location against which the range is configured].
XYZ
XYZ
ABC and DEF Packing Locations use the tracking number range and formatting configured against Packing Location XYZ.
Tracking Number Range Expiry Warnings
For more information about monitoring the expiry of tracking number ranges, see Topic 029 - System Values.xls on the QAD Document Library in QAD Transportation Management|PRECISION Reference Guides|Appendices.
Configuring Tracking Number Format
Configure the format of tracking numbers using either of these system values:

Configuring Tracking Number Format
 
Category
Key
Value
SPS
[Global Carrier Code]: TRK NO FMT – [Packing Location]
The formatting of the tracking number.
SPS
[Global Carrier Code]: TRK NO FMT
The formatting of the tracking number.
The formatting of the tracking number is managed as follows:
• The character 9 represents a tracking sequence digit unless it is part of a prefix character set.
• The period and minus characters are not interpreted as prefix characters. Instead, they are used as separators for the digits of the tracking sequence.
• All other characters represent themselves and are interpreted as prefix characters.
The prefix characters are a fixed set of characters at the beginning of the tracking number. They do not change from one tracking number to the next. The tracking number format is read from right to left. Until a prefix character is found, all 9 characters are interpreted as digits. After the first prefix character is found, any subsequent 9 is interpreted as a prefix character.

Tracking Number Format Examples
 
Category
Key
Value
Explanation
SPS
RDWY:
TRK NO FMT – ABC
DEF99-99-9999
If the next tracking number sequence is 244, the tracking number generated is DEF00-00-0244.
The 9 characters are tracking number sequence digits. The DEF is the prefix character set. The minus characters are delimiters of the sequence number. If the next tracking number sequence is 8922033, the tracking number generated is DEF08-92-2033.
SPS
RDWY:
TRK NO FMT – ABC
DEF9Z-F9-9999
If the next tracking number sequence is 244, the tracking number generated is DEF9Z-F0-0244.
The 9 characters are tracking number sequence formatting. The DEF9Z-F is the prefix character set. The minus characters are delimiters of the sequence number.
Configuring a Tracking Number Prefix Explicitly
It is also possible to set up an explicit tracking number prefix, which is maintained outside of the above tracking number format.

Configuring Tracking Number Prefix
 
Category
Key
Value
SPS
[Global Carrier Code]: TRK NO PRFX– [Packing Location]
For example:
DTST: TRK NO PRFX – ABC
The prefix of the tracking number.
For example:
TT
For carrier DTST for Packing Location ABC, each tracking number generated is prefixed with the value TT.
Predefined Tracking Number Formats
Some carriers are loaded with predefined formats in PRECISION. Therefore, if you do not set up the tracking number format, it defaults from the PRECISION program, depending on the Global Carrier Code in use.
Note: Predefined tracking number formats have been configured within the PRECISION tracking number generation engine program. For a list of these formats, see Topic 045 - Supported TL-LTL Carriers.xls on the QAD Document Library in QAD Transportation Management|PRECISION Reference Guides|Appendices. If you add a new carrier with no check digit calculation requirement, and the carrier is not covered in this list, you can still use system values to configure a tracking number range and format.