Automatic Service Assignment and the Routing Guide

You can use the Routing Guide to automatically assign a service, along with any other attributes specified in the Routing Assignment tab, to the shipment. You can configure a Route Assign Workflow task to assign a service to the shipment. Attach the option as a task to a workflow:


KeyID	BBSRAS50
Task Option	BBSRAS
Task Type	Standard Task
Program Type	Route Assign Shipment - Process Action - Black Box Service
Parameters	If this field is blank, the service is assigned based on the preference weighting allocated to the services in the Routing Assignment tab of the Routing Guide rule. However, it is possible to specify additional parameters: APPLY-REQUIRED-DATE=YES The service assigned must be within the limits of the shipment Required Delivery Date/Time. APPLY-PRIORITY-CHEAPEST=YES The service assignment applies the cheapest service to the shipment. APPLY-PRIORITY-FASTEST=YES The service assignment applies the fastest service to the shipment. APPLY-PRIORITY-CHEAPESTANDFASTEST The service assignment searches for the cheapest service available. If there is more than one service with this cheapest rating, then the fastest of these services is chosen. APPLY-PRIORITY-CARRIERPERFORMANCE The service assignment applies the best carrier performance service to the shipment. APPLY-PRIORITY-CHEAPEST-WITHIN-REQ-DATE-ELSE-FASTEST The service assignment searches for services that deliver the shipment within the required delivery date. If there is more than one service in this category, then the cheapest of these services is chosen. If there are no services in this category, then the fastest service is chosen.

The task determines which service or services are suitable for the shipment, based on the configuration of the Routing Guide. Next, the preferred service is assigned to the service, along with any other attributes specified on the Routing Assignment tab of the applicable Routing Guide rule.