Sometimes it is necessary to pre-define multiple shipping locations for a single order. A common scenario would be shipping a defined set of products to a series of branches or retail outlets.
Multi-Shipment allows you to assign some or all of any lines in a quote to corresponding shipments.
This feature can be accessed in both Quotes and Orders. If added to a quote, any locations linked to any quote line that become part of an order line will be copied over automatically. This allows for both pre-defining shipments at quote time, and also defined at the time of order, or production.
The multi-shipment tool is accessed using the button beside the Delivery Address label.
Overview
1. The lines defined in the Quote or Order
2. The Shipment Locations - a shipment location is analogous with a Despatch Docket
3. The items contained in the shipment
Table of Contents
1. Document Lines Section
1. The quantity
2. The quantity assigned across all specified locations
3. Details on assignment status
4. Send this line to the currently selected location
2. Shipment Locations Section
This Shipment Locations panel shows all defined shipments.
2.3 Template Download and Upload
This panel also provides tools to download a shipment location spreadsheet and re-upload to allow fast entry of many locations in addition to printed sheets for box identification and shipment overview.
2.1 Manually Add a Location
Add new locations by clicking on the [+ Location] Button.
2.1.1 Select a pre-existing Address, once selected the address will be placed in the Enter/Edit To Address Field (2)
2.1.2 Manually enter or edit the To Address
2.1.3 Select a pre-existing Address, once selected the address will be placed in the Enter/Edit From Address Field (4)
2.1.4 Manually enter or edit the To Address
2.1.5 Select a Carrier/Freight Company
2.1.6 Enter a Consignment Note. Number
2.1.7 Enter Notes
2.2 Shipment Print Options
2.2.1 Click the Print Menu
2.2.2 Shipment Location Summary
2.2.4 Shipment Line Identifiers
2.2.2 Shipment Location Summary
The shipment location summary report displays all shipments and their respective locations and line items for the Quote or Order.
2.2.3 Shipment Line Summary
The shipment line summary report shows a list of all shipments for each line in the quote or order.
2.2.4 Shipment Line Identifiers
This shipment line identifiers report will print a page for each quote or order line and shipment location combination. You can copy each of these as required to allow labelling boxes, pallets etc. as they come off the production line. This allows the collation of all elements for a given shipment before converting to a despatch docket while keeping everything labelled and identifiable.
2.3 Shipment Template Download and Upload
2.3.1 Click the Template Menu
2.3.2 Download a Template to Fill
2.3.3 Upload the filled template back, populating the shipment locations automatically
2.4 Shipment Details
Clicking on a shipment in the shipment location panel will display it in the Shipment Details Section
3. Shipment Details Section
This shipment details section shows all lines that are assigned to this shipment location. You can edit the shipment to and from addresses, consignment note number and freight company. Finally once complete, you can create a Despatch directly from the shipment saving data entry.
3.1 Shipment Addresses
3.2 Carrier and Consignment Note details
3.3 Tools
3.3.3 Create Delivery from Shipment
3.3.1 Edit Shipment Details
Use the Edit button to make changes to addresses, carrier and consignment note number.
3.3.2 Delete Shipment
Use the Delete Shipment button to remove the shipment and all allotted lines. The allotted lines will be returned back to the items above ready for re-allotment to another shipment.
3.3.3 Create a Despatch Docket from the Shipment
Use the Create Delivery Docket button to create a Despatch from this shipment. Once created the despatch docket will be opened in a new tab. The current window will also refresh to display the link to the newly create docket.
The despatch docket will include all lines, addresses, carrier and consignment note number detailed in the shipment
3.3.4 Deleting Shipment Lines
Use the delete button [4] to remove a line from the shipment and return the qty assigned back to the list above.
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