Use this subtask to enter general information related to the shipping transaction; including ship via, freight charges, no of boxes, bill of lading, etc. You can also capture DD250 specific data, select packing slip print options, and enter packing slip notes.
Use this subtask whenever shipping information needs to be captured for a packing slip.
These fields default from the main screen.
Enter the ship-via method for the shipping transaction.
Enter the bill of lading number in this field, if applicable.
Enter the consolidated shipment number in this field.
Enter the number of boxes included in the shipment.
Enter the weight of the shipment.
Enter the volume of the shipment.
Enter applicable freight charges for the shipment if you selected the Invoice Freight Charges checkbox for the sales order (in the Header Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen). The sales order line charge type code "FR" (Freight) must exist in the Sales Order Line Charge Types screen before you can apply any freight charges to the shipments. The Invoice Freight Charges checkbox must also be selected in the Sales Order Settings screen.
This checkbox indicates whether the standard packing slip has been printed. You can change this checkbox if necessary. The system updates the checkbox after the packing slip has been printed.
This checkbox indicates whether the shipping labels have been printed. You can override this entry if necessary. The system updates the checkbox after the shipping labels have been printed.
Enter the Transportation Control Number (TCN).
Enter the shipment number, if applicable. The system provides the next available shipment number as a default, which can be edited. Depending on options chosen in the Sales Order Project Settings and Sales Order Catalog Settings screens, the shipment number can be optional or required and can be specific to the project or catalog referenced on the associated sales order. Sales orders that do not reference a pricing project or catalog will not have a default shipment number.
If you use DD250 form, the last character should be a "Z" if this is the final shipment on the contract.
Enter the two-digit call order number when shipping instructions are furnished by telephone/TWX message, and shipment is made before receipt of the confirming contract modification (SF30), in accordance with 19-204.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, a ship-from address code. The ship-from address code entered on the sales order defaults, and you can edit it as necessary.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, a mark-for address code. The mark-for address code entered on the sales order defaults, and you can edit it as necessary.
Select this checkbox to indicate the ship date is estimated.
This checkbox indicates whether the DD250 packing slip has been printed. You can change this entry if necessary. The system updates the checkbox after the DD250 form packing slip has been printed.
Select this checkbox if a standard packing slip is required for this shipping transaction. The system provides a default value to this checkbox from the Header Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen, and you can edit it as necessary.
Select this checkbox if a DD250 form packing slip is required for this shipping transaction. The system provides a default value to this checkbox from the Header Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen, and you can edit it as necessary. You must select this checkbox to enable the Print DD250 Packing Slips process to locate the shipping transaction and print properly.
Enter free-form text containing up to 254 alphanumeric characters for this shipping transaction. When you enter a new shipping transaction, this text box displays the assigned sales order's header notes that were entered in the Header Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen, but can be changed for the packing slip. These notes will print on the packing slip if you selected the Print Packing Slip Header Notes checkbox in the Print Packing Slips screen. As you enter the text, it automatically word-wraps. You can insert paragraph breaks and blank lines by pressing [CTRL-ENTER] to force hard-carriage returns where needed. The text will be printed in its entirety on the packing slip form.
This non-editable field displays the status of the Combine Multiple Issues on Shipment checkbox in the Sales Order Defaults screen. The field indicates whether multiple issue transactions can be combined on one shipment.
This field displays the delivery terms, if applicable, entered in the Header Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen.