Charge Tables Tab
This section includes the fields and descriptions for the Charge Tables tab.
Charge Table Island
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | In this field, you can enter the name of the charge table. The field must be completed when creating a charge table. It cannot be changed upon creation. |
| Description | In this field, you can enter a description of the charge table. Using Maconomy’s layout editing tools, you can add the description to the packing slip. |
| Charge Agreement | In this field, you can enter an agreement number for the charge table. Using Maconomy’s layout editing tools, you can add the agreement number to the packing slip. |
| Issue | This field shows the issue of the current charge table. The first table created is assigned the number 1, while subsequent issues are assigned consecutive issue numbers. |
| Period | This field shows the period in which the current charge table is valid. No two issues can have overlapping periods, and thus, a date can only have one issue assigned to it. |
Selection Criteria Island
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Destination No. | In this field, you can enter a destination number if you want to limit the number of lines displayed in the table part of this window. The table part will show the lines where the destination number entered here is included in the range of destination numbers specified on the line. If you do not specify a destination number, destination numbers have no influence on the selection of lines shown in the table part. |
| Delivery Mode | The functionality of this field is similar to that of the field “Destination No.” above. |
| Delivery Terms | The functionality of this field is similar to that of the field “Destination No.” above. |
| Carrier | The functionality of this field is similar to that of the field “Destination No.” above. |
| Consignment Type | The functionality of this field is similar to that of the field “Destination No.” above. |
| Payment Terms | The functionality of this field is similar to that of the field “Destination No.” above. |
| Country | The functionality of this field is similar to that of the field “Destination No.” above. |
| Show Lines | If you mark this field, the table part of the window will show the lines that match the selection criteria above. |
Conversion Island
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Volume to Weight | In this field, you can specify the conversion factor for items. You can only enter conversion factors in one or two fields, and conversion must be made into the same unit type. For example, you can complete the fields “Volume to Weight” and “Area Unit to Weight” whereas completing the fields “Volume to Weight” and “Volume to Area Unit” is not allowed.
The conversion factors are usually defined by the carrier(s), and they usually depend on the type of item being shipped. Thus, this field is used if the carrier states all of his prices in, for example, weight but charges extra for very big but light shipments. In this example, Maconomy therefore uses the highest amount of weight, the volume of the order converted to weight, and the area unit of the order converted to weight to determine the cost of charge. |
| Area to Weight | In this field, you can specify the conversion factor for area units into weight. |
| Weight to Volume | In this field, you can specify the conversion factor for weight into volume. |
| Area to Volume | In this field, you can specify the conversion factor for area units into volume. |
| Weight to Area | In this field, you can specify the conversion factor for weight into area units. |
| Volume to Area | In this field, you can specify the conversion factor for volume into area units. |
New Issue Island
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Start Date | In this field, you can enter the starting date of a new issue of the charge table.
The periods specified by the dates in this field could, for example, look as follows: Issue 1 [ 31/6-98] Issue 2 [1/7-98 10/9-98] Issue 3 [11/9-98 -] As shown in the example, the last issue runs indefinitely. When a new issue of the charge table is added, the starting date is entered in this field, and the new Issue 4 will start on the specified date, thus automatically closing the period of Issue 3. For example: If the starting date of the new issue, Issue 4, is specified as 25/9-98, the period of Issue 3 is reduced to [11/9-98 24/9-98], while the period of Issue 4 will be [25/9-98]. You can also enter a starting date which precedes the starting date of an earlier issue. For example, the starting date of Issue 4 could be 7/7-98, that is, within the period of Issue 2. In this example, the ending period of Issue 2 will automatically be changed to 6/7/98, while the ending date of Issue 4 will automatically be set at 10/9/98. This functionality is used when one of the carriers in a charge table changes his prices in a given period. The example above would result in the following order of issues: Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 4, Issue 3, and so on. Note, however, that the delivery date on the packing slip is the factor which determines which issue is used. The issue number itself is irrelevant. The issue is created by using the action “New Issue.” |
User Island
See the chapter “Getting Started” for a description of the fields in the island User.