Setting up Transport and Deliveries Locations
After setting up Transport and Deliveries, you can provide specific settings for which will override the general settings per Location.
To set up Transport Mgt. Location Settings
- In the Search box, enter Transport and Deliveries and then select the Departments/Warehouse/Transport and Deliveries link.
- In the Administration section, click Transport Mgt. Locations Setup.
- Click New to setup a location for transport orders. You can click Edit to modify the existing location setups.
- Typically, you must provide values for the following fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Transport Order Type | This is a mandatory field. Specify the direction of the order. The options are as follows. - Inbound - Outbound |
| Location Code | This is a mandatory field. Specify the Location for the inbound or outbound transport order. |
| Description | Enter a generic description to be used as default in all transport orders for the specified Location and Type. This text can be used as standard text on freight bills. |
| Cost Warning | Use this field to check if cost lines exist when a transport order is released. The options are as follows. - Blank = No warning is given. - Warning = The user gets a warning that no cost lines exist. Accepting the message releases the transport order, or delivery trip without any cost lines linked. - Error = An error appears and the process is terminated. The error appears only if no cost lines are found. |
| Warehousing must be completed | When set the warehouse activities must be completed before the transport order for this location is released: inventory pick - posted; warehouse pick - registered; warehouse shipment - posted. |
| Link Container | When this box is checked a transport order is autmatically created, or updated, when the container is closed. |
| Post Whse. Ship. on TO Posting | When checked the Warehouse Shipment will be posted from the Transport Order / Delivery Trip. Require Shipment must be set for the Location Setup |