Defining Shipping Parameters
You can define the default parameters used throughout a specific warehouse (organization).
To define shipping parameters:
1. Navigate to the Shipping Parameters window.
2. Define the General Shipping Parameters.
Weight UOM Class: Select the default Weight Unit of Measure Class you want to be used throughout Shipping.
Volume UOM Class: Select the default Volume Unit of Measure Class you want to be used throughout Shipping.
Percent Fill Basis: Select the Percent Fill Basis you want to be used to determine whether or not containers have met their minimum fill percentage. Select from Quantity, Weight, or Volume. For example, if you define a container load relationship in which CONTAINERA can hold quantity 5 of ITEMA, you select Quantity in this field, and you define the minimum fill percentage for CONTAINERA to be 75 percent, you will have to have at least quantity 4 of ITEMA in CONTAINERA to meet your minimum fill percentage.
3. Define the Pick Release Parameters.
Release Sequence Rule: Select the Release Sequence Rule that will default to the Release Sales Orders for Picking window.
Pick Slip Grouping Rule: Select the Pick Slip Grouping Rule that will default to the Release Sales Orders for Picking window.
Print Pick Slip: Select when you want the Pick Slip(s) to print. Choose At the End to print all pick slips at once after all pick slips are created, or Immediate to print pick slips individually as soon as all requirements are filled for each pick slip.
Default Pick Release Document Set: Select the document set that will default to the Release Sales Orders for Picking window.
4. Define the Departure Planning Parameters.
Line Assignment Method: Select which items you want to query in the Find Departure Information window. Select Parent Item Only to query all shippable items within a model by model name. Select All Shippable Items to query all shippable items. If you select All Shippable Items, you cannot query by model name.
Weight / Volume Calculation: Select how you want Weight and Volume calculated in the Departure Planning Workbench window. Select Automatic to automatically calculate the weight/volume of the departure and/or delivery whenever you change the status of the departure or delivery to planned. Select Manual to require weight/volume calculation via the Calculate Weight/Volume Special pull down menu.
5. Define the Confirm Delivery / Departure Parameters.
Default Delivery Document Set: Select the default document set printed for a delivery.
Default Departure Document Set: Select the default document set printed for a departure.
Weight / Volume Calculation: Select how you want Weight and Volume calculated for a delivery or departure. Select Automatic to automatically calculate the weight/volume of the departure and/or delivery whenever you change the status of the departure or delivery to planned. Select Manual to require manual entry of the weight and volume.
Container Inventory Control: This parameter was added to support functionality in a future release.
Enforce Packing in Containers: Select Yes to default the Enforce Packing check box on the Delivery Status and Departure Status windows (during Ship Confirm) to checked. When the check box is checked, a warning displays when you try to ship a delivery or departure containing unpacked delivery line items. Select No to default the check box to unchecked, thus preventing the warning from displaying during Ship Confirm. See: Confirming a Delivery and Confirming a Departure
