18 Overview to Delivery Documents

This chapter contains these topics:

Section 18.1, "Objectives,"
Section 18.2, "About Delivery Documents."

18.1 Objectives

To understand the types of delivery documents
To print delivery documents during load confirmation
To print delivery documents before load confirmation
To print additional copies of delivery documents
To understand the requirements for printing delivery documents interactively or in subsystem mode
To review the status of delivery documents sent to print in batch mode and restart pending print jobs
To review information on numerically controlled delivery documents that are generated during the course of daily operations

18.2 About Delivery Documents

Delivery documents generally provide the delivery instructions for an order or trip and specify the products and quantities to deliver. They serve to transfer ownership of the products to the customer. Some types might also specify the product price and additional charges.

Complete the following tasks:

Print delivery documents
Work with delivery document print batch
Review the document register

18.2.1 What Are the Types of Delivery Documents?

Four types of delivery documents are available:

Document Type	Description
Bulk Delivery Ticket	This document provides the delivery instructions for the sales order or trip and specifies the bulk products and quantities to be delivered to the customer. It can be used to record additional information about what was actually delivered. This document might also serve to transfer the ownership of the product to the customer. Although the bulk delivery ticket is not intended to be an invoice, you can include price information.
Bulk Invoice	This document provides the delivery instructions for the sales order or trip and specifies the bulk products and quantities to be delivered to the customer. It can be used to record additional information about what was actually delivered. This document also shows the product price, tax, and other additional charges that might apply. It serves to transfer the ownership of the product to the customer.
Packaged Delivery Ticket	This document provides the delivery instructions for the sales order or trip and specifies the packaged products and quantities to be delivered to the customer. It can be used to record additional information about what was actually delivered. This document also serves to transfer the ownership of the product to the customer. Although the packaged delivery ticket is not intended to be an invoice, you can include price information.
Packaged Invoice	This document provides the delivery instructions for the sales order or trip and specifies the packaged products and quantities to be delivered to the customer. It can be used to record additional information about what was actually delivered. This document also shows the product price, tax, and other additional charges that might apply. This document serves to transfer the ownership of the product to the customer.

You can print or fax the Bulk Invoice and Packaged Invoice or process them electronically using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Specify the output you require in the processing options for the documents. EDI output requires Electronic Commerce, system 47. Fax output requires additional system fax software.