1 Transportation Overview

The movement of goods from origin country to final destination can be tracked through the transportation module.

You can track the following information in the transportation module:

• Shipments

• Countries and ports

• Departure, arrival, and delivery dates

• Commercial invoices

• Freight sizes, SCAC codes, and freight types

• Measurements, weights, and quantities

• Deliveries to final destinations

• Packing methods

• Licenses and visas

• Claims against trading partners

• Missing documents

• Timelines

• Members of an item family

A transportation upload batch program converts data received from trading partners into a standard Oracle Retail file format. As additional information is acquired, it can be entered manually. When a transportation record is complete, you can finalize the record. Finalized transportation records are used to automatically create customs entries. The goods can then be tracked as they move through customs.

The Transportation window contains the following sections.

• Transportation

• Item and Quantities

• Shipment and Receipt

• Freight

• Totals

• Comments

Figure 1-1 Transportation Window

Transportation

The Transportation section contains the transportation ID. In the top right corner of the section the Candidate checkbox and the Status list for the transportation is displayed.

Note:

The Candidate checkbox can only be elected for items that have an approved HTS code.

The Status field displays the status of the transport. Possible values for the Status field are booked, delivered, loaded, sailed or finalized.

The Transportation section contains the following fields.

Table 1-1 Transportation - Fields and Description

Fields	Description
Shipment Method	Select a shipment method from the list.
Vessel	Enter the vessel ID.
Voyage/Flight	Enter the voyage or flight number.
Estimated Departure Date	Enter or use the Calendar icon to select the estimated departure date.
Actual Departure Date	Enter or use the Calendar icon to select the actual departure date.
BOL/AWB	Enter the Bill of Lading (BOL) or the Airway Bill (AWB).
Container	Enter the container ID.
Vessel SCAC Code	Enter, select or search for the standard carrier alpha code.
Rush checkbox	Check the Rush checkbox, to indicate that it is a rush shipment.
Partner Type/Partner	Select a partner type from the list. For example, select Agent. Then the Partner field next to the Partner Type field enables. Enter, select or search for the appropriate partner.