1. Transportation Management Implementation Guide
  2. Understanding Shipment Tracking Number Setup

Understanding Shipment Tracking Number Setup

The Tracking Number Generation Setup program (P49005) automatically generates shipment tracking numbers for pieces that have been automatically generated by the Carton Reorganization program (P4620) in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Warehouse Management system. For example, you can use the Carton Reorganization program to create a pallet for a shipment and move cartons in the shipment on to the new pallet. If you have set the appropriate processing option in the Carton Reorganization program, the system automatically designates the new pallet as a piece in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system and records the information in the Shipment Pieces table (F4943).

Using the Tracking Number Generation Setup program, you can define or modify the tracking number structure that the system uses when assigning tracking numbers to pieces. Before you define the tracking number structure, you must use the Tracking Segment Next Number Setup program (P490052) to set up tracking segment next numbers. This program enables you to configure the tracking number structure by carrier. The system uses next numbers to assign numbers to each segment of the shipment tracking number.

Next, you define the structure of the tracking number by using the Tracking Number Generation Setup program. The structure consists of two components:

  • Segments

  • Separators

Segments are individual parts of a tracking number. The tracking number can contain a maximum of 30 characters. Each segment might represent a set of information that is specific to the piece that you are tracking. For example, one segment might contain carrier information, while another segment might contain mode of transport information.

Separators are user-defined characters, such as a dash (-) or a blank space, that signify the end of one segment and the beginning of the next segment. The system does not count the separators as part of the 30-character limit for the tracking number. When you define a separator, you can use only one character. You also specify the location in the tracking number where the system inserts the separator. For example, assume that you have a tracking number that contains a total of eight numbers with two separators. You might specify that the system insert the first separator after the third number and the second separator after the fifth number (123-45-678).