Set Up Shipping

Preform these tasks to set up shipping.

To set up shipping, use the following:

• Offering: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management

• Functional Area: Shipping

• Show: All Tasks

Perform the tasks in the Preparation column in the following table in the order presented.

Note: Oracle recommends that you finish the work described in the Preparation column before you start your implementation. You must perform each task.

Task	Preparation
Manage Release Sequence Rules	Determined how we will release shipment lines. Determined the level of priority that we will assign to the order that contains the lines that we will release.
Manage Ship Confirm Rules	Identified the tasks that we will specify with shipment confirmation. Identified the options that we will provide for shipped quantities that users don't manually enter.
Manage Shipping Cost Types	Determined the date range that we will use for the cost type. Determined the cost type that we will use for each currency.
Manage Transportation Schedules	Determined the schedule that we will use to ship and receive shipments.
Manage Shipping Exceptions	Determined the types of shipping exceptions that we will define and how we will define them. Determined whether we must modify exception severity levels.
Manage Default Packing Configurations	Identified the mode of transport that we most commonly use to deliver shipments. Determined the storage requirement for the items that we ship.
Manage Shipping Zones	Determined the configurations that we require for zones and zone types.
Manage Shipping Parameters	Determined how we will create, process, and confirm shipments.
Manage Pick Wave Release Rules	Determined how we will select lines for picking. Determined how we will process and fulfill the selected lines.

Common Tasks That You Perform for Shipping

Shipping requires that you perform the following common tasks:

• Manage Shipping Value Sets

• Manage Shipping Descriptive Flexfields

• Manage Shipping Lookups

• Manage Shipping Document Sequences

These tasks are common to any Oracle application. Shipping doesn't require specific setup for these tasks, so you can follow the instructions that you use to perform them for any Oracle application. For details about how to perform these common tasks, see the guide titled Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Implementing Common Features for SCM.