Create Shipments
Use the Create Shipments scheduled process to automatically create shipments for shipment lines and append existing shipments to shipment lines.
The shipment lines are selected based on a range of parameters, and the shipment lines are only eligible for this process when they aren’t assigned to a shipment. The process uses shipment creation criteria and grouping attributes to process the shipments. To append existing shipments, the appending limit must be defined as a value other than Do Not Append on the Manage Shipping Parameters page.
When to Use
Use this process when you aren’t creating or appending shipments at the time of pick wave creation and you want to automatically create and append shipments to the unassigned shipment lines as a background process at predefined times and intervals.
Privileges Required
- Create Shipment Process (WSH_MANAGE_DELIVERY_PROCESS_PRIV)
Specifications
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Job Type | Ad hoc job Scheduled |
| Frequency | As required, usually depends on how often and when you want to assign shipments to shipment lines, picking schedules, and shipping schedules. |
| Time of Day | Any time. |
| Duration | Runtime of this process varies based on the number of shipment lines to process. |
| Compatibility | There can be multiple instances of the process running at any time. Still, for optimal performance, it's recommended to schedule the process so that only one instance of the process is running at a time for a selected range of shipments lines. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Optional or Required | Description | Parameter Values | Special Combinations Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Scheduled Ship Date | Optional | Starting scheduled ship date when using a range of scheduled ship dates to select shipment lines for the process. | Date | None | N/A |
| To Scheduled Ship Date | Optional | Ending scheduled ship date when using a range of scheduled ship dates to select shipment lines for the process. | Date | None | N/A |
| Ship-From Organization | Optional | Ship-from warehouse or organization of the shipment lines. | Single value from list of values, which contains the list of inventory organizations. | None | N/A |
| Customer | Optional | Sold-to party name of the shipment lines. | Single value from list of values, which contains the list of customer names. | None | N/A |
| Ship-To Location | Optional | Ship-to location of the shipment lines. | Single value from list of values, which contains the list of locations. | None | N/A |
| Shipping Method | Optional | Combination of Carrier Code, Mode of Transport, and Service Level of the shipment lines. | Single value from list of values, which contains the list of shipping methods. | None | N/A |
| Create Shipments | Optional | Determines if the shipments can be automatically created for the unassigned shipment lines. | Yes No |
None | When not specified, the process uses the value of Create Shipments defined on the Manage Shipping Parameters page. |
| Shipment Creation Criteria | Optional | Determines if a shipment can be created across sales orders or if it must be created within a sales order. | Across orders Within an order |
None | When not specified, the process uses the value of Shipment Creation Criteria defined on the Manage Shipping Parameters page. |
| Append Shipments | Optional | Determines if the shipment lines can be added to existing shipments. | Yes No |
None | When not specified, the process uses the value of the
Appending Limit defined on the Manage
Shipping Parameters page to determine whether to append
shipments. The appending limit must be defined as a value other than Do Not Append on the Manage Shipping Parameters page. The Ship-From Organization must be specified, Create Shipments must be set to Yes, and the Shipment Creation Criteria must be defined as Across orders. |
| From Transportation Shipment | Optional | Starting planned shipment from Oracle Fusion Cloud Transportation Management assigned to the shipment lines when using a range of planned shipments to select shipment lines for the process. | Single value from list of values, which contains the list of transportation shipments. | None | N/A |
| To Transportation Shipment | Optional | Ending planned shipment from Oracle Transportation Management assigned to the shipment lines when using a range of planned shipments to select shipment lines for the process. | Single value from list of values, which contains the list of transportation shipments. | None | N/A |
| Line Status | Required | Line status of the shipment lines. | Single value from list of values, which contains the list of shipment lines status. | None | N/A |
Troubleshooting Information
- You can view the status of the process in the Scheduled Processes work area.
- Once the process is complete, it will have a log file and an output file.
- The output file will have a summary with the number of shipment lines selected for processing, the number of shipment lines appended to existing shipments, and the number of shipments created.
- Error and warning messages encountered while running the process will display in the log file.
- When the process is submitted, you can Resubmit, Put on Hold, Cancel Process, and Release Process as provided by the Scheduled Processes work area.