Shipment Group

This page is accessed via

• Shipment Management > Group Management > Shipment Group
• Shipment Management > Shipment Management > Buy Shipments > Actions > Shipment Management > Manage Shipment Groups and Charges > Create Shipment Group Manual

A shipment group is a collection of shipments that are carried together in a single conveyance for one or more legs of a journey. For example, shipments placed together in a single vessel can be represented as a shipment group.

Shipment groups can be created manually, or they can be created automatically during shipment planning based on a shipment group rule that you define.

Note: See the glog.shipgroup.createShipmentGroup.useShipmentDomain property to create a shipment group with one of the related shipment's domain.

Shipment Group

The Shipment Group ID uniquely identifies a shipment group. If you leave this field blank, an ID is automatically generated when the shipment group is saved. You can use this formula to tailor the ID to your needs.

Note: The ID is generated after you complete the Shipment Group page if you are creating one manually.

Use the Type ID field to assign the shipment group to a particular category. Shipment group types provide search criteria you can use to locate related shipment groups. The following default shipment group types exist: EXPORTER, IMPORTER and TRAILER BUILD. However, you can define your own types.

For shipment groups that are created during planning, the Rule ID field displays the shipment group rule that was used to create the shipment group. This field is for display only. If this field is blank, it indicates a shipment group that was created manually.

Enter the Source Location ID and the Destination Location ID to identify the two main locations between which the shipment group is travelling.

Use the Start Time and End Time fields to specify a date and time range for the shipments in the shipment group. The start time indicates the earliest allowable start time for any shipment. The end time indicates the latest allowable end time for any shipment.

Use the Appointment Priority ID field to assign an appointment priority to the shipment group.

Group Status

Shipment group can also use external statuses. The default external status type is JOB, with these status values:

• JOB_NEW
• JOB_ASSIGNED
• JOB_DONE

When you create a new shipment group, either manually or through shipment planning, Oracle Transportation Management automatically assigns the JOB_NEW value. You can change the values using the Change External Status action on the Shipment Group results page.

You can also modify the values for the JOB status type or create your own external statuses for shipment groups.

Note: If you do not want your shipment groups to use the JOB status, you can delete the status.

Grouping Criteria

Enter an ID in the Service Provider ID field to specify a service provider for the shipment group.

Enter a number in the Voyage Number field to assign a voyage to the shipment group.

Shipment Equipment ID

Port Of Load ID

Port Of Discharge ID

Order Release Source Location ID

Order Release Destination Location ID

Shipment Group Reference Number

Use this section to assign reference numbers.

Remarks

Use this section to log any extraneous information you may want to keep with the shipment group.

Involved Parties

Use these sections to assign contacts and/or locations as Involved Parties on the order.

Transactional Event Contacts

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Full Shipments

This section lists the shipments that are currently included in the shipment group. A full shipment means all orders on a shipment belong to the same shipment group. Summary data from each shipment appears such as the Shipment ID, Service Provider ID, Source and Destination, Shipment Cost, Secondary Charges (Related Cost column), etc. The total cost is calculated as shipment cost plus secondary charges. The shipment total is the sum of total costs for all shipments.

If full shipments exist, you can click the edit icon at the end of a row to view or edit full shipment details. On the Full Shipment Details page, you can add flex fields and Remarks.

For full shipments, you can select a shipment and run shipment actions from here.

Partial Shipments

This section provides details on shipments, but only those that are partial shipments. One shipment can have multiple shipment groups based on orders and order lines for the same rule. This shows additional columns such as order release, order release line and involved party. If the partial shipment uses a partial grouping rule such as 'Match Order Release Involved Party, it will display.

If partial shipments exist, you can click the edit icon at the end of a row to view or edit details. On the Partial Shipment Details page, you can add flex fields and Remarks.

For partial shipments, you can select an order release and run order release actions from here.

Secondary Charges

This section lists the secondary charges that are created for the shipment group. Secondary charges can be created manually using the Create Secondary Charge action on the Shipment Group Results page or during shipment planning and represent non-moving charges associated with a shipment group. Secondary charges result in invoice payments. Details of the secondary charges that apply to a shipment group display in this section of the page.

The table displays each secondary charge by ID, service provider, and cost. The original shipment is the shipment for which the secondary charge is defined.

Total Group Charges

The total cost for all shipments in a shipment group added to all secondary charges associated with the group displays in this section.