Order Release Show Network Routing Options - Ocean

This action is accessed via Order Release actions.

This action focuses on ocean shipments with the primary leg being the ocean leg. You can use this option to find and filter ocean options. Instead of giving a list of possible routes, it shows the vessel options enabling you to pick the best option for you based on the most important leg. After you decide on the voyage you want to use, you can create the shipment and commit the order.

There are several stages and options associated with using this action, which are outlined below. The process begins by selecting an Order Release and using the action Show Network Routing Options- Ocean under Create Buy Shipment or Create Sell Shipment.

This action only shows possible routing options, it does not select one. The action Show Routing Options only considers itineraries and not routing networks and does not use network routing.

In comparison, the action Show Network Routing Option is similar but does not require a primary leg.

The Logic Configuration - Network Routing parameter ALLOW MIXED EQUIPMENT GROUP ROUTING OPTIONS affects the "Show Network Routing Options - Ocean" action and the "Network Rate and Route" rate inquiry option results.

Note: When two or more orders have different routing constraints, that are different, but overlap, just one may be chosen. For example, order 1 has a routing constraint A that says "use Dublin and Lisbon", and order 2 has a routing constraint B that says "use Lisbon", OTM will check compatibility. Here, they are compatible. OTM does not combine routing constraints A & B so that the result says "use Dublin and Lisbon". Instead, OTM will just choose one of them, and in this case may choose "use Lisbon", and end up using something other than Dublin, such as Cork.

Routing Constraints

This provides an additional way to apply routing constraints other than the Routing Constraint Manager. If you select the check box 'Ignore Routing Constraints from Order', then you are able to specify a routing constraint override to be used.

The routing constraints populate automatically based on the order release constraints if all the order releases selected have the same values for the constraints.

1. Select routing constraints. A page appears that allows you to limit the valid itineraries returned by Oracle Transportation Management to just those that have matching values to what you enter. Constraint options include:

   Note: You may see more primary options displayed in the results page than specified in this field. For example, if this is set to 1, and you run this action using the primary option definition "By Itinerary", OTM will show more than 1 primary option, if more are available for that itinerary and all have the same lowest primary cost.

   1. Parameter Set ID will be populated here if the Planning Criteria screen is turned on and you have selected Parameter Set ID from the Planning Criteria screen.
   2. The Ignore Routing Constraints from Order check box allows you to ignore the routing constraints that are defined by orders.
   3. Routing Constraints Override field is only visible when the Ignore Routing Constraints from Order check box is selected.
   4. If the Always Use This Location field is populated, it imposes a new constraint in addition to routing constraints of the order or override.
   5. In the Primary Option Definition field, select either "By Itinerary" or "By Schedule and Equipment Group" to specify how to group primary options in order to get the top "N" options. The default is "By Itinerary".
   6. The Max Primary Options field allows you to configure the number of best options to be retrieved per grouping instead of having only the best option.
   7. The Max Supporting Options is the maximum number of supporting (non-primary) leg options to retrieve that are compatible with each respective primary leg option.
   8. Optionally, enter a Voyage ID.
   9. Select any additional constraints.
   • • Itinerary ID and Itinerary Profile
     • Transport Mode and Mode Profile
     • Service Provider and Service Provider Profile
     • Equipment Group and Equipment Group Profile
     • Port of Load and Port of Load Profile
     • Port of Discharge and Port of Discharge Profile
2. If you want Oracle Transportation Management to return all valid routes except certain ones, then enter that value in the appropriate field and check the corresponding Exclude check box. If you do not enter any constraints, all valid routes are returned.
3. When complete, click the Show Options button. This will calculate and display the options of all valid itineraries/routes.

Show Routing Options

All the valid routes from the previous page appear in the Show Routing Options page. Any itineraries that could not be built into feasible shipments are labeled accordingly.

All itineraries that can be built into feasible shipments are listed in order of cost and show shipment start and end times. You can use the Expand icon to drill down to see shipment details.

This shows the particular options for one selected path. It shows the cheapest service provider that has capacity. The 'Total Actual Cost' and 'Transit Time' values are accurate for the actual shipment to be built.

1. Select the itinerary that you want to use to create the shipment, and click OK.

   Note: If the order release you are working with already belongs to a shipment, it is removed from that shipment and resent through the planning logic. Potentially, it can be put onto a new shipment.