Routes/Ports

This page is accessed via:

• Financials > Billing Management > Billing. Then select the Routes/Ports tab.
• Financials > Payment Invoice Management > Payment Invoice. Then select the Routes/Ports tab.

You can enter and save routes, ports, and related data pertaining to an invoice or bill.

Routes

You can specify the service providers responsible for the various legs of a route. The Routes box is used primarily for rail carriers.

In the Route Sequence Number field, enter the sequence of the leg. For rail carriers in the U.S., the first leg is indicated by an S for Origin. Subsequent legs are numbered 1, 2, 3, etc.

Enter the Transport Mode (for example, Rail), and then enter a Service Provider Alias Qualifier and a Service Provider Alias. If needed, also enter an Intermodal Service Code. In the JCT City Code field, you can enter the city name for the terminating junction of the leg. Click Save, and then enter and save data for the other legs.

Ports

You can specify the ports, if any, involved in the shipment. Enter the Ports Sequence, Port Function Code, Location, Location Qualifier, Port Name, and Province Code. You can also enter the Country Code. After each port entry, click Save.

Stations

In the Stations field, you can enter information about the origin and destination of the shipment that applies to this invoice or bill. This information is primarily for shipments by rail.

For rail shipments in the U.S., the Origin Station City and Destination Station City must exactly match the 19-character station named as defined by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Centralized Station Manager. Likewise, the Origin Station FSAC/SPLC (Freight Station Accounting Code/Standard Point Location Code)and Destination Station FSAC/SPLC must use the AAR codes for U.S. rail shipments.

For the origin and destination, you can also enter a Province Code (which in the U.S. could be a state abbreviation, such as CT for Connecticut), a Postal Code (for example, a zip code in the U.S.), and a Country Code.

Notes

You can save one or more notes, of up to 2,000 characters each, pertaining to this invoice or bill and a Summary of up to 40 characters. Values for the Time Created and Entered By fields are automatically entered when the note is saved.

Invoice Shipments

If a payment invoice has been matched to one or more buy shipments, the matched shipments are listed here. Invoices can be manually matched to shipments using the Match Invoice action in the Payment Invoice Manager. They can be automatically matched to shipments using the Process All Invoices batch process in the Process Manager.

To unmatch an invoice and shipment, use the Unmatch Invoice action in the Payment Manager.