The following needs to be set up and defined in order to run the Parcel carrier routine.
Prerequisites
Application GB1 (GB Parcel Carrier) must be activated in the Application definition table.
| Table/File/Program | Action | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| Format program development | Format programs for label and manifest printouts must be developed for the carrier company that should be used. | The carrier companies themselves are manually entered into the system. |
| Upload sectors/routes | Run the sector and route upload programs. | These programs are developed individually for each carrier. |
| Carrier table | Enter the carrier companies whose services you want to use. | For each carrier, you specify, e.g., numbers for automatic numbering of consignments, a web address to view consignment status, an integration data file format program, label and manifest printout format programs. On this level, you also indicate if the consignment should be created during pick list confirmation, and if the labels should be printed at the same time as the transport note. |
| Carrier table, Service code table | Enter the service codes that apply for each carrier company. | The service codes indicate the type of service provided by the carrier. |
| Carrier table, Service code pricing | Enter the price that should be charged for the service provided by each carrier. The pricing information is connected to the service code. | You define the price for the number of packages to be delivered or the total weight, or for the combination of both. |
| Work with manners of transport | Define the manner of transport that the carrier will use when shipping the consignment. | You can define several manners of transport per carrier. |
| Business partner file, Basic data | Enter a default service code on each applicable customer. | The service code is the link between the customer’s manner of transport, the carrier company and the service that will be provided. The default service code is automatically retrieved for the customer if the consignment is created during pick list confirmation, but can be changed. |
| Business partner file, Address file | Enter a default service code on the applicable delivery address of the customer, if it should be different from the code defined on customer/basic data level. | The default service code is automatically retrieved for the customer’s address if the consignment is created during pick list confirmation, but can be changed. |
| Customer Email address file | Enter the Email address of the customer to be used for sending an alert to the customer when it is time to ship the consignment. | Alert Management must be installed and activated. |
| Label print control file | Enter the printers that should be used for label and transport note printout. If the labels should be printed on a label printer next to the transport note printer, you specify this requirement here. | You define for the carrier if the label should be printed at the same time as the transport note.
If Alert Management is installed and activated and you have defined an Email address for the customer, then an alert will be sent to the customer about the shipping of consignment during transport note printout. |