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Introduction

This document provides instructions for setting up Shipping Routes.

Print

It prints the Shipping Route code and description on the XML delivery note when a job

is

gets mailed out.

Procedure

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You must complete the following setup to identify the shipping route code to print

, the following setup must be completed

.

Custom Configuration

From the Optifacts main menu:

Select Option 3 – Editor Utilities and press

Enter.

Select Option 6 – Configuration Editor and press

Enter.

Select Option 6 – Edit Custom Configuration and press

Enter.

The Custom Configuration Editor displays.

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• Press

• “Q” to Query.
• Ensure that the

• table below

• exists.

If the

table does not exist

:

• Press “A” to add a new record.
• Enter all the information as per the example (s) below.
• Press Escape to save the data.

• Press “E” to exit.

                 CUSTOM CONFIGURATION EDITOR                                    
        --------------------------------------------------                      
                                                                                
Calling Program:   [LAYOUT    ]                                                 
Field Name:        [USE SHIPPING ROUTES ]                                       
Enabled:           [N]                                                          
                                                                                
Character Setting:                                                              
[                                                                      ]        
Float Setting:     [              ]                                             
Integer Setting:   [           ]                                                
                                                                                
Comment:           [Use Code2 in Ship editor for Shipping Routes      ]         

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Ship-To Configuration

From the Optifacts main menu:

Select Option 3 – Editor Utilities and press

Enter.

Select Option 1 – Customer Database Editor and press

Enter.

Select Option 5 – Add/Edit Ship To and press enter

Shipping Route Codes are assigned by the Code2 field for a customer Account Ship To address.

         C U S T O M E R   D A T A B A S E   M O D I F I C A T I O N S          
                                                                                
           COMPANY      BRANCH   SALES TERRITORY  ACCOUNT      SHIP TO          
            CODE         CODE          CODE       NUMBER        CODE            
  ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
             A            A             A         40             A              
  ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                            EDITING SHIP TO ADDRESS                             
                                                                                
 First Name:[DR TEST                                           ]                
 Contact   :                          Telephone:                                
 Attention :                          Country  : USA                            
 Street    : 18 RIVERSIDE AVE S                                                  
 Street    :                                                                    
 City      : SARTELL                  State/Prov:MN     Zipcode: 56377          
                                                                                
                                                                                
 Modem Flag: N                                                                  
 Stock Qty:  A     Code2: A     Courier (M-Z):  A                               

• Press Enter until you reach the Code2 field.
• Enter the applicable shipping code.

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• Press Enter until you see the following message:

Is this data correct (Y/N)?

• Enter “Y” to confirm or “N” to discard the changes.

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Shipping Route Configuration

Definition: Prints the shipping route on the delivery note label and the work ticket, in the “Route Code” field.

From the Optifacts main menu:

Select Option 3 – Editor Utilities and press

Enter.

Select Option 1 – Customer Database Editor and press

Enter.

Select Option 19 – Shipping Route Code Editor and press

Enter.

• Press “Q” to query

• Enter the applicable shipping route code in the Code2 field and press Escape.

If the code does not exist:

• Press “A” to add an entry.
• Enter the applicable code in the Code2 from the ship-to-editor field.
• Enter the Route Code along with the Route Description to print on the delivery note label.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                    Shipping Route to Print on Delivery Note                    
                         based on Ship-To's Code2 Number                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                
     Code2 from Ship-To Editor: [A]                                             
                                                                                
                    Route Code: [LX01           ]                               
                                                                                
             Route Description: [Sartell MN                               ]      

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Entering a job

From the Optifacts main menu:

Select Option 4 – Order Entry and press

Enter.

• Enter a job as

• usual with an Account’s Ship-To address that uses a defined route.
• At Mail-

• 0ut, the route code and description

• is then

• output into the

• deliver_note.xml file for the job in the

• /delivery_note/shipping_label/route_info/route_code and

• delivery_note/shipping_label/route_info/route_desc tags:

<route_info>

          <route_code>LX01           </route_code>

          <route_desc>Lisboa Sul     </route_desc>

</route_info> AnchorContactContact

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