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Introduction:
This document provides instructions for setting up Shipping Routes. Print the Shipping Route code and description on the XML delivery note when a job is mailed out.
Procedure:
To identify the shipping route code to print, the following setup must be completed.
Custom Configuration
From the Optifacts main menu:
Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.
Type 6 – Configuration Editor and press enter.
Type 6 – Edit Custom Configuration and press enter.
The Custom Configuration Editor displays.
- Press Q to Query.
- Ensure that the table below exists.
If the table does not exist:
- Type A to add a new record.
- Enter all the information as per the example (s) below.
- Press Escape to save the data.
- Type E to exit.
Ship-To Configuration
From the Optifacts main menu:
Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.
Type 1 – Customer Database Editor and press enter.
Type 5 – Add/Edit Ship To and press enter
Shipping Route Codes are assigned by the Code2 field for a customer Account Ship To address.
- Press enter until you reach the Code2 field.
- Type the applicable shipping code.
- Press enter until you see the following message:
Is this data correct (Y/N)?
- Type Y to confirm or N to discard the changes.
Shipping Route Configuration
Definition: To print on the delivery note label and the work ticket in the “Route Code” field.
From the Optifacts main menu:
Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.
Type 1 – Customer Database Editor and press enter.
Type 19 – Shipping Route Code Editor and press enter.
- Press Q to query
- Type the applicable shipping route code in the Code2 field and press escape.
If the code does not exist:
- Type A to add and entry.
- Type the applicable code in the Code2 from ship-to-editor field.
- Type the Route Code along with the Route Description to print on the delivery note label.
Entering a job:
From the Optifacts main menu:
Type 4 – Order Entry and press enter.
- Enter a job as normal with an Account’s Ship-To address that uses a defined route.
- At Mail-out, the route code and description will then be output into the delivery_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>
