Shipment Type Fields

Note: With the exception of Shipment Type ID, all Shipment Type attributes can be modified in Update mode.

Shipment Type ID: The ID for the shipment type. It is user-assigned, mandatory and cannot be modified after a shipment type has been created.
Description: User maintainable description. It is mandatory.
Shipment Detail Level: Refers to the Shipment Detail Level Domain table. It is optional. This will be the default value for Shipment Detail Level when creating a shipment for a customer where the Shipment Detail Level Control is Optional. This value is not used when creating a shipment for a customer that requires a specific shipment detail level. Possible values are: Item Detail Level, Item Summary Level, and Container Detail Level.
Freight Terms: Refers to the Freight Terms Domain table. It is optional. This will be the default freight terms for shipments created using this shipment type. Possible values are: prepaid, collect.
Revenue: If flag is checked, shipments created using this shipment type are revenue generating. Separate G/L account numbers will be assigned to revenue vs. non-revenue generating transactions.
Order Values Mandatory: If this flag is checked, order value must be supplied for shipment details created using this shipment type.
Credit Check Required: This flag can be used to indicate whether a credit check should be performed when a shipment with this shipment type is created or modified. This is no credit check functionality in Transportation Manager.
Declared Value Mandatory: If this flag is checked, declared value must be supplied for shipment details created using this shipment type.
Defer A/P Rating: If this flag is not checked, A/P rating should be performed for corresponding shipment legs when a change is applied that requires existing rating results to be destroyed. A/P rating will only be triggered for shipment legs not attached to a load or manifest. If this flag is checked, A/P rating will be deferred until the next milestone for the shipment leg (that is, rating will not be performed immediately).
Defer A/R Rating: If this flag is not checked, A/R rating should be performed for the shipment when a change is applied that requires existing rating results to be destroyed. If this flag is checked, A/R rating will be deferred until A/R voucher generation (that is, rating will not be performed immediately).
Post-Confirmation Shipment Updates Allowed: If this flag is checked, updates to weight, volume, pieces, pallets, laden length, order value and declared value for shipments created using this shipment type are allowed until voucher generation has been performed for any of the loads to which the shipment’s legs are attached. If this flag is not checked, updates to weight, volume, etc. will not be allowed after confirmation has been performed for one or more of the shipment’s legs, either explicitly or indirectly via load or stop confirmation.
Shipment Leg Detail Reporting Allowed: If this flag is checked, detailed reporting will be allowed for individual shipment legs for shipments created using this shipment type.
Planning: If this flag is checked, shipments created using this shipment type will be created exclusively for planning purposes. Loads including these shipments cannot be confirmed. The expectation is that one of the following will occur:
- The API to modify load composition will be used to replace planning shipments with execution enabled shipments (that is, shipments created using a shipment type where this flag is not checked).
- Using the pre-booking workflow, shipments will be deleted after tenders have been issued for corresponding loads and optimizer will subsequently refill these loads with shipments with representing concrete demand.
Shipment Priority: Indicates the default priority for shipments created using this shipment type. Lower the number, higher is the priority of the shipment. For example, a priority of zero represents the highest possible priority.

Valid values for this field are greater than or equal to 0.

Units Mandatory: Indicates if units are required for shipment details associated with the shipment type. If selected, these shipment details must have units greater than zero. This is applicable for shipments with Item Summary Level mode.
Volume Mandatory: Indicates if volume is required for shipment details associated with the shipment type. If selected, these shipment details must have volume greater than zero.
Shipment Split Method: Specifies the split method for the shipment type. The following are the possible options:
- None: Shipment cannot be split irrespective of the split method defined for its shipment details.
- Continuous: Shipment is split based on the weight and volume of the shipment detail.
- Pieces: Shipment is split by the number of pieces. Shipment cannot be split if it has zero or one piece. If selected, Pieces split method is applied to each shipment detail split.
- Pallets: Shipment is split by the number of pallets. Shipment cannot be split if it has zero or one pallet. If selected, Pallets split method is applied to each shipment detail split.
- Detail Level: Shipment is split using the split method defined on shipment detail level.
Split Shipment Review: Indicates the type of split shipment review. The following are the possible options:
- None: No review process is required. Shipments associated with the shipment type that are split either manually or by optimizer are not put on hold.
- Optimizer Only: Shipments split by optimizer should be reviewed. Shipments that are associated with the shipment type and split by optimizer are put on hold.
- Manual Only: Shipments split manually should be reviewed. Shipments that are associated with the shipment type and split manually are put on hold. This configuration includes moving partial assigned shipment legs to another existing load.
- Both: Shipments split manually or by optimizer should be reviewed. Shipments that are associated with the shipment type, and split either manually or by optimizer are put on hold.