Unload Bulk Material from a Service Trip

A process flow with the unloading barge terminal or port location as a source is required for service trip bulk unloading. If the service trip is assigned to a berth via a line-up explorer, berth configuration may limit the available process flows. See Despatch Line-ups. For service trips created using a template, the template may limit the available process flows and source stockpiles.

Security Note: You need the Allow barge loading/unloading security right in the Barge Despatches domain security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

  1. Open the Service Trip.
  2. Ensure that a Barge Name is assigned to the service trip.
  3. Select the unloading route point in the Route diagram.
  4. Ensure that Loading / Unloading in the service trip header field group is Unloading. This setting depends on the route configuration. See Edit the Route of a Service Trip.
  5. Select the Unloading tab.
  6. Right-click in the Bulk Transactions table and select New Unloading Transaction from the menu.
  7. Update the following fields for the transaction.
    • Process Flow—Select from the process flows defined on the Supply Chain panel of the Solution Explorer and that have the unloading barge terminal or port location as a source.
    • Start Date—Required if Use Transaction Duration is selected in the process flow; optional if it is not selected.
      • If Use Transaction Duration is selected:
        • If Start Unloading - Actual on the Route Plan tab is specified, this field defaults to that value for the first transaction.
        • If Start Unloading - Actual on the Route Plan tab is not specified, MineMarket uses the current system date and time as the Transaction (End) Date and calculates this field from the Default Duration specified in the process flow.
        • For the first transaction, this field stays synchronised with Start Unloading - Actual on the Route Plan tab. Changes to either field update the other.
        • For subsequent transactions, this field defaults to one second later than the previous transaction.
    • Transaction (End) Date—For the first transaction, the default depends on whether Use Transaction Duration is selected in the process flow.
      • If Use Transaction Duration is not selected:
        • If Start Unloading - Actual on the Route Plan tab is specified, this field defaults to that value.
        • If Start Unloading - Actual on the Route Plan tab is not specified, this field defaults to the current system date and time.
      • If Use Transaction Duration is selected:
        • If Start Unloading - Actual on the Route Plan tab is specified, MineMarket uses that value as the Start Date and calculates this field from the Default Duration specified in the process flow.
        • If Start Unloading - Actual on the Route Plan tab is not specified, this field defaults to the current system date and time, and MineMarket calculates the Start Date from the Default Duration specified in the process flow.
    • Duration—If Use Transaction Duration is selected in the process flow, displays the time between the Start Date and Transaction (End) Date. Read-only.

      Note: If Use Transaction Duration is selected in the process flow, the Start Date, Transaction (End) Date and Duration fields are interdependent. See Create a Process Flow. If you enter only a start date or only an end date, MineMarket uses the Default Duration specified in the process flow to automatically calculate the other date and time. If you manually change a date, right-click the other date or the (read-only) duration as required and select Calculate from the menu.

    • Source—Source barge hold in which the material was loaded.
    • Destination—Select from the stockpiles at the destination location of the process flow. If unloading directly to another despatch, select from the vessel holds, barge holds, train rakes or wagons, or trucks that are at the destination location of the process flow at a suitable time.
    • Movement Product—Select from the Allowed Movement Products specified for the process flow.

      • Note: The Product is read-only. Both the Product and default Movement Product depend on whether the source or destination stockpiles have an assigned product. See Material Flows.

    • Number Of Units—Optional.
    • Mass—Amount of material unloaded on an as-received (wet) basis. If the mass is outside planned limits, the mass is highlighted in red. If a draft survey is applied to the transaction and a back calculation is performed, the mass is updated to display the corrected mass and the field is read-only.
    • Unit—Select from the Mass units defined in the Unit Conversion Editor. Default: Metric tonnes. However, if the despatch is based on a despatch template, the default UOM is the template UOM. If a different UOM is specified for loading, the UOM of the first loading transaction becomes the default UOM for any unloading transactions. This field is read-only if a back calculation has been performed in a draft survey. Selecting a different unit for a single transaction does not convert any mass already entered. Selecting a different unit on the Total row displays the total mass and original mass converted into that unit; however, this does not modify any values stored in MineMarket.
  8. If the unloading transaction corresponds to one despatch order, select the Despatch Order. Select from the despatch orders associated with the service trip. If there is only one despatch order, it is selected by default.
  9. To use the unloading transaction as an emptying transaction for a bulk package group, select the Package Group. This association is appropriate when unloading containers that are already on the service trip.

    The corresponding emptying transaction can be viewed (but not edited) on the Bulk Storage tab of the Package Group (Bulk).

    Select from package groups that meet all the following criteria:

    • The package group's Despatch Order matches the despatch order associated with the bulk transaction.
    • The package group is in a selectable status (or no status definition for package groups exists).
    • The package group is active and unlocked.
    • The package group's Opening Date is before the transaction's Transaction (End) Date.
    • The package group has an assigned Container Type.
    • The container type has a Storage Type of Bulk Only.

    Default: If the selected despatch order is associated with only one package group and the package group meets the above criteria, that package group is selected by default.

  10. To associate the unloading transaction with equipment, select the Equipment. Select from the equipment items assigned to the process flow.
  11. Click Save.

    Note: If automatic despatch order fulfilment is configured for the contract product, saving the transaction may have an impact on whether the despatch order is fulfilled, and on the despatch order status. See Despatch Order Fulfilment.