Create Multiple Shipments

Security Note: You need the Allow new shipment from template security right in the Despatches user group security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

1. Open the Shipment Explorer.
2. Right-click in the Timetable tab and select Create Multiple Despatches from the menu.

   The Multiple Despatch Creation (Shipments) screen displays.

3. Select one or more Template Type from the shipment templates defined on the Transport panel of the Solution Explorer.

   Each selected template displays in the Despatch Details table.

4. Select whether to Clear selected templates when despatches are created.
5. Complete the following fields for each template.
   • Number of Despatches
   • Start Date—ETA of the first shipment.
   • Offset—For subsequent shipments. Must be greater than 0.
   • Offset Unit—Select from days, hours and minutes.
6. Click Create Despatches.
7. Confirm the multiple shipment creation.
8. Update the ETA (Source) and ETA (Destination) for each shipment if required.
9. To add despatch orders to a shipment:
   1. Select the shipment in the Created Despatches table.
   2. Right-click in the Despatch Orders table and select Add Despatch Order from the menu.

      The Despatch Order Search screen displays.

   3. See Add a Despatch Order to a Despatch for activity steps and additional required security rights.
10. To clear the Created Despatches table, right-click in the table and select Clear from the menu.

    Note: The shipments are not deleted.

11. Click Save.

    Note: If the Shipment status definition exists, the shipments are assigned the initial status. This status definition controls whether the shipments are editable and selectable. See Status Definitions.