The Extra Information tab - General

Under the General tab you can verify and modify certain general information about the shipment.

General

• Transport type - used for statistics (this is currently not used).
• Document number - waybill document number (this is currently not used).
• EDI template - here you can enter a code in Apport.Net or a name of a "favorite" in Unifaun or Pacsoft Online, to determine which EDI template you want to use during export to these EDI partners. First, you register these EDI templates in Apport.Net, Unifaun or Packsoft Online. When they are created they will be given a code/name. You can also register EDI templates for the Terms of delivery in the Terms and Conditions procedure in the Global Settings. These templates will then be selectable in the drop-down menu here in order to facilitate the actual input.
• If there are several shipments that belong together, you can gather them under one single Bundle number. A bundle number can be a date, or the number or code of your choice. In the Shipment List procedure, you can sort the shipments by Bundle number. For example, if you configure the bundle number as the delivery date, you can easily see which shipments should be shipped on a certain date.
• Terms of delivery - here you can select delivery terms. By default, this information is loaded from the basic data. If you select another terms of delivery, a question appears asking if you want to load the city for delivery term from delivery term/destination. The Combiterms codes must then be registered under the Terms of delivery tab in the Terms and Conditions procedure in the Global Settings module.
• Place of Terms of Delivery - Here you can enter/change the a city or place for the terms of delivery. By default, this information is loaded from the basic data and is also determined by the terms of delivery (see above).

• For example, if your delivery term is "Free Stockholm", you should enter "Stockholm" in this field.

• Freight type - here you can select one of the predefined freight types.
• Goods type - here you select one of the predefined goods types.
• Bundle number - here you enter or select a bundle number.

Quantities

• Packages - this information is loaded from the basic data.
• Gross weight - this information is loaded from the basic data.
• Net weight - here you enter the net weight of the shipment.
• Loading meter - this information is loaded from the basic data.
• Volume - this information is loaded from the basic data.

Date, Time

• Issued - here you enter date and time when the shipment was created. By default, the current date and time will be registered when opening a new shipment.
• Earliest pick-up - here you enter date and time of the earliest pick-up.
• Latest pick-up - here you enter date and time of the latest pick-up.
• Transport - here you enter the requested date and time of the transport. By default, the current date and time will be registered when opening a new shipment. By using the setting Change transport/printout date to today's date when printing, under Shipping under the Sales tab in the Settings procedure, this field will also be updated during printout.
• Last delivery - date of the most recent delivery that have been made (this is currently not used).

Customs duty

• Currency - currency code for customs duty. The currency from the Company Info procedure will be used, but the export of format number 183 - Dispatch advice to Unifaun Online (XML) can override the currency code.

Instructions

• Delivery instruction - here you can enter a delivery instruction using a maximum of 105 characters. (Used when advising to Schenker).
• Pick-up instruction - here you can enter a pick-up instruction using a maximum of 70 characters. (Used when advising to Schenker).

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