Overview

Setup of the logistics functions

Development > Data and parameters

• To define logistics steps.

Common data > Logistics tables

• To define logistical tracking templates by selecting the different steps. You can:
  • Define a step as mandatory or not.
  • Create a dependency between two steps.

Steps tracking during shipment and transport

Purchasing > Shipments

• To track the different steps. You have two possibilities:
  • Select a logistical tracking template in order to preload a list of steps. You can then modify this list.
  • Directly define a tracking by selecting each step manually. For each step, you can:
    • Define it as optional or mandatory.
    • Enter a due date or an end date. Entering an end date changes the status of the step to Completed. When the status of every mandatory is step is Completed, the tracking status is updated and changes automatically to Completed.
    • Define a dependency link between two steps, so that a step cannot be completed until the previous one is.

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Logistics management functions

Purchasing > Shipments

• To fill a shipment with containers or order lines (in bulk).
  Steps tracking is available and allows you to define the actions that needs to be carried out during shipment.