Road Map: Commercial Invoice Print

Use the Commercial Invoice Print (BCI) program to print or reprint a document that can be used by customs officials to classify merchandise so that duties and taxes can be assessed. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs in this sequence:

  • Bill of Lading Maintenance (BLM) to create and confirm a bill of lading.

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to select a date display format for your enterprise, Branch Maintenance (TBM) to select a date display format for your branch, or User Maintenance (UIM) to select a date display format for an individual user.

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Order Processing Options) to set the Print company name on packing slip? option.

  • Branch Maintenance (TBM) to set up branches.

  • Branch Groups Maintenance (TGM) to set up branch groups.

  • Output Device Maintenance (XDM) to set up the output devices you plan to use.

  • Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) to select your default output device and set whether you can override that device.

  • Bill of Lading Print (BLP) to select the Print commercial invoice with BOL? program option to output a commercial invoice for every bill of lading.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs in this sequence:

  1. Bill of Lading Print Queue (BLPPM) to process the bill of lading queue.

OR

Bill of Lading Print (BLP) to print or reprint a specific bill of lading.

  1. AR Invoice Register (RR) to select a batch of confirmed shipments for invoicing, and print the AR Invoice Register, which updates the AR invoices and the general ledger.

  2. Invoice Print Queue (RPPM) to process the queue.

OR

Invoice Print (RP) to print or reprint an invoice for a specific shipment.