Road Map: Shipping Category Maintenance

Use the Shipping Category Maintenance (TBLC) program to add, change, copy, and delete classifications and coded descriptions that print on a bill of lading of the contents being shipped. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs:  None required

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • 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.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs:

  1. Branch Item Maintenance (IMB) to select a shipping category for an item.

  2. Sales Order Maintenance (OE) to enter orders, and optionally obligate items and create shipments.

OR

One-Step Invoice Entry (RE) to enter an order, obligate items, create a shipment, and confirm the shipment in one step.

OR

Quote-to-Order Transfer (EPIB) to transfer:

  • Sales orders imported from ASCII files with Order Import (EPI).

  • Sales quotations entered with EDI/Sales Quote Maintenance (QOE).

  • Customer projects transferred with Project Maintenance (PSM).

  • Orders created with Repetitive Billing Report (RBIC).

  1. (Conditional) Order Shipment Selection (OSS) to obligate and create shipments for selected sales orders or order lines, if you have not done so with Sales Order Maintenance (OE).

OR

Sales Order Auto Processing (OAP) to obligate sales orders and create shipments.

  1. Sales Shipment Confirmation (OC) or Secured Confirmation (SOC) to create a shipment, if you have not already done so, and confirm the shipment.

AND/OR

Bill of Lading Maintenance (BLM) to enter a bill of lading and confirm the shipments and bill of lading

  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 document, and optionally, a commercial invoice if the shipment is to a different country.