8.12.5. Shipping Charge Types

To access the master list of Shipping Charge Types, select the "Shipping Charge Types" option. The following screen will appear:

Shipping Charge Types Master List

The Shipping Charge Types master list displays the name and description for all existing Shipping Charge Types.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CLOSE: Closes the screen, returning you to the application desktop.
NEW: Opens screen for creating a new Shipping Charge Type.
EDIT: Enables you to edit highlighted Shipping Charge Type. The edit screen is the same as that for creating a new Shipping Charge Type—except that when editing, the fields will contain Shipping Charge Type information. Double-clicking on a Shipping Charge Type will also bring you to the editing screen.
DELETE: Highlight a Shipping Charge Type and then select this button to remove the Shipping Charge Type from the master list.

To create a new Shipping Charge Type, select the NEW button. The following screen will appear:

Create New Shipping Charge Type

When creating a new Shipping Charge Type, you are presented with the following options:

Name: Enter a name to identify the Shipping Charge Type.
Description: Enter a description to identify the Shipping Charge Type.
Customer may pay Freight Charges: Select to allow free-form Freight Charges to be added to a Sales Order. If not selected, you are indicating that free-form Freight Charges may not be added to Sales Orders which specify the Shipping Charge Type.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CANCEL: Closes the screen without creating a Shipping Charge Type, returning you to the application desktop.
SAVE: Creates the Shipping Charge Type and adds it to the master list of Shipping Charge Types.