8.12.7. Shipping Forms

8.12.7.1. Shipping Form

A Bill of Lading is an example of a Shipping Form. To access the master list of Shipping Forms, select the "Shipping Forms" option. The following screen will appear:

Shipping Forms Master List

The Shipping Forms master list displays Form name of all existing Bill of Lading Formats.

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 Form.
EDIT: Enables you to edit highlighted Shipping Forms. The edit screen is the same as that for creating a new Shipping Form—except that when editing, the fields will contain Shipping Form information. Double-clicking on a Shipping Form will also bring you to the editing screen.
VIEW: Highlight a Shipping Form and then select this button to reach a read-only view of the "Edit" screen.
DELETE: Highlight a Shipping Form and then select this button to remove the Shipping Form from the master list.

8.12.7.1. Shipping Form

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

Create New Shipping Form

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

Form Name: Enter a format name to identify the Shipping Form.
Report: Specify the report definition you want to associate with the Shipping Form.

Tip

In the case where you have multiple versions (i.e., grades) of the same-named report definition, it doesn"t matter which one you select when setting up a Form. The system will always use the report definition having the highest grade.

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

CLOSE: Closes the screen without creating a new Shipping Form, returning you to the application desktop.
SAVE: Creates the Shipping Form and enters the information into the Shipping Form master list.