SOE MANIF (Manifest) Control Maintenance Records

The following control maintenance records belong to the MANIF (Manifest) area within the SOE (Sales Order Entry) category.

Default Manifest Report Type

Indicate the default type of manifest to print from the Shipping Manifest Queue. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Full Manifest w/ BC & Ship Tickets

  • Full Manifest & Ship Tickets

  • Full Manifest Report

  • Pre-load Manifest Report

  • Palm Pilot EManifest Download

  • Full Manifest w/ BC

Outcome of setting this control record

The system populates the Report Type field in the Shipping Manifest Printing window to the report type selected in this record.

Default Value(s)

Full Manifest Report

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to Full Manifest Report.

Additional Information

For more information on each of the manifest report types and printing manifests, see Printing Shipping Manifests.

Default Pre-Load Manifest Report Sort Option

For each branch, select the sort option default to use when the Pre-Load Manifest Report is generated from the Shipping Manifest Queue. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Product

  • Ticket

  • Select Code

  • Zone/PickGrp/Product  

  • Zone/Stop#/PkGrp/Product

Outcome of setting this control record

Use the Pre-Load Manifest Report to help load the truck in the most efficient manner. Setting this record determines how the information on the report sorts.

Default Value(s)

Product

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to Product.

Additional Information

For more information about the sorting options and the Pre-Load Manifest Report, see Printing Shipping Manifests.

Do Not Allow Editing Of A Locked Manifest

Indicate whether to prevent users from editing a locked manifest. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Yes - Users cannot edit a locked manifest.

  • No - Users can edit a locked manifest by adding, inserting, and deleting tickets from the Shipping Manifest Queue body, as well as using the Select Tickets option.

Outcome of setting this control record

Of set to Yes, a user cannot edit a manifest once it is locked. The system also does not allow orders to auto-load on to a locked manifest.

Default Value(s)

No

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to No.

Additional Information

None

Do Not Change Ship Date Or Ship Via On Manifest Close

For each branch, indicate whether to update the ship date and ship via for all orders on a manifest to match the dates on the manifest upon manifest close. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Yes - The ship date and ship via do not change when a manifest is closed.

  • No - The ship date and ship via change to what is entered on the shipping manifest for the orders on the closed manifest.

Outcome of setting this control record

Determines whether the ship date and the ship via on an order change upon manifest close, based on the ship date and ship via on the manifest.

Default Value(s)

No

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to No.

Additional Information

For information about closing a manifest, see Closing Shipping Manifests.

Manifest COD Message

Enter a custom message to display in the Shipping Manifest Queue and the Shipping Manifest Report for COD orders, along with the amount due.

Manifest Queue Enabled

For each branch, Indicate whether to enable the Shipping Manifest queue in the system.

Number Of Signatures/Barcodes Required On A Manifest

For each branch, specify whether the system should print the barcode and signature lines on a shipping manifest by order or by stop. ClosedMore:

Options

For each branch select one of the following:

  • One per Order - Prints a barcode and signature line for each order, regardless of whether the orders are for the same customer or for different customers.

  • One per Stop - Prints one barcode and signature line per customer stop, regardless of the number of orders there are for a particular customer.

Outcome of setting this control record

Determines how barcodes and signature lines are printed on a full manifest. Set this record based on how you want to collect signatures for the orders that you deliver. You use barcodes to match signatures with orders when you are closing the manifest.

Default Value(s)

One per Order

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to One per Order.

Additional Information

None

Print Package Quantities On Manifest

For each branch, indicate whether to print package quantities and totals on manifest report types that include bar code labels. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Yes - The printed report includes package quantities and totals.  

  • No - The printed report does not display package quantities and column headings.

Outcome of setting this control record

If set to Yesa full shipping manifest includes the package quantities for each stop with total package quantities at the end of the manifest. If there is a return item on the manifest, only the order ID prints, not the order generation ID for that item.

Default Value(s)

No

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to No.

Additional Information

For more information about printing a manifest, see Printing Shipping Manifests.

Print Shipping Instructions On Manifest

Indicate whether the system prints shipping instructions on a shipping manifest. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Yes - Prints shipping instructions on the manifest.

  • No - Does not print shipping instructions on the manifest.

Outcome of setting this control record

This setting is used as the default in the Show Shipping Instructions field on the printing setup window that displays when you use the Print option in the Shipping Manifest Queue. You can override the setting, as needed.

Default Value(s)

No

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to No.

Additional Information

For more information about printing a manifest, see Printing Shipping Manifests.

Print Status Override On Manifest Close

For each branch, specify the override print status the system should assign to an order generation with the status M when the shipping manifest is closed. ClosedMore:

Options

  • N - Indicates that an invoice does not print at this time. The system normally assigns the status N after the Print Invoices program prints an invoice.

  • Q - Allows an invoice to be selected in the Invoice Preview Queue if that program is used before the Detailed Invoice Preview Report.

  • P - Allows an invoice to be included on the Detailed Invoice Preview Report.

  • B - Makes an invoice ready for the Print Invoices program.

Outcome of setting this control record

Set this record to have the invoice print status for an order generation on a closed manifest go to a specific status. How you set this record depends on the flow of orders through your warehouse.

Default Value(s)

Blank

Action if set to Null

No change is made to the order's print status when the manifest is closed.

Additional Information

For more information about closing a manifest, see Closing Shipping Manifests.

Print Status Override On Manifest Processor Sig Upload

For each branch, specify the override print status the system should assign to an order generation when a signature is attached through Manifest Processor. ClosedMore:

Options

  • N - Indicates that an invoice will not be print at this time. The system normally assigns the status N after the Print Invoices program prints an invoice.

  • Q - Allows an invoice to be selected in the Invoice Preview Queue if that program is used before the Detailed Invoice Preview Report.

  • P - Allows an invoice to be included on the Detailed Invoice Preview Report.

  • B - Makes an invoice ready for the Print Invoices program.

Outcome of setting this control record

Set this record to have the invoice print status for an order generation when a signature is attached to the order through Manifest Processor. How you set this record depends on the flow of orders through your warehouse.

Default Value(s)

N

Action if set to Null

No change is made to the order's print status when a signature is attached to the order.

Additional Information

If the print status is already N or the order is in a closed period, the status does not change.

For more information about signatures and Manifest Processor, see Manifest Processor Overview.

 

Print Status Override On Palm E-Manifest Signature Upload

For each branch, specify the override print status the system should assign to an order generation when a signature is attached to a manifest through EManifest. ClosedMore:

Options

  • N - Indicates that an invoice does not print at this time. The system normally assigns the status N after the Print Invoices program prints an invoice.

  • Q - Allows you to select an invoice in the Invoice Preview Queue if that program is used before the Detailed Invoice Preview Report.

  • P - Allows the Detailed Invoice Preview Report to include the invoice.

  • B - Makes an invoice ready for the Print Invoices program

Outcome of setting this control record

Set this record to have the invoice print status for an order generation when a signature is attached to the order through EManifest. How you set this record depends on the flow of orders through your warehouse.

Default Value(s)

N

Action if set to Null

No change is made to the order's print status when a signature is attached to the order.

Additional Information

If the print status is already N or the order is in a closed period, the status does not change.

For more information about signatures and EManifest, see EManifest Overview.

Prompt for the EDI 856 Manifest Orders

The EDI 856 Advance Ship Notice (ASN) prompt appears when setting the Manifest Lock trigger in the Activity Maintenance Trigger window. It informs the buyer of a pending shipment and allows the user to control how frequently this prompt appears when locking a manifest.

Select to decide how frequently the EDI 856 prompt should appear when locking a manifest. ClosedMore

Options

  • Always - The prompt appears always.

  • Once - The prompt appears only once.

  • Never - The prompt never appears.

Outcome of setting this control record

Allows your system to decide how frequently the EDI 856 prompt should appear when locking a manifest.

Default Value(s)

Never

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to Never.

Additional Information

In case the user selects Never, they need to add the second value to the CR, which will be the default option when the Prompt never appears.

Set Print Status When Order Placed On Manifest

Select the print status the system assigns to an order when it is placed on a manifest. ClosedMore:

Options

  • N - Indicates that an invoice does not print at this time. The system normally assigns the status N after the Print Invoices program prints an invoice.

  • Q - Allows you to select an invoice in the Invoice Preview Queue if that program is used before the Detailed Invoice Preview Report.

  • P - Allows the Detailed Invoice Preview Report to include the invoice.

  • B - Makes an invoice ready for the Print Invoices program

  • M - Indicates that the invoice is on a shipping manifest.

Outcome of setting this control record

Set this record to have the invoice print status for an order generation updated when the order is added to a manifest. How you set this record depends on the flow of orders through your warehouse.

Default Value(s)

M

Action if set to Null

No change is made to the order's print status when a signature is attached to the order.

Additional Information

When you close a manifest, the system updates the print status for the order to the setting in the Print Status Override On Manifest Closecontrol maintenance record. If you manually add an order to a shipping manifest after you print the order's invoice, the print status changes to M.

For a transfer order, if control record is empty, the status is as the original transfer order. Otherwise, if control record is filled the print status for transfers will be "N" when control record has a value just valid for Sales Orders like "P", "Q" or "B". This is because transfers support only the "M" and "N" print status.

Shipping Manifest AutoSched Default To ON

For each branch, indicate whether the system should set the default for AutoScheduling in the Shipping Manifest Queue to On. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Yes - Sets the default to On.

  • No - Sets the default to Off.

Outcome of setting this control record

Determines if Auto Scheduling is used by default on a manifest.

Default Value(s)

No

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to No.

Additional Information

The Auto Schedule option is located on the Edit menu in the Shipping Manifest Queue. For more information about setting auto scheduling for manifests, see Defining Auto Scheduling Parameters for Shipping Manifests.

Valid Package Types

Specify package types, such as boxes or pallets,  to use in the Shipping Manifest Queue. ClosedMore:

Options

Any four character combination that identifies the package types you use. Enter one package type per line.

Outcome of setting this control record

The system uses the first four to eight valid package types defined in this record as the titles of the four right-hand columns in the Shipping Manifest Queue. The default Shipping Packages view displays four package types. The Shipping Packages Extended view displays up to eight package types.  The package types display on the Shipping Manifest Queue in the order that you have in the control record. You can change the order in the control record.

Refer to the Shipping Packages and Shipping Packages Extended topic for more information.

You can use unlimited package types in the RF system. When a tote is staged, the system prompts you to enter a quantity for as many package types as have been defined in this record.

Default Value(s)

Blank

Action if set to Null

No package types are available in the Shipping Manifest Queue.

Additional Information

For more information about using the shipping packages in the Shipping Manifest Queue, see Viewing Shipping Manifest Details.

Verify Ship Date/Ship Via For Ready To Manifest

Indicate whether, when the manifest system is enabled, the system lets you verify and edit the ship date and ship via before adding a ticket to a shipping manifest when using the Ready to Manifest option in the Order Reprinting window. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Yes - Displays the Ready to Manifest window and allows you to make changes to the ship date and ship via on the ticket. When you exit the window, the system adds the ticket to the manifest with the latest values in the Ship Date and Ship Via fields.

  • No - The system places the order on the appropriate manifest based on the ship date and ship via on the order.

Outcome of setting this control record

When you use the Ready to Manifest option on the Order Reprinting Options window to add a ticket to a shipping manifest, if set to Yes you can review and update the ship date and ship via on the order. This can be helpful if you are rescheduling undelivered orders that you are adding to a different manifest.

Default Value(s)

No

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to No.

Additional Information

Before adding a ticket to a manifest, the system checks to see if the ticket has any in-process quantities and, if there are any, does not allow the ticket to be added to the manifest. If the ticket is added to a manifest, the system displays a message informing the user of the manifest number to which the ticket has been added.

Warehouse Tracking Column Titles

Specify the titles of the columns the system adds to the Warehouse Confirmation Queue after the columns set from the Valid Package Typescontrol maintenance record. ClosedMore:

Options

Any free form text for column headings, each up to seven characters long. Enter each column heading on a separate line.

Outcome of setting this control record

Sets the column headings for the columns that display after the package types, which are defined in the Valid Package Types control maintenance record in the Warehouse Confirmation Queue.

Default Value(s)

Blank

Dependencies

You must set the Use Whse Confirmation Queue With Tracking Numbercontrol maintenance record to Yes.

Action if set to Null

The columns in the Warehouse Confirmation Queue contain the default system headings.

Additional Information

For more information about the Warehouse Confirmation Queue, see Tracking Sales and Transfers Through the Warehouse.