Shipping Package Extra Costs¶

Shipping

There is a parameter in the system called ‘Enable Shipping Packages’.
This is held in Administration > Parameters.

If this is set to true, then the ‘Delivery Docket Batch Print’ displays a different form called ‘Shipping’.
This will display package records with fields for package number, customer, date, number of orders and number of blinds.
There should be options for add, amend and delete.

If ‘Add’ is selected, the user can then select a customer and then add records to the package from a lookup, which will show orders for that customer that have a status of ‘Order Manufactured’.
In here it is also possible to add carton number, weight and dimensions to the package record.

There is also a button for ‘Despatch’ in this form.
This will change all orders in the package to order status = ‘Despatched’.

In ‘Create Invoices’, if ‘Enable Shipping Packages’ = true, an invoice number is created only by package number ie there is a one to one mapping between package number and invoice number.