Field descriptions: Mass shipment creation

Criteria

Field Description
Company

The company associated with the stock site.
Delivery mode The type of delivery on the sales order: Air, Mail, Rail, Road or Sea.
From order number
To order number		 The sales order reference for the shipment you want to generate. All shipments within this range associated with the stock site and company are displayed.
From sold-to customer
To sold-to customer
 Range of customers the sales orders are for.
Incoterms® rule The type of Incoterms® agreed upon between seller and buyer.
Maximum shipping date The latest date the shipment can be dispatched.
Stock site

The stock site associated with the shipment.

Advanced selection

Field Description
Amount excl. VAT The total amount for the order line without VAT based on the confirmed quantity.
Amount incl. VAT The total amount for the order line with VAT based on the confirmed quantity.
Available stock The quantity of items available in stock.
Confirmed qty. The quantity of items that can be shipped or manually updated.
Customer satisfaction

The percentage of what will be delivered against what was initially expected in the sales order. This percentage is calculated by dividing the sum of the quantity that can be delivered by the quantity that was required in the sales order, but not yet delivered.
Item The item name.
Order number The sales order reference.
Qty. to ship The remaining quantity of stock items to ship based on the sales order.
Remaining stock The quantity of stock items available after shipping the items requested in the sales order.
Shipment amount including VAT

The total amount, including VAT, for all shipments selected in the grid.
Shipping date
 The shipping date planned in the sales order.
Shortage The quantity of items missing in stock. It is displayed when the quantity ordered is greater than the quantity in stock.
Sold-to customer The customer the sales order is for.
Stock availability

The different statuses regarding stock availability by item.

  • Available: There is enough stock to ship your orders.
  • Shortage: Stock is insufficient.
  • Not available: There is no stock at all to ship your orders.

View each individual status for more information about quantities and delivery.
Total demand The total quantity by item required in the selected sales order.

Sales order line detail panel

Quantities

Field Description
Available stock The quantity of items available in stock.
Confirmed qty. The quantity of items that can be shipped or manually updated.
Qty. to ship The remaining quantity of stock items to ship based on the sales order.
Shortage The quantity of items missing in stock. It is displayed when the quantity ordered is greater than the quantity in stock.
Stock availability

The different statuses regarding stock availability by item: Available, Not available, Shortage.

Delivery

Shipping

Field Description
Do-not-ship-before date
Do-not-ship-after date

Earliest and latest dates for the shipment to be dispatched.

  • Do-not-ship-before date: The shipment cannot be shipped before this date.
  • Do not-ship-after date: The shipment cannot be shipped after this date.
Shipping date The dispatch date planned in the sales order.
Sold-to customer Customer the sales order is for.

Delivery

Field Description
Delivery lead time

The average delivery lead time in days.

Example: The earliest date the customer can receive their items is 4 April. The delivery lead time is 3 days. You should not ship the items before 1 April to make sure the customer does not receive the items before 4 April.
Or, the latest date the customer can receive their items is 29 April. The delivery lead time is 3 days. You should not ship the items after 26 April. To make sure the items are delivered before 29 April, enter an earlier date, for instance, 24 April.
Delivery mode

The type of delivery selected in the sales order: Air, Mail, Rail, Road or Sea.

Delivery modes are managed in the Delivery mode page.
Expected delivery date Date on which the shipment should arrive with its recipient.
Incoterms® rule The type of Incoterms® agreed upon between seller and buyer.
Requested delivery date Defaults to the sales order date. If the customer requires a delivery on a different date you need to enter it. The shipping and delivery dates update accordingly.

Ship-to address

Address and phone number of the customer the sales order is shipped to.