Setting up TWL shipping carriers

If you select the TWL option in the Shipping Management-Parcel Management section, then the TWL carrier records must be identical to the values specified in SA Table Code Value Setup-Ship Via.

  1. Select TWL Outbound > Shipping > Carrier Master.
  2. In the Search pane, specify a TWL warehouse and click Search.
  3. Click New.
  4. In Company, the company you are logged into autopopulates the field.
  5. In Warehouse, the warehouse you specified autopopulates the field.
  6. In Carrier, specify the new 4-character alphanumeric carrier ID, as defined in SA Table Code Value Setup-Ship Via.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Select Active for the system to process information for this carrier.
  9. In the General section, specify this information:
    Name
    The name of the carrier to show on inquiries and reports, as defined in SA Table Code Value Setup-Ship Via.
    Address, City, State, Zip
    This is the primary address for the carrier.
    Contact
    The representative you deal with.
    Phone
    The main phone number to contact the carrier [(xxx)xxx-xxxx/xxxx].
    Current Manifest Number
    The manifest number is similar to the pro number that has been assigned to a trailer from the carrier.
    Shipper ID
    This is the carrier recognition ID or your account number with the carrier.
    Shipping Verification
    Specify parameters for the verification process.
    Carrier Type

    Specify one of these options for the carrier type:

    • External to your business. You are prompted to specify the freight amount on the RF.
    • Internal if you own the carrier as part of your business. This skips freight entry.
    Weight

    Specify one of these options for the weight:

    • Required: Weight for each package in a shipment is required by TWL.
    • Skipped: Weights and rate shipments are ignored by TWL.
    • Verified: TWL rates packages within shipments, but you can update the weight when the package is shipped. Use parameter 1027, Percent Weight Accuracy, to specify a percentage tolerance for weight checking during shipping. For example, you can specify a value of 10 (%), and an order weighs 100 pounds. You are warned if the value for weight is under 90 or over 110.
    Require Carton Size
    This option determines if the cubical dimension of each package in a shipment is required for downstream processes. If you select this option, then you are prompted by TWL for the length, height, and depth for each package in a shipment. If this option is not selected, then the carton size requirement is ignored by TWL.
    Require Trailer ID
    Select this option to ensure the Trailer ID field is accessible in the Carrier Arrival/Departure screen of the RF unit.
  10. In the Additional section, specify this information:
    Shipping Management-Parcel Management

    Select a system to assign this carrier to:

    • TWL: Shipments for this carrier are handled in TWL
    • Host: The shipping interface handles the shipments for this carrier
    Load Orders-Load Orders
    Select this option to assign orders at the time they are loaded on this truck. If you select this option, then you can modify orders before they are shipped. After you approve the loaded orders, you can ship the orders to update the system. If this option is not selected, then orders are upgraded to shipped stage when you load them on this truck. The system is updated when the WL Entry Batch Shipping Report is generated.
    Order Classes

    Select one of these order classes:

    • Counter Sales
    • Return to Vendor
    • Value Add
    • Warehouse Transfer
    • Build-to-Stock Kit
    • Sales Order

    SX.e Packing List

    Print
    This option enables you to automatically print a packing list for orders that specify this carrier when the order is picked in TWL. The Print option creates a PRT transaction in WL Transaction Inquiry so a packing list can be printed without affecting a shipping interface.
    Printer
    This field is for specifying the packing list printer when the Print option is selected.
    SCM Print

    For Shipping Container Marking (SCM), when selected, this option works with system parameter 7005, SCM Label Printing. Parameter 7005 provides you with these options:

    • Printing SCM labels after you pick an item
    • Printing SCM labels in a batch after you designate the picker
    • Not printing SCM labels
    Capture Tracking ID
    When selected, a Tracking ID is required. If the Shipper ID field on the Carrier Master record contains a value, the Tracking ID must begin with the Shipper ID.
    SCM Printer
    Select the printer ID that the SCM labels are printed to. The SCM Print option must be selected and system parameter 7005 must be set to automatically print SCM labels.
  11. Click Save.