About Ship Via Codes

On the Ship Via Codes, identify the delivery methods available to ship merchandise. On the Customer Ship-Tos and Vendors forms (and their multi-site equivalents), you can then use these codes to identify the default shipping method for each customer or vendor.

For example, you could enter FED in this field to establish a Ship Via code for Federal Express. Then, for each customer who should receive most shipments by Federal Express, enter FED in the Ship Via code field of their record in the Customer Ship-Tos form.

The default Ship Via code for a customer or vendor can be changed for a specific order or PO.

When you delete a Ship Via code, the system checks to see if the code is in use. If so, an error message displays and you cannot delete the code. Use the Where Used Ship Via Codes form to find where that code is currently used. Then go to the related forms and change the Ship Via code to another valid Ship Via code.

After making the necessary corrections, delete the code.