Freight Order Clusters (fmfoc3100m000)

The identification code of a freight order cluster.

The status of the cluster.

The user login code that is used to create the cluster. To run the freight order line clustering batch process, a user must be authorized to use the shipping office and planning group of the freight orders and freight order lines that he wants to subcontract.

The name of the user under whose login code the cluster was created. To run the freight order line clustering batch process, a user must be authorized to use the shipping office and planning group of the freight orders and freight order lines that he wants to subcontract.

The company for which the ship-from business partner, warehouse, project, or work center is defined.

The type of location or organization from which the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current freight order cluster originate. The ship types warehouse, work center, or department must belong to the current logistic company.

The identification code of the ship-from location or organization.

The name of the ship-from location or organization.

The address code of the ship-from location or organization.

The address description of the ship-from location or organization.

The company for which the ship-to business partner, warehouse, project, or work center is defined.

The type of location or organization for which the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current freight order cluster are destined. This is the location or organization where the goods are unloaded. The ship types warehouse, work center, or department must belong to the current logistic company.

The identification code of the ship-to location or organization.

The name of the ship-to location or organization.

The address code of the ship-to location or organization.

The address description of the ship-to location or organization.

The number of freight order cluster lines included in the cluster.

The number of additional cost lines included in the current cluster. For further information, see To allocate additional costs.

Additional information about the current cluster. To enter text, click this field to activate the cursor and start typing.

The invoice-from business partner defined for the carrier. Usually, the invoice-from business partner is the carrier’s department that sent the invoice for transport costs.

The name or description of the invoice-from business partner defined for the carrier. Usually, the invoice-from business partner is the carrier’s department that sent the invoice for transport costs.

The amount of all outstanding freight costs of the sold-to business partner of the carrier.

The currency in which the Open Balance is expressed.

The pay-to business partner defined for the carrier. Usually, this is the carrier’s department to whom the carrier invoice must be paid.

The name or description of the pay-to business partner defined for the carrier. Usually, this is the carrier’s department to whom the carrier invoice must be paid.

The payment terms that apply to payments made to the carrier. The default value of this field is taken from the originating orders of the freight order lines related to the cluster.

The description of the payment terms that apply to payments made to the carrier. The default value of this field is taken from the originating orders of the freight order lines related to the cluster.

The payment method that applies to payments made to the business partner defined for the carrier. The default value of this field is taken from the originating orders of the freight order lines related to the cluster. The payment method that you select in this field must be of the payment type.

The description of the payment method that applies to payments made to the business partner defined for the carrier. The default value of this field is taken from the originating orders of the freight order lines related to the cluster. The payment method that you select in this field must be of the payment type.

A schedule for the generation of monthly billing invoices. For example, you can define a closing method to generate two monthly billing invoices during a month: one on the 15th day and one at the end of the month

A purchase order property that enables you to identify the kind of purchase made and in this way, the kind of payable. This property is used to post the purchase to the correct Accounts Payable account when the invoice is created. To post a purchase invoice, LN retrieves the control account from the purchase type linked to the purchase order line.

The description of the purchase type.

The freight invoice status is updated by the Accounts Payable module of LN Financials or by LN Invoicing Invoice Status.

The invoice document number is updated by the Accounts Payable module of Financials.

The financial invoice transaction type is updated by the Accounts Payable module of Financials.

The description of the financial invoice transaction type.

The entry date of the freight cost invoice that is sent to the business partner.

If this check box is selected, the invoice is exempted from tax.

The country whose taxation regulations apply to the current invoice. The tax country is defaulted from the country of the business partner defined for the carrier.

The name of the country whose taxation regulations apply to the current invoice. The tax country is defaulted from the country of the business partner defined for the carrier.

A number used to identify legal persons or businesses. The tax authorities assign the tax numbers to the registered businesses. Your business partners must provide you with their tax number. Business partners without a tax number are considered to be private persons.

A code that identifies the tax rate and determines how LN calculates and registers tax amounts. The default tax code for freight orders is defined in the Freight Invoicing Parameters (fmfri0100m000) session.

The description of the Tax Code.

The country whose taxation regulations apply to the business partner that receives the current internal invoice.

The business partner's tax ID.

The reason code for being exempt from taxation for the external invoice.

A certificate certifying the state of being exempt from tax. Some enterprises are exempt from taxes within the jurisdiction of certain tax authorities. This applies to external invoices.

The currency in which the freight costs and freight value are expressed.

The currency in which the freight costs and freight value are expressed.

The currency in which the freight costs and freight value are expressed.

The type of exchange rate used to calculate amounts in various currencies.

The description of the type of exchange rate used to calculate amounts in various currencies.

The rate determiner defines which date is used to determine the exchange rate. The rate determiner also defines which currencies are written off between the invoice date and the payment date.

The rate used to calculate a particular amount in a different currency.

Rate factors are used to avoid extremely high or low values of a currency exchange rate.

Rate factors are used to avoid extremely high or low values of a currency exchange rate.

The value of the goods before transportation is carried out. The value in this field is filled from the originating order or the freight order. The freight value can be used for the calculation of the additional costs.

The value of the goods that have actually been shipped. This value is calculated from the shipped quantity of the goods.

The freight costs calculated during the freight order clustering process or the load building process. You can click Cost Inquiry for detailed information on the estimated freight costs. If required, you can enter a different amount. If invoicing is based on a carrier invoice and the carrier invoice has been matched in Financials, the estimated costs cannot be changed. The actual freight costs from the carrier invoice can differ from this amount.

The estimated freight costs set to Actual Cost Final for a load or a freight order cluster by the user, or the actual amount invoiced by a carrier to the shipping office to carry out the transportation of particular goods.

If this check box is selected, on account of partial deliveries or over-deliveries, the user is recommended to recalculate the freight cost amount.

If invoicing is based on a carrier invoice, this check box is selected automatically when the invoice from the carrier is matched and approved in Financials for all the cluster lines of the cluster. If no carrier invoice exists, this check box is selected if you make the estimated costs actual. To make the estimated costs actual, on the appropriate menu, select Set Actual Cost--> Final.

If you select this check box, additional costs are calculated if additional costs apply to any of the cluster lines of the current cluster.

If this check box is selected, the carrier invoices your organization with transportation costs. To invoice the business partner to compensate for the costs incurred from the carrier invoice, the actual costs are taken from the carrier invoice, which is stored in the Accounts Payable module of Financials.

The aggregated weight of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster before transportation has taken place.

The measuring unit in which the weight is expressed. The default measuring units used in Freight are defined in the Freight Master Data Parameters (fmfmd0100m000) session.

The aggregated volume of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster before transportation has taken place.

The measuring unit in which the volume is expressed. The default measuring units used in Freight are defined in the Freight Master Data Parameters (fmfmd0100m000) session.

The aggregated surface area of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster before transportation has taken place.

The measuring unit in which the surface area is expressed. The default measuring units used in Freight are defined in the Freight Master Data Parameters (fmfmd0100m000) session.

The aggregated weight of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster after the goods are shipped.

The aggregated volume of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster after the goods are shipped.

The aggregated surface area of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster after the goods are shipped.

The aggregated weight of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster that have actually been delivered.

The aggregated volume of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster that have actually been delivered.

The aggregated surface area of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster that have actually been delivered.

The carrier to whom the goods must be subcontracted. The value in this field is either taken from the Carrier/LSP field of the freight order lines included in the current cluster, or was selected by LN as part of the freight order line clustering process. If required, you can select a carrier other than the carrier selected for the current cluster, even if the Carrier/LSP Binding check box is selected. If this field is empty, LN could not find a suitable carrier. You can manually enter the carrier to whom you want to subcontract the cluster. The carrier must be present for the shipping office and planning group of the cluster. The carrier must have a buy-from business partner for cost calculation.

The description of the Carrier/LSP.

If this check box is selected, a binding carrier was selected for the freight order lines included in the current cluster. LN cannot change a binding carrier when selecting a carrier during the freight order line clustering process, but you can manually change a binding carrier in this field. Sometimes, you might be required to change the carrier, for example, if the binding carrier is not available.

The carrier selection criterion selected in the Generate Freight Order Clusters (fmfoc3200m000) session.

The value in this field is taken from the freight class entered for the freight order lines included in the current cluster.

The value in this field is taken from the freight class entered for the freight order lines included in the current cluster.

The number provided by the carrier to identify the load. The carrier uses this number for load tracking purposes.

The carrier selected for the current cluster is advised to use vehicles of this transport means group to transport the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster. For the transport means group selected in this field, the Independent Use Allowed check box must be selected. Note that if you select a transport means group, you cannot select a transport means combination. If a transport means combination is selected, you cannot select a transport means group.

The description of the Transport Means Group

The transport type required to transport the current cluster’s goods. This field is filled from the freight order lines on which the cluster is based. If a transport means combination or a transport means group is selected in the current session and a transport type exists for the transport means group or transport means combination, the transport type is taken from the transport means combination or transport means group. You must not change this value.

The description of the Transport Type.

The combination code relating to the current cluster’s goods. This field is filled from the freight order lines on which the cluster is based. If a transport means group or transport means combination is inserted for the current freight order cluster, the combination code of the freight order cluster must be the same as the combination code of the selected transport means group or transport means combination, unless the selected transport means group or transport means combination has no combination code.

The description of the Combination Code.

The distance between the ship-from and the ship-to addresses that the carrier must cover to deliver the goods listed on the cluster lines. This distance is entered before transportation has taken place. You can manually enter a distance, or use the Calc Distance command to calculate the distance.

The distance unit used to express the planned distance.

The distance that the carrier has traveled to transport the goods. You can enter the actual distance when the carrier has provided you with this information.

The aggregated piece unit quantity of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster before transportation has taken place. Note that if the cluster lines include items with different piece units without conversion factors between them, no piece units and no piece unit totals are shown.

The aggregated piece unit quantity of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster after the goods are shipped. Note that if the cluster lines include items with different piece units without conversion factors between them, no piece units and no piece unit totals are shown.

The aggregated piece unit quantity of the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current cluster that have actually been delivered. Note that if the cluster lines include items with different piece units without conversion factors between them, no piece units and no piece unit totals are shown.

The piece unit for the item. Note that if the cluster lines include items with different piece units without conversion factors between them, no piece units and no piece unit totals are shown.

The planned date and time on which loading is to take place at the ship-from location. You can enter the planned load date from the carrier, if this date is known.

The earliest date and time on which loading can take place at the ship-from location. This date is the minimum date of all freight orders related to the cluster lines of the current cluster.

The latest date and time on which loading can take place at the ship-from location. This date is the maximum date of the freight orders related to the cluster lines of the current cluster.

The date and time on which loading has actually been carried out. You can enter the actual load date when the carrier has provided you with this information.

The planned date and time on which unloading is to take place at the ship-from location. You can enter the planned unload date from the carrier, if this date is known.

The earliest date and time on which unloading can take place at the ship-to location. This date is the minimum date of the freight orders related to the cluster lines of the current cluster.

The latest date and time on which unloading can take place at the ship-to location. This date is the latest unload date of all freight orders related to the cluster lines of the current cluster.

The date and time on which unloading has actually been carried out. You can enter the actual unload date when the carrier has provided you with this information.

The shipment procedure that applies to the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current freight order cluster.

The description of the Shipment Procedure

The service level that applies to the goods listed on the cluster lines of the current freight order cluster.

The description of the Freight Service Level.

The delivery terms that apply to the recipient of the goods, and the goods themselves, listed on the cluster lines of the current freight order cluster.

The description of the Delivery Terms.

The point at which the legal ownership changes. At this point, the risk passes from the seller to the buyer.

The shipping office of the freight orders of the freight order lines included in the cluster. All freight order lines grouped into a cluster must be related to the same shipping office.

The description of the Shipping Office.

The planning group of the freight order lines included in the cluster. All freight order lines grouped into a cluster must have the same planning group.

The description of the Planning Group.

A free text field, in which you can enter a descriptive text or code. Entries in this field are not unique.

If this check box is selected, the cluster consists of freight order lines that belong to the same freight order. For this freight order, the SingleShipment check box is selected.

If this check box is selected, the cluster consists of a single freight order line. For this freight order line, the SingleShipment check box is selected.

This check box is selected automatically for clusters with the Actual status if LN makes at least one of the following changes to the cluster:

If this check box is selected, some additional information about the cluster is available. This information appears in the Cluster Text field, which you can find on the Contents tab of the current session.

motive of transport This field is available if the delivery note functionality is used for the current freight planning company.

delivery code This field is available if the delivery note functionality is used for the current freight planning company.

The date and time the cluster was generated.