Enter Transport Unit Type

Explanation

This activity is used to enter transport unit types. A transport unit type can be a truck, container, boat etc. For each transport unit it is possible to specify the weight capacity and the volume capacity to be used in the consolidated shipment for comparing the weight and volume of shipments connected or to be connected. The transport unit type can either be entered manually in the consolidated shipment or attached to the ship-via code and defaulted from there.

Prerequisites

This activity does not have any prerequisites.

System Effects

As a result of this activity: The transport unit type can be connected to a ship-via code and defaulted from this to the consolidated shipment. The transport unit type can be manually entered in the consolidated shipment.

Window

Transport Unit Types

Related Window Descriptions

Transport Unit Types

Procedure

1. Open the Transport Unit Types window.
2. Create a new record.
3. In the Transport Unit Type field, enter the required ID.
4. In the Description field, enter a description of the transport unit type.
5. Optionally, you can right-click, select Translation and enter translations in different languages for the description in the Basic Data Translation window.
6. Enter any weight capacity for the transport unit type.
7. Enter any volume capacity for the transport unit type.
8. Save the changes.