Send Dispatch Advice

Explanation

For order specific deliveries, the dispatch advice can be sent when the delivery note is created and printed. Its contents are the same as in the printed delivery note.

For shipments, the dispatch advice (delivery note) can be sent when the shipment is completed and delivered. Also, when a handling unit structure is created with handling unit IDs, the information about the packed parts can be sent to the customer using the dispatch advice (DESADV) message. The dispatch advice can also be sent for all shipments connected to a consolidated shipments. A consolidated shipment is defined as a single departure of several shipments from the specified site, to all the delivery addresses of the connected shipments.

Prerequisites

• Basic data for the message function must have been set up in IFS Connectivity.
• Message class 'DESADV' must have been entered in Customer/Message Setup. The Method Default check box must be selected for the message.

System Effects

• The dispatch advice is sent to the customer. The Dispatch Advice Sent check box in the shipment header will be marked. 

Window

Shipment
Shipments
Consolidated Shipment
Consolidated Shipments
Print Delivery Note for Customer Orders

Related Window Descriptions

Shipment
Shipments
Consolidated Shipment
Consolidated Shipments
Print Delivery Note for Customer Orders
Send Dispatch Advice

Procedure

Using Shipment:

1. Open the Shipment window or the Shipments window.
2. Retrieve the shipment for which you want to send the dispatch advice, by using the Populate or Query function.
3. Right-click and then click Send Dispatch Advice.

Using Consolidated Shipment:

1. Open the Consolidated Shipment window or the Consolidated Shipments window.
2. Retrieve the consolidated shipment, for which you want to send the dispatch advice for all connected shipments, by using the Populate or Query function.
3. Right-click and then click Send Dispatch Advice.

Note: If a structure is generated for the shipment, the handling unit information is also included in the DESADV message. This however, will not be the case in order based shipment where the handling unit information is not included in the message.

Using Order Based Shipment:

1. Query for the customer order in Print Delivery Note for Customer Orders window. 
2. Choose Send Dispatch Advice in the operations menu.