Shipment Requests

Shipment requests can be sent from the Shipment Requests tab under the Network menu (Network → Shipment Requests → Sent Shipment Requests) by clicking the + button.

OR

By going to the Inventory Lot Details page for the remote lot that you want to request processing for and clicking More Actions

OR

Shipment requests can be sent from the Booking Details page under the More Actions button.

The Shipment Request screen will appear where you can enter the details about the shipment request.

Fields appearing in pink are mandatory, and must be entered.

1. Shipping Partner:  Choose the partner that you want to send the request to.

2. Ship to Customer? (ship to non-network partner): Select if the shipment will not be going to another seedtrakr user or myseed user. 

3. Use Alternate Shipping Address: Select if an alternate shipping address should be used for the Ship to Address.

4. Customer/Receiving Partner (ships to): Select the non-network customer the shipment is going to or select the network partner the shipment will be sent to. 

5. Unit of Measure: Choose the unit of measure for the quantity.

6. BoL #: Enter the Bill of Lading number

7. Ship to Phone: Enter the consignee phone number. 

8. Ship to Email: Enter the consignee email address.

9. Ship to Address: Enter the consignee ship to address. 

10. Lot to Ship From:  Choose the inventory lot that you want to request shipment from.

11. Quantity: Enter the quantity of seed that you want to request shipment for.

12. The Checkboxes for Treated Seed Only and Clean Inventory Only can be used to provide additional requirements for the shipment order.

To save the shipment request, click Save.

A shipment request must have product line items before it is sent.

To add a product line item, click the "+" icon. 

The Shipment Request Product Line Item screen will appear where you can enter the details about the product being requested to ship.

Fields appearing in pink are mandatory, and must be entered.

1. Product:  Choose the product to be shipped.

2. Format: Choose how the inventory should be shipped (bulk, totes, or in bags). 

3. Quantity: If shipping bulk, enter the quantity to be shipped. If shipping bags or totes, the quantity to be shipped will be calculated. 

4. Bag/Tote Size: Enter the bag/tote size to be shipped.

5. BagPallet/Tote Count: Enter the amount of bag pallet/totes to be shipped. 

6. Bag Count: Enter the bag per pallet amount.

7. Lot: Choose a lot to be shipped from.

8. Unit of Measure: Select the unit if measure for the requested inventory to be shipped. 

9. Treated Seed Only: Select if the shipped inventory should only be treated. 

10. Clean Inventory Only: Select if the inventory shipped should only be clean. 

11. Treatment Service: Select a treatment service to treat the inventory with. 

Note: Only services with the type Custom Treating and matching the crop type of the product on the selected inventory lot.

12. Application Multiplier: Input the multiplier for the application rate. 

13. Application Rate:  The standard application rate from the service will be displayed.

To save the product line item to the request, click Save.

To edit or delete the added product line items, use the buttons in the actions column.  

To send the shipment request to your partner, click the Send button. 

If you receive a shipment request from a distributor, you will receive an email and the request will appear on your REQUESTS page (Network → Requests→ Lot Shipment Requests → Received Shipment Requests)

To Accept the shipment request, click the checkmark beside the request.

To Deny the shipment request, click the X beside the request.

If you accept the request, you will be routed to the shipment order details page, a shipment order will automatically be created and can be found under the Shipment Orders page. 

The shipment order then can be completed as per usual.

Once the Shipment record has been marked as Completed the shipment request status will be updated to show that it's been completed. This will also be visible to the distributor who requested the shipment.

The Consignee will receive a Receiving order, which can also be completed as per usual (see Shipments to Partner).

Remote shipment records (initiated from a request) can be viewed in the distributor's (requester's) account on the Shipment Orders screen. (Production → Shipment Orders)

Remote shipment orders are identified by the seedling icon in the Contract Customer column.

Received date, pickup date shipped quantity and status can be viewed from here.