Purchasing screens

The Container Management form can be accessed via Produmex > Purchase > Container management. The document type is Purchase by default.

Number
This is the key used to uniquely identify the container.

Container code
The code of the container.

Container description
The description of the container.

Expedition number
The number of the expedition. This value is for information only.

Business partner
The CardCode and the name of the Business partner. On ‘Sales’ type containers only customers, and on ‘Purchase’ type containers only vendors can be selected. After a business partner has been selected, only documents linked to that partner can be added.
On ‘Route’ type containers no business partner can be selected.

Bill of lading number
The number of the Bill of Lading document. This value is for information only.

Proof of delivery reference
Reference for the proof of delivery. This value is for information only.

Maximum volume (weight, price)
The maximum volume (weight, price) a container can have. If no check on volume (weight, price) needs to be done, this can be set to 0 (zero). The uom for the volume (weight) can be selected. The price is the local currency defined in SAP.

Total volume (weight, price)
This is the total volume (weight, price) of the document lines linked to the container. The color this control gets, is based on the settings on the Container management controller.

Total open volume (weight, price)
This is the total open volume (weight, price) of the document lines linked to the container. The color this control gets, is based on the settings on the Container management controller.

# packages
The number of the packages. This value is for information only.

Voyage (in days)
The length of the voyage in days. When the value in this field is 0, the user can modify the value in the ‘Estimated date of arrival’ field.

Estimated date of departure
The estimated date of departure.

ETA port
The estimated time of arrival at the destination port. The field is autofilled based on the following calculation: ‘Estimated date of departure’ and the ‘Lead Time’ linked to the selected ‘Delivery type’ of the ‘Port of destination’.
Note that this field is not autofilled if the value of Voyage (in days) is 0.

Estimated date of arrival
The estimated date of arrival at the warehouse. The default value is calculated based on the ‘ETA port’ field and the ‘Lead Time In Days Between Port And Warehouse’ set in the Container management controller. When the value in the ‘Voyage(in days)’ field is zero, this field can be modified by the user.

Actual arrival date to port
The actual date of the arrival to the port.

Actual delivery date
The actual date of the delivery.

Emptied at
The date when the container was emptied.

Actual dehire date
The actual date when the container was dehired.

Type
The type of the container. Possible values can be ‘Purchase’, ‘Sales’ or ‘Route’. Once a line has been added to the container, the type of container cannot be changed anymore.

Container status
The status a container can have. Possible values can be ‘Open’, ‘In transit’, ‘Delivered’ or ‘Closed’.

• Open: All data can be changed except number.
  
• In transit: The container is in transit.
  
• Delivered: The container is delivered.
  

When the container status is ‘In transit’ or ‘Delivered’, only the following data can be changed:

• Container description
• Bill of lading number
• Proof of delivery reference
• Voyage(in days)
• Estimated date of arrival
• Actual arrival date to port
• Actual delivery date
• Emptied at
• Actual dehire date
• Container shipping status
• Incident type

Closed: The container is closed. No more data can be changed.

Container shipping status
The shipping status of the container.

Shipping type
The shipping type of the container. This value is for information only.

Incident type
The type of the incident. Every Reason that can be used for containers can be selected.

Port of origin
The port of origin. Every port defined in the (PMX_PORT) UDT can be selected.

Port of destination
The port of destination. Every port defined in the (PMX_PORT) UDT can be selected.

Delivery type
The type of the delivery. The possible values are: Normal/ Express.

Delete line
Select one or more lines, and click button ‘Delete line’ to delete the lines from the container.

Close document
Click button ‘Close document’ to close the container.

Cancel
Click on the button to close the screen.

Import lines
Click the Import lines button to import lines from a CSV file for containers with Sales type. See documentation here and here.

Add lines/ Document
Document lines can be linked to a container.

On the Open ASN lines screen, it is possible to view, adjust and process the open ASN lines and to print logistic labels for incoming shipments in the office environment.

Open the screen via the following path: Produmex > Purchasing > ASN.

Filter the list
The ASN screen displays data from the PMX_ASND table, but only open lines from purchase orders and purchase invoices are listed. It is possible to filter the list based on the Group ID. Add a group ID to the respective field and press the ‘Filter’ button.

Adjust quantity
To modify the received quantity, enter the new quantity to the Quantity field on the line then press the ‘Update’ button.

Print label
To print the logistic label, press the ‘Print’ button. On the opening screen select the report type and the printer. Only ‘Goods receipt’ type reports set for the company can be selected.

Receive Goods
To receive the goods press the ‘Receive Goods’ button. The system creates the ‘Goods Receipt PO’ document with the adjusted quantities and registers the stock.
Please note: ASN lines registered through the fat client cannot be received on this form.

Delete rows
To delete ASN line(s), select the line(s) then press the ‘Delete Rows’ button. Confirm that you would like to delete the selected rows on the system message.

Cancel
Press the ‘Cancel’ button to close the screen.

Refresh
Click on the icon on the Menu Bar to refresh the screen.

The following information is displayed on the screen:

• Internal Key: The key of line.
• Base Type: The type of the base document. Only entries from Purchase Orders (18), Purchase Invoices (22) and Containers (PMX_COHE) are listed.
• Base Entry: The internal identifier number of the base document.
• Base Line: The number of the document line.
• Group By: The group ID. It is possible to filter the list of the open ASN lines based on this value.
• Item Code: The item code from the document line.
• Quantity: The ordered or invoiced quantity from the document. The value can be modified.
• Uom: The unit of measurement for the item.
• Quantity Uom 2: The quantity in Uom 2.
• Uom2: The second unit of measurement for the item.
• Serial Number: The serial numbers linked to the products.
• ITRI: Item Transactional Information Key. This is a key used to identify a batch.
• SSCC: The SSCC of the logistic unit where the item is stored.
• LUID: ID number of the logistic unit where the item is stored.
• Log. Carrier Code: The code of the logistic carrier where the item is stored.
• Stor.Loc.Code: The code of the location where the item will be stored after the receipt.
• Card Code: The Card code of the vendor.
• Card Name: The name of the vendor.
• UF1: Customizable fields.
• UF2: Customizable fields.
• UF3: Customizable fields.
• Master LUID: The ID number of the master logistic unit.
• Master SSCC: The SSCC number of the master logistic unit.