I’m trying to understand the container landed entry/receipt process. I have tried in our test environment to place multiple PO lines/release on a container. When a PO line/release is both on a container shipment and not, an error message pop-ups when trying to process the receipt. Our supplier ships via Air, Sea and hybrid methods. We currently use an excel to identify parts in transit. trying to reduce the manual process of updating excel file when shipments are made. I would like to use this function to have visability in the system instead outside of it.
1.Is there any way around this or setting that can be updated?
2.Can you receive “regular” PO lines/releases in container landed receipt?
No, per E10 embedded help on Container Receipt entry:
“Only purchase receipt lines associated with a container can be received;
receipt of purchase release lines not on a container are handled using Receipt Entry”
TBD when/how do they notify you which mode(s) will be used… and how this might be handled in E10?
You can have each release come on a different “container” (Shipment Class). We use container shipment classes to list the different size containers and Air cargo along with ship via codes that allow us to see how it is coming. Then for Misc charges we have a set for everything coming by Sea container and another for Air cargo so we can evaluate the charges more efficiently.
@bordway - I dont follow completely, can you elaborate?
@E102016 I understand what you’re saying that might work. It would be more work on the front end but gives us the ability to see shipments within the system. I will try this and see how its works.
Yeah, maybe I went one step too far with the releases?
From your description I was assuming your PO Line originally had one release and you don’t know the vendors method of shipment when created.
Only later does the vendor notify you
AND… they split into two shipments, where only one involves a container.
i.e. why you’d need to split up your PO release in two before assigning to the container.
Yes, shipping method is not determined until parts are ready for shipment. From what I see, once I put 1 line from PO onto a container, the entire PO would need to be received as container.