Define Shipment Groups

About this task

A shipment group is made up of shipments with similar attributes grouped together based on defined shipment selector parameters. Shipment selectors consist of shipment and item attributes used to distinguish and group shipments. For example, an emergency shipment group has shipments with Priority Code as 'E' or shipments expected to be shipped four hours from now.

To define a shipment group:

Procedure

From the tree in the application rules side panel, choose Picking > Pick Planning. The Pick Planning window displays in the work area.
Choose the Grouping And Prioritization tab. The Shipment Groups tree displays.
From the Shipment Groups tree, choose . The Shipment Group Details window displays in the right frame of the tab.
In Shipment Group ID, enter the shipment group number or id.
In Sequence #, enter a sequence number that is unique within the ship node. Shipments are evaluated for applicable shipment selectors. Shipment groups use selectors to evaluated shipments. The sequence number determines the order by which shipment groups evaluate the shipments. Once a shipment matches up with a shipment group's selector criteria, it is added to that group.
Note: Shipment groups display in the shipment group tree in descending order based on their sequence number. Lower sequence numbers take priority over higher sequence numbers, while evaluating shipment selectors.
In Description, enter a brief description of the shipment group.
In the Shipment Group Details window, choose the Primary Info tab.
From Priority, select the shipment group's priority. This priority is given to the wave and then assigned to the pick tasks for shipments belonging to this group.
In Effective From Date, enter the date from which the parameters defined for the shipment group are applicable.
In Effective To Date, enter the date to which the parameters defined for the shipment group are applicable.
On the Advanced Tab, select a pipeline.
Choose .