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Maintenance
Ocean Carrier Maintenance
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Overview |
The Ocean Carrier Maintenance database maintains the Ocean Carrier file information about the steamship lines that transport your shipments to their destination. |
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Pre-requisites |
You must build
the following maintenances for each steamship line before attempting to use
the Ocean Carrier Maintenance:
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To build or
maintain Ocean Carrier file information, complete the following fields. |
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Field Name |
Data Entry |
Description |
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Carrier |
Enter the 4-digit alphanumeric Carrier Code. |
This is the Ocean Carrier code. Note: For AES purposes, use the 4-digit SCAC code, if possible. |
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Name |
Enter the name of the steamship line. |
This is the name of the steamship line that will display for verification purposes when the carrier code is entered. |
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Container Prefix |
Enter a 4-digit container prefix or leave this field blank. |
This is the prefix that Note: If you leave this field blank, no value will default and you will need to enter the prefix on a container-by-container basis. |
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Vendor Code |
Double-click on the arrow or the field to select the correct vendor code from the lookup table, or enter a vendor code for this carrier. |
This is the vendor code for this ocean carrier. It must be a valid vendor code in Vendor Maintenance. |
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B/L Print |
Select the Boxes or Onward Inland Rout. option. Select Boxes to print information in the Loading Pier/Terminal, Type of Move, and Containerized Y/N boxes of the forms. Select Onward Inland Routing to print the onward/inland routing instructions in the Onward Inland Routing box on the Ocean forms. |
This field indicates the type of information to print on the Direct B/L, Master B/L and Master Dock Receipt forms. This data defaults from the File Entry screen. |
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Account No |
Double-click on the arrow or the field to select a Customer account number from the lookup table, or enter an account number for this carrier. |
This is the Customer account code for the carrier. For more information, see Alliance Customer Maintenance. Note: This code defaults when you issue an invoice to the carrier for collect charges or when you issue a brokerage invoice for direct shipments. |
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Valid SCAC Code |
Select this box or leave it blank. |
This field indicates whether the carrier code is a valid SCAC code. |
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Blocked |
Select this box or leave it blank. |
This field enables/disables this record from being used for a shipment. |
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Branch |
Double-click on the arrow or the field to select a branch code, or enter the branch code. |
This is the branch code associated with the carrier. When you enter the branch code, the branch name appears automatically. Use this feature to enter carrier details for different branches. |
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Phone # |
Enter the carrier phone number. |
This is the phone number for this carrier and branch. Note: You can
enter multiple phone numbers for a carrier, one line per branch. After you
enter one line of information for a branch, press TAB to move to a new
line. |
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Fax # |
Enter the carrier fax number. |
This is the fax number for this carrier and branch. Note: You can
enter multiple fax numbers for a carrier, one line per branch. After you
enter one line of information for a branch, press TAB to move to a new
line. |
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Vendor |
Double click on the arrow or the field to select a vendor code, or enter the vendor code |
This is the vendor code associated with this carrier and branch. |
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Account No |
Double-click on the arrow or the field to select an account number, or enter the account number for this branch. |
This is the carrier’s account number for this branch. Your accounting department assigns this number. It applies to the specified branch even if another account number is entered for the carrier in the above Account No field. When there is no account number for a branch, the general account number for the carrier will apply. Note: You can enter multiple account numbers for a carrier, one line per branch. After you enter one line of information for a branch, press TAB to move to a new line. |
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OK or Cancel |
Select OK to update the changes you have made. Select Cancel if you would like the system to disregard any changes you have made. |
Selecting OK or Cancel will close the window. |