Shipping Documents Screen

 Purpose

The Shipping Documents screen is used to generate packing guides, shipping invoices and labels for inventory transfers.

 Information Provided

The following table contains all of the fields on the Shipping Documents screen. Read below for a description of the fields.

Field

Description

Select

This field is used to select the transfers you either wish to generate a packing guide, shipping invoice or label for.

Note: If you routed to the Shipping Documents screen from the Display Transfers screen, all outbound transfers that were shipped today for the site are selected when the screen is loaded. The outbound transfers that are 'On Hold' are not selected and appear at the end of the list.

Note: If you routed to the Shipping Documents screen from the Create/Edit Transfer screen or Display Transfer Details screen, only the transfer you were viewing is displayed when the screen is loaded.

Transfer Id

This field displays the Transfer Id for the transfer. This is the used to track the transfer in GRITS.

Sending Organization

This field displays the sending organization in the transfer. This is the organization that is sending the inventory.

Receiving Organization

This field displays the receiving organization in the transfer. This is the organization that is receiving the inventory.

Shipped Date

This field displays the date that the transfer was originally shipped.

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You can generate packing guide(s) for individual or multiple transfers.

  1. At the bottom of the screen the transfers available for shipping are listed in the 'Shipping Items' section.

  1. To generate packing guide for multiple items, select the items by placing a checkmark in the 'Select' column.

  2. Next click on the Packing Guide button to generate packing lists for all of the selected shipping items. The selected Packing Guides will print in order by transfer id.

    Note: When routing to the Shipping Documents screen from the Display Transfer screen, all of the items that were shipped on the current date will be selected in the 'Select' column by default. If you do not wish to generate packing guide for specific items, de-select them by removing the check mark in the 'Select' column. You can generate packing guides for outbound transfers that are 'On Hold.' The On Hold transfers are at the end of the list.

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You can generate shipping invoice(s) for individual or multiple transfers.

  1. At the bottom of the screen the transfers available for shipping are listed in the 'Shipping Items' section.

  1. To generate shipping invoices for multiple items, select the items by placing a checkmark in the 'Select' column.

  2. Next click on the Invoices button to generate packing lists for all of the selected shipping items. The selected Invoices will print in order by transfer id. All of the Invoices for the Receiving Site will print in order first, followed by the Invoices for the Sending Site.

    Note: When routing to the Shipping Documents screen from the Display Transfer screen, all of the items that were shipped on the current date will be selected in the 'Select' column by default. If you do not wish to generate packing guide for specific items, de-select them by removing the check mark in the 'Select' column. You can generate shipping invoices for outbound transfers that are 'On Hold.' The On Hold transfers are at the end of the list.

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You can generate label(s) for individual or multiple transfers. Labels are generated in the Avery 5160 label format. Up to 30 labels can be printed on a single page.

  1. At the bottom of the screen the transfers available for shipping are listed in the 'Shipping Items' section.

  1. To generate labels for multiple items, select the items by placing a checkmark in the 'Select' column. By default they will all already be selected. You can de-select any items you do not wish to generate a label for.

  2. To generate a label for an individual item, de-select all other transfer items except for the transfer item you want a label for.

  3. Next click on the Labels button to generate label(s) for all of the selected shipping items.

    Note: By default all of the shipping items will be selected in the 'Select' column. If you do not wish to generate labels for specific items, de-select them by removing the check mark in the 'Select' column.

    Note: If the receiving site does not have a complete address in GRITS (Street line or PO BOX, City, State and Zip code) the site will not be included on the labels.

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 Functionality

Button

Description

Clicking on the Packing List button will generate packing lists for all of the transfers selected.

Clicking on the Invoices button will generate shipping invoices for all of the transfers selected.

Clicking on the Labels button will generate labels for all of the transfers selected.

Clicking on the Cancel button will cancel any selections you have made and return you to the main screen.

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