Features B/L Description section
- When entering the quantity and equipment type, an
additional window will pop up, where you can find your receipts in
different ways, by shipper, forwarder, consignee, notify, by booking number,
etc. You have an option for a manual search, too. When you finish typing
the yard and the receipt number, hit Enter, You will see the receipt on
the list that appears in the right side. Just hit Enter or double-click on
it to add it to the B/L
- The cargo description appears in a drop down list and
it will assign the description as you type. You can also right click on a
text and select the options copy and paste (ctrl C and Ctrl V in windows).
All descriptions you type get saved in the description file, so that you
can use it afterwards. You can turn off the automatic description by going
to View and uncheck the option ‘Search by Description’
- Different dangerous
cargo descriptions can be assigned to the same container.. Just select
form the list and click on the Add to document option; same concept
applies to the Schedule B file.
- To view dangerous cargo after being entered
right-click on the line item and select the option. The same applies to the
schedule B, invoices and containers for loose cargo. TIR”s and D/R’s can
be viewed from the B/L detail by selecting the appropriate option
- There are a couple of features developed to help the
users save some time. One of them is the Copy B/L function, which copies a
B/L or more from an existing one. It assigns the exact same information;
the only things that the users have to modify are the quantity and the
equipment and of course rate it accordingly.
- The second option is Create from document, which, based
on Dock Receipt, TIR or booking, the program creates the B/L, including
the description.
- Under the commodity tab, you will find an option to
Change commodity, which will change the commodity on all entered
equipments (containers and loose cargo)
- By right-clicking on a detail line item, you can
access the dock receipt or TIR
- If you are manifesting loose cargo, the vessel
convenience container can be viewed from the detail, in the right
hand-side, next to the general description that appears in the bottom of
the screen.