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Suppliers use warehouse stock transfer shipment advices to send notice from one remote or third-party warehouse to another that the product they are transferring has been shipped from their warehouse location to the receiving warehouse.
For more information about Stock transfer shipment advices guidelines, see Stock transfer shipment advice transactions.
Create and submit stock transfer shipment advices
Perform this task to create and submit stock transfer shipment advices. Additionally, clients can begin work on a stock transfer shipment advices and save it for completion at a later time.
- Select the Main Menu
icon. - Select in the header.
- Select a [MPL Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
- Select the button.
- Select from the left menu.
Partners must have the correct roles assigned if using the Owner's instance of Multienterprise Information Network Tower. - Select .
- Select the button.
- Enter the delivery number in the field.
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Select the button.
The screen refreshes with the saved stock transfer shipment advice in the draft state and with the required sections populated.
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Select the button.
- In the Transaction Information section, select Submitted from the drop drown.
- In the Shipment Information section fill in the following fields:
- field – A unique identifier number of a stock transfer shipment advice. This field auto populates the value entered in New Stock Transfer Shipment Advice screen.
- drop-down – The unique identifier used to track and report the movement of stock between different locations or warehouses.
- field – The date when the stock transfer order was created or processed in the client’s ERP system. This date indicates when the decision was made to move stock between different locations or plants.
- drop-down – The different types of inventory transactions or movements within a warehouse.
- switch – The date and time the goods are shipped.
- field – The level of urgency assigned to a stock transfer or movement request.
- field – The date and time on which a shipment is expected to deliver.
- field – The type of shipment used for transportation.
- field – The unique identifier of the warehouse.
- field – The categorization used to group together goods or products that share similar transportation requirements.
- drop-down – A brief description stating the purpose of the transaction.
- In the Carrier Information section, fill in the following fields:
- drop-down – The transportation method used.
- drop-down – The specific type of vehicle or container used for transporting goods. (e.g. trucks, trailers)
- drop-down – A carrier identifier code for the routing stage.
- field – A prefix assigned to transportation equipment.
- field – The name of the transportation company.
- field – A unique identifier assigned to a transportation equipment.
- field – The method of payment for delivery.
- In the Reference Transaction section:
- Select the Add
icon. At least one reference transaction line item is required to submit a stock transfer shipment advices. - In the Add Details panel, fill in the following fields under Reference Transaction Information section:
- drop-down – The type of transaction used.
- type-ahead field – The unique identifier of the transaction.
If the value does not match the available options, the value must be entered manually. - field – The start date of the transaction.
- Select .
- Select the Add
- In the Client and Provider section, fill in the following fields under Client group:
- type-ahead field – The name of the supplier who will send the stock transfer shipment advice. This field pulls from the Owner's company and location master data.
The remaining Client fields are auto populated with the values from the company or location's master data entry. If the name of the supplier is not present in the Owners master data, the supplier name must be entered manually.
- field – The address of the particular location.
- field – Any additional address information.
- drop-down – The two-letter country code with country name for this location.
- field – The state or region for this location.
- field – The city for this location.
- field – The postal code for this location's main address.
- field – The company or location's phone number.
- field – The company or location's fax number
- drop-down – The identifier type used for this company or location. For more information, see Identifier and Item Code Types.
- field – The value associated with the identifier type.
- type-ahead field – The name of the supplier who will send the stock transfer shipment advice. This field pulls from the Owner's company and location master data.
- In the Client and Provider section, fill in the following fields under Provider group:
- type-ahead field – The name of the logistics provider who will receive the stock transfer shipment advice. This field pulls from the Owner's company and location master data.
The remaining Provider fields are auto populated with the values from the company or location's master data entry. If the name of the logistics provider is not present in the Owners master data, the vendor name must be entered manually.
- field – The address of the particular location.
- field – Any additional address information.
- drop-down – The two-letter country code with country name for this location.
- field – The state or region for this location.
- field – The city for this location.
- field – The postal code for this location's main address.
- field – The company or location's phone number.
- field – The company or location's fax number
- drop-down – The identifier type used for this company or location. For more information, see Identifier and Item Code Types.
- field – The value associated with the identifier type.
- type-ahead field – The name of the logistics provider who will receive the stock transfer shipment advice. This field pulls from the Owner's company and location master data.
- In the Ship From Location and Ship To Location section, fill in the following fields under Ship From Location group:
- type-ahead field – The billing address of the buyer. This field pulls from the Owner's company and location master data.
The remaining Ship From Location of the Supplier fields in the section are auto populated with the values from the company or location's master data entry. If the billing address is not present in the Owners master data, the ship from location must be entered manually. - field – The address of the particular location.
- field – Any additional address information.
- drop-down – The two-letter country code with country name for this location.
- field – The state or region for this location.
- field – The city for this location.
- field – The postal code for this location's main address.
- field – The company or location's phone number.
- field – The company or location's fax number
- drop-down – The identifier type used for this company or location. For more information, see Identifier and Item Code Types.
- field – The value associated with the identifier type.
- type-ahead field – The billing address of the buyer. This field pulls from the Owner's company and location master data.
- In the Ship From Location and Ship To Location section, fill in the following fields under Ship to Location group:
- type-ahead field – The billing address of the buyer. This field pulls from the Owner's company and ship to location master data.
The remaining Ship To Location fields in the section are auto populated with the values from the company or location's master data entry. If the billing address is not present in the Owners master data, the ship to location must be entered manually. - field – The address of the particular location.
- field – Any additional address information.
- drop-down – The two-letter country code with country name for this location.
- field – The state or region for this location.
- field – The city for this location.
- field – The postal code for this location's main address.
- field – The company or location's phone number.
- field – The company or location's fax number
- drop-down – The identifier type used for this company or location. For more information, see Identifier and Item Code Types.
- field – The value associated with the identifier type.
- type-ahead field – The billing address of the buyer. This field pulls from the Owner's company and ship to location master data.
- In the Stock Transfer Shipment Advice Summary section, fill in the following fields
- drop-down – The description of the stock advice shipment advice.
- field – The value of the stock advice shipment advice.
- field – The unit value of stock advice shipment advice.
- In the Line Items section:
- Select the Add
icon. At least one line item is required to submit a stock transfer shipment advice. In the New Line Items panel, fill in the following fields under Item Information section:
- field – The number to identify the line item by (e.g. 50).
- field – The name of the product. If the user enters an item code instead, the field automatically displays the corresponding item name.
The , and fields are auto populated with the values from the Owner's product master data entry for the product. If the product name is not present in the Owner's product master data then the product name must be entered manually. - field – The product code type (e.g. IN-Product Code).
- field – The product code.
- field – A brief description of the product. If the description is not present in the Owners product master data then the description must be entered manually.
- field – The lot number for the line item.
- field – The expiry date of the line item.
- field – The number of units shipped.
- drop-down – The unit in which the line item is measured.
- field – Additional information about the line item being added.
- Select .
The new line item is added to the stock transfer shipment advice. - Select the line item row and then select the branch
icon and fill in the following fields under Packing Information section:- field – The size or capacity of the packing used for storing or transporting goods.
- field – The number of units contained within a single package.
- drop-down – The unit in which the packing is measured.
Select .
The packing information is added to the line item.- Select the line item row drop down to view the packing information in a table.
- Select the Add
- In the Notes section, select the Add
icon to enter any additional comments or instructions. - To submit the stock transfer shipment advice:
To save the stock transfer shipment advice in a Draft state and finish it later, ensure the button is not selected and then select the button in the draft state. Select the button at the top of the screen.
The submit status indicator circle is filled in with green to indicate the desired action upon selecting save.
Select the button.
The stock transfer shipment advice is submitted.
Tips
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Select the Add
icon, to add a new line item, where available. -
Select the Delete
icon, to remove an individual line item, where available. -
Select the branch
icon, to add a new line item in the inserted table, where available. - New stock transfer shipment advices can also be created by selecting the button on the Stock Transfer Shipment Advices Details screen for an existing stock transfer shipment advice.
Complete and submit a saved stock transfer shipment advice in the draft state.
- Select the Main Menu
icon. - Select in the header.
- Select a [MPL Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
- Select the button.
- Select from the left menu.
Partners must have the correct roles assigned if using the Owner's instance of Multienterprise Information Network Tower. - Select .
- Select the Filter button to find stock transfer shipment in Draft state.
- Select link in the results table.
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Select the button.
- In the Transaction Information section, select Submitted from the drop drown.
- Confirm the stock transfer shipment advice details and select the Edit
icon associated with that line item to modify the fields if required. -
Select the button at the top of the screen.
The submit status indicator circle is filled in with green to indicate the desired action upon selecting save.
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Select the button.
The stock transfer shipment advice is submitted.
Tips
- Select the shipping advice number row and then select the Delete
icon on the top of the screen, to delete a stock transfer shipment advices in draft state.
A deleted transaction cannot be retrieved.
Create new discussions and add comments to existing discussions
Owner and Partner can start discussions or add comments directly from a subtype view page. This allows authorized users from owner and partner companies to collaborate in the context of the transaction they are viewing.
Perform this task to add new discussion directly from the subtype record being viewed.
- Select the Main Menu
icon. - Select in the header.
- Select a [MPL Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
- Select the button.
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Navigate to the subtype record you want to discuss.
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Open the subtype record to display its view page.
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Select the button.
The new discussion page opens in a new tab. -
Start the discussion using one of the following options:
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In the Transaction section, select the transaction ID link to review and update the related transaction automatically referenced from the subtype record.
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Select the button to initiate a new discussion for the transaction, if required.
This creates a new, independent discussion thread for the transaction. The new discussion will not be a continuation of any existing discussion associated with the subtype record, and prior discussion details from the subtype record will not automatically carry forward into the new thread.
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Enter the discussion details. For detailed field descriptions, see Create and Submit a Discussion.
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Select the button.
The new discussion is now associated with the transaction from the originating subtype view page.
Perform this task to add a comment to an existing discussion associated with transaction being viewed.
- Select the Main Menu
icon. - Select in the header.
- Select a [MPL Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
- Select the button.
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Navigate to the subtype record related to the discussion you want to comment on.
- Open the subtype record to display its view page.
- Select the button.
The Discussion Search page opens in a new tab within the context of the selected transaction. -
Find the discussion to update using one of the following options.
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Review and update the discussions already associated with the transaction.
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Select the Filter button, enter the search criteria, and apply the filter. From the filtered results, select the discussion to review and update. For detailed field descriptions, see Search and View All Discussions.
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If the existing discussion is not appropriate, select the button to start a new discussion for the associated transaction. For detailed field descriptions, see Create and Submit a Discussion.
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Select the discussion to update.
- Enter comment.
- Select the button.
The comment is added to the selected discussion and remains associated with the related transaction.
Search and view stock transfer shipment advices
Perform this task to search for stock transfer shipment advice sent by buyers or sellers to view the details. Viewing the details of a stock transfer shipment advice enables buyers or sellers to quickly access order information (e.g. the quantity for each line item in an order) in TraceLink without having to search through the actual B2B message.
- Select the Main Menu
icon. - Select in the header.
- Select a [MPL Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
- Select the button.
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Select or from the left menu.
Partners must have the correct roles assigned if using the Owner's instance of Multienterprise Information Network Tower. - Select .
- Select the button.
- In the Filters panel, fill in one or more of the following fields to filter the results:
- field - Searches across multiple indexed fields using a single keyword, including Text, Text Area, Email, URL, and Lookup fields.
drop-down – The state of the stock transfer shipment advice:
- Draft – The transaction is in the draft state.
- Submit – The transaction has been created.
- Processing – The application is getting ready to handle incoming transactions by doing some initial tasks, such as copying the files it receives.
- Processed – The application changes the standard information into a format that is easy to use and specific to your transaction.
- Preparing to Send – The application is getting ready to send out a transaction and is doing some initial tasks, like copying the necessary information for the process.
- Sending –The application sends out business transactions to the buyer or supplier.
- Sent – The transaction is successfully completed and shared with the receiving party.
- type-ahead – Displays only if the menu item is Sent Stock Transfer Shipment Advices in Logistics - Client. The name of the company the stock transfer shipment advice was sent to.
If the name of the company is not present in the Owners master data then the company's name must be entered manually. - type-ahead – Displays only if the menu item is Received Stock Transfer Shipment Advices in Logistics - Provider. The name of the company the stock transfer shipment advice was sent to.
If the name of the company is not present in the Owners master data then the company's name must be entered manually. - field – A unique identifier or reference number associated with a stock transfer shipment advice.
- field – The date of stock transfer order was created.
- field – The date and time when goods were shipped.
- drop-down – The period of time in which the stock transfer shipment advice was last updated:
- Today – The transaction was modified within the last few hours.
- Yesterday – The transaction was updated within the past 24 hours.
- Last Week – The transaction was modified in the last 7 days.
- Last Month – The transaction was modified in the last 30 days.
- Last 3 Months – The transaction was modified in the last 90 days.
- Last 6 Months – The transaction was modified in the last 180 days.
- Custom Range – Select a specific period of time that the transaction was modified in from the calendar.
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Select .
A list of stock transfer shipment advices displays based on the filter results.
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Select the link for the stock transfer shipment advice from the results table.
The View Stock Transfer Shipment Advices screen displays.
- To view all fields for each line item, select the View
icon on the Details screen.
Reprocess and resubmit view stock transfer shipment advices
After the stock transfer shipment advice is submitted, the user might encounter an error and the processed status will be set to Paused With Error. Use the following procedure to resolve any error messages encountered while submitting stock transfer shipment advices.
- Select the Main Menu
icon. - Select in the header.
- Select a [MPL Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
- Select the button.
- Select from the left menu.
Partners must have the correct roles assigned if using the Owner's instance of Multienterprise Information Network Tower. - Select .
- Select the Filter button to find stock transfer shipment in Processing, Processed, Preparing to Send, or Sending state.
- Select link in the results table.
- View the following fields for error in the Transaction Information section:
- Process Status - Displays the status of the submitted transaction.
- Last Transaction Error - Displays the error message.
- Select the button..
- In the Transaction Information section, select Submitted from the drop drown.
- Select the button.
The stock transfer shipment advices request is moved from Processing state to Sending state indicating that the stock transfer shipment advice is submitted successfully.
Do not select the button, as it will cause the transaction to skip a workflow state, preventing successful delivery.
If a transaction is successfully sent to a partner but an issue occurs on the partner's side (e.g. in their ERP system), the sender can avoid re-entering all the details by rolling back to a previous workflow state and resending the transaction, thus saving time and effort for both parties.
- Select the Main Menu
icon. - Select in the header.
- Select a [MPL Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
- Select the button.
- Select from the left menu.
Partners must have the correct roles assigned if using the Owner's instance of Multienterprise Information Network Tower. - Select .
- Select a in Sent state.
- Select the button.
The state of the stock transfer shipment advice is automatically moved to Sending state. -
Select the button at the top of the screen.
The submit status indicator circle is filled in with green to indicate the desired action upon selecting save.
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Select the button.
The stock transfer shipment advice is submitted.
The statues of the stock transfer shipment advice moves to Sent state.
