SHIPSTORE comes built with functionality to let you ship multiple orders in a single shipment. Follow the steps below to create one of these shipments.
Note: This process requires that orders load in from an integration source or the Orders section of the system.
1. Starting the process
To do this, start on either the parcel or LTL screen (depending on what type of shipment you want to process), and click the button to the right of the Shipment Number field:
This will open the following window:
Click Begin Consolidated Shipment here.
2. Selecting/Entering orders
The next window will prompt you for the orders to consolidate. For this next step, there are 2 possible scenarios: Search and Manual Entry. If you are pulling in orders from SS's Orders page, or the system you are pulling from is fully integrated, you will get the Search option, otherwise you will be prompted for manual entry.
To start this step of the process, enter the first order number you are looking to ship into the Master Shipment Number field, then follow either 2a or 2b below to complete this step.
2a. Searching
If using the Search window for the consolidation process, the window will look similar to above. To search for orders via your ERP/WMS, check the Search Integration checkbox.
The search process here works similar to the other search windows in the system. The only exception is that as part of this process, whenever you run the Search the system will find all records that match your entered criteria, but will also check the address of the Master order and the search results to make sure the results the system displays are going to that address.
Select the desired orders from the list at the bottom of the form.
2b. Manual Entry
If your integration doesn't support searching, the system will ask you to manually enter the orders you want to consolidate. Enter the additional/child order numbers that you want to consolidate on a new line in the box below the box for the Master order so the form looks like so:
3. Submit
Once the above steps are complete, press Submit to create the consolidated shipment. This will force the system to combine all package and item data from each order selected/entered, and will return the data to the screen in a single shipment. If packing is required, you will first be prompted to pack shipment in the system before processing said shipment.
Once the shipment has been processed, the system should record 1 shipment in history and update all consolidated orders with the necessary information.