Setup: Global Parameters
Setup Short Code: WSHFGPAR
Module: Oracle Shipping

Setup Navigation: Shipping super user responsibility -> Shipping -> Setup -> Global Parameters.

Setup Description: Global parameter is a mandatory setup to maintain default parameters for many shipping / transportation activities; this setup is maintained at operating unit level.

General tab:

Global Parameters - General

• Miscellaneous:
  • Enforce ship methods:
  • Allow future ship date:
  • Defer Interface:
  • Consolidate backordered lines:
  • Delivery date calculation method:          (1) Scheduled Date, Requested Date OR (2) Earliest ship date, latest delivery date
  • Defer planned shipment interface
• Workflow:
  • Enable workflows:
  • Raise business events:
  • Enable ship to deliver workflow

• Global UOM defaults:
  • Weight Class and UOM
  • Volume class and UOM
  • Distance Class and UOM
  • Dimension Class and UOM
  • Time Class and UOM
  • Currency

Transportation Tab:

Global Parameters - Transportation

• Truck load parameters:
  • Auto rate released trip: No Action / At Release / At Ship confirm
  • Auto firm load tendered trips: No Action / Firm Routing / Firm Content & Routing
  • Number of Units UOM:
  • Pallet Item Type:
• Truck Load cost allocation:
  • Principal cost allocation basis
  • Distance allocation basis:
  • Stop cost allocation basis:
• Facility Mileage Calculation Defaults
  • Customer
  • Organization
  • Supplier
  • Carrier
• Rating & Routing:
  • Do not rate outbound
  • Rate inbound
  • Rate drop ship
• Calculation of distance and time:
  • Highway distance empirical constant
  • Average highway speed: