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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To define freight rate books</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>freight</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>rate</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>cost</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>transportation</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>A freight rate book is a list of <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000068" role="glossary">freight rates</Link>. A freight rate includes an amount per distance or <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000041" role="glossary">zone</Link> and a few other attributes, such as weight, <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000071" role="glossary">service level</Link>, or <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000067" role="glossary">carrier</Link>. A <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000068" role="glossary">freight rate</Link> can be of one of the following types:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000069" role="glossary">Client rate</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000070" role="glossary">Carrier rate</Link>.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Paragraph>A freight rate book consists of the following elements:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.raco" role="formfield">Freight Rate Book</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Freight-rate book header data.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Freight-rate book instances.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Freight Rate Book Code</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.raco" role="formfield">Freight Rate Book</GUIRef> identifies a freight rate book and provides some general information about the freight rate book. For further information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000390" role="manual">Freight rate book codes</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Freight-rate book header data</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Freight-rate book header data includes some general attributes that applies to all the distances/zones per amount(s) of the freight rate book, such as:</Paragraph>
			<List><ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.cfrw" role="formfield">Carrier</GUIRef>: this is the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.cfrw" role="formfield">Carrier</GUIRef> that carries out transportation against the rates defined in the current freight rate book.</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.wght" role="formfield">Weight</GUIRef>: the basic weight to which the rates per distance/zone of the current freight rate book apply.</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.serv" role="formfield">Service Level</GUIRef>: the <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000071" role="glossary">service level</Link> to which the rates per distance/zone of the current freight rate book apply.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Freight-rate book instances</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>The list of amounts per distance or zone that apply to the header data.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<ExampleSection><SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
			<TABLE border="1"><THEAD><TR><TD colspan="2" align="center">Freight-rate book header data:</TD>
					</TR>
				</THEAD>
				<TBODY><TR><TD align="right">
							<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.cfrw" role="formfield">Carrier</GUIRef>
						</TD>
						<TD>Speedex, Inc.</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD align="right">
							<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.wght" role="formfield">Weight</GUIRef>
						</TD>
						<TD>100 kg</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD align="right">
							<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.brty" role="formfield">Break Type</GUIRef>
						</TD>
						<TD>Minimum</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD align="right">
							<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.serv" role="formfield">Service Level</GUIRef>
						</TD>
						<TD>Speedy delivery</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD align="right">
							<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0116m000#tdpcg016.rmth" role="formfield">Rating Method</GUIRef>
						</TD>
						<TD>Distance</TD>
					</TR>
				</TBODY>
			</TABLE>
			<TABLE border="1"><THEAD><TR><TD colspan="4" align="center">Freight rate book entries:</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD>Distance</TD>
						<TD width="71">Amount per distance</TD>
						<TD width="74">Amount per weight</TD>
						<TD width="66">Minimum amount</TD>
					</TR>
				</THEAD>
				<TBODY><TR><TD>0</TD>
						<TD width="71">10</TD>
						<TD width="74">15</TD>
						<TD width="66">2,000</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD>500</TD>
						<TD width="71">25</TD>
						<TD width="74">25</TD>
						<TD width="66">3,000</TD>
					</TR>
				</TBODY>
			</TABLE>
			<Paragraph>For the distances and weights displayed below, these rates would result in the following freight costs:</Paragraph>
			<TABLE border="1"><THEAD><TR><TD width="59">Instance</TD>
						<TD width="68">Distance</TD>
						<TD width="74">Weight</TD>
						<TD width="216">Freight costs</TD>
					</TR>
				</THEAD>
				<TBODY><TR><TD width="59">A</TD>
						<TD width="68">100</TD>
						<TD width="74">200</TD>
						<TD width="216">100*10 + 200*15 = 4,000</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD width="59">B</TD>
						<TD width="68">1000</TD>
						<TD width="74">50</TD>
						<TD width="216">1000*25 = 25,000</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD width="59">C</TD>
						<TD width="68">30</TD>
						<TD width="74">100</TD>
						<TD width="216">2000</TD>
					</TR>
				</TBODY>
			</TABLE>
			<Paragraph>For B, there is no weight charge, since the weight is &lt; 100 kg. For C, the calculated amount (30 * 10 + 100 * 15 = 1800) is &lt; than the minimum amount, so the minimum amount is charged.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>Define the freight-rate book header data in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000" role="session">Freight Rate Books (tdpcg0150m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>Define the distances or zones and the freight rates against the distances or zones in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000" role="session">Freight Rate Books (tdpcg0150m000)</Link> session. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0116m000#tdpcg016.rmth" role="formfield">Rating Method</GUIRef> is defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.raco" role="formfield">Freight Rate Book</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0116m000" role="session">Freight Rate Book Codes (tdpcg0116m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		</ExampleSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<ProcedureSection><SectionTitle>To set up a freight rate book</SectionTitle>
		<Steps><Step><StepTitle>Price book number group</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>Define a freight-rate book number group in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0100m000#tdpcg000.ngfr" role="formfield">Freight Rate Book Number Group</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0100m000" role="session">Pricing Parameters (tdpcg0100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.raco" role="formfield">Freight Rate Book</GUIRef>
				</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>Define a <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000#tdpcg050.raco" role="formfield">Freight Rate Book</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0116m000" role="session">Freight Rate Book Codes (tdpcg0116m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Freight-rate book header data</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>Define the freight-rate book header data in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000" role="session">Freight Rate Books (tdpcg0150m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Freight rate book instances</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph>Define the distances or zones, and the freight rates against the distances or zones in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000" role="session">Freight Rate Books (tdpcg0150m000)</Link> session. Zones are defined in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm" role="package">Freight Management</GUIRef>. To define zones, see <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000036" role="manual">Zones</Link>.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
		</Steps>
	</ProcedureSection>
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