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<Session ID="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0130m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Freight Classes (fmfmd0130m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to view
		  and maintain <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#0000003" role="glossary">freight classes</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000008" role="manual">The use of freight classes</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000026" role="manual">Calculation of estimated freight costs</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000011" role="manual">The use of shipping offices and planning groups</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000037" role="manual">Freight order grouping</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000012" role="manual">Plan matrices and matrix definitions</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="fmfmd030.frcl">
         <Header>
            <Title>Freight Class</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A classification of an item in terms of:</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListItem>Product density (pounds per square foot)</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Stowage (size, weight, and shape)</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Handling</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Liability (the item's value)</ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>Freight classification is a criteria that is used to
		  determine an item's transportation price. In LN, a freight class
		  can also serve as a criterion that determines the planning group of order
		  lines. Freight classes are mainly used in the U.S.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
</Session>