| # Shipping office matrices A shipping office matrix is used to link shipping offices to freight orders. If the attribute values of the shipping office matrix match the values of an originating order of a freight order, the shipping office linked to the shipping office matrix is linked to the freight order. The attributes of a shipping office matrix refer to the attributes of originating orders of freight orders. If there is no match, the shipping office linked to the warehouse of the originating order is linked to the freight order. You can link shipping offices to warehouses in the Warehouses by Shipping Office (fmfmd0185m000) session. A shipping office matrix consists, essentially, of the following elements: Matrix header Shipping office matrix identification code Matrix Sequence Attributes Matrix details Attribute values Shipping office To define a shipping office matrix Step 1. Define matrix header To define a shipping office matrix header, proceed as follows: In the Shipping Office Matrix Definition (fmfoc1130m000) session, enter the shipping office matrix identification code. Define the Matrix Sequence. Save the data you just entered. Double-click the row that comprises the data you just entered. In the Matrix Segments group box of the details session that appears, select the attributes that you want to use for the current matrix. After you select an attribute in the first list, the second list becomes available, from which you can select the second attribute. You can select up to six attributes. Select the Active check box to specify that the shipping office matrix is currently available. Save the data and close the details session. You have now finished defining the shipping office matrix header. Step 2. Define matrix details To define shipping office matrix details, you must link a shipping office and define matrix attribute values for the attributes that you selected in step 5 of the previous procedure. To link a shipping office to the matrix and define the matrix attribute values, proceed as follows: In the Shipping Office Matrix (fmfoc1140m000) session, click . In the Shipping Office Matrix field, zoom to the Shipping Office Matrix Definition (fmfoc1130m000) session and select the shipping office matrix header you just defined. In the Shipping Office field, zoom to the Shipping Offices (fmfmd0180m000) session to select the shipping office that you want to link to the shipping office matrix. Define the required values for the matrix attribute fields. You can only define values for the available matrix attribute fields. In the Shipping Office Matrix Definition (fmfoc1130m000) session, you specified the attributes that must be used for the current matrix. See list item 5 of the previous step. Note Ensure that you carry out the procedure to define a shipping office matrix in the above order. If you do not define the matrix header details in the Shipping Office Matrix Definition (fmfoc1130m000) session first, the values of the matrix segments remain Not Applicable. Related topics To set up freight order grouping control Freight order grouping The use of shipping offices and planning groups Freight Management in multisite environments |