| Cluster and cluster line status overview |  |
| Cluster headers and cluster lines have various sets of statuses. Cluster header statuses indicate the progress of the cluster during the freight order cluster subcontracting process. Cluster header statuses are displayed in the Freight Order Clusters (fmfoc3100m000) session. Cluster line statuses have the same status as the corresponding freight order lines. Cluster line statuses are displayed in the Freight Order Cluster Lines (fmfoc3101m000) session. These statuses indicate the progress during inbound or outbound warehouse processing and transport. In a technical sense, cluster header statuses and cluster line statuses bear no relation to each other. Note Freight order lines with the Planned status are planned using the load building engine. Freight order lines that are planned by the load building engine, or are available for load building, cannot be used for freight order line clustering. A freight order line is available for load building if the Load Planning check box is selected. For further information, see The load planning attribute. In practice, the following status combinations between cluster headers and cluster lines can exist:
Status
Freight order line | Cluster line | Cluster header
--- | --- | ---
Expected | None | None
| Expected | Clustered
|  | Actual
If an Expected freight order line is not clustered, no cluster line or cluster header exists for the freight order line. If the Expected freight order line is clustered, a cluster line with the same status exists. The cluster header of this cluster line can be Clustered or Actual. This depends on the progress of the subcontracting process.
In Progress | None | None
| In Progress | Clustered
|  | Actual
|  | Subcontracted
If a freight order line with the In Progress status is not clustered, no cluster line or cluster header exists for the freight order line. If the freight order line with the In Progress status is clustered, a cluster line with the same status exists. The cluster header of this cluster line can be Clustered, Actual, or Subcontracted; this depends on the progress of the subcontracting process.
Shipped | Shipped | Actual
|  | Subcontracted
Usually, by the time a freight order line and the corresponding cluster line is Shipped, the subcontracting process is nearing its completion. Most clusters have reached the Subcontracted stage.
Completed | Completed | Subcontracted
|  | Closed
Closed | Closed | Closed
The following table explains the meaning of freight order line/cluster line and cluster header statuses:
Freight order line/cluster line status | Description
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Expected | The initial status. Receipt or delivery warehousing procedures have not yet started.
In Progress | Warehousing procedures have started.
Shipped | For outbound lines, the goods have been loaded and have left your warehouse. For inbound goods, the goods have been loaded and have left the supplier’s warehouse.
Completed | For inbound lines, the goods have been received and stored in the warehouse. The related warehousing order lines have obtained the Received status. For outbound lines, the goods have reached their destination, and the related warehousing order lines are set to CompletedWarehousing, which in turn updates Freight. Cluster lines or freight order lines that are not linked to Warehousing can be set to Shipped or Completed in the Confirm Delivery / Receipt (fmlbd3252m000) session.
Closed | If the invoicing procedure has been completed, the status changes to Closed.
Cluster header statuses
Status | Explanation
Clustered | The initial status of a cluster. This status is allocated automatically when the cluster is created. Freight order clusters and cluster lines with the Clustered status can be deleted. Clusters can be deleted manually. Cluster lines can be removed manually from the cluster. Freight order cluster lines are removed from the cluster by ERP LN if the underlying freight order line is deleted or if the properties of the freight order line are changed, so that the freight order line no longer matches the other lines of the cluster.
Actual | A cluster receives the Actual status when the cluster is finalized and ready to be offered to a carrier. The user decides when a cluster is ready for actualization. Clusters are actualized by batch in the Actualize Freight Order Clusters (fmfoc3210m000) session. A freight order cluster line is removed from a cluster with the Actual status if the underlying freight order line is deleted, or if at least one of the properties is changed, so that the freight order line no longer matches the other lines of the cluster. In such cases, the Cluster Changed check box in the Freight Order Clusters (fmfoc3100m000) session is automatically selected.
Subcontracted | A cluster receives the Subcontracted status when the final version of the subcontracting instructions has been printed. You can only print subcontracting instructions for clusters that have the Actual status.
Closed | A cluster receives the Closed status after the goods have reached their destination and the invoice from the carrier has been paid. Freight order clusters and cluster lines that have the Closed status can be deleted.
Related topics Subcontracting Freight order statuses |