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Jim2® Business Engine Help File

Dispatch can be found on the ribbon, under Jobs > Dispatch.

 

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1.Click Dispatch on the ribbon and the Dispatch List screen will appear. Upon opening, the list will automatically run, based on jobs which are:

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invoiced and ready

not previously dispatched

Branch not selected (if branches are enabled)

Ship Via not selected

Region not selected.

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A dispatch list can be pinned, however it cannot be renamed, nor can a refresh time be set.

2.Enter any other information, then run the list again.

Field

Explanation

Branch

Choose a branch, or leave blank.

Ship Via

Choose the ship via method, ie. TNT, Couriers Please, etc.

Region

If regions have been set up, select the appropriate region, otherwise leave blank.

Invoice

Choices: All, Not Invoiced, Invoiced & Ready, Picked (note, Picked only works if the company is licensed for Advanced Warehouse Management).

From #

Select the appropriate cardfile (this field denotes the customer or site that this job will be shipped to or collected by upon completion), based on the Ship# on the job.

The Ship, Ship Ref# and Cartons fields can be edited (fields will be coloured yellow). In the Ship field, change the ship via (ie. from TNT to Couriers Please). A ship reference number can also be entered in the Ship Ref # field.

When selecting the ellipsis [...] in the Cartons column in Edit mode, select the Ship Via Item Types, ie. choose the type of carton, and add further information.

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The example below shows the results for invoiced and ready jobs in the NSW branch, which are to be shipped via Couriers Please.

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3.Click Edit, in order to proceed.

4.Tick off each job to be dispatched, or click Select All.

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5.Click Dispatch (in the footer) to create a Dispatch session for the chosen jobs. This can be saved at any time prior to creating the session, to be continued at a later time.

Upon selecting Dispatch, a dispatch session number will be created, and the dispatch list for that session will open.

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6.The dispatch session is now complete, and can be printed or exported as required.

 

Further information

Delete a Dispatch Session

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Dispatch Setups

View, Print, or Export a Dispatch Session