Transform container types

A Carrier container type can be transformed to a different value for each carrier or for each carrier service.

Navigate to Axdata® > Shipment booking > Setup > Shipment booking external values

In the form Shipment booking parameters is it possible to set if the Carrier container type is transformed for each Carrier or each Carrier service.

Use Carrier if all container types are available for all Carrier services.
Use Carrier Service if NOT all container types are available for all Carrier services

Container type conversion: Carrier

In the form navigate in the tree to:

  • nShift Delivery (Unifaun) > Carrier > (Your Carrier) > Container type
  • nShift Ship (Consignor) > Carrier > (Your Carrier) > Container type

How to add a new Container type transformation

  1. Select Carrier in the tree
  2. Expand Carrier and select the carrier where the Container type transformation must be added
  3. Select Container type
  4. Click on New
  5. Select the Container type to be transformed in the field Value
  6. Enter the transformation value in the field External value
    1. nShift Ship: External values can be found here
  7. Click on Save to save the transformation

Container type conversion: Carrier service

Only Carrier container types which is added to the carrier service in the Shipping carriers form. To add Carrier container types navigate to Transportation management > Setup > Carriers > Shipping carriers.
Transformation of a Container type to Carrier container type is only possible if the Container type is set in the Carrier container form. To set container type navigate to Shipment booking > Setup > Carrier container types.

In the form navigate in the tree to:

  • nShift Delivery (Unifaun) > Carrier > (Your Carrier) > Carrier service > (their service) > Carrier container type
  • nShift Ship (Consignor) > Carrier > (Your Carrier) > Carrier service > (their service) > Carrier container type

How to add a new Carrier container type transformation

  1. Select Carrier in the tree
  2. Expand Carrier and select the carrier where the Carrier container type transformation must be added
  3. Select Carrier service
  4. Expand Carrier service and select the carrier service where the Carrier container type transformation must be added
  5. Select Carrier container type
  6. Click on New
  7. Select the Carrier container type to be transformed in the field Value
  8. Enter the transformation value in the field External value
  9. Click on Save to save the transformation

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