Create transport order in the overview tab

New transport orders can be created with or without a transport order template and added to the overview of transport orders.

Prerequisite

Transport management administrator or Transport management logistics planner or Transport management shopfloor associate role

Procedure

1. In the Material flow > Transport orders menu, call up the Overview tab.

   

2. In the header, use to open the New transport order dialog box.

   

3. Enter the following details in the New transport order dialog box:
   Description of the Interaction Elements: Transport orders

   If auto-complete is used in the Material Number text field and the master data in the Materials window is current, the Material Description and Unit Load Type text fields will automatically be filled with data.
   If the data in the Quantity text field is changed, the data in the Number of Unit Load Types text field will change automatically.

   • To select a transport order template for a transport order that has already been created, enter the name of the transport order template in the Templates text field and search with .

     Or:

     Select the desired transport order template from the list of transport order templates under the Templates text field.

     The data from the selected transport order template is transferred to the text fields.

   • Enter deadline information:

     Calculating the deadline automatically: The target date is calculated automatically.

     Calculating the deadline automatically: Manually enter the target date (input fields Target date and Target time). The target time displays the current time plus a two-hour procurement time.

   • To split transport orders with more than one unit load, enable the Split transport order checkbox.

     Example: A transport order for ten pallets is to be created and no trailer for ten pallets is available. Split the transport order into ten transport orders with one pallet each.

     The ten transport orders are scheduled and executed one after the other.

   • Print the transport details label for the driver:

     Press out: After creating the transport order (Save) the file manager appears. The file can be saved or opened in PDF format.

     Press out: No label is created for the driver with the details of the transport order.

4. Use Save to create the transport order.

A new transport order has been created and is displayed in the overview of transport orders.

• To update the transport order table, proceed to Updating the Transport Orders Table.
• To track the transport movements to the transport orders, continue with Transport Movements.
• To create transport orders on the Board tab, continue with Create transport order on the Board tab.