The dock scheduling functionality allows you to manage appointments for locations in a warehouse to receive inbound shipments and ship outbound shipments. The dock scheduling rules enable you to specify number of days in advance to take a dock appointment. Scheduling of docks is based on the warehouse calendar associated with the dock and takes into consideration the working days, holidays, and shifts that are valid for receiving or shipping operations. Each dock can have its own calendar and specify the shifts when it is available.
For more information about dock appointments, see the Sterling Warehouse Management System OverviewProduct overview topic on the corresponding version of the Sterling Warehouse Management System knowledge center collection. .
Scheduling dock appointments may involve a combination of any of the following tasks which are explained in detail in this section: