Creating a carrier delivery schedule

Sterling Order Management System Software lets you define an unlimited number of delivery schedules for a carrier. You can set up schedules for specific time periods, such as months or seasons, and configure overrides in the schedule for days, such as holidays.

About this task

For example, you can configure a holiday schedule in which the carrier transports shipments Sunday through Saturday and makes deliveries Monday through Saturday. You can configure exceptions to the schedule, such as changing a delivery on Dec. 24 from 6 to 4 p.m.

To create a delivery schedule:

Procedure

  1. From the tree in the application rules side panel, choose Cross Application > Carrier Services. The Carrier Services window displays in the work area.
  2. Select the applicable carrier service code and choose the Details icon. The Carrier Service Details popup window for the carrier displays.
  3. Select the Create New icon on the Delivery Schedule List window. The Delivery Schedule Details window displays.
  4. Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions.
  5. Choose the Save icon.
    Table 1. Delivery schedule details window
    Field Description
    Effective From Date Select the date that this carrier schedule is applicable from.
    Effective To Date Select the date that this carrier schedule is applicable to.

    Ensure that you specify a date range that is not already in use by another delivery schedule. For example, if a delivery schedule has a date range of January through June, you cannot specify a date range of May through July for a different delivery schedule.
    Delivers On Check the days of the week when this carrier delivers shipments.
    Transfers On Check the days of the week when this carrier transports shipments.
    Delivery Date Overrides
    Override Date Select the date for which you want to override the carrier's delivery/transport schedule.
    Can Transfer Select Yes to allow transfer or No to disallow transfer on the specified override date.
    Can Deliver Select Yes to allow delivery or No to disallow delivery on the specified override date.