Example: Shipment Contains One Order and One Item

Thefollowing example shows how Sterling TMS displays thedescription for a single-stop shipment:

1. An electronics retailer creates a single-stop shipment whichconsists of one order.
2. The retailer enters the manifest for the order:
   • There is one shipping unit which consists of 20 pallets.
   • The pallets contain one item Model 123 Laser Printers.
3. When the retailer views the shipment or order on the Shipments tabthe Description column shows the following entry:

   Model 123 LaserPrinters

Example: Shipment Contains Multiple Orders and Items

Thefollowing example shows how Sterling TMS displays thedescription for a multi-stop shipment:

1. An electronics retailer creates a shipment that consists of threeorders.
2. The shipper enters the manifest for Order A which contains thefollowing items:
   • Five pallets of Desktop Scanners
   • Seven pallets of DVD drives
3. The shipper enters the manifest for Order B which contains 12pallets of Video Monitors.
4. The shipper enters the manifest for Order C which contains 11pallets of Laser Printers.
5. When the retailer views the shipment on the Shipments tabthe Description column shows the following entry:

   Desktop Scanners+

   Sterling TMS displays thisentry because it is the first item for the first order. The plus sign(+) sign indicates that the shipment contains multiple items.

6. When the retailer views Order A on the Shipments tabthe Description column shows the following entry:

   Desktop Scanners+

   Sterling TMS displays thisentry because it is the first item entered for the order. The + signindicates that the order contains multiple items.

7. When the retailer views Order B on the Shipments tabthe Description column shows the following entry:

   Video Monitors

8. When the retailer views Order C on the Shipments tabthe Description column shows the following entry:

   Laser Printers

Example: When the + Sign Indicates Multiple Descriptions

Eachof the following examples shows when Sterling TMS displays theplus sign (+) sign next to the item description:

• An order consists of one shipping unit which contains multipleitems.
• An order consists of multiple shipping units each of which containsone or more items:
  • One shipping unit contains 5 pallets of laser printers.
  • Another shipping unit contains 20 cases of DVD drives.
• A shipment contains one order which contains multiple items.
• A shipment contains multiple orders. Each order contain differentitems.
• A shipment contains multiple orders. One order contains an itembut the others do not.