Rate Shopping
What came back when several carriers were asked. Kept rather than thrown away: "why did we ship this on the expensive one" is a question somebody asks three weeks later.
Where to find it
- Module: Supply Chain
- Group: Transportation
- Section: Transportation
- Screen: Rate Shopping
Address in the console: /scm/rate-quotes
List · 10 columns · 8 fields on its form · 1 action
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Quote | Code | quote_no |
| Freight order | Code | freight_order_no |
| Load | Code | load_no |
| Weight kg | Number | weight_kg |
| Service level | Status | service_level |
| Options | Number | option_count |
| Cheapest | Amount | best_amount |
| Asked by | Text | requested_by_name |
| When | Date and time | requested_at |
| Status | Status | status |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| From postal code | Text | ||
| To postal code | Text | ||
| Weight (kg) | Number | ||
| Volume (L) | Number | ||
| Pieces | Number | ||
| Service level | Choice | Configuration list | |
| Why this one | Long text | ||
| Status | Choice | open, quoted, selected, expired, failed, cancelled |
What you can do here
Rate a shipment primary
Ask every tariff, and every connected carrier, what this would cost
Asks for: Weight (kg)* Volume (L) Pallets Pieces Distance (km) From postal code To postal code Freight class Service level Mode
* required
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.