Adding a Miscellaneous Line to a Packing List

A Miscellaneous Shipment is a shipment or transfer of items that does not affect inventory and or Accounting.

This is commonly used for items such as Manuals or Test Data Results that should be recorded and tracked with the shipment but that should not impact inventory levels nor generate a financial transaction record.

A line can be added to a Packing List as a Miscellaneous line, or an entire Packing List can be generated for Miscellaneous items.

  1. For new Miscellaneous, From the Ribbon, select SalesShipment„New Shipment. Then click  the "Misc. P.List" Button, form is displayed:

  • Enter the fields as follows:

  • Field

    Description

    Ship Date

    Displays the date on which the items are scheduled to be shipped.

    PPD/COL

    Indicates if the items were prepaid, or must be paid on collection.

    Ship via

    Displays the company by which the items are shipped.

    Tracking

    Displays the tracking number, which the customer can use to track the shipment.

    Pay Terms

    Displays the terms by which the customer must pay.

    Our Order

    Displays the order number recorded by the company.

    Freight

    Displays the freight terms, i.e., ship to site, delivery duty unpaid.

    Cust PO

    Displays the customer's purchase order number.

    P List#

    Displays the packing list number generated when the packing list was created.

    1. to Add  Miscellaneous line to an existing Packing List, From the Packing List, click the "Detail" Navigation Button then click the "New" Button - a new line is added and is automatically marked as Misc. Line. SalesShipment„New Shipment. Then click  the "Misc. P.List" Button, form is displayed:

    1. From the To option, select to view the packing list according to the Customer or the Supplier.

    2.  

      1. Add or revise lines as follows:

      Field

      Description

      Pack

      Enter the Packing List number.

      PO Line

      (Optional) Enter the Purchase Order line number.

      SO Line

      (Optional) Enter the Sales Order Line number.

      Part Number

      Not relevant.

      Ship Qty

      Enter the quantity of items being shipped.

      Unit Price

      Enter the price per item, if required.

      Description

      Enter a description of the item. This field is recommended.

      Manufacturer

      Enter the name of the manufacturer, if needed.

      MFG Part Number

      Enter the Manufacturer's Part Number, if needed.

       

       

      1. Click OK to save the line, which is added to the Shipment, enabling you to include miscellaneous items, e.g., documentation in the shipment.

      2. From the Shipper Misc. Line form, select the Line Note tab.

       

      See Also

      Pending Lines in the Packing List ( To complete Shipment)