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Consignment Groups
In TB.One, consignment groups let you bundle several parcels into one shipment (for example, one pallet box) and hand them over to the shipping service provider together.
Why use Consignment Groups?
With consignment groups, you can collect packages and hand them over to a carrier in one large shipment. This is useful when you ship to countries outside the EU (for example to Switzerland) and use a carrier that handles the customs process for you. They enable you to export customs tarrif numbers to your logistics partner directly through a product attribute.
Set Up Consignment Group Types
Creating Consignment Group Types
Generally, your Tradebyte Solution Delivery Manager will set up consignment group types during integration if required for your shipping setup.
Adjusting Consignment Group Types
If you need to adjust the settings for your consignment group types, you can do so at “Basic data > Shipping > Consignment group types”. Coordinate any changes made here with your carrier.
Exporting Custom Tariff Numbers
If you ship to Switzerland with the carrier MS Direct, you can export customs tariff numbers with your consignment groups:
1.Create an attribute for your customs tariff numbers
a.Go to "Basic data > Properties > Attributes". b.On the left navigation bar in the "Pages" tab under "Page actions", click "Create new attribute". c.Add a unique name and values that represent your customs tariff numbers. d.Save your attribute. |
1.Add your customs tariff numbers as attribute values
a.In the editing area of your new attribute, open the "Properties | Attribute values" tab. b.Create one attribute value for each customs tariff number you use. c.Enter the tariff number as both the attribute value and the key. d.Save your changes. |
1.Assign a customs tariff number to each product
a.Go to "Articles > Product list" b.Open the product. c.Go to "Product description" and navigate to the "Product attributes" section. d.Add your customs tariff attribute and select the right tariff number from the drop-down menu. e.Save the product. |
1.Turn on the export in your consignment group type
a.Open "Basic data > Shipping > Consignment group types". b.Select the consignment group type you use to ship to Switzerland. Its settings open in the editing area. c.Select the option "CH customs tariff no. export". d.In the "CH customs tariff no. assignment" drop-down menu, select the attribute you created in Step 1. e.Save your settings. |
Create Consignment Groups
A consignment group lists all packages that go in the same shipping container and forwards the necessary information to your carrier.
There are two different ways of working with consignment groups. Which one applies to you depends on the consignment group type you use:
1. Generic Consignment Group Types (Automated Creation)
Fig.1: Generic consignment group type
This consignment group type automatically opens consignment groups, assigns packages, and closes the consignment groups.
1.Go to the consignment group type settings (“Basic data > Shipping > Consignment group types”) and select your consignment group type from the list on the left. The editing menu opens on the right.
2.The field “Type” must contain the value “Generisch” (see Fig.1).
3.The following type-specific settings show the channels for which this consignment group type is being used.
4.TB.One will automatically open consignment groups, add all packages for the selected channels to those consignment groups, and finalize/close the groups.
2. Other Consignment Group Types (Manual Processing)
Fig.2: Manual consignment group processing
Go to the consignment group type settings (“Basic data > Shipping > Consignment group types”) and select your consignment group type from the list on the left. The editing menu opens on the right. If the field “Type” does not contain the value “Generisch”:
1.Process your orders and create a list of the ship codes (tracking numbers)s or container IDs of all packages that will be part of a single consignment group.
2.Go to “Orders > Consignment groups” and click the page action “Create new consignment group” on the tab “Pages” in the left navigation bar (see Fig.2).
3.In the editing section on the right, select a consignment group type from the drop-down menu “Consignment group type” and enter a key.
4.Select the channels for which you want to use the consignment group from the drop-down menu “Include parcels from channel”.
5.Now you have two options to proceed:
a.TB.One will display a list of all parcels that are ready to be shipped for these channels. Select all parcels you want to include in the consignment group and click “Save”.
b.Save the consignment group first. Now you can add parcels using their reference numbers (that is by entering their ship code (tracking numbers) or container ID). Click “Save” again when you are done.
6.After the consignment group is complete, click “Finalize consignment group”. You can then print a list of packages or a label for that consignment group by clicking the respective option.
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