# Shipping codes

Shipping codes allow quick selection of a shipping organisation that will be used to ship goods to your customers or from your suppliers. The shipping code defined for a Customer is used as the default shipping code when Sales quotation or Sales order are generated for the customer. You can also use the Shipping code in the Purchase order form or Receive form.

A Shipping code is referenced throughout the system by its Code.

Features

- An unlimited number of Shipping codes can be defined
- The Shipping code is a FlexiCode field

Shipping codes form

Module: Accounts receivable

Category: Shipping codes

Activation: Main > Accounts receivable > Setup > Shipping codes

Form style: Multiple instance, SODA

Special actions available for users with Administrator permissions:

- Change the User ID of the Entered by field of memos.
- Edit memos entered by other users.

Database rules:

- A Shipping code cannot be deleted if it is referenced by any of the following:
  - Customer
  - Sales quotation
  - Sales order
  - Dispatch
  - Purchase order
  - Receive

Field definitions

Shipping code list

Reference: List, Read-only

This is a list of all shipping codes and their names that are currently defined. As you click on each of these items, their details will be displayed to the right of the list.

When you are ready to modify or delete a record, ensure that you have selected it in the list before clicking on the Edit or Delete button.

Code

Reference: Text(20), Mandatory, FlexiCode

This is the short-form code of the shipping organisation and it must be unique across all other shipping codes defined.

The Shipping code is a FlexiCode. This allows you to modify the code name while still retaining all previous internal references and links to that Shipping code.

Name

Reference: Text(50)

This is the long-form name of the shipping organisation.

Phone

Reference: Text(20)

This is the contact telephone number of the shipping organisation.

Account #

Reference: Text(20)

This is free-form text notes about the shipping organisation.

Tracking URL

Reference: Memo, Expandable

This is the URL that will be used when selecting the Track button on a Dispatch form

If you include the keyword #[CONNOTE]#, this keyword will be replaced with the Con note # when the tracking link is generated.

For more information, please see How to add a web tracking link to a Dispatch report.

Memo

Reference: Memo, Expandable

This is free-form text notes about the shipping organisation.

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