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title: "Direct Ship Dashboard"
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# Overview

> Macro (excerpt-include)



> ℹ️ Branch transfers are excluded from this view.

# Accessing Direct Ship Dashboard

There are a number of ways for you to access the **Debtor’s Collection Letter Maintenance** screen.

1. Click the **Frameworks Menu** and enter **Direct Ship** into the **Search Box**
2. Click the **Frameworks Menu **and navigate to **Sales > Transaction Processing > Direct Ship** from the navigation tree.

# Navigating Direct Ship Dashboard

The **Direct Ship** screen is made up of three main sections:

1. The** Search Options **
2. The** Results Grid**
3. The **Direct Ship **Popup

## 1. The Search Options

To use the search fields, enter values from any of the following search options:

![image-20250423-053648.png](media://cd5b26ae-a5c9-4be7-9afe-60e383c62e8c)

- **Branch: **Search by all branches or narrow your search by selecting a specific branch.
- **Supplier: **Enter the supplier code of the supplier that you are looking for.
- **Purchase Order: **Enter the purchase order number that you are looking for.
- **Customer: **Enter the customer number of the customer you are looking for.
- **Sales Order: **Enter the sales order number you are looking for.

Alternatively, leave the fields blank to return a list of all existing transactions.

## 2. The Results Grid

The results grid contains a list of all existing transactions that match the search criteria.

![image-20250423-053731.png](media://d36ec390-31eb-43e0-aae2-5c7e4578b991)

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**Purchase Order**

Displays the** **purchase** **order number,** **which is given to every purchase order. Clicking the hyperlink will direct you to a pop-up that allows you to edit the transaction line.

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**Branch**

Displays the **Branch ID **that the Purchase Order is for.

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**P/O Type**

Defaults to the purchase order type. 

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**P/O Order Date**

Displays the date the purchase order was ordered. 

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**Supplier**

Displays the **Supplier ID **and **Supplier Name **for the order

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**Sales Order**

Displays the sales order number. 

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**S/O Type**

Displays the type of sales order: order or quote

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**S/Order Date**

Displays the date when the sales order was created.

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**Customer**

Displays the **Customer ID** and **Customer Name** for the sales order/quote.

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**Delivery Date**

Displays the time for the delivery.

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**Delivery Address**

Displays the delivery address. 

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**Customer Ref**

Displays the order reference. 

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## 3. The Direct Ship Popup

Clicking the **Purchase Order **hyperlink will open a popup that enables you to edit a transaction. This popup is made up of three sections, and they display the following:

![image-20250425-062641.png](media://b72e492d-32e9-4d90-bd6a-6327eb2c61cd)

### 1. Sales and Purchase Orders Information

This section displays:

- **Sales Order No.: **Sales order number of the transaction
- **Back Order No.: **Reference number for items that are on back order.** **
- **Customer Order Reference**: Identifier provided by the customer for their order.
- **Purchase Order No.: **Purchase order number linked to this transaction
- **Receipt: **Number assigned to the transaction receipt.
- **Supplier**: Name of the supplier fulfilling the order.
- **Delivery Address: **Location where the order is set to be delivered.
- **Docket Number:** Enter a docket number related to the delivery for record-keeping and tracking purposes.

> ❌ An error will occur if no **Docket Number** is provided.

### 2. Despatch and Delivery Information 

This section provides the delivery details:

- **Order Branch: **Displays the branch that will process and send out the order.
- **Requested Date: **Displays the date the order is requested to be despatched to the customer.
- **Delivery Date: **Displays the date the order is due to be despatched.
- **Desp. Method: **Displays the despatch method ID.

Click **Select All** to select all products as delivered.

### 3. Product Details

This section displays a list of products on the order. 

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<summary>For more information about the Product Details, click here. </summary>

**Product Code**

Displays the Product ID of the product

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**Description**

Displays a brief description of the product. 

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**Original Qty**

Displays the initial quantity of the product ordered.

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**Length**

Displays the length of the product. 

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**UOM**

Displays the stocking unit of measure for the product.

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**Select**

Select the checkbox next to the line item you want to process. Click the **Select All** button to select all line items.

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**Qty Remaining**

Indicates the number of items not yet delivered. This valued is the calculated as the difference between the **Qty** **Original **and the **Qty Delivered**

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**Qty Delivered **[editable] 

Enter the quantity of items you want to be delivered. 

> ℹ️ After selecting an item, the quantity for that line item transfers from the **Qty Remaining** column (which then changes to 0) to the **Qty Delivered** column.

  

**Cost **[editable]  

This field defaults to the unit cost of the product from the purchase order. You can edit the unit cost to reflect the actual cost of the product as supplied, if it differs from the original purchase order.

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**Line Total**

Displays the total cost of the product. 

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Once a transaction is finalised, a notification pop-up appears to inform the user that the purchase order has been automatically processed, and the sales order has been invoiced.

![image-20250423-054130.png](media://37d227a6-5069-4901-a9ab-ca5c9417ee17)

# Additional Information

> ✅ Refer to [About Direct Ship Dashboard](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28412950) for more information.

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<summary>Related System Settings</summary>

| **System Settings - General** | **Setting Purpose** |
| --- | --- |
| **PODrctDel** | Shipping basis code to be used for direct delivery purchase orders |
| **SOPDrctDel** | Despatch method for direct delivery. |
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