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Contents
1. Document Controls
2. Table of Figures
3. Introduction
4. Manifest & Closeout Shipments
4.1. View Shipments Ready for Manifest and Closeout
4.2. Closeout
5. Appendix – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Table of Figures
Figure 1 - Processed Shipments Ready for Manifest and Closeout
Figure 2 – View Services
Figure 3- Services List Expanded
Figure 4 - Royal Mail – all services listed together
Figure 5 – Royal Mail – tracked high volume services listed separately to standard services
Figure 6 - Closeout by Carrier
Figure 7 - Closeout by Service
Figure 8- Confirm Closeout
Figure 9 - Example Manifest File
Once a label has been created for the shipment it will then be available to manifest and close out via the Shipment Processing screens. Manifesting a shipment produces the relevant paperwork and documentation required by the carrier for them to accept and transport your shipments. Closeout sends the electronic data (pre-advice files etc.) required by the carrier Could we explain who is 'agent'? or just user the word 'carrier' instead? Or that we will use the word 'agent' throughout the documentfor We'll update to carrier as this is more consistent with other manualsthe shipment, so that the carrier can operationally handle the items effectively.
NOTE: Shipments can also be closed out via API, for more information please view the API spec guide.
Figure 1 - Processed Shipments Ready for Manifest and Closeout
Figure 2 – View Services
Figure 3- Services List Expanded
Figure 4 - Royal Mail – all services listed together
Figure 5 – Royal Mail – tracked high volume services listed separately to standard services
Figure 6 - Closeout by Carrier
Figure 7 - Closeout by Service
Figure 8- Confirm Closeout
Figure 9 - Example Manifest File
Appendix – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The table below contains responses to some questions that users frequently ask relating to Manifest and Closeout of shipments.
Category | Question | Answer |
Manifest shipment | I've gone to the Shipment Processing screen to manifest my shipment, but it isn't listed. Why is this? | If a processed shipment that you hadn't closed out is no longer showing in the Shipment Processing screen, then it will have been closed out via clean sweep. Clean sweep is a process that can be set to run on set days and times to automatically close out shipments. If clean sweeps have been setup in the system and you not have not closed out any shipments on a day when clean sweep is set to run, then the clean sweep will run at the set time and automatically close out all processed shipment. |
Manifest shipment | My shipment has been closed out via clean sweep; how can I print the manifest? | There are 2 ways you can find and print the manifest for shipments closed out via clean sweep:
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