Confirm outbound shipments from batch jobs

This article describes how to set up a batch job that automatically confirms outbound transfer-order shipments for ready-to-ship loads. The batch job described here only applies to transfer order shipments, not to sales orders.

Turn the Confirm outbound shipments from batch jobs feature on or off

To use the functionality described in this article, the Confirm outbound shipments from batch jobs feature must be turned on for your system. As of Supply Chain Management version 10.0.21, this feature is turned on by default. As of Supply Chain Management 10.0.25, this feature is mandatory and can't be turned off. If you're running a version older than 10.0.25, then admins can turn this functionality on or off by searching for the Confirm outbound shipments from batch jobs feature in the Feature management workspace.

Process outbound shipments

To set up a scheduled batch job to run the outbound shipment confirmation for loads that are ready to ship:

  1. Go to Warehouse management > Periodic tasks > Process outbound shipments.
  2. The Confirm shipment dialog box opens. On the Records to include FastTab, select Filter.
  3. The query editor dialog box opens. On the Range tab, add a row with the following values:
    • Table - Loads
    • Derived table - Loads
    • Field - Load status
    • Criteria - Loaded
  4. Select OK to return to the Confirm shipment dialog box.
  5. On the Run in the background FastTab, set Batch processing to Yes.
  6. On the Run in the background FastTab, select Recurrence.
  7. The Define recurrence dialog box opens. Set the run schedule as needed for your business.
  8. Select OK to return to the Confirm shipment dialog box.
  9. Select OK on the Confirm shipment dialog box to add the batch job to the batch queue.

For more information, see Batch processing overview.