Combine Multiple Orders

Available in: Enterprise edition.

This topic discusses combining multiple orders (invoices) into a package or several packages. This SWOS feature allows you to combine shipments on the fly during your shipping process. If you are processing shipments manually, you can immediately use this feature. However, when using this feature for the automated shipping process (Host orders or batch), it is required to have a client script to make this feature work properly.

 

To begin, you will need to identify what orders you want to combine and follow these steps:

 

To combine orders (shipments) into a package or several packages:

  1. On the Transaction menu, click Process Shipments.

  2. Enter your first order's shipment information.

  3. Click the SWOS Button located on the left side of the Process Shipment screen

    SWOS Button on the Process Shipment Screen

  4. A dialog window ( click here to view) will be prompted which will grab the first order's shipment ID. A Shipment ID is what WorldLink references when combining your other orders.

  5. When the dialog window ( click here to view) is displayed, enter the Shipment ID that you want to combine. Then click the ADD button to add the shipment with the first shipment order. Continue to add shipments until you have finished combining your shipment order.  

  6. Click Done (Esc) on the dialog window to accept all your changes.

  7. Once the dialog window closes, the Process Shipment screen will populate with the first order's shipment information. Enter the number of shipments you have combined in the Box Count field. Important Note: This number is critical to WorldLink processing the other shipments you have combined. If this is not entered correctly, this feature will not operate properly.

  8. Proceed to shipping the first order shipment by clicking Ship (F2). Once that shipment has been processed, the next combined order shipment will be populated on the Process Shipment screen.

  9. Enter the appropriate shipping information such as the Weight. Proceed to shipping the order shipment by clicking Ship (F2). Once that shipment has been processed, the next combined order shipment will be populated on the Process Shipment screen.

  10. Repeat Step 9 until all the combined orders (shipments) are finished.

 

 

 

Tip: Orders can be referred in this Help Guide as either a shipment or an invoice depending on your business process.