The Reference Numbers section is displayed on search pages for shipments, shipment legs, loads, trips, bookings, dock commitments and stops. The section can be used to quickly search using selected reference numbers for the applicable entity. When the section appears on a search page for shipment legs, filtering will be performed using Reference Numbers for the corresponding shipment. When it appears on a search page for stops, filtering will be performed using Reference Numbers for the corresponding load.
Reference Number Visibility Configuration can be used to define up to thirty (30) Reference Number Types for each of the following entities in Transportation Manager:
This information determines the reference numbers that should be available as filter criteria in the Reference Numbers section on search pages.
The "Reference Numbers" section will contain up to thirty (30) fields, each corresponding to one of the designated Reference Numbers for the entity. The description for each field will be for the applicable Reference Number Type. Each of the 30 text boxes for Reference Number will allow for multiple occurrences of the Reference Number search argument.
You can use filter criteria the Advanced Search Criteria section to search on any Reference Number for the main entity for the list or for a related entity. From shipment lists, you can also search by Shipment Detail and Item reference numbers (collectively referred to as A/R entities). From any search page for any A/P entity (i.e. Loads, Trips, Bookings, Stops, Shipment Legs or Dock Commitments), you can search based on a Reference Number for any other related A/P entity. On selected search pages, you can search based on any of the reference numbers for A/P or A/R entities.