Expedient provides three automatic exception reports to warn you when transport instructions and deliveries are not going smoothly. You can find the reports in Automatic Reports > Auto Report Setup The reports available are: Report to list jobs where an instruction has been sent to a Carrier and no response has been received – No […]
Carrier EDI
This module provides the ability to send instructions to selected transport companies electronically, and to receive updates from the transport companies direct into Expedient.
Viewing EDI Messages
The progress of messages and the history of the responses from the EDI carriers can be viewed using the “EDI History” option from the Options menu in the Import Job Registration screen. This screen displays all the EDI Carrier messages corresponding to the job with the most recent message at the top. Any error […]
Status Updates from EDI Carriers
The following events can be provided by Transport Companies into Expedient. Below lists the events and what happens in Expedient on receipt of these messages Time Slot Request Acknowledged This Event is received for FCL/FCX bookings. On receipt of this update the following will occur: The “Accepted?” flag will be ticked in the Container Details […]
Sending EDI to Carriers
Instructions can be sent to the Carriers from the Import Job Registration screen. Use the “Send EDI Booking to Carrier” option from the Options menu. This option will only be available if the Carrier is set up for EDI in the Customer Masterfile, Carrier Tab and if the Job Type matches the Job Type for […]
Transport Types
When a Transport Type is selected against each container in the Container Details tab in Import Job Registration the Transport Request sent to the Carrier will contain the Delivery Code they understand in their system. The Transport Types are stored in the bottom half of the Carrier Codes Mapping tab in the Administration > Customer […]
Carrier Codes Mapping
The instructions sent to the carriers are often coded e.g. the instruction to pick up a full import container from the wharf, delivery to the customer then return the empty to the dehire park may be shortened to ‘WF-CU-MT’ Different Carriers may require different codes so these are stored in the Administration > Customer Masterfile […]
Carrier EDI Setup
Setting up Expedient to send and receive EDI messages from carriers will involve some preparation from you, the transport carriers and Expedient Software. Please use the following checklist to work through the set up requirements. Action Point Action Detail 1 Check that Expedient is set up to allow EDI messages to your Carriers Open the […]
Carrier EDI Overview
This module provides the ability to send instructions to selected transport companies electronically via EDI messages, and to receive updates from the transport companies direct into Expedient. Transport requests can be sent from within the Job Registration screen and updates, including proof of delivery, from the transport company will populate the Delivery Details tab within […]