StarShip allows you to ship against one or multiple Sage 300 Shipments. StarShip can process the Shipment and write freight, tracking, and shipment detail back to Shipment in Sage 300.
Allow user to modify units to ship for line items from Sage 300 Shipments
This setting can be found in Additional Settings and when enabled, it allows users to change line item units to ship after importing a Sage 300 Shipment into StarShip. Note that when this setting is enabled, users will not be able to undership lot and serialized items.
Voiding Shipments
For Shipments that were created in Sage 300 (and not created by StarShip via shipping a Sales Order), StarShip will not update the Shipped Quantities on the Shipment when you void it in StarShip. StarShip WILL update the Shipped Quantities when you void a Shipment that StarShip created.
This section contains general information for manually shipping against Sage 300 Shipments. You can also use StarShip's Shipping Assistant, which simplifies shipping by providing a graphical, step-by-step means of importing, classifying, and packing items.
Shipping Assistant
If you want to use StarShip's Shipping Assistant, make sure you have the Preferences setting "Always use Shipping Assistant when importing orders" checked in StarShip Setup. You can find it under Shipping Assistant Preferences for Parcel and for Freight.
To launch the Shipping Assistant from the Ship screen,
click the Shipping Assistant button in the toolbar:
Manual : You can load a Shipment into the Ship screen by typing the
Shipment number directly into the Sage 300 Shipment field.
or
Browse: Click the magnifying glass to use the browse a list of Shipments
based on filters. 
The Search/Batch
Processing functionality allows you to search for and process one
or multiple Shipments.
Filters
Use the available filters to narrow down and sort your search results. The available filters vary depending upon the currently selected document.
After selecting the Shipment(s), you can then process the Shipment(s) automatically OR you can load a Shipment and enter or modify Shipment detail.
Note : The [Order] Order Type column can be used to sort orders by status. Only Sage 300 documents with an Active status can be imported.
Process Selected : If you are processing one or multiple Shipments,
StarShip will process the Shipment(s)
according to the batch settings you select. For more information about
batch settings, click here.
Or
To select a single Shipment, double-click the row (or check the box
and click the Load Document button) to load the Shipment into the Ship
screen. If any line items have previously been shipped, StarShip retrieves
related freight information (if applicable). If items have not been shipped
before, or line item detail is not mapped to Sage 300, you may need to
enter additional information, such as freight class. Next, pack the line
items in the Shipment into packages.
You can pack the shipment manually, by clicking the Packaging View button. In the Packaging View, drag and drop the items into first level packaging (for example, Box). See example
Line items can be packed using
learned or created packaging scenarios (added or modified in Maintain Inventory). If you've shipped any
of the items before, StarShip retrieves packaging scenarios and automatically
packs those items into first level packaging (boxes, cartons, etc).
By default, auto-packing based on packaging scenarios is not enabled.
You can enable this setting in Setup
> Preferences under Shipment Processing (for Freight or
Parcel); check the option, "Automatically pack items based on
packaging scenarios." Control how items are packed using the
related Auto Pack Preference setting below it.
Note: StarShip supports mixed items in
one box. However, StarShip can only learn packaging scenarios for
future shipments when you have one type of item in one package. The
auto-learning of packaging scenarios is optional and can be disabled.
Items imported from Sage 300 Shipments can be packed automatically into a default box. StarShip will pack loose items into default packaging based on the Preferences setting, "When importing orders, pack all loose items into a default package." This is the default setting; if you want to change this default, uncheck this setting in Parcel or Freight Preferences setup under Shipment Processing. Note that this setting is worded differently for Freight Preferences because it takes pallets into account.
More Information : Line Items
Enter Packaging Details
Packaging
For Parcel shipments, you would enter package detail for existing packages. Remain in the Packaging View and navigate through the packages to weigh them or add package level details on the Packaging tab.
BOL (Freight Shipments)
For Freight shipments, StarShip populates the bill of lading using line
item and packing information. Bill of Lading settings in Freight
Setup allow you some flexibility regarding how StarShip converts item
packaging information into the bill of lading body. Typically, similar
items with the same class are grouped under one general description. The
commodity description may be edited on the BOL tab. You can also manually enter the BOL.
Enter Freight Billing Info
Enter or modify the freight billing information of the shipment, if necessary.
Select the Ship Via
Select the shipping method - Carrier and Service - on
the Shipment tab, and enter
shipment detail that was not populated.
Rate the Shipment
Rate the shipment with the currently selected carrier by clicking Rate from the File menu or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + R. To rate shop, click the Rate Shop button in the toolbar or press Ctrl + Alt + S. Select a carrier from the Rate Shop tab. For more information, see Shipping Process > Rating in the StarShip Help.
Ready Date and Time
Enter the shipment's Ready Date (and Pickup Time, for
Freight) on the Shipment tab.
Save the shipment
There are two options for saving shipments.
Save: To save a shipment without processing
it, select Shipment > Save, press Ctrl + S, or click the Save button
on the toolbar. This action saves the shipment as a draft, but does
not process the shipment, request pickup from the carrier, automatically
print shipping documentation, or write back any information to Sage
300. The shipment is essentially saved as a draft so you may open
it and make changes.
Ship/Process: To process a shipment, select
Shipment > Ship/Process or select the Ship/Process button from
the toolbar. The shipment is tendered to the carrier. If you set up
the bill of lading and/or labels to print automatically,
they are now generated. StarShip also performs write-back of freight
and notes to Sage 300.
Shipment Status
Once a shipment is processed, the Shipment Status changes from Open to Processed on the Shipment tab. The status can now be modified.
When you void a Shipment in StarShip, the quantities are not updated (i.e. removed) from the Shipment in Sage 300. Other shipment detail that was written back, such as Tracking Numbers, Ship Via, Freight Amount, Notes, etc. are all removed from the Shipment, but StarShip will not adjust the line item quantities on Shipments. If you void a Shipment in StarShip, you have to go back into the Sage 300 Shipment and manually update the item quantities and backordered quantities.
StarShip writes back to the Sage 300 Shipment when you process it in StarShip. The freight charge writes back to a separate line item under the Miscellaneous Charge Code you set up. The forward-slashes in the Description field indicate that this information has been written by StarShip.
The actual freight charge will be shown in the Ext. Price field.
Notes will write back to the Comments field on the Totals tab.
The tracking number will also write back to the Tracking No. field on the Customer tab.
See also : For in-depth information about processing shipments, see Shipping Process in the StarShip Help.
