Use end of shift as shipping time

This parameter is used to calculate the time component of the shipping date.

If product is expected to ship on a particular day, the time can be chosen as the "end of next shift" time for that day by setting this parameter to "Y". If this parameter is set to "N", the time component is set as "next working" time.

The following examples illustrate the usage of these settings for calculating the correct scheduling date.

End of shift shipping time, example 1

Given the following scenario, an order is scheduled to ship as indicated in the following table.

Scheduled to Ship Time (Example 1)

If current time is... and "Use End of Shift" is set to... the order will be scheduled to ship...
Friday 1 PM Yes the same day at 4 PM
Friday 1 PM No the same day at 3 PM
Friday 3 PM Yes the same day at 8 PM
Friday 3 PM No the same day at 5 PM
Friday 6:01 PM Yes Saturday at 12 PM
Friday 6:01 PM No Saturday at 8:01 AM
Saturday 11:59 PM Yes Monday at 4 PM
Saturday 11:59 PM No Monday at 9:59 AM
Monday 7 AM Yes Monday 4 PM
Monday 7 AM No Monday 10 AM

End of shift shipping time, example 2

Given the following scenario, an order is scheduled to ship as indicated in the following table.

Scheduled to Ship Time (Example 2)

If current time is... and "Use End of Shift" is set to... the order will be scheduled to ship...
Friday 1 PM Yes Wednesday 5 PM
Friday 1 PM No Wednesday 1 PM
Monday 1 PM Yes Thursday 5 PM
Monday 1 PM No Thursday 1 PM