Billing Activity Reporting Engine Terminology

This section introduces the various terms that are used with regard to the Billing Activity Reporting Engine.

Term
Description
Clients
Clients are companies that have outsourced some or all of their logistics requirements to the Third-Party Logistics provider.
Billing Activities
Billing Activities are units of work performed at the warehouse or fulfillment center of the Third-Party Logistics provider, for a specific client.
Billing Activity Code
Billing Activity Codes uniquely identify the billing activities performed. Each billing activity is associated with a Billing Activity Code.
Name
This provides the name or a meaningful description of the billing activity.
Transaction Type
The transaction type indicates the classification to which the activity belongs.
Ancillary Transaction Type
These transaction types are used to charge activities other than Receiving and Shipping. These Transaction Types are used for Count and VAS activities.
Receiving Transaction Type
These transaction types are used to charge receipt activities for the Inbound Process.
Shipping Transaction Type
These transaction types are used to charge shipment activities for the Outbound Process.
Group ID
Group IDs identify the group to which the billing activity group belongs.
Miscellaneous Charges Group ID
These Group IDs are used to record miscellaneous charges.
Storage Charges Group ID
These Group IDs are used to record storage charges.
Transaction Charges Group ID
These Group IDs are used to record transaction charges.
Handling Charges Group ID
These Group IDs are used to record handling charges.
Unit of Measure
The Unit of Measure that is used to charge the billing activity.

Valid Unit Of Measures are: PER_SKU_LINE, PER_ORDER, and so forth.

Track Type
The track type identifies the manner in which the billing activity is tracked.
System Track Type
The billing activity is recorded by the system.
Manual Track Type
The billing activity is recorded manually by the user.
Ship Via
This indicates the means of transportation.

Ship Via values can include Ground, Air, and so forth.

Transaction Reference
This is the reference for the activity. For example, in the case of shipment activities, the shipment number is the transaction reference.