The following table describes the fields displayed in the Node Attributes tab:
Field | Description |
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GLN | Enter the global location number. |
Node Type | Select the node type for this node from the drop-down list. |
Identified By Parent As | Enter the name the node's parent uses to identify it. |
Agent Criteria Group | Select an agent criteria group from the drop-down list. |
Export License Number | Enter the license number of the node used to export shipments. |
License Expiration Date | Enter the date on which the export license expires. |
BOL Prefix | Enter the label the node uses as a prefix on the Bill Of Lading (BOL) it creates, if applicable. |
Default Declared Value | Enter the default price for Declared Value in the Application Consoles. This price is typically used by parcel carriers for computing insurance. |
Resource Planning Enabled | Check this box to enable the planning of resources and activities. |
Work Day Hours | The standard number of working hours per resource
or person
in a day. This is used to convert hours to days. |
Requires Serial Number Tracking | Check this box if the node requires inventory to be tracked using serial numbers. |
Third Party Logistics Node | Check this box if the node is a part of a third-party logistics business model. Chained orders are not created for nodes marked as a third-party logistics node. |
Maintain Inventory Cost | Check this box if the node maintains its own inventory costs. If you select this option, you must enter the cost for inventory that is adjusted at this node. The inventory adjustments made for this node need to be approved. Adjustments awaiting approval are called pending adjustments. The actual adjustments do not occur until the pending adjustment has been approved. |
Execution in Node Using | |
External Application | Choose this option to have order releases interface through events. For more information about events, refer to the Configuring system-wide settings. |
Choose this option to have order releases interface through . | |
Sterling Warehouse Management System | Choose this option to have order releases interface through the Sterling Warehouse Management System. |
WMS 6.2 | Choose this option to have order releases interface through a version of the Sterling Warehouse Management System prior to and including Release 6.2. |
Action Name | If you chose External
Application, select the action to associate
with it. For more information about actions, refer to the Configuring system-wide settings. Note: Only those actions linked to the Primary
Enterprise of this Node or Organization is available in this drop-down
list. Any actions created from this screen are linked to the Primary
Enterprise of the User's Organization. As a result, they may not be
available for the Node or Organization being created.
In a multi-enterprise environment, ensure that actions are first created for appropriate Enterprises (when logged in as that Enterprise user). Subsequently, mapping nodes to actions can be done when logged in either as an Enterprise user or as a Hub user. |