Generic Shipment business object

The generic Shipment business object contains shipment information for a specific collection of goods. The shipment information includes the name, address, and telephone number of the recipient, the goods to be transported, the carrier, and the shipping priority.

Business object structure

The generic Shipment business object is a hierarchical business object. Each of its attributes is either a String, a Boolean, or a child business object.

Shipment includes the following attributes:

Business object attributes
Name Type Key Cardinality
ObjectId String x  
ShipToAddress ShipmentAddress   1
ShipFromAddress ShipmentAddress   1
Carrier String    
ShipPriority String    
FaxNumber String    
TelephoneNumber String    
Name String    
ShippingItem ShippingItem   n
ProcessContext ProcessContext   1

Supported verbs

The generic Shipment business object supports the following verbs:

Examining the object

To examine a listing of the attributes of the generic Shipment business object, use the System Manager.

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