Ship Via

The Ship Via File is where you set up the normal shipping methods used when ordering merchandise from vendors.

Ship Via codes are used by the Vendor File to group customers together. The ship via codes entered in this file are listed in the drop-down box on the Vendor screen.

This is an example of (2) two ship via code records. Ship via records are displayed in a grid.

To add a ship via record

Click the ADD button at the top of the form. Fill in the fields in each column according to the descriptions below.

FIELD DESCRIPTIONS - SHIP VIA
Code	The code refers to the (3) three character code you assign to each ship via record.
Name	The name refers to the name of the ship via record.

To print a file listing

Click the PRINT button at the top of the form to print a list of the file displayed.

Some frequently asked questions: (click each question for answer)

•	What is a ship via code, anyway?

A ship via code is used to track how orders are shipped. This makes it easy to track when a shipment should arrive, or when it was supposed to arrive. It is simply a code to attach to a purchase order to show how a particular vendor ships to your company.

For example, if Ashley Furniture company sends their own truck you could set up a ship via code for "CO TRUCK". If Emerson Electric ships to you by Yellow Freight, you could set up a ship via code for "YELLOW FREIGHT".