Invoice Creation - File - Send to Smart Freight

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Invoice Creation - File - Send to Smart Freight

Use this option to post an order to an external freight provider – either Smart Freight or Sendit.

Technical Tip

The external freight provider is selected in the Integrated Freight Options field on the Invoicing Configuration screen – see "Edit - Program - Invoicing".

Process the invoice to completion stage.

Refer to "Sales - Invoice Creation" for the steps involved.

Select FILE | SEND TO SMART FREIGHT.

Micronet sends the order to Smart Freight or Sendit and redisplays the Invoice Creation screen. Your last five transaction numbers (including the invoice number) are displayed at the bottom left of the main Micronet screen. (2.8 feature)

Technical Tip

For pre-picked orders, you can only select the SEND TO SMART FREIGHT option if the status of the order is either Picked - All lines OK or Picked - Pick Quantity Mismatch.

Depending on the external freight provider, the following occurs:

For SmartFreight invoices, the file will be picked up automatically by SmartFreight and you will be prompted to import the file. The invoice number is used as the SmartFreight reference number; the Micronet user ID is passed to SmartFreight as the user/printer ID. You will need to load the invoice and print or post it to generate the invoice for the customer.

Warning

For SmartFreight invoices, this option will not invoice the goods. You need to select either FILE | PRINT INVOICE or FILE | BATCH PRINT to generate the invoice.

For Sendit invoices, the file will be picked up automatically by Sendit which will then send a file back to Micronet. The invoice in Micronet will be automatically updated with the consignment note number and freight charges. The invoice for the customer will also be generated automatically so there is no need to load it again.