Introduction
This document provides a quick guide explaining how to take a Shipment through its life cycle in the One Network System.
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- Shipments will begin in the Awaiting state.
A Shipment in the Awaiting state is one that has just been created and is waiting to be tendered to a Carrier. Hub/Shippers may bypass the tendering process and just save the Shipment directly to a Carrier which would move it to the Confirmed state.
- Tendered – Shipments will be in this state when a Shipment is tendered to the Carrier. The Tendered state is a solicitation by the Hub/Shipper to the Carrier offering them the chance to haul their Shipment. Carriers will have the ability to either Accept or Reject this tender.
- Confirmed - If a Tender is accepted by the Carrier, the Shipment will then move to a Confirmed state. Confirmed means that the Carrier has agreed to haul the Shipment for the Hub/Shipper and therefore is the confirmed Carrier on the Shipment. Additionally, a Hub/Shipper may bypass the tendering process and save a Shipment directly to a Carrier to the Confirmed state.
- In Transit – When a Shipment has been picked up from the Hub/Shipper by the Carrier and a "Picked Up" action has been added to the Shipment, the Shipment will move to an Intransit state. During this state, it is assumed that the freight is in the Carrier's possession. A Carrier may enter status updates by adding tracking events while en route such as Delayed, Update Current Position, etc.
- Delivered – This is the end of the Shipment life cycle. When a Shipment has been delivered at the Consignee, a "Delivered" action can be added to the Shipment. The Delivered action means that the Carrier has fulfilled their obligation to haul the Shipment from the Hub/Shipper to the Consignee and that possession of the goods has been given to the Consignee.
Taking a Shipment through its Lifecycle
Note – The following describes how to add a Pickup action to a Movement/Shipment in the Confirmed state – this will move the Movement/Shipment to the In-transit state (Note – this action is typically performed by the Carrier).
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