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Freight Charges

Freight Charges Maintenance​

From the DockMaster menu, select Service Management > Maintenance Functions > Freight Charges

Purpose: Freight charges are tracked by operation and are added to a Work Order operation by using the Freight Tab. Adding Freight charges gives you the ability to pass the freight and handling charges over to the customer’s work order. This additional charge may come from special ordering a part.

Each time you enter the window, you will see ALL charges that have been added to an operation. You can remove a charge or change the description and date at any time until the operation is billed out. To remove a freight charge that has not been billed out, select the charge you want removed by clicking on the detail line with your mouse. Press the Remove Charge button from the Command Panel.

Once you bill out an operation to a customer, the charges will appear highlighted and you will be unable to affect these entries. To remove a charge that was erroneously billed to a customer, you must enter the charge again as a negative amount.

To add Freight Charges to an Operation, select the Operation that you are adding charges and select the Freight Tab.

Freight Charges Entry​

  • Date- Enter the effective Date of this charge. Press the Enter key to default the current system date.
  • Department- Enter a valid Department code or press F6 or List F6 from the Command Panel. The Department File determines the General Ledger accounts to which the income from this charge will be booked.
  • Description- Press Enter to accept the default Description, or override the description. This description will print on the Work Order Invoice.
  • Cost- If the Freight Mark Up was entered through the Service Parameters, and you want to calculate a freight amount based on cost, enter the cost here. The system will automatically calculate the amount of the freight and enter it into the Amount field. Note: If you are using the Amount field, do not enter anything into the Cost field.
  • Amount- Enter the amount of the freight charge. If you are using Freight Mark up, and the amount has already been calculated, the amount you enter will override the Freight Mark Up calculation.
  • When finished entering in the Freight Charges information, press the Update button from the Command Panel. Press the Close button to return to the Work Order Maintenance window.

Move Detail​

  • The Move Detail link is available in the links bar to allow you to transfer a charge to another work order. The link will become active once a charge has been added to the operation.
  • Detail can also be moved by right clicking with your mouse on the detail line and selecting Move Detail.