Shipping Zones are used to define geographic regions into which sold Items are shipped. Sales Orders are linked to Shipping Zones through the Ship-To Address master. This assignment of Shipping Zones to Sales Order enables you to analyze sales activity by geographic region. To access the master list of Shipping Zones, select the "Shipping Zones" option. The following screen will appear:
The Shipping Zones master list displays the name and description of all existing Shipping Zones.
To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:
- CLOSE
Closes the screen, returning you to the application desktop.
Runs the report associated with this screen.
- NEW
Opens screen for creating a new Shipping Zone.
- EDIT
Enables you to edit highlighted Shipping Zone. The edit screen is the same as that for creating a new Shipping Zone—except that when editing, the fields will contain Shipping Zone information. Double-clicking on a Shipping Zone will also bring you to the editing screen.
- DELETE
Highlight a Shipping Zone and then select this button to remove the Shipping Zone from the master list.
To create a new Shipping Zone, select the NEW button. The following screen will appear:
When creating a new Shipping Zone, you are presented with the following options:
- Name
Enter the name of the Shipping Zone.
- Description
Enter a description to identify the Shipping Zone.
To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:
- CANCEL
Closes the screen without creating a Shipping Zone, returning you to the application desktop.
- SAVE
Creates the Shipping Zone and adds it to the master list of Shipping Zones.