The following shipping document types can be generated for any shipment processed in SureShip™:

• Bill of Lading
  
• Customs Invoice
  
• Korea Certificate of Origin
  
• Pro Forma Invoice
  
• Shipper’s Letter of Instruction
  
• Packing Slip
  
• Israel Commercial Invoice
  
• USMCA Certificate of Origin
  

Settings for these documents can be set up globally, or configured for a specific a customer ship-to address. Global shipping document defaults are configured by an AIT Business Services technical resource during installation, but additional document printing rules can be set up as needed for specific customer ship-to addresses.

This article describes how to set up new document printing rules and how generated shipping documents behave.

SureShip Document Printing Default

The SureShip Document Printing Defaults form is used to select which SureShip™-generated shipping documents to print by default, and specify what fields to include.

The AIT Custom Parameters form is used to set certain static field values on select shipping documents.

To set up a new shipping document printing rule for a specific customer ship-to address:

1. Click Create a new object in the current collection.
   

• Select "Customer" in the Toggle View box.
  
• Set the Selected checkbox to the appropriate value.
  

• Enable the checkbox if the document will usually be printed for shipments to this customer ship-to address (can be manually overridden by the shipper at the time of generation).
  
• Disable the checkbox if the document is not commonly printed for shipments to this customer ship-to address (can be manually overridden by the shipper at the time of generation).
  

• Select the appropriate document Name.
  
• Set default flags to enable or disable printing of the listed data types (can be manually overridden by the shipper at the time of generation).

Some print options are only applicable to certain shipping documents.

• Set the appropriate Task Name value. This setting tells SureShip™ which template to use when generating shipping documents for this customer ship-to address.
  

• Leave the field blank if the specified document will be generated using your company’s generic template.
  
• Select a value if the shipping document will be generated using a unique template (i.e. a particular customer uses a unique document layout).
  

Please contact your AIT Business Services support representative for inquiries related to custom-designed shipping documents.

• Select the appropriate Customer number.
  
• Select the appropriate Ship To address number.
  

2. Click Save.
   

When are shipping documents generated?

Shipping documents can be generated or reprinted from BOLs, both before and after, shipment finalization from the SureShip Console or SureShip BOL Master. They are also generated as part of quick shipment processing from the SureShip Quick Ship utility.

Are shipping documents generated for non-API carriers?

Yes – shipping documents can be generated for any shipment, regardless of carrier.

References and Related Articles

Setting up high-level parameters for SureShip™

What is an API-enabled carrier?