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.. i18n: Management of Carriers
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.. i18n: single: delivery grid
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.. i18n: single: carriers
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.. i18n: single: module; delivery
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.. i18n: single: module; profile_manufacturing
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single: module; delivery
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single: module; profile_manufacturing
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.. i18n: To manage deliveries in OpenERP, you can install the :mod:`delivery` module.
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.. i18n: To do that, use the :guilabel:`Reconfigure` wizard and select :guilabel:`Delivery Costs` under the :guilabel:`Sales Application Configuration` section for installation.
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To manage deliveries in OpenERP, you can install the :mod:`delivery` module.
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To do that, use the :guilabel:`Reconfigure` wizard and select :guilabel:`Delivery Costs` under the :guilabel:`Sales Application Configuration` section for installation.
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.. i18n: This module enables you to manage:
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This module enables you to manage:
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.. i18n: * the different carriers with whom you work,
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.. i18n: * the different transport methods,
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.. i18n: * cost calculation and invoicing of each delivery,
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.. i18n: * the transport methods and their tariffs.
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* the different carriers with whom you work,
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* the different transport methods,
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* cost calculation and invoicing of each delivery,
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* the transport methods and their tariffs.
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.. i18n: Once the :mod:`delivery` module has been installed, the first thing to do is to configure the different
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.. i18n: modes of delivery accepted by your company. Go to the menu :menuselection:`Warehouse
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.. i18n: --> Configuration --> Delivery --> Delivery Method` to create your company's delivery modes.
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Once the :mod:`delivery` module has been installed, the first thing to do is to configure the different
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modes of delivery accepted by your company. Go to the menu :menuselection:`Warehouse
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--> Configuration --> Delivery --> Delivery Method` to create your company's delivery modes.
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.. i18n: For each delivery mode, you should define the following elements:
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For each delivery mode, you should define the following elements:
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.. i18n: * Name of the delivery mode,
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.. i18n: * The partner associated with the transport (which can be your own company),
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.. i18n: * The associated product.
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* Name of the delivery mode,
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* The partner associated with the transport (which can be your own company),
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* The associated product.
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.. i18n: Let's give you an example:
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Let's give you an example:
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.. i18n: .. table:: Example Delivery Modes
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.. i18n: ================ =============== ==========================
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.. i18n: Carrier Carrier Partner Delivery Product
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.. i18n: Express Track Mail Office Express Track Delivery
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.. i18n: Priority Courier Mail Office Courier Express Delivery
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.. i18n: EFG Standard EFG Inc Delivery EFG
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.. i18n: EFG Express EFG Inc Delivery EFG Express
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.. i18n: ================ =============== ==========================
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.. table:: Example Delivery Modes
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Carrier Carrier Partner Delivery Product
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Express Track Mail Office Express Track Delivery
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Priority Courier Mail Office Courier Express Delivery
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EFG Standard EFG Inc Delivery EFG
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EFG Express EFG Inc Delivery EFG Express
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.. i18n: Information about the invoicing of transport (such as accounts, applicable taxes) is entered in the
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.. i18n: product linked to the delivery mode. Ideally the product should be configured with
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.. i18n: :guilabel:`Product Type` ``Service`` and :guilabel:`Procurement Method` ``Make to Stock``.
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Information about the invoicing of transport (such as accounts, applicable taxes) is entered in the
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product linked to the delivery mode. Ideally the product should be configured with
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:guilabel:`Product Type` ``Service`` and :guilabel:`Procurement Method` ``Make to Stock``.
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.. i18n: You can use the same product for several delivery modes. This simplifies the
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.. i18n: configuration, but it has the disadvantage that you will not be able to separate your sales figures by delivery mode.
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You can use the same product for several delivery modes. This simplifies the
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configuration, but it has the disadvantage that you will not be able to separate your sales figures by delivery mode.
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.. i18n: Tariff Grids
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.. i18n: Unlike ordinary products, delivery prices are not proposed through pricelists but through delivery grids,
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.. i18n: designed specifically for this purpose. For each delivery mode, you enter one or several tariff grids.
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.. i18n: Each grid is used for a given region/destination.
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Unlike ordinary products, delivery prices are not proposed through pricelists but through delivery grids,
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designed specifically for this purpose. For each delivery mode, you enter one or several tariff grids.
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Each grid is used for a given region/destination.
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.. i18n: For example, for the postal tariffs for Priority Courier, you generally define the three tariff grids
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.. i18n: for Mail Office:
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For example, for the postal tariffs for Priority Courier, you generally define the three tariff grids
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.. i18n: * National Courier,
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.. i18n: * Courier in Europe,
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.. i18n: * Courier Outside Europe.
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* Courier Outside Europe.
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.. i18n: To define a new delivery grid, use the menu :menuselection:`Warehouse --> Configuration -->
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.. i18n: Delivery --> Delivery Pricelist`. Give a name to your delivery grid and define the
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.. i18n: region for which the tariffs in the grid will apply in the second tab
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.. i18n: :guilabel:`Destination`. There you can set:
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Delivery --> Delivery Pricelist`. Give a name to your delivery grid and define the
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region for which the tariffs in the grid will apply in the second tab
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:guilabel:`Destination`. There you can set:
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.. i18n: * A list of countries (for UK or Europe, for example),
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.. i18n: * A list of states,
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.. i18n: * A range of postal codes (for Paris you might have 75000 – 75900).
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* A list of countries (for UK or Europe, for example),
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* A range of postal codes (for Paris you might have 75000 – 75900).
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.. i18n: Then you have to set the rules for calculating the transport price in the first tab :guilabel:`Grid definition`.
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.. i18n: First of all, give the rule a name. Then set the condition for which this rule is applicable, for
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.. i18n: example ``Weight < 0.5kg``.
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First of all, give the rule a name. Then set the condition for which this rule is applicable, for
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.. i18n: .. note:: Weights
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Weights are always expressed in kilograms. You can define a number with a decimal point or comma, so
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to set 500g you would put 0.5 in the weight rule.
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.. i18n: Next you can set the sales price and the cost price. Prices can be expressed in various ways:
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Next you can set the sales price and the cost price. Prices can be expressed in various ways:
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* a variable price, as a function of weight, volume, weight x volume or price.
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.. i18n: For example, mailing within France using current tariffs would be defined as shown in the table below:
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For example, mailing within France using current tariffs would be defined as shown in the table below:
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.. i18n: Name Condition Price Price Type
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.. i18n: S Weight < 3 kg 6.90 Fixed
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delivery if the total order amount is greater than 150 USD, add the following rule:
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.. i18n: Name Condition Price Price Type
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.. i18n: Once the delivery modes and their corresponding tariffs have been defined, you can use them in a Sales Order.
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.. i18n: There are two methods for doing that in OpenERP.
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There are two methods for doing that in OpenERP.
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.. i18n: * Delivery based on Ordered Quantities,
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* Delivery based on Ordered Quantities,
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* Delivery based on Shipped Quantities.
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.. i18n: To add the delivery charges (or transport costs) to the quotation, use the button :guilabel:`Delivery Costs` available on the `Sales Order` tab of the form. A dialog box opens, asking you to select a delivery mode from the list available.
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To add the delivery charges (or transport costs) to the quotation, use the button :guilabel:`Delivery Costs` available on the `Sales Order` tab of the form. A dialog box opens, asking you to select a delivery mode from the list available.
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.. i18n: .. figure:: images/sale_delivery.png
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.. i18n: *Adding Transport Costs to an Order*
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.. figure:: images/sale_delivery.png
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*Adding Transport Costs to an Order*
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.. i18n: Once the delivery mode has been selected, OpenERP automatically adds a line to the quotation with
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.. i18n: the amount calculated by the delivery function. This technique enables you to calculate the
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.. i18n: delivery charge based on the order and then, separately, how the products will really be delivered
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.. i18n: to the customer.
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delivery charge based on the order and then, separately, how the products will really be delivered
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.. i18n: If you want to calculate the exact delivery charges depending on the actual deliveries, you must use
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.. i18n: invoicing based on deliveries.
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If you want to calculate the exact delivery charges depending on the actual deliveries, you must use
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invoicing based on deliveries.
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.. i18n: Delivery based on Shipped Quantities
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Delivery based on Shipped Quantities
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.. i18n: To invoice the delivery according to the items shipped, you set the delivery mode in the
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.. i18n: :guilabel:`Delivery Method` field on the second tab of the order, :guilabel:`Other Information`, to :guilabel:`Invoice from Delivery`.
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To invoice the delivery according to the items shipped, you set the delivery mode in the
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:guilabel:`Delivery Method` field on the second tab of the order, :guilabel:`Other Information`, to :guilabel:`Invoice from Delivery`.
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.. i18n: You can then confirm the order, and when the goods are available you can also validate the delivery order.
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You can then confirm the order, and when the goods are available you can also validate the delivery order.
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.. i18n: The transport costs will not be added to the sales order, but only to the invoice.
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.. i18n: When the manager has generated the invoices corresponding to the deliveries carried out,
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.. i18n: OpenERP automatically adds a line on each invoice corresponding to the delivery charge, calculated
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The transport costs will not be added to the sales order, but only to the invoice.
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