Cargo Split BL form

Operations Cargo Cargo Lots Cargo Lots view Actions Other Split BL Cargo Split BL form

Operations Cargo Cargo Lots Cargo Lots view Cargo Lot Inspector Actions Other Split BL Cargo Split BL form

From the Actions menu in the following Inspectors:

Cargo Lots view Cargo Lot Inspector

Bills of Lading view Bill of Lading Inspector Items tab Bill of Lading Item form Cargo Lots tab

Units view Unit Inspector Cargo Lots tab

Vessel Visits view Vessel Visit Inspector Cargo Lots tab

Train Visits view Train Inspector Cargo on Board tab

Railcar Visits Railcar Visits view Railcar Visit Inspector Cargo on Board tab

Occasionally, you may have a bill of lading that you want to split into several small bills of lading to ease the processing of items on the original BL. For example, you may have an Import shipment that actually belongs to multiple consignees and you need to split the cargo so that you can control the delivery to each consignee separately.

You can split a bill of lading at the BL Item level or at the cargo lots level. To split the BL at the BL item level, see Item Split BL form (on page 1).

Prerequisites

To access the Actions Other Split BL option you must have the Cargo Lot - Split BL privilege.

To split the cargo lots to another bill of lading:

In the Cargo Lots view (on page 1), select the cargo lot(s) you want to split.

The Lot Type of the selected cargo lot(s) must not be Truck. A gate transaction can be associated with only one BL. If you split the BL for a cargo lot on a truck, the cargo lot(s) associated with the new BL will not be associated with any active gate transaction and you will not be able to unload them from the truck.

Select Actions Other Split BL.
In the Cargo Split BL form:

Enter the target BL Number.

You can specify the ID of an existing BL or a new BL.

To partially split the cargo lot to the specified BL, edit the value displayed in the Quantity field. However, the Quantity field does not display if you select multiple cargo lot in the list view.
Click Save.

If successful, N4:

Adds or updates the bill of lading in the Bills of Lading view (on page 1) and sets the BL Number of the selected cargo lot as the Original BL number of the BL record.
The new BL Item is added to the existing BL Item provided it has the same attributes like Commodity, Product Type, Package Weight, Is Bulk Flag and Piece Quantity. N4 creates a new BL Item if the attributes do not match the existing BL Item.
Adds a new cargo lot in the Cargo Lots view.
Adds a new unit in the Units view.
Records the CARGO_SPLIT_OFF event in the History, Events tab of the new unit.
Records the CARGO_SPLIT event in the History, Events tab of the unit associated with the original cargo lot. If a cargo work order is available for the cargo item, N4 records this event against the cargo work order and also updates the Qty Completed and Status columns for the cargo work order item.
Records the GC_SPLIT_OFF event against the cargo lot and bill of lading item.

When you split a BL, N4 enforces the following conditions:

The split BL must have all its cargo originate from the same original BL. Therefore, if the target BL already exists, its Original BL number must match the BL Number of the selected cargo lots.
If you select only one cargo lot, you can enter a partial quantity in the Cargo Split BL form. However, if you have multiple cargo lots selected, you can specify only the target BL number and N4 assumes that the entire quantity of each of the selected cargo lots is moved to the target BL.
The cargo lots may not belong to the same Bill of Lading item. Based on the commodity, packaging, and product type, N4 either uses an existing item or creates a new item.
If present, N4 adds the transferred quantity to existing cargo lots for the same BL item and location otherwise it creates a new cargo lot for each BL item and location.