Operations 
Unit Units Units view Actions Update Routing Routing form
Operations Unit Units Units view Unit Inspector Actions Update Routing Routing form
Operations Rail Inbound By Rail Inbound By Rail view Actions Routing Routing form
The Routing form enables you to change the outbound routing for the selected unit(s). You can also use this form to update the dray status of the selected unit(s). The Routing form also displays any flex fields that you define and add to the Group ID, 3-Routing, in the Edit Metafield form. You can update the flex fields in the Routing form regardless of the unit visit state (on page 1).
In addition, you can use the Routing form to change the POD of Import or Export units. For an Import unit, you can specify a POD equal to the current facility or any routing point defined in the unit's inbound carrier visit itinerary. For an Export unit, you can specify a POD equal to any routing point defined in the unit's outbound carrier visit itinerary. For more information on the itinerary of a vessel visit, see the Port Rotation tab in the Vessel Inspector.
If a unit is to be discharged directly from a vessel or a railcar to an external truck, instead of using the Units form, you must use either the Unit Delivery Requirements form (on page 1) or the Routing form (depending on a unit’s dray status), to update the option Is Ib to Ob move direct. You use the Routing form to update this option when the dray status is not required and is not set for a container. When you update Is Ib to Ob move direct using the Routing form,
For an Import/Export/Domestic container in transit state Inbound/Advised/ECIN/ECOUT, N4 does not display any error and updates the container details as expected.
For an Import/Export/Domestic container in transit state Yard/Loaded/Departed/Retired, N4 displays an error message and does not update this option.
For a Transship, Storage, or Through container in any transit state, N4 displays an error message and does not update this option.
We recommend utmost caution when using the Routing form to update the outbound routing for selected unit(s). You can restrict access to the Routing form by assigning the associated privileges only to users with administrative roles. For more information, see Privileges view and Roles view.
When you update the routing for a unit (any field displayed in the Routing form), N4 records the UNIT_REROUTE event. You can change the following information for a unit using the Routing form:
Carrier O/B Intended (on page 1)
Carrier O/B Declared
Category
Port of Discharge
Second Port of Discharge
Optional POD-1
Optional POD-2
Optional POD-3
Rail Discharge Hub
Group (on page 1)
Destination
Dray Status (on page 1)
Bonded Destination - The Bonded Destination (Bond Dest) field is available only in N4 and not in XPS. In N4, this field is available in a number of forms, such as the Unit Inspector, Delivery Requirements form, and the Bill of Lading Inspector.
Is Ib to Ob move direct
When you update the routing of a unit, N4 checks whether the unit's line operator is on the list of allowed lines for the intended outbound carrier. N4 generates an error when attempting to update the routing of a unit with a different line operator unless the vessel is:
A common carrier
Classified as a BARGE
Classified as a FEEDER
In addition, if you add flex fields to the Routing group, N4 displays those fields in this form.
You can use the Routing form to update routing for one unit or multiple units.
When you route primary container in a bundle, N4 propagates the changes to the Payload unit. For more information, see Routing changes propagated to a Payload unit (on page 1)
To update routing of one record:
In the list view, select the record for which you want to update routing.
Select the Actions Update Routing option.
The Routing form displays the existing information for the record.
Update routing for the selected record.
Click Save.
To update routing of multiple records:
In the list view, select the records for which you want to update routing.
Select the Actions Update Routing option.
SPARCS N4 displays the fields in the Routing form as view-only with a check box to the left of each field label.
Select the check box to the left of the field label of the field that you want to edit.
The field becomes editable.
Do not select the check box for a field that you do not want to update for all the selected records. If you select a check box and do not enter a value, the field is set to null for all the selected records.
Select or enter a value in the field.
The updated values apply to all the selected records.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to update other fields for the selected records.
Click Save.
Notes
You cannot change inbound routing information for a unit using this form.
When you post a Preadvise EDI message, N4 ignores the routing updates if the current Data Source for the field is Booking.