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PN - Configure the Hazchem pallet network

This article gives an overview of how to setup the Hazchem pallet network so specific requirements are included by default.

Written by Duygu Demir
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When you use Hazchem as your pallet network, you would first need to do the below steps.

Add a customer

First, you would create Hazchem as a customer.

  • Navigate to Customers

  • Click on Create customer

  • Create a customer that is named "The Hazchem Network"

  • Click on Create subcontractor to make Hazchem also a subcontractor


Add the order input configuration

Add a transport service

Add service levels

Name

Code

Next day

1D

2 day collection/delivery

2D

3 day collection/delivery

3D

Make the service levels active for the transport service created for your Network.

Add time windows and extras

  • Click on Time window to create new time windows.

  • Click on Collect/delivery extra to add any chargeable extras, ie: tail-lift.

  • Complete any additional required information and SAVE.

Example setup:

Qargo type

Code

Name

Comments

Time window

PT

Pre 10am

Time window

AM

Pre 12 am

Time window

PM

After 12am

Time window

BI

Book In

Time window

TS

Timed Specific Surcharge

For when goods need collecting at the same time as a delivery to an address. NB. These are two consignments, one for the delivery and one for the collection.

Time window

SA

Saturday

Extra

TL

Tail-lift

Add surcharge

Once the time windows have been set up, you can add charges, for instance: a Saturday surcharge.

Add a packaging type

  • Click on "New packaging type"

  • Create a packaging type for Pallet

  • Add predefined package sizes for

    • Full pallet

    • Half pallet

    • Quarter pallet

  • Don't complete weights for these package sizes.

  • Toggle "Generate barcodes"

  • Make the packaging type only active for the transport service "Hazardous"

  • Click again on "New packaging type"

  • Create a packaging type for Parcel

  • Add a predefined package size for a parcel

  • Toggle "Generate barcodes"

  • Make the packaging type only active for the transport service "Hazardous"


Add additional fields

Now you can set up additional fields.

  • Navigate to Configuration

  • Click on Additional fields in the header

Now you can see at the left side, different categories of additional fields. Make sure the below additional fields are active/inactive.

Additional field category

Name additional field

Status

Comments

Orders

Requested price (order import)

Active

Consignments

Consignment reference

Active

Consignment reference of the pallet network

Consignments

CMR reference

Inactive

Cargo

Pallet space

Active

Cargo

Loading meters

Inactive

Cargo

ADR

Active

ADR

All

Active

Show by default: Always show


Add a transport network

  • Navigate to Locations

  • Click on Transport networks in the header

  • Click on Add transport network and create a new Central network for Hazchem.

  • Once created, Add their depot in the “Hubs and depots” section, mark it as “internal” and fill in the location, e.g.:

  • In the “Qargo managed post codes” section, enter the depot code as default

  • Add the transport network on the transport service as default

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