Introduction

The yard is the trailer parking area outside of the warehouse building. Vehicles are parked in yard locations and moved to and from the docks. This guide explains how to identify and provide specific details about the yard.

Basic data

In this guide you will learn how to set up the following data.

• Yard actions
• Yard templates

Prerequisites

To complete the procedures in this section, you must have already set up the following data.

• Container sizes
• Container types
• Reason (stock change) codes

If you have not done so, perform the setup tasks for required data first. Then, return to complete this procedure. For optional data, if you do not have it defined yet, you can return to this section later in the setup process to add that detail.

Yard actions

A yard action is defined for all yard status changes. Each yard action is assigned to a command, which is a stored procedure that perfoms processing related to the yard action.

Add a yard action

1. On the menu, expand Yard Management, and then double-click Yard Action.
2. On the Yard Action window, in the toolbar, click . The Add Yard Action dialog box appears.

   

3. Enter the following information.

4. Click Save.

Yard templates

A yard template is used to define the type and size of containers allowed in the yard, the layout type, and whether it will be used for inbound or outbound shipments. You can also define the yard status and status change using yard templates.

Add a yard template

1. On the menu, expand Yard Management, and then double-click Yard Template.
2. On the Yard Template window, in the toolbar, click . The Add Yard Template dialog box appears.

   

3. Enter the following information.

4. Click Save.

Add a yard template status

1. On the menu, expand Yard Management, and then double-click Yard Template.
2. On the Yard Template window, right-click the yard template to which you want to add a yard template status, and then click Yard Template Status.
3. In the Yard Template Status grid view toolbar, click . The Add Yard Template Status dialog box appears.

   

4. Enter the following information.

5. Click Save.

Add a yard template status change

1. On the menu, expand Yard Management, and then double-click Yard Template.
2. On the Yard Template window, right-click the yard template to which you want to add a yard template status change, and then click Yard Template Status Change.
3. In the Yard Template Status Change grid view toolbar, click . The Add Yard Template Status Change dialog box appears.

   

4. Enter the following information.

5. Click Save.

Add a yard template status change action

1. On the menu, expand Yard Management, and then double-click Yard Template.
2. On the Yard Template window, right-click the yard template to which you want to add a yard template status change action, and then click Yard Template Status Change.
3. In the Yard Template Status Change grid view right-click the yard template status change to which you want to add a yard template status change action, and then click Yard Template Status Change Action.
4. In the Yard Template Status Change Action grid view toolbar, click . The Add Yard Template Status Change Action dialog box appears.

   

5. Enter the following information.

6. Click Save.