Every lane carries four agent documents, and their menu labels say exactly which direction they run in.
| Screen | Direction |
|---|---|
| Invoices To Foreign Agents | You are billing the agent. |
| Credit Notes To Foreign Agents | You are crediting the agent. |
| Invoices/Dr. Notes Received From Foreign Agents | The agent is billing you. |
| Credit Notes Received From Foreign Agents | The agent is crediting you. |
Raising one
- Open the screen for the lane and the direction.
- Press add, then pick the Associate — the overseas agent — and the job.
- Set the document number, date, currency and exchange rate.
- Add the charge lines with + Add Line.
- Press Save Document.
The analysis grids
International documents carry three further grids — SELLING, BUYING and HANDLING / SERVICE CHARGES — each with Code, Description, Qty, Rate, Currency and Ex. Rate. They are analysis only: they show where the margin sits and are never folded into the document total.
Other Charges Payable
Every lane also has an Other Charges Payable screen for what you owe a line, an airline or a transporter on a shipment. Its line grid adds a WT/PC column for the pricing basis:
- SHP — Per Shipment
- GWT — Gross Weight
- CWT — Charge Weight
- PC — Per Piece
Refunds from shipping lines
The two sea lanes carry Refund from Shipping Lines Entry and Printing. Its grid is headed "CHARGES — F.CURR / PK.CURR" and totals in both currencies, because a refund is normally agreed in the line's currency and received in yours.
Documents with no lane
Transactions Menu (Others) holds Other Invoice Entry and Printing and Other Charges Payable Entry and Printing for anything that does not belong to one of the four lanes, plus Quotations and Document Receipt.