Route Info

The fields on the upper section of the sales route accessed by selecting the "New" option are used to record the route general information, and the lines in Addresses and Salesperson tabs are used to record the AR/AP information, address to be tracked with this route and the related salespersons who will track the related route in sales transactions. 
 
Code: The routing definition code. Alphanumeric characters can be used for coding. This field is mandatory. 
Description: The name or the description of the routing definition. 
Aux. Code: A code field of 10 characters used to group the routing definitions. The Aux. Code is typically used to group the sales routes by company specific criteria. 
Auth. Code: A code field of 10 characters used to define detailed authorizations. Each user is authorized to use different records depending on the job definitions. 
Org. Unit: The organizational unit info of the route. 
Route Type: Used to specify the route type. It lists the following options:

• Order Route
• Distribution Route

Transport vehicle may set off to deliver an order or pick up an order. If transport vehicle sets off to take delivery of an order, the "Order Route" option is selected. The relevant route definition and customer information is specified in Address and Salesperson tab lines. 
If the route is defined for orders to be delivered, then the "Distribution Route" option is selected. The relevant route definition and customer information is specified in Address and Salesperson tab lines. 

Addresses 
The route of the distribution vehicle is defined and recorded by Addresses tab of the route window. 
AR/AP Code: The code of the customer to whom or from whom the order will be delivered. The existing AR/AP records are listed and the relevant record is selected. If an organizational unit is specified, only the AR/AP records related to the specified organizational unit will be listed in this field. Otherwise, all AR/AP records are listed. 
AR/AP Title: The title of the AR/AP selected in the AR/AP Code field. When a code is specified, the title is transferred to this field. It is also possible to open AR/AP records browser and select an AR/AP. 
The selected customer's shipment address info is transferred to address fields automatically. 
Country/City/Town/District: Refers to the country, city, town and district information for the defined routes. If an AR/AP is selected, no information is entered in these fields since the AR/AP address information is transferred automatically. 
It is also possible to allow users to enter address information manually by using the "Allow manual entry in Address fields" parameter in Finance Management Administration Defaults and Parameters. 

Salesperson 
Salesperson, who is responsible of the shipment or order, is entered under Salespersons tab of Route definition window.