In this article, you will learn how to print Bills of Lading (BOLs). User Roles: Admin and Shipping.
Users can generate two types of BOLs: single BOLs and consolidated BOLs.
info: You can edit some of the data contained in the BOLs. For further information please read Bill of Lading Options.
info: BOLs documents can also be printed from the Truck Summary screen.
Print Single BOLs
To print a single Bill of Lading, do the following instructions:
- Go to Shipping and select Order Summary.
- Use the available filters to find the order that you want to print the BOL for, and select it.
- Select the button "Actions" and click on the "Print BOL-Single" link.
- The system will show a pop-up window called "Print Docs", two options will be available: The "PDF" option to download the shipping labels as a PDF file; you will also have the option to select the printer previously set as the Remote Printer for printing, if applicable. (For details on remote printers settings refer to Manage Remote Printers). To print, select the option and click the Print button.
- Download here an example of the single BOL.
Print Consolidated BOLs
In the consolidated BOLs, you will be able to associate several orders in one BOL. To do that, select the orders to print, follow the steps for printing single BOLs but click on the Print BOL-consolidated link instead of Print BOL-Single. Once you click on the Print button, the system will generate a BOL such as:
What is the criteria to consolidate several orders in a single BOL?
To consolidate orders in one single BOL, the following information must be identical:
- Customer
- Ship To
- Truck Date
- Carrier
Print BOLs Grouped by Carriers
In the grouped by carrier BOLs, you will be able to print the information in the BOL grouped by customer name with the information of the city, shipper account, pieces, box dimensions, Ref #, Order number, Customer PO# and the Order barcode for each line. To do that, select the orders to print, follow the steps for printing single BOLs but click on the Print BOL Grouped by Carrier link instead of Print BOL-Single. Once you click on the Print button, the system will generate a BOL such as:
What is the criteria to consolidate several orders in a single BOL?
To consolidate orders in one single BOL, the following information must be identical:
- Customer
- Ship To
- Truck Date
- Carrier
info: How to tell who printed the BOLs
To check who printed a BOL document, over the mouse over the BOL column. The system will display information about the date, time, and user who printed the BOL.
info: Regardless of the product description, products will be consolidated as Fresh Cut Flowers, if such option was previously activated. For more information regarding the Use Generic Product Description option on Bill of Lading, please visit: Bill of Lading Options