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Create Booking From Contract - Field Descriptions

The Create Booking From Contract (OPCNW02) screen is used to search an existing Contract. From here you can navigate to the View Contract (OPCNW03) screen to view any existing Contract and create a Booking from it.

The fields, links, and buttons available in the Create Booking From Contract (OPCNW02) screen are described below. For a description of additional icons, buttons, fields and links appearing on this screen, see Common Interface Controls.

Field	Description
Contract Search panel Initially, this panel is displayed as expanded to enter search criteria. Once the search is performed and the search results are displayed, the panel collapses automatically.
Contract Type	Drop-down list to select the type of Contract to be retrieved. Available values are: All: Retrieves all Contracts irrespective of its type. By default the All option remains selected in the drop-down list. Transport Contract - An agreement made between MOL and its specific Customer for a relatively long period of time, that is, validity period is a year or more. To support finished vehicle or other break bulk transport, when MOL signs multi-year Contracts with various car manufacturers (example, Honda, Toyota, Nissan) for the movement of vehicles from one Country to another, it is considered as Transport Contract. Quotation - A Contract made between MOL and its specific Customer for a relatively short period of time. Quotations are generally created when no Transport Contract exists with the Customer and some special rates are negotiated which is different from Rate mentioned in Spot Rate Guidelines. Spot Rate Guidelines - This type of Contract is used mainly for General Tariff and Spot Booking, for one time shipment of a Customer. During creation of SRG Contract, no Customer is specified. Agreement with Brokers - A Contract made between MOL and its Brokers who forwards a shipment on behalf of different Shippers. This type of Contract is made mainly for used cars. During creation of this type of Contract, the name of the actual Shipper is not known. Thus, the rate is applicable for that specific Broker only. Agreement with Broker Customers - This type of Contract is subsequent to the Agreement with Brokers type. The actual Customer information is only known when a S/I is received. This type of Contract has the rates for various Customers even if the MOL has received the business through Brokers. The rate specified in this type of Contract for the specific Customer is eventually used for B/L rating. The values are defined by PCC.NET Administrative users in the Code Definition (ADCMW02) screen (domain = CONTRACT_TYPE, for development usage only).
Contract Number	The unique identification number of the Contract. To search for a particular Contract (if the number is known), enter the appropriate Contract number.
Contract Name	Name of the Contract.
Main Customer Name	Name of the main customer associated with the Contract. This field has the Auto-complete feature, which helps you to populate the relevant name of the main customer as you type first three characters of the name.
From Region	Name of a valid region name from where the shipment originates. This field has the Auto-complete feature, which help you to populate the relevant name of the region as you type the first three characters of the name. Auto-populated when From Port is entered.
To Region	Name of a valid region name where the shipment is destined to. This field has the Auto-complete feature, which help you to populate the relevant name of the region as you type the first three characters of the name. Auto-populated when To Port is entered.
From Port	Name of a valid 7-character PCC port of loading associated to a Contract to be retrieved. This field has the Auto-complete feature, which help you populate the relevant name of the Port, that belong to the selected region, as you type the first three characters of a Port's name. Otherwise, all Ports registered in PCC.NET are displayed.
To Port	Name of a valid 7-character PCC port of discharge associated to a Contract to be retrieved. This field has the Auto-complete feature, which help you to populate the relevant name of the Port, that belong to the selected region, as you type the first three characters of a Port's name. Otherwise, all Ports registered in PCC.NET are displayed.
Cargo Type	Type of the cargo associated with the Contract to be retrieved. Available values are: All: All Contracts irrespective of any Cargo type. Car: Small vehicles that can carry passengers. H & H: H & H mainly stands for high and heavy trucks, construction equipment, agricultural machinery and cargo that cannot self propel. HSV: Motor vehicles are High sided vehicles such as trucks that are tall in relation to its width. Truck: Goods service vehicles transport goods.
Make	Name of the manufacturer of the vehicle, associated with the retrieved Contract. The field has the Auto-complete feature, which helps you to populate the relevant name of the company as you start typing the name.
Model	The corresponding Model name. The field has the Auto-complete feature, which helps you to populate the relevant name of the Model as you start typing the name.
Effective From (Maximum)	The date from which the Contract is effective. You cannot enter a date earlier than 01-Jan-2000 and later than 31-Dec-2099.
Effective To (Minimum)	The date till which the Contract is effective. You cannot enter a date earlier than 01-Jan-2000 and later than 31-Dec-2099.
Status	Drop-down list to select the status of the Contract to be retrieved. Available values are: All - Retrieves all Contracts that are in Draft and Complete status. Draft - Retrieves only those Contracts whose latest revision are in the Draft mode and not yet Complete. Complete - Retrieves only those Contracts whose data entry is Complete. A Booking can be created against this valid Contract.
Expired Contract	Check box to search inactive Contracts, if those exist.
Buttons
CLEAR	Button to clear the entered search criteria to initiate a new search.
SEARCH	Button to search and retrieve the Contracts based on the provided search criteria.
Contract Details panel Notes: This panel displays the search results. A summary of the search criteria based on which the search has been performed are displayed above the search results. Initially, this panel is displayed as collapsed. Once you perform the search, the panel expands where the search results are displayed. The number of records retrieved may vary based on the search criteria. For a Contract, each combination of From Port - To Port and Make Models are displayed as separate record under the Contract Details panel. A Contract can have multiple From Port - To Port combinations, and each From Port - To Port combination can have multiple Makes and Models. If a Contract has multiple From Port - To Port combinations, then that Contract number will appear multiple times in the search result. Similarly, if a Contract has multiple Makes and Models under a single From Port - To Port combination, then multiple rows are displayed in the Contract Details panel for each Make and Model.
	Gear Icon to access following action that you can perform on the corresponding record. Record Information - Option to view the name of the user who created and last modified the record, with the corresponding time stamp, in the Record Information pop-up.
Contract No.	The unique identification number of the retrieved Contract. The Contract number is displayed a hyperlink which can be clicked to view the latest revision of the particular Contract in the View Contract (OPCNW03) screen. You can proceed to create a Booking from this Contract using the View Contract (OPCNW03) screen. The name of the Contract can also be seen when you hover the mouse pointer on the respective Contract. Logic for generating a Contract Number: In PCC.NET, a Contract number has a 9 digit number. The format of a Contract number is TC/AB/AC/SG/QTYYNNNNN and it consists of three sections as mentioned below: The first 2 characters belong to the type of Contract. These are identified by a 2 digit ID (i.e., TC/AB/AC/SG/QT). Transport Contract are indicated with TC Quotation are indicated with QT Spot Rate Guidelines are indicated with SG Agreement with Brokers are indicated with AB Agreement with Broker Customers are indicated with AC YY: Current Calendar Year based on system date on which the Contract is created. For example, 18 denotes: 2018. NNNNN: Auto-generated five digit number. The sequence is generated for each Contract type and for each year.
Contract Type	Type of the retrieved Contract.
Main Customer Name	Name of the main customer associated with the retrieved Contract. For Spot Rate Guidelines, this field displays DUMMY CUSTOMER.
Make	Name of the manufacturer of the vehicle, associated with the retrieved Contract.
Model	Description of the model, associated with the retrieved Contract.
From Region	Name of the region from where the shipment originates.
From Port	Name of the port from where the shipment originates.
To Region	Name of the region to where the shipment is destined.
To Port	Name of the port to where the shipment is destined.
Effective from	The date from which the Contract is effective. The Effective From and To dates define the validity period of the Contract.
Effective to	The date till which the Contract is effective. The Effective From and To dates define the validity period of the Contract.
Status	Status of the retrieved Contract.
Attachment	Number of the files attached with the retrieved Contract. To view the files attached in the Upload Attachment dialog box, click the hyperlink.