#Consignment note

Consignment note (TTN) is a single document for all participants in the transport process, designed to account for inventory on the way of their movement, calculations for the transportation of goods and accounting for the work performed, and is one of the documents that can be used to write off inventory, capitalization, warehouse, operational and accounting. International consignment note (CMR) is used for international transportation.

In the Business Central system, it is possible to form TTN in two ways:

1. In the form of a printed form from the document Posted Sales Shipment.
2. From an independent document Electronic-TTN (ETTN).

##TTN To print the printed TTN form, you must first create a Sales Order and fill in the TTN tab. At the time of posting, the completed fields will be transferred to the Posted Sales Shipment.

To print TTN:

1. Click the , which opens the Search function and enter Posted Sales Shipment and then click the appropriate link.
2. On the document page, click Home = > Print.

If necessary, you can change the fields on the TTN tab by clicking Home = > Update Document in the Posted Sales Shipment.
If the shipment is carried out by a third party, the freight forwarder Agent and Agent Services fields must be specified on the Shipping and Billing tab.

#Electronic-TTN (E-TTN)

##Configuration

Before working with the documents E-TTN, you must perform or check the settings on Sales & Receivables Setup page on the ETTN tab:

1. Specify the serial number that will be usedto generate each subsequent E-TTN document.
2. For automatic generation of E-TTN at each posting of the Sales Shipment, set the option ETTN on Shipment = YES. For manual mode, set - NO.

##Automatic generation of E-TTN document To fill in the fields of the E-TTN to automatic mode, it is necessary to fill in the necessary fields on the TTN tab in the Sales Order.
On the Shipping and Billing tab, the forwarder must be fill some values in the Agent and Agent Services fields if the shipment is carried out by a third party. When the Sales Order will be posted, the completed fields transfer to the Posted Sales Shipment and to the E-TTN.

##Manual creation of E-TTN document It is possible to create an E-TTN from the document page or from the document list of Posted Sales Shipments page. To create an E-TTN document:

1. Click the , which opens the Search function and enter Posted Sales Shipment, then click the appropriate link of page.
2. On the Posted Sales Shipment document page or page of list, click Actions = > Functions = > Create E-TTN to create a new document.
3. Fill in the data on the request page:

Field	Description
Vehicle Registration number	Specifies the registration number of the vehicle, which will be displayed in the TTN.
Trailer Registration number	Specifies the registration number of the trailer, which will be displayed in the TTN.
Trailer 2 Registration number	Specifies the registration number of trailer 2, which will be displayed in the TTN.
Type of Pay-for-transport	Specifies the registration number of trailer 2, which will be displayed in the TTN.
Shipping Agent Code	Specifies which shipping agent is used to transport the items on the sales document to the customer.
Shipping Agent Service Code	Specifies the code that represents the default shipping agent service you are using for this sales order.
Driver Type	Specifies the type of the driver who will take part in the transportation process. Choose the Employee type if the driver is an employee of the company, choose the Contact type if the driver is an external worker.
Driver ID	Specifies the code of the employee or contact acting as a driver.
Responsible Person	Specifies the materially responsible person who releases the cargo.
Type of Transportation	Type of transportation: at a single rate, at an hourly rate, at a per-kilometer rate, centralized transportation, etc.
Temperature mode	Specifies temperature regime necessary for cargo transportation. This can be a temperature range or a maximum allowable temperature.

4. Press ОК.

Creation of a combined E-TTN

In creatin process, the system will check the Customer, Warehouse Code, Shipping Date, Delivery Address, Agent fields, if they do not match, then several E-TTNs will be created.
To create a combined E-TTN document:

1. Open the Posted Sales Shipments list.
2. On the list page, select the documents for which you want to create a common E-TTN.
3. Click Actions = > Functions = > Create E-TTN to create a new document.
4. On the request page, set the Combine selected shipments flag and fill in the required fields.

E-TTN from documents Posted Transfer Shipments and Posted Purchase Return Shipments are created similarly.

Goods Transport Invoice

The Goods Transport Invoice (GTI) is a document that serves as a comprehensive record for all participants involved in the transportation process. It is used to track the movement of goods, calculate transportation charges, record the work performed, and facilitate inventory management, operational tracking, and accounting.

For international shipments, the International Goods Transport Invoice (CMR) is used.

GTI

In the Business Central system, the GTI is represented as a printed form called the Posted Sales Shipments document. To ensure all necessary fields are filled in the printed GTI form, the functionality of the Sales Order and Sales Shipment documents has been expanded. Specifically, a new tab called TTN has been added.

If the transportation of goods is carried out by a third-party organization, the Agent field and the Agent Services field should be specified in the Shipment tab.

International Goods Transport Invoice (CMR)

The International Goods Transport Invoice has a different format for the printed form and is typically filled in English. To ensure correct completion of important fields in the printed CMR form, the following recommendations should be followed:

1. The Full Name (English) field on the Organization Information page should be filled with the English name of the organization, and the Address 2 field should contain the full address in English.
2. The language code should be specified for the customer or sales order, as the translations for the items will be based on this code.
3. Translations for item names and units of measure should be provided. To fill in translations:
   • For items, go to the item card and click on Related > Item > Translations.
   • For units of measure, go to the Unit of Measure page and click on Related > Unit > Translations.
4. If goods are transported by third-party organizations, it is recommended to enter the name of the carrier agent in the Full Name field on the Carriers page in English, along with their full address.

To print the Goods Transport Invoice, navigate to the Posted Sales Shipments page, click on Print, and select the appropriate template for the printed form.

International Goods Transport Invoice (CMR) from E-TTN document cannot be printed.

A consignment note can be sent from the ETTN Card by clicking on Email. The printed form of ETTN will be sent to the email address specified in the card of the consignee. If any email address is not specified in the recipient's card, the TTN document will be sent to any email address specified before sending the message in the Email Details in the recipient's field.