Starlink Internet Booking User Guide Michaels Stores Inc
Starlink Internet Booking User Guide – Michaels Stores, Inc Version 1. 3 19 -Sep-2012
Change History Date Version Description 02 -Mar-2012 1. 0 First release 27 -Apr-2012 1. 1 Update General Screens 14 -May-2012 1. 2 Update Screens 19 -Sep-2012 1. 3 Update Procedures, Screens and FAQ 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 2
Internet Booking Workflow 1 2 3 4 12/2/2020 Business Confidential • Create Booking from PO • Submit Booking to MCS • MCS Process (Accept) Booking • Arrange Cargo Delivery 3
Content 1. 2. 12/2/2020 Login to MCS Internet Booking Creation a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Create Booking from Purchase Order Search and Select Purchase Order Input Booking Data ISF Data Party Details Update ISF Party Details Other Party Details PO/Item Details Link Manufacturers against Shipment Items i. Add PO/Item j. Auto-calculate Wgt & Msr k. Marks & Numbers / Goods Description l. Save Booking As Draft or Submit to MCS m. Booking successfully saved / submitted n. Mail Notification Business Confidential 4 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ü Modify Booking Cancel Booking Uncancel Booking View Booking Create Booking Template from Booking Create Booking from Template Frequent Ask Questions
1. MCS Internet Booking Web addresses and Requirements a. Production Platform: https: //www. molconsolidation. com b. Training Platform: https: //www. molconsolidation. com/mlgtrn c. Requirements: i. Internet Connection ii. Web Browser eg. , Internet Explorer iii. Valid User ID and Password 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 5
1. Input User ID and Passwords 1. Enter User ID 2. Enter Password 3. Click “Log In” 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 6
1. Select Consignee Michaels Stores, Inc. Please choose the correct consignee, in order to find the POs which are consignee specific in making the booking. “Michaels Stores Procurement Co Inc” / “Aaron Brothers” / “Artistree Inc” 2. Click Continue 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 1. Select “Michaels Stores Procurement Co Inc” / “Aaron Brothers” / “Artistree Inc. #6500” as consignee 7
1. Select Consignee Michaels Stores, Inc. § How to choose between “Artistree Inc. ” and “Artistree Inc. #6500”? § Based on FINAL DESTINATION § Final destination: COPPELL = “Artistree Inc. ” § Final destination: KERNERSVILLE = “Artistree Inc. #6500” 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 8
2 a. Create Booking from Purchase Order 1. Click Create Booking from PO 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 9
2 b. Search and Select Purchase Order 1. Enter PO Number 2. Click “Search” button 3. More PO can be added 4. Select one or more PO items or click “Select All” button at below 5. Click OK to create Booking 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 10 POs are consignee specific, and user will not be able to find PO of other consignees while processing under one (shown on top right corner).
2 b. Search and Select Purchase Order 6. Early and Last Ship Date of PO 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 11 7. Check PO Origin
2 c. Input Booking Data 1. Input “Customer Reference#” for easier searching (Optional) Some value is defaulted from PO EDI. Fields marked with asterisk (*) are mandatory. Down-arrow buttons provide drop-down list of values for user to choose from. 2. Please use [Copy to Sup] to copy details from booker if supplier and booker details are the same. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 3. Enter other booking details as appropriate 12 Enter first 3 characters to search value, like Ship Term Location, Route Locations
2 c. Input Booking Data 4. Input “Container Type” and “Quantity” required 5. Enter route details… When you enter “Load Port”, the associated “Booked To Office” will be shown 12/2/2020 Business Confidential If vendor is unclear about which MCS office he should book to, enter “Load Port” and the associated “Booked To Office” will be defaulted. Distribution list of IB message/SO report will include Booked To Office. 6. You may also select “Booked To Office” from the List 13
2 c. Input Booking Data 7. You can add “remarks” in SO / FCR, and click “OK” after adding (optional) 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 14
2 c. Input Booking Data 8. You can change “booker address details” / “supplier address details” by clicking this button 9. Choose the relevant tab, change the details, and click “OK” to save 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 15
2 d. ISF Data Party Details 1. Select ISF Party Type 2. Enter the first 3 characters to search for a defined party, or you may enter the party code. If not defined in our system, enter company name and address manually. 3. Click “Add ISF Party” to add the ISF party to left hand side 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 16 1) ISF parties (and entity type/ID) will be automatically populated in the booking if information is available from the chosen PO. 2) If CFS is chosen for origin service, defaulted local MOL company (chosen booking office) will be populated as “Consolidator”. 3) Button “Copy From Supplier” can be used to copy all information in Supplier into “Selling Party” or “Container Stuffing Facility” or “Consolidator”.
2 d. ISF Data Party Details “City” and “Country” are mandatory 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 17 1) ISF parties will be defaulted as mandatory fields if the consignee has assigned MCS to submit ISF (either 856 EDI or CBP filing). 2) “Entity ID” and “Entity ID Type” are required for Importer and Bond Holder which will be defaulted by Party Master. 3) “Bond Type” and “Activity Code” are defaulted by PO or Party Master. 4) If PO has included manufacturer (defined by consignee), it will be shown in the booking if vendor creates booking from PO or find PO/item.
2 e. Update ISF Party Details 1. Click “Add New” or “Delete” button to add or delete ISF party 2. To update the ISF details, select the ISF party, update it and then click “Update ISF Party” button 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 18
2 f. Other Party Details Notify Parties are defaulted (if defined in SOP/Starlink profile setup) once vendor enters the final destination. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 19
2 g. PO/Item Details “Goods Description” can be viewed in “Other Package Details” of this page. Input / update package, pieces counts, weight and measurement 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 20
2 h. Link Manufacturers against Shipment Items 2. Assign “Manufacturer” to PO items 3. Click “Copy MFC to Items” and choose the level (Bkg or PO) to be copied to 2) Otherwise, click “Copy MFC To PO/Bkg Items” to copy manufacturer in selected PO to other items of the same PO or to the whole booking. 1. Scroll to the right side and find “Manufacturer” 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 1) If PO has included manufacturer (defined by consignee), it will be shown in the booking if vendor creates booking from PO or find PO/item. 21
2 i. Add PO/Item Press “Find PO# / Item# / SKU#” button to add PO / Item to booking 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 22
2 i. Add PO/Item 1. Input PO# 4. Input 2 nd 2. Go to “Add Multiple Purchase Order” for adding more PO# 3. Add more PO# 5. Click “Search” 6. Select PO items required 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 23
2 i. Add PO/Item 7. Scroll to the right and check “Origin” and “Destination” 8. Click “OK” 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 24
2 j. Auto-calculate Wgt & Msr Apportioning can be used in CY shipments, which actual numbers (pieces, weight and measurement) are not strictly required. Click “ACQ” to apportion the pieces, weight and measurement (on PO level / booking level) 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 25
2 j. Auto-calculate Wgt & Msr ACQ of weight and measurement are based on the ratio of piece counts (of the item / PO) to the total piece counts (of the booking / PO). ACQ can be done in two levels – PO level (items of the selected PO) / Booking level (all PO in the booking) 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 26
2 k. Marks & Numbers / Goods Description “Marks and Nos” / “Description of Packages and Goods” of this page are mandatory fields. The content would be shown in the SO / FCR form. You can add “Marks and Nos” and “Description of Packages and Goods” which would be shown in SO / FCR 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 27
2 k. Marks & Numbers / Goods Description “Shipment contain wood packing materials” would be shown in SO / FCR if the box is clicked. Click “Shipment contain wood packing materials” if appropriate 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 28
2 l. Save Booking As Draft or Submit to MCS 1) Caution: Pressing “Reset” will cancel all items, and changes to made will be lost. 2. Click “Yes” to save 1. Click “Save As Draft” to save the booking without submission to MCS 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 29 2) Once booking is submitted, MCS will process the booking and all “processed” bookings cannot be changed in Internet booking. Please contact MCS local office by email if changes are needed.
2 m. Booking successfully saved/submitted Internet Booking Reference# will be assigned when it is saved successfully. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 30
2 n. Email Notification A PDF file is attached showing details of the booking. Email Notification is sent automatically if booking is submitted to MCS. “Booked To Office” would be shown in the message. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 31
2 n. Email Notification Once booking is processed by MCS, shipper cannot modify the contents anymore. (Shipper now can only “View Booking”. ) If further changes are required, shipper would have to communicate with local booking office via email/phone. Quote Booking # in the email subject while communicating with local booking office. Email Notification is distributed when Booking is processed by MCS. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 32
3. Modify Booking 1. Select “Modify Booking” 2. Enter “Query Criteria” and click “Search” to find relevant bookings 3. Click the reference # to modify the booking 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 33
3. Modify Booking 1. Modify Booking Contents 2. Click “Save as Draft” or “Submit to MCS” when done 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 34
3. Modify Booking Enter the log description if any amendments have been made. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 35
3. Modify Booking Click “Yes” to save 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 36
4. Cancel Booking 1. Select “Cancel Booking” 2. Enter “Query Criteria” and press “Search” to find relevant bookings 3. Click the reference # to cancel the booking 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 37
4. Cancel Booking 4. Click “Cancel Booking” for cancellation 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 38
5. Un. Cancel Booking Search for the cancelled booking and choose “Uncancel Booking”. Click “Uncancel Booking” 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 39
6. View Booking Search for bookings following similar steps after choosing action for “View Booking”. SO form might not be able to be viewed once after submission. Please wait for around 5 -10 minutes as SO form needs time to process. 2. Different versions of SO are listed. Click the link to view booking details 1. Click “Preview SO Form” 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 40
6. View Booking A PDF document showing booking details is displayed. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 41
7. Create Booking Template from Booking 1. Select “Create Template from Booking” Search for the bookings by reference #, booking # or any other related items. 2. Enter “Query Criteria” and press “Search” to find relevant bookings 3. Select and create template based on the selected booking 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 42
7. Create Booking Template from Booking 1. Input Booking Template Reference # 2. Modify template data 3. Click “Save As Draft” 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 43
8. Create Booking from Template 1. Select “Create Internet Booking from Template” 2. Enter “Query Criteria” 3. Click “Search” 4. Select booking template 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 44
8. Create Booking from Template 1. Modify reference # for the new booking 3. Modify PO / item details for the new booking 2. Modify the booking data 4. Save the booking as draft or submit to MCS 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 45
FAQ 1. Booking cannot be created without pre-existed PO. Report to MCS origin office in case PO does not exist. (See slide #2 b. ) Manually created PO/item # cannot be processed properly by MCS. 2. “Processed” and “Cancelled” booking cannot be modified. If booking is processed, please communicate with MCS Origin directly by email or phone in case changes or cancellations are required. Quote booking # for any enquiries. (See slide #2 n. ) 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 46
FAQ 3. Templates and bookings can be deleted entirely even if they are cancelled, which would also leave record in the system. 4. The system only accepts English input. No local language is accepted. Local language and other special characters entered into the system may cause failure on booking processing. Please pay attention when you copy and paste data from Word/Excel which might contain these illegal characters. 5. Be careful not to choose the wrong booking office. (See slide #2 c. ) Bookings made to wrong booking office might cause delay in our processing. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 47
FAQ 6. “BL Description” / “Marks and Numbers” in “Other Package Details” of the 1 st item would always follow the contents in booking level. Removal of 1 st item would lead to automatic updates of “BL Description” / “Marks and Numbers” in “Other Package Details” of the original 2 nd item (now becomes the 1 st item). 7. Carton dimension in “Other Package Details” of item level is not mandatory. 8. “Goods Description” of “Other Package Details” in item level should not be changed since it is provided by consignee in the PO. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 48
FAQ 9. While entering locations (eg. Discharge Port, Final Destination) and parties (eg. Selling Party, Manufacturer), make use of drop-down to find acceptable values. (See slide #2 c, 2 d. ) Locations or parties unknown to the system will not be processed. If unknown locations or parties have to be used, please communicate with MCS origin to have them created in the system. You can save the booking as draft while you are waiting. 10. Both booker and supplier address details can be modified. Please click “Customer Address” in the booking for any amendments. 11. Search function of “Supplier” has been disabled, but customer address, email, phone and other contact details can be changed in “Supplier Address Details” and reflected in FCR/SO. 12/2/2020 Business Confidential 49
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