Bulk Activities

Bulk Activities

BULK ACTIVITIES


SUMMARY / PURPOSE 

Use this article to perform bulk actions on multiple consignments at once, including scans, status changes, customer reassignments, and field updates.

OVERVIEW


The Bulk Activities page allows you to apply changes to multiple consignments in a single action
Access: Transport → Administration → Bulk Activities

 

The page contains four tabs:


Scans – Add scans to multiple consignments
Status Changes – Change consignment status in bulk
Customer Reassignment – Reassign consignments to a different customer
Consignment Field Update – Update specific fields across multiple consignments

BULK ACTIVITIES TABS

Scans

Use this tab to add scans to multiple consignments.

Steps:

    1. Enter consignment numbers in the text field
  1. One number per line
  2. Remove any leading or trailing spaces

    3.  

    2. Configure scan settings:
    • Scan Type – Select the scan to apply 

     
    • Scan Location – Select where the scan is performed (required)
     
    • Scan Tag – Add optional information to the scan (e.g., "AMFreight")
    • Event Date Time – Set the timestamp for the scan (defaults to current time)

    NotesNOTE: In the above image, the Event Date Times would be the time stamp applied to the listed consignments.
    • User Comment – Add a comment to all scans
    • Create Scan Manifest – Toggle on to generate a list of scanned consignments
    3. Click Save Scan Data
    4. A green confirmation message appears if successful (see image below).

      

    To view the scan activity, head to the consignment's History tab as shown below:

      


    Status Changes

    Use this tab to change the status of multiple consignments.

    Steps:

    1. Enter consignment numbers
  3. One number per line
  4. Remove any leading or trailing spaces
    5. 2. Select the new status from the dropdown

     

    3. (Optional) Change the event date/time using the calendar
    4. Click Change All Status Now
    5. A green confirmation message appears if successful (see image below).

     

    Customer Reassignment

    Use this tab to change the customer assigned to multiple consignments.

    Steps:

    1. Enter consignment numbers
  5. One number per line
  6. Remove any leading or trailing spaces

    8.  

    2. Select the new customer from the dropdown
    3. Click Change All Customer Now
    Alert
    IMPORTANT: For this to work, the list of consignments entered must all be for the same customer.  If they belong to different customers, you will see this message:
     
    4. A green confirmation message appears if successful (see image below).

     

    View the updated customer in the System Events section of the consignment's History tab:

     

    Consignment Field Update

    Use this tab to update specific fields across multiple consignments.

    Steps:

    1. Enter consignment numbers
    • One number per line
    • Remove any leading or trailing spaces


    2. Select the field to update from the dropdown
    3. Enter the new value in the Update Field To field
    4. Click Update All Consignments Now
    5. A green confirmation message appears if successful

    View the changes in the System Events section of the consignment's History tab:

      


    NotesNOTE: You can only update fields from the options available in the dropdown list.

    COMMON ISSUES & TROUBLESHOOTING 

    Issue: Bulk action fails
    Cause: Extra spaces before or after consignment numbers
    Resolution:

    • Remove all leading and trailing spaces from each consignment number
    • Ensure one number per line
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    Issue: Customer reassignment fails
    Cause: Listed consignments belong to different customers
    Resolution:

    • Group consignments by their current customer
    • Process each group separately