Rate Determination with Partial Information 
This function allows the system to select the appropriate rate from a rate table even when information is missing from the rate table or from the forwarding order (FWO) or freight order (FO), that is:
When a carrier is not assigned to a stage in the FWO or FO
When a carrier is assigned to a stage in the FWO or FO but a rate for the carrier was not entered in the rate table
Using this function, the system can still determine the rate based on partial information.
Integration
This function is used in the charge calculation process. For more information, see Charge Calculation.
Prerequisites
You have a rate table containing a scale item with no value. To allow a rate table to contain a scale item with no value, choose the carrier's calculation base on the Scales tab page of the rate table and select the Item with No Value Allowed checkbox. The system adds a scale item with no value to the scale.
Activities
When calculating the charges, the system uses the scale item with no value if no scale items match the value of the calculation base in the FO or FWO or if the calculation base has no value.
Example
You enter the following data in the rate table:
Source Location |
Destination Location |
Carrier |
Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
HAM |
HOU |
A |
USD 100 per 10 kg |
HAM |
HOU |
* |
USD 200 per 10 kg |
If the carrier is A in the FWO or FO, the system applies USD 100.
If the carrier is anything other than A in the FWO or FO, the system picks up the scale item with no value and applies USD 200.
If no carrier is assigned to a stage in the FWO or FO, the system picks up the scale item with no value and applies USD 200.