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Overview
You may want to use the Consolidated Laytime feature in the following scenarios:
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Here’s a recommended workflow for using the consolidated port activities laytime calculation:
On the Setup screen, select the relevant counterparty and cargo handlings. Select Method: Deduction in order to use the consolidated tabs calculator.
Import activities from the voyage , or enter them manually in the port activities grid for each port
Link specific cargoes to port activities if needed.
In the Port Activities grid, use the Cargo ID field to indicate that a port activity is linked to a specific set of Cargoes handled at that port.
If you leave the Cargo ID field blank, port activities will apply to all cargoes handled at the port. This feature helps split a single port call into multiple berth calls, where different cargoes are loaded at each berth, which is explained more in the next step.
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4. If necessary, create multiple Laytime Commenced/Laytime Complete activities to represent different periods of laytime <link to “creating by following the creating multiple laytime periods” sectionsteps.
5. If there are any deductions from the laytime period, they may have been automatically created when importing port activities. Now is a good time to review them for accuracy , and add any additional ones that might be missing.
5a. The Cargo ID field works for Deductions as it works for port activities, indicating which Cargo(es) the deduction applies to. The deduction applies to all cargoes if the Cargo ID field is blank, as long as the deduction occurred during the cargo’s laytime period.
5b. When adding a deduction, we do our best to figure out which cargo IDs should be added to this deduction based on what laytime period the deduction falls in (continuing with Example 1: if the deduction falls within the first laytime period, we will default applicability to only Cargo 1. If you leave the Cargo ID field blank, but the deduction only occurs during the laytime period of some cargoes, it will only apply to those cargoes.
6. Once the calculation is accurate, a Calculation Report can be printed to save and share with counterparties as needed. With CFGConsolidateLaytimeTabs is enabled, the Calculation Report is updated to show a grid per port call instead of a grid per cargo handling, similar to the calculation itself. An additional cargo handling grid (per port call) gives additional contextual cargo information in a consolidated view.
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The Laytime Commenced and Laytime Completed Port Activities are critical for correct laytime calculations. The Cargo ID field logic applies to these activities similarly. Whether the configuration flag CFGConsolidateLaytimeTabs is enabled or disabled, the baseline for calculating laytime is subtracting the Laytime Commenced date from the Laytime Completed date. Assign the correct Cargo IDs to each Laytime Commenced/Completed activity to get an accurate calculation. Make sure to go through the setup <link to that below> in order to have everything calculating calculated correctly.
Steps
By default, one Laytime Commenced and Laytime Completed activity are imported from voyage port activities, and the cargo ID field is blank. In Example 1, Cargo 1 and Cargo 2 would share a laytime period. To split out Cargo 2 to its own laytime period:
Remove it from the existing Laytime period by opening the Cargo ID dropdown in the Laytime Commenced activity and only selecting Cargo 1. A blank Cargo ID field indicates the activity is for all cargoes, so this effectively removes removing Cargo 2.
Repeat for the Laytime Completed activity.
Add new Laytime Commenced and Completed activities representing the time used for Cargo 2. The laytime calculator will automatically select Cargo 2 in the Cargo ID field.
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Re-arrange columns to any order you prefer
Show and hide columns at your discretion
Pin columns to the left / beginning of the grid. While side-scrolling, you will always see the vital information that gives context to the rest of the fields.
To pin a field, drag the column header to the left, keeping it in line with the other column headers. Hold it there until you see the pin icon (a couple of seconds); then, you can drop it, and it will be pinned.
Exceptions/Limitations
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