Create a COA Contract
A COA Contract consists of several ‘Cargo Contracts,' also known as liftings. First, a COA Contract needs to be created. Only then can you include ‘Cargo Contract' (Liftings) in the COA Contract.
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Click the main action menu.
Select Cargo Tracker and click the Contract hyperlink.
Click New Contract.
Input the COA details and give a name to the COA contract by inputting the ‘Contract Code.’
Select Save.
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Create Cargo Contracts (Liftings)
After the COA Contract is created, you can proceed to create a Cargo Contract and assign them to the COA Contract.
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Double-click on the cargo line item to open the cargo, and click the Cargo hyperlink.
To create a second lifting, rename the lifting number from ‘1' to '2’.
Click the action menu and select Save as Copy.
Click Save and a new cargo line item is created, shown in the following image.
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Bring COA’s Cargo to Estimate
From COA’s cargo to Estimate
By clicking the Estimate, VMS brings this cargo into Estimate for running calculation.
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From the Estimate and pulled from COA
The cargo contract needs to be in an Open status in order to pull the COA lifting into the Estimate for running calculation. Otherwise, it does not allow selection from Estimate.
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