For some clients, the IMOS Company Code is a mandatory field that is critical for correct operations and financial records and should not be omitted. In order to accommodate many different business structures, IMOS offers many different ways to default the IMOS Company Code field throughout the system. Depending on your workflow, you may want to choose one set of flags over another in order to ensure the correct defaulting.
Default Company on Voyage Manager
The default company on the voyage manager is the Company that will be populated into the "Company" field when the voyage is first scheduled. Once the default company is populated, it can be manually edited, but will not be subjected to the change to its source any longer.
When the voyage is scheduled
- When there is a Cargo Fixture/TCO fixture, the first source for the Company is the Cargo Fixture/TCO fixture.
- When there is not any Cargo Fixture/TCO Fixture or the Company on the Cargo/TCO Fixture is empty, the default company is sourcing from the head fixture/TCI fixture if flag CFGDefaultCompanyOnTciSelect is enabled. Otherwise, the default is empty.
- When there is not any Cargo Fixture/TCO Fixture or the Company on the Cargo/TCO/TCI/Head fixture are all empty, then the default company is sourcing from the vessel details if flag CFGAssignDefaultCompanyOnVoyage is enabled. Otherwise, the default is empty
The Default source Company is in a hierarchical way:
The hierarchy is: Selling Fixture > Buying Fixture > Vessel. IMOS only track down the hierarchy if the corresponding flags are enabled.
Default Company on Voyage Estimate
When a new voyage estimate is created, the Company field will always default to the default estimate template (.TDEFAULT)
When nominating a vessel on the estimate:
- IF: CFGDefaultCompanyOnTciSelect = Y; IMOS will use the Company from the TCI fixture (If the vessel is a TC vessel)
- IF: CFGDefaultCompanyFromVessel = Y; IMOS will use the Company from the Vessel set to Nominated Vessel
- If both flags are enabled, then IMOS will first look up the Company from the TCI fixture, if empty, then look it up from the Vessel details.
Default Company on Cargo
IMOS follows this logic to default the company on a Cargo:
- IF: CFGDefaultCompanyFromVessel = Y; IMOS will use the Company from the Vessel set to Nominated Vessel
- ELSE: CFGDefaultCompanyOnCargoImport set to Y will use whichever company is part of the cargo message XML
Default Company on Time Charter
IMOS follows this logic to default the company on a Time Charter:
- IF: CFGDefaultCompanyFromVessel = Y; IMOS will use the Company from the Vessel set to Nominated Vessel
| Config Flag | Objects Affected |
|---|---|
| CFGAssignDefaultCompanyOnVoyage | Voyage Manager |
| CFGDefaultCompanyFromVessel | Cargo, TCI, Voyage Estimate |
| CFGDefaultCompanyOnTciSelect | Voyage Manager, Voyage Estimate |