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Setup — Transport Setup

🌐 NL · Last reviewed: 27 May 2026

Transport Setup

Configures DXSteel's transport module: number series, scanning rules, posting policy, transfer-order defaults, and the Bing API used for distance calculations.

When to configure: once during implementation. Adjust the Bing settings if you change geographic-data provider.

General

Field

Description

Standard Departure Time

Default departure time used when planning a new transport order.

Load Scan Required

If on, loading requires scanning each lot — no manual selection allowed.

Auto Connect Requests

If on, incoming transport requests for external processing are automatically connected to a transport order.

Show only to send transportorders

On a handheld, only show transport orders that still need to be sent.

Set Shipment Status Via Report Only

If on, shipment status is only updated by the dedicated report — useful when manual status changes should be blocked.

Posting Policy

What DXSteel does when an error occurs during transport-order posting (stop, continue, log).

Print Docs Via JQ DMX

If on, transport documents are printed asynchronously via the Job Queue.

Print Docs JQ Category DMX

The Job Queue category used for asynchronous document printing.

Numbering

Field

Description

Transport Request Nos.

Number series for transport requests.

Transport Order Nos.

Number series for transport orders.

Posted Transport Order Nos.

Number series for posted transport orders.

Bill of lading external processing

Number series for bills of lading sent to external processors.

OVAL Nos.

Number series for OVAL transport documents.

Transfer Orders

Field

Description

Weight Type

Default weight type to use on transfer orders.

Default Variable Weight

Whether transfer orders use variable weight by default.

Bing Settings

The Bing fields drive automatic distance and route calculations. Coordinate with your iFacto consultant for the correct values per environment.

Field

Description

Bing API

The Bing Maps API key.

Bing Distance Uri Base

The base URI for distance lookups.

Bing Distance Uri Additional

Additional URI parameters appended to distance requests.

Posting via Job Queue

Field

Description

Category Code

Job queue category code used when transport-order posting runs asynchronously.

Max Attempts To Run

How many times the job queue retries the post before failing.

Rerun Delay (sec.)

Wait time between retries.