Select and view ultimate consignee details on sales documents

Article • 12/12/2024 • 2 min read

You can select and view the consignee address details based on the customer and the ship-to address selected in the following sales documents:

The following procedure outlines how to select the consignee address on a sales document.

  1. Open the relevant sales document.

  2. On the Shipping and Billing FastTab, in the Ship-to field, select a shipping address. You can also leave this field blank.

  3. On the Ultimate Consignee FastTab, in the Ultimate Consignee Code field, select a consignee code associated with the customer. The available options depend on the Ship-to field value. For more information, see Define ultimate consignee addresses for customers.
    The system inherits the values in the following fields based on the setup of the selected consignee code. For more information see, Set up ultimate consignees.

    FieldDescription
    NameSpecifies the name of the consignee.
    AddressSpecifies the primary address of the consignee.
    Address 2Specifies the secondary address of the consignee.
    Country/Region CodeSpecifies the country or region code of the consignee.
    CitySpecifies the city of the consignee.
    Post CodeSpecifies the postal code of the consignee.
    CountySpecifies the county of the consignee.
    GLNSpecifies the GLN (Global Location Number) code of the consignee.

    The consignee address is updated.

  • When you post the sales document, the system inherits the consignee address details in one or more of the following documents accordingly.
    • Posted Sales Order
    • Posted Sales Invoice
    • Posted Sales Shipment
    • Posted Return Receipt
    • Posted Sales Credit Memo
  • If you post partial quantity in a sales order or invoice and post the remaining quantity with another ship-to and/or consignee address, the system inherits the relevant consignee address details in the posted sales shipment and/or invoice.