Container Verification

Container Verification

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Revision History

Version

Date

Author

Designation

Description of change

1.0

Sep 13, 2021

@Dona Safui (Unlicensed)

Technical Writer

User Manual creation

1.1

Nov 24, 2021

@Mohammad Arshad

Senior Business Analyst

Amendments in the user manual

Overview

The Container Verification service enables its users to Create/Edit/Cancel/Search/View container verification request. It also provides the facility to Terminal operator admin users to view and update the status of the container verification request.

Scope

Container verification service is applicable for below users :

Sl. No

User

Privilege

Description

Sl. No

User

Privilege

Description

1

  • Container Freight Station(CFS)

  • Customs House Agent(CHA)

  • Chassis Yard(CY)

  • Empty Yard(EY)

  • Freight Forwarders(FF)

  • Inland Container Deport(ICD)

Create, Search, View, Edit & Cancel

User will be able to create, search and view the appointments.

2

  • Shipping Line/Shipping Agent

  • Importers/Exporters

Create, Search, View, Edit & Cancel

User will be able to create, search and view the appointments.

3

Terminal Operator admin

Search, View & update request

User will be able to view and can approve/reject any appointments.

User Journey

Below diagram is the actual user journey of the user for booking a container verification appointment.

Login to DR Trade

  • Go to eservices.drtrade.do

  • If you're a new user, sign up to the application. Follow the Client Registration user guide for signing up to DR Trade.

  • If you already have an account, sign in in to the application by providing the Email Id/Username and Password in the login page, and click the SIGN IN button.

Container Verification landing page

Navigate to Manage -> Operations-> Container Verification

The Container Verification Search page loads on screen. Enter the known search criteria in the respective fields and click the Search button.

Container Verification Search

Upon clicking on Show More, more criteria are displayed.

The search criteria are as follows :

Field Name

Description

Field Name

Description

Container#/Reference/BOL, BRN

Enter the container number, or reference, or bill of lading, or BRN to search by any of these values

Appointment date

Select the appointment date (from date and to date) from the calendar in this field, to see all container appointments during this period.

Shipping Status

Search by the shipping status - Export or Import.

Status

Select a status from the dropdown to search containers by status.

Classification

A multi-select field where you can select the location.

Line

Enter the line code to filter by shipping lines.

After entering the search criteria, the user must click on Search button to see the list of search records which the user is authorized to see.

Click the Reset button, all the search results will get cleared and initial search screen will display.

 

Click the PDF or CSV icon to download and view the selected list in the pdf or CSV format. A Download PDF/CSV pop up window appears.

To view any container details from the list, click on the Container number hyperlink.

 

The details page will load as below :

Create Appointment

Users can create the container verification appointment by clicking on create verification appointment button present in the container verification landing page. Create verification appointment button will be available to all the users except terminal operator admin.

Once user clicks on the create button below screen will be present to the user :

If user selects Import then user can select container by Bill of Lading or by Container Number.

If user selects Export then user can select container by Booking Reference or by container Number.

Once user provides the mandatory inputs Apply button will be enabled. User will click on the apply button and based on the input the results will load as below :

User can select the containers for which he wants to book an appointment. User will select the containers and click on the next button, User will get the appointment details page as below :

Appointment details are as follow :

Field Name

Description

Field Name

Description

Appointment Details

Reference Number

User has to provide the reference number for making the appointment.

Classification

A multi-select field where you can select the location.

Cargo Type

Cargo type will be loaded by the system based on the selected container.

Additional Cargo Details

User will provide the additional details about the cargo.

Service Type

A multi-select field where user can select the service type for the selected containers.

Appointment Date

User will select the appointment date for which he want to book for the verification.

Appointment Slot

A multi select field where user will select the available appointment time.

Representative Details

Representative Name

User has to provide the representative name who will do the inspection. Terminal will share the representative details to the user.

Cedula No/Passport No

User will provide the passport number of the representative.

Phone Number

User will provide the phone number of the representative.

User will be able to add up to 5 representative details only.

User will be able to add up to 5 attachments only.

Once all the data are correctly provided Book Appointment button will be enabled.

On click of book appointment button, an appointment will be booked and the user will get the below success screen with the appointment details.

Edit Appointment

Once the user books the appointment status of the appointment will be Submitted. The user will be able to modify the appointment details if in case the user wants to update. User will click on the edit button as shown below and the Edit appointment page will be open where user can modify the details and clicks on the Save button to can save the changes.

User can edit their appointment details up to cut time which is 5 PM before the appointment date, after that edit icon will be disabled.

Cancel Appointment

Users can cancel the container verification right after submission or even if appointment is planned but not after the cutoff time (5 PM before the appointment date). User will search the appointment, click on the edit button and in edit page can click on the Cancel Verification button to cancel the appointment. Below screen will be present to the user.

Admin Functionality

Admin will be able to view the container verification appointments made by different users. Admin can review the appointment details and update the appointments status. Admin will get the below screen after login once he navigates to Manage -> Operations-> Container Verification.

Admin will provide the Container Number/Reference Number/Bill of Lading/Booking Reference Number or the Appointment date and will click on the search button. User will get the below screen

Click the Reset button, all the search results will get cleared and initial search screen will display.

Admin can review the appointment details by clicking on the container number hyperlink. Below screen will be present to the user.

Admin will select the container number for which user wants to Plan/Reject Verification. Below screen will be present to the user.

If admin clicks on the Plan Verification, appointment will be booked and the status of the appointment will be changed from Submitted to Planned.

For end user also status of the appointment will be changed from Submitted to Planned.

If admin clicks on the Reject Verification, appointment will be rejected and the status of the appointment will be changed from Submitted to Rejected.

For end user also status of the appointment will be changed from Submitted to Rejected.

After appointment is planned and verification is completed, Admin can complete or Reject the appointment. Admin will select the appointment and clicks on the Complete Verification button, status of the appointment will be changed from Planned to Completed. If admin clicks on the Reject Verification button, status of the appointment will be changed from Planned to Rejected.

 

Status Flow of Appointment

Below are the statuses for a container verification appointment :

Status

Description

Status

Description

Submitted

Once user books an appointment, status of the appointment will be Submitted.

Planned

Once Admin approves and plans the appointment, status of the appointment will be Planned.

Cancelled

Once user cancels the appointment, status of the appointment will be Cancelled.

Completed

Admin will update the planned appointments to Completed by clicking on the Complete Verification button once the verification is done by the representative.

Rejected

Admin have the freedom to reject the appointment based on multiple criteria by clicking on the Reject verification button.

Notification

System will send the below event notification to the user :

Direction

From

To

Type (Email/Event)

Scenario

Description

Direction

From

To

Type (Email/Event)

Scenario

Description

Outward

CCS

  • Container Freight Station(CFS)

  • Customs House Agent(CHA)

  • Chassis Yard(CY)

  • Empty Yard(EY)

  • Freight Forwarders(FF)

  • Inland Container Deport(ICD)

  • Shipping Line/Shipping Agent

  • Importers/Exporters

Event

Appointment Amendment

Once user modifies the appointment details after it is planned, system will send the event notification to the mentioned users.

Outward

CCS

  • Container Freight Station(CFS)

  • Customs House Agent(CHA)

  • Chassis Yard(CY)

  • Empty Yard(EY)

  • Freight Forwarders(FF)

  • Inland Container Deport(ICD)

  • Shipping Line/Shipping Agent

  • Importers/Exporters

Event

Appointment Cancellation

Once user cancels the appointment after it is planned, system will send the event notification to the mentioned users.

Alerts

CCS will show the alert messages for the below scenarios :

Type (Banner/Email/SMS)

Info/Warning/Error

Scenario

Description

Type (Banner/Email/SMS)

Info/Warning/Error

Scenario

Description

Banner

error

Please select container with same status

when user selects containers with different status.

Banner

error

Uploaded file exceeds size limit of 2 MB

When user uploads attachment of more than 2 MB

Banner

Info

Verification appointment

successfully created

When the appointment is successfully booked for the container verification

Banner

Info

The verification request(s) are cancelled.

When the appointment request is cancelled by the user.

Banner

Info

Verification Request(s) rejected Successfully.

When the appointment is rejected by the admin.

Banner

Info

Verification Request(s) Completed Successfully.

When the appointment is completed by the admin.

Banner

Info

Verification request(s) planned.

When the appointment is planned by the admin.

Business Validations

Below are the business rules for the admin/end-users for container verification service :

Users

Business rules

Users

Business rules

Admin

  • Terminal Operator

  1. Admin should be able to see the appointment requests of all the shipping agents/shipping line users.

  2. Admin should not be able to edit/modify the appointment details.

  3. Admin/End users should not be able to select the appointments of different status.

End-Users

  • Container Freight Station(CFS)

  • Customs House Agent(CHA)

  • Chassis Yard(CY)

  • Empty Yard(EY)

  • Freight Forwarders(FF)

  • Inland Container Deport(ICD)

  • Shipping Line/Shipping Agent

  • Importers/Exporters

  1. End users should have the access to create the container verification.

  2. End users should be able to edit the record till the cutoff time (5 PM before the appointment date).

  3. Edit functionality should be disabled after the cutoff time (5 PM before the appointment date).

  4. Users can cancel the container verification right after submission or even if appointment is planned but not after the cutoff time (5 PM before the appointment date).

  5. End-user cannot raise container verification for the containers which are already submitted or planned under an appointment.

  6. End-user can raise the container verifications for containers which are in cancelled or rejected or completed.

  7. End-User can add only 5 representative details while booking the appointment.

  8. End-user can add only 5 supporting documents while booking the appointment.

  9. Book appointment button should be enabled only when all the booking details are correctly provided by the user.

  10. User can cancel appointments made by him and should not be able to view and cancel other users appointment.