system.mes.inventory.newShipRequest
Description
Generates an empty Ship Request to provide the structure required by the API to save a new record into the database. This method must be combined with the ship method in order to persist the record.
Permissions
This method does not require any permissions.
Syntax
system.mes.inventory.newShipRequest()
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | - | - | This method does not take any parameters. |
Returns
Returns a JSON representation of the newly created Ship Request object. The following is a list of keys and default values:
| Key | Default Value |
|---|---|
type | SHIP |
quantity | null |
unitOfMeasureSymbol | null |
lotIdOrName | null |
materialIdOrPath | null |
sourceLocationIdOrPath | null |
destinationLotIdOrName | null |
destinationMaterialIdOrPath | null |
destinationLocationIdOrPath | null |
operationId | null |
inventoryOperationId | null |
productionOrderIdOrName | null |
materialReasonCodeId | null |
startDate | Current Time |
endDate | null |
ongoing | false |
inventoryName | null |
notes | null |
spare1 | null |
spare2 | null |
spare3 | null |
Code Examples
# Generate the object structure for a new ship request object with no initial arguments
newRequest = system.mes.inventory.newShipRequest()
# Set basic attributes for the new ship request
newRequest['materialIdOrPath'] = 'Bottle/Milk'
newRequest['sourceLocationIdOrPath'] = 'DairyCo'
newRequest['quantity'] = 610
# (You can continue setting other properties as needed here)
# Ship the request
shippedRequest = system.mes.inventory.ship(**newRequest)
# Output the JSON representation of the shipped request
print(shippedRequest)