WebSimon™ Tutorial

WebSimon™ Tutorial Pr oduc t Version 1.8 Doc u ment Num ber W S H18T UT .10Co p y ri g h t © 200 1 E - T r an sp o r t In c o rp o r at ed . Us e, rep r o duc tio n , d i s t rib u tio n , o r dis c l o s ure of th is work i s s u b j ec t to the res t r i c t io ns s e t forth in the E- T r ans por t S o f t war e S e r v ic es Ag r e eme n t a nd t he U. S. Copy r i gh t A c t of 1 976, as ame nde d. Un aut hor iz ed us e, r e p r o duc ti on, dis t r i b u ti on, or di sc lo su r e is a vi ol ati on o f fed e r a l and /or s t ate la ws. A l l rig h t s re se rve d . E- T r ans po r t , We bS imo n , M y W e b S i m on , an d th e W ebS im on log o ar e tr ade mar k s o f E - T r a n s por t In co r p or ate d , a div i si on of De sc ar tes S y s t e m s Gr o up.O t h e r pr odu ct s m ent ion ed i n thi s publ ic at ion ar e tr a dem ar ks of thei r r e sp ec tiv e o r gani z a ti ons . Ele ven t h E d it i o n — Au g u s t 200 1 Pr o d u c t Rele ase 1.8 E- T r ans po r t Inc o r por at ed 200 Hig h to wer Bo ul ev ar d Pi tts bur gh , P enn sy lv an ia 152 05- 11 35 Ph one : ( 412 ) 788 - 2 466 Inte r n et: http: //www.e t rans po r t . c o m / Customer S upport: 877 - 7 86-93 39 Fax: 5 19-74 6-6066 E m ail: s u p por t @ d e sca rtes. com iiA BO U T TH IS D O CUM E N T A BO UT TH IS D OC UMENT T h i s doc ume n t i s a qu ic k - s t ar t t u tor i al to he lp yo u l ear n W e b S i m on . T h e tuto r i al wal k s y ou thr oug h an ac tua l r a t e s ear c h , d e s c r i b i n g ea ch st ep n e c e ss ar y to fin d a r a te an d c a l c u l at e th e c har ge fo r s h ip pi ng a ca r g o of fr oz en fis h fr om B o s t on, M a ss ac hu se tts to Co r k , Ir el and. Y ou wi ll a l s o lea r n h o w to se ar ch fo r s e r v i c e c o n t ra cts an d ta r i ff r u l e s , an d ho w to cr ea te a nd s e n d r a te quo tati ons . T h e num ber an d ty pe of s e a r c h r e su lts tha t W ebS im on r e tur n s for y o u may di ffe r f r o m th os e ap pea r i ng in thi s d o c u me nt. S u c h be hav io r is nor m a l and dep end s o n th e au thor i z a t io ns in effe ct a t y our s i t e . T h e fol l ow ing pag es c o ve r thes e topi cs : • “Be f ore Y ou Beg i n ” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 • “Rate Se arc h ing an d Cal c ula t io n” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 • “Cal c u lab l e Cont r a c t Rate Se arc h ing ” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 • “Se r v i c e Cont r a c t Sea r c h i n g ” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 • “Rul e S earc h i ng” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 • “Q uote Creati o n ” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 • “Hin ts for E x p e rien c e d Us ers ” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 W e bS i m o n T u t o r i al 3B EF O R E Y OU B EG I N C H APTER 1 B EF OR E Y OU B EGIN T h i s cha p te r d e s c r i bes wha t y ou n eed to k n o w be for e y o u ca n us e We bSi m o n . T h e fol l o w in g pa ges ex pl ai n: • “Log gin g i n to We bS im on” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 • “Mov i ng A r oun d i n W ebS im on” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 • “Und ers t a ndi ng Requ ired and O p tio nal Inp u t Fi el ds ” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 • “Sa v i ng to a File ” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 • “Pri ntin g” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 W e bS i m o n T u t o r i al 4B EF O R E Y OU B E GIN Logging in to WebSi m on B e for e yo u c an pr oc eed, yo u m u s t lo g i n to We bSi m o n wi th y o u r uni que us er id enti f i e r and pas s w or d. You c an a u tom a ti ca ll y l o g i n to We bS imo n b y s a v i n g y our I D and pa ss wor d o n th e l ogi n s c r e en th at a ppe ar s w hen yo u fi r s t o pen the app li ca tio n . Import a n t : T h e a u tom a ti c l o g i n featu r e wor k s onl y if y o u r co mpu t er ac ce pts a “ c oo ki e” ( a v e r y sm all , e n c r y p te d A S CI I fi le uni que to y ou a nd a c c e s s i b l e by E - T r an spo r t’s We bS imo n s e r v e r ) . Y ou c a n not s a v e y o u r u s e r ID and p a s s w o r d in for m a t io n if y o u do n o t pe r m i t W ebS im on to p l ac e a c ook ie on yo ur co mpu t er ’s ha r d di sk d r i v e or i f “ c o o k i e u s e ” is r e s t r i c t ed at y our s i t e . 1. E n te r y o u r us er ID a nd p a s s wo r d . No te— Yo ur p a s s wo r d app ear s a s a st r i ng of “ * ” ch ar ac t e r s . 2. C l i ck t h e Log me in a u t o ma t i cally e ver y t i me I vis i t We bSimon ch ec k bo x. T h e ne xt tim e y ou o pen We bSi m o n , th e l ogi n s c r e en wi l l no t ap pea r . In st ead the a ppl ic ati on wil l a u tom a ti ca ll y op en to the Rate Se arc h wi nd ow. 3. Cli c k on the Login bu t t o n. Re s u l t : Th e Ra t e Se arc h win dow app ear s . No te— I f yo u d o no t y e t h a ve a u s e r ID an d pa ss wor d , or i f yo u c a n not l o g in afte r e n te r i ng yo ur as si gne d u s er I D and pa ss wo r d , c onta c t yo ur sy s t em adm ini s tr a t or . W e bS i m o n T u t o r i al 5Movi n g A r ou nd in WebSim on T h is s e c t io n d e s c r i b e s the two pr ima r y to ol s th at W e b S i m on pr ov id es to h e l p y ou m o v e a r o und with in the pr ogr am : • A l i n k bar • A “ Y ou ar e he r e ” nav ig ati on a i d . Link Ba r Ea ch We bS imo n wi ndo w c onta i n s t h is l i nk b a r nea r the t op o f the wi ndo w: T h e Sa ve ic on app ear s in T h e P r int ic on appe ar s in T h i s ic on is a l i n k t o a C l ic k on t h e H e lp T o log out and mo st We bSi m o n wi ndo ws. mos t W ebS i m on win dows . co nv e n i e n t cu rre n cy- ic on to op en ex i t fr om Cl ic k on i t to s a v e the Cli c k on it to g ene r a te a co nv e r si on t a bl e l i s t in g th e We bSi m o n ’s W ebS im on, cl ic k c onte n ts of the cu r r en t har d- c opy v e r s i o n of th e c u r r ent r a tes of exc h a nge . onl in e he lp. on the EX I T ic on . pa ge t o a dis k fil e . cu r r en t pa ge. T h es e l i nk s al lo w y ou to s ear c h fo r r a t e s , it ems , s e r v ic e c ont r a cts , t a r i ff r u les a nd inl and r a tes , a nd t o r e tr i e ve r a te quo tes and v i ew the cur r e n t r a te queu e. Note— Aft e r y o u l o g i n , W ebS im on di sp la ys the Ra te Se ar ch wi nd ow by d e fa ult . Note — A tex t v e r s i o n of th e l i n k b a r app ear s at the b o tto m o f ea ch We bSi m o n wi ndo w. W e bS i m o n T u t o r i al 6Movi ng Ar ound i n W e bSi m on ( C on ti nued) Na v i ga tion Aid Ea ch We bS imo n wi ndo w c onta i n s a “ Y ou ar e h e r e ” na vi gati o n ai d i ndi ca tin g y our c u r r ent wind ow wi thi n t he W e b S i m on in ter f ac e. T h e na vi g a t i on ai d lo ok s li ke t h i s : Pr ev io us ( o r “ par en t” ) wi nd ows T he cu r r en t wi ndow al way s app ear a s l i n k s i n the li s t . ap pear s la st in the li st. We bS imo n i ndi ca tes pr ev i ous wi ndow s i n t he h i er ar c h y as l i nk s , al lo wing y ou t o “ bac k up” fr om the c u r r e n t wi nd ow an d r e tu r n to any pr ev io us ( o r “ p ar ent” ) wi ndo w. T he n a v i ga tio n a i d i s es pec ia ll y us eful if yo u ne ed to c o m par e d i ffe r ent r a t e s or ex pl or e v a r i o u s “ w hat- i f” sc en ar ios . Impor ta nt Av oi d u s i ng y o u r br ows e r ’ s “ bac k ” or “ f or war d ” bu tton s , or k e yb oar d sh or tcu t s that per fo r m the sa me func ti ons . Ins t ea d, u s e W ebS im on’ s li nk ba r and “ Y ou ar e her e” n a v i ga tio n a i d to m o v e fr o m o ne w i nd ow t o an oth e r . Us in g yo ur br ows e r ’ s n a v i ga tio n c o m m an ds ca n c aus e e r r o r s . Note — B y d e fau l t, We bSi m o n hi de s y o u r br ows e r ’ s s t and ar d to olb a r in the br ows e r wi ndo w i n whi c h W ebS im on is r unn in g. Unders tanding Requi red a nd Optional Input F i elds In W e b S i m on win dow s, t he s y m bol in di ca tes a fi el d th at re q u i r e s a n i nput va lu e. O p ti ona