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Freight Ops → Calculate Consignment

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Summary

Calculate total freight consignment metrics (such as volume, weight, and loading metres) across multiple items for air, road, or sea transport modes.

Inputs

  • Mode (required) — Select the transport mode: Air, Road, or Sea.
  • Items Source (required) — Choose how to provide consignment items: either enter multiple items manually in a list or supply a JSON expression referencing upstream items.
  • Consignment Items (if Items Source is list) — For static entry: provide each item's length (cm), width (cm), height (cm), gross weight (kg), and quantity.
  • Items (JSON) (if Items Source is JSON expression) — Provide a JSON array of items where each item includes length, width, height, quantity, and gross_weight properties.

Output shape

a single JSON object

Returns aggregate consignment totals including CBM, gross weight, loading metres, and chargeable weight for the given mode and items. Input items are transformed into the required format before the calculation.

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