[arunk]

Steve,

I can understand from your post that you want to execute a consol/deconsol scenario using a multileg itinerary and ways this can be done.

My answer to this is, Yes you can have consol/deconsol hubs using a multileg itinerary.

Say you have orders flowing from 3 different locations A,B,C to a consolidation hub D and from D it get consolidated and sent to another location E and from there to another.

Consider that the orders from A,B,C are LTL's to hub D and from D-->E TL and from
E-->any location with vessel or rail or anyother.

Your itineary shld be a mulitleg and you have to define 3 different legs to satisfy the above said scenario.

Your first leg will be of LTL to define the 3 LTL's from A,B,C to D.

Second leg would be of TL from D-->E and third would be vessel or rail from E-->any loc.

You need to mention the location role as CONSOLIDATION POOL and your consol hub in the location id in the first leg of your itinerary.

In the second leg, have the Equipment Assign Type as "Optimize Equipment" and Auto Consolidation Type as "CONSOL INTO ONE EQUIP".

Make sure you set the location role of D to consolidation hub in the locations. And have an equipment at D with proper weights, to accomodate all the multiple orders into one.

Also you can constrain the Orders by checking the "Must Ship thro POol" check box in the Order Release.

Kindly let me know if this is address your question.

Regds
Arun.