TradeLens provides a framework for sharing trade documents among trade parties, with security, access control, and privacy
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For an introduction to how TradeLens enables secure, private, and access-controlled document sharing among trade parties, see the Documents section of the knowledge base.
IMPORTANT: You must have permission to view a document to be able to see it.
How to find your documents with 'Consignment Events'
From any consignment card, click its Events button. This will take you to the consignment’s events page.
From the Consignment events page, click the boxed Document button (note: Not the Documents tab in line with the other consignment view options) to see the document events associated with that consignment.
Find the document event you want to see the document for and click that event in the timeline. The information drawer will slide out from the left-hand side of the screen.
Scroll down to the Document Information bar, and click on the document name. This will open the document on screen, either in the Shipment Manager window, or in a new window.
Make sure that your browser allows pop-ups.
How to find your documents with 'Consignment Documents'
From any consignment card, click its Documents button. This will take you to the consignment’s Documents page.
Scroll down the Documents page to view the current documents associated with the consignment. Click the document name to view its version number and then click the View button to open the document on the screen.
How to find documents associated with your shipment
From any shipment card, click the Documents button. This will open the Documents page for that shipment.
Scroll down the Documents page to view the current documents associated with the shipment. Click the document name to view its version number and then click the View button to open the document on the screen.
How to find documents associated with transport equipment
From any consignment card, click its Containers button. This will take you to the consignment’s containers page.
From the consignment’s containers page, scroll down to view the transport equipment cards, then click the Documents button for the container whose documents you want to view.
Scroll down the Documents page to view the current documents associated with the transport equipment. Click the document name to view its version number and then click the View button to open the document on the screen.
