Module 1 - The ICS Environment - Cargo Support

THE ICS ENVIRONMENT
Name Description Example
Options
Fields with
drop-down
buttons
Options are clicked to select only one from
a number of options. Unlike checkboxes,
they allow only one of a list of options to be
selected (e.g. in the screen above, to
access all versions of the UNLocode, you
would click on the option underneath the
word All).
Some fields have the ability to search a list
attached through a drop-down button.
Clicking on the drop-down button will reveal
a list from which the user can choose to
populate the field. Only one option may be
selected from a drop-down menu.
Buttons
Book icons
Buttons are clicked on to initiate a
response or action (e.g. clicking on the
Search button will initiate a search based
on the parameters provided in the fields
preceding it). It is also possible to use the
enter key to activate buttons, however it is
necessary to first tab until the button is
highlighted before pressing enter as
shown.
Some fields have the ability to perform a
search for more complex data through a
book icon. This icon can sometimes appear
as a green cross, but performs the same
type of search.
Moving around screens
There are three basic methods of moving between fields in the ICS screens:
• pressing the ‘Tab’ key on the keyboard will move forwards through the
fields displayed on the screen
• pressing the ‘Shift’ + ‘Tab’ keys on the keyboard will move backwards
through the fields displayed on the screen
• using the mouse, click in the field required and enter data.
Tip: Where there are a large number of fields to navigate between (e.g. lodging an
export declaration), it can take a long time to get to a particular part of the screen
when using the tab key. Clicking directly in the field required with the mouse may
be a quicker option.
INDUSTRY GENERIC MANUAL – V1.2 31/01/2013 1.11