This Function shall be capable of providing the following facilities:<br/><br/>(1) An interface through which the Freight Transport User shall be able to do the following activities:<br/> (a) Provide data objects for use in the preparation of a Freight Transport Execution Plan that will enable the Freight Transport User to have specified Freight Transport Load Items moved from one location to another;<br/> (b) Approve the content of a prepared Freight Transport Execution Plan, or request changes using new data objects;<br/> (c) Request the implementation of a previously prepared Freight Transport Execution Plan;<br/> (d) Request the status of Freight Transport Load Items being moved by active Freight Transport Execution Plans.<br/>(2) Interface with other functionality in the Manage Freight and Fleet Operations Functional Area to:<br/> (a) Provide the data objects created from the inputs specified in (1) above; <br/> (b) Collect data objects needed for the outputs specified in (1) above.<br/>
(a) continuously monitor for the receipt of any of the input data flows from the FTU;<br/>(b) when any of the data flows are received in (a), depending on their content, sent it to either the Provide FTOM Interface or FTEP Store Management functions;<br/>(c) as a result of (b) continuously monitor for receipt of either the new FTEP for FTU approval or new FTEP request response data flows from the Provide FTOM Interface function;<br/>(d) when either of the data flows in (c) is received, output its content to the Freight Transport User terminator in either the new FTEP response or new FTEP for approval data flows;<br/>(e) also as a result of (b) continuously monitor for receipt of the data flow existing FTEP data from the FTEP Store Management function;<br/>(f) when the data flow in (e) is received output its content to the Freight Transport User Terminator in the data flow existing FTEP data;<br/>(g) if the data flow from the Provide FTOM Interface function received in (c) shows that, more or corrected, data is needed before a new FTEP can be prepared, enter into a dialogue with the Freight Transport User to obtain that data;<br/>(h) also continuously monitor for receipt of the FV status data flow;<br/>(i) when the data flow in (h) is received, output its content to the Freight Transport User Terminator in the requested FV status data flow.<br/>