OptiBook - How to book a TBA container via the Container List screen when you don’t have a ready container

If you do not have a ‘Ready’ container, please follow the below steps to confirm a TBA container:

1. Select ‘Bookings’ and then ‘Booking List’ via the lefthand side navigation menu of the VBS homepage.
   
2. Once on the Container List screen, click the 'Add containers' button.
3. You will then need to select the 'Booking Type' as 'Drop Off’ and enter a dummy container number in the ‘Container/s’ text box. Note: Container number cannot be longer than 11 alphanumeric characters.
   
4. Once you have finished entering the ‘Dummy’ container number, click 'Add'.
5. You will see your container but in a ‘Not Ready’ status, please click on the hyperlinked container number.
   
6. Enter details of the container as shown in the below screenshot.
7. Upon saving, the container will change to a ‘Ready’ status and you can now follow the steps in our ‘How to book a TBA drop off container via the Container List screen’ guide.

Note: The dummy container booked is not going to be allowed for booking, as there are no records of that container in OneStop VBS, it is just to enable the carrier community to book a TBA slot.