Shipment Line DFF not getting enabled after deployment

Summary:

a) In prod, to enable DFF using Sandbox requires a shipment Number.
b) Since it is prod, not able to create a Shipment Number.
c) Is Sandbox the only option or is there a way to automatically enable the Shipment Line DFF after deplyment.

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