Packaging Definitions

As a minimum requirement, you must define the below information for the Packaging Code that you setup on the Shipping FastTab of the "Shipping Agent Card".

To enter the required information, simply select the relevant Packaging from the Packaging FastTab and then then choose the Packaging Setup option from the menu toolbar within the FastTab. This will open up the "Shipping Agent Package" screen for the selected and from here you can confirm the following information.

Dimension Unit of Measure This needs the unit of measure that the Shipping Agent requires their dimensions in, which is usually CM
Package Length The length of the package in the Dimension Unit of Measure selected
Package Width The width of the package in the Dimension Unit of Measure selected
Package Height The height of the package in the Dimension Unit of Measure selected
Packaging Weight Type

Select either Default or Average. 

Where default is selected each package of this type that is consigned will default to the weight entered against the Default Package Weight below. Where Average is selected the system will add up the gross weight of all the items being consigned and add the Default Package Weight multiplied by the number of packages on the consignment to that. It then divides that total by the number of packages to give an average against each one.

Average Example

Item 1 weighs 0.5Kg each – we are sending 10

Item 2 weighs 0.25Kg each - we are sending 30

Total weight of all the items on the consignment is (0.5 x 10) + (0.25 * 30) = 12.5Kg

Default Package Weight is set to 0.2Kg and we are sending it two parcels (0.2 x 2) = 0.4

Total consigned Weight is 12.5 + 0.4 = 12.9Kg

We have 2 packages so the average is (12.9 / 2) = 6.45Kg for each parcel consigned.
Weight Unit of Measure The Unit of Measure for Weight that needs to be used for this shipping Agent, usually defined as Kg
Default Package Weight

If the Package Weight Type is Default then this is the default weight of a package often specified a slight amount below the maximum weight for this packaging type. E.g. 9.9Kg.

 If the Package Weight Type is Average then this should be set as the weight to add for packaging only to the item gross weight total before its divided by the number of packages
Description The usual description you use for this type of packaging, i.e. Standard Box
Agent Packaging Code Predefined as the packaging Code to register via the API
Container Type If you want to use the Container Tracking functionality on a Consignment then you will also need to define here the related Container Type value