Back on the "Shipping Agents" screen, to setup Shipping Agent Integration for each Service that you wish to use, you need to select Shipping Agent Services from the menu, as shown below.
In the "Shipping Agent Services" screen you will see all the Services that have enabled for the Shipping Agent. For Shipping Agent Integration there are some additional setup options that need to be considered and completed as required to ensure that Shipping Agent Integration works for your business requirements.
Enabled for Integration |
This Field will be automatically ticked when the Service has been enabled within the "Shipping Agent Card" as detailed here. |
Default Service Type |
In this Field, you should define whether that Service is to be used with Domestic or International shipments |
Default Service |
Define one Service as the default for both Domestic and International shipments. You can only tick this Field against one Service of each type (Domestic/International) and it will then be used when the Shipping Agent Service Code is left blank on shipping documents |
Check Items on Document Release |
This field can be used to implement a check on the items to ensure all the fields required for shipping have been populated when a document is released. If they are not completed, then an error will appear advising you what information needs to be completed. Note: the option selected here will override the default option defined on the "Shipping Agent Integration Setup" screen |
Default Shipment Method |
This Field should be used to define the Shipment Method that is suggested by default when using that the "Shipping Agent Service" |
Agent Collection Time |
Enter the usual time of day that the Shipping Agent will collect shipments from you when using this Service. When Submitting a Consignment, it will fail if the date and time defined is after the Agent Collection Time |
Packaging Code |
This Field should be populated with the default Packaging Type that will be used |
Auto Create Containers |
This Field can be set if the service relates to an export service, where the use of Clever WMS Containers functionality is mandatory, but where you wish the system to automatically create Containers for you based on the No. of Packages you are shipping. See here for further information |