PPS/COM: Set Up Shipping Methods

Use the Ship Via Maintenance window to set up the various ship methods you'll use to ship orders in Pick/Pack/Ship (PPS) / Customer Order Management (COM). The window is pre-set with various UPS shipping options, but you may have other shipping methods that you need to set up (if you use other shipping companies, your own company truck, etc.). This procedure is also part of the setup process for UPS WorldShip (UOWS) integration with your Eagle system.

The options listed below must be set up in Options Configuration so that you can use Ship Via. Set up these options now if you haven't already. For more information about setting up options, click here.

• ID# 5111 "Use Ship Via's in Order Entry"

• ID# 5066 "POS Ship Via to use when customer's is blank"

• ID# 5065 "Ship Via Table"

• ID# 5064 "Ship Via - UPS Worldwide PC Path"  - if your system is integrated with UPS WorldShip, you must enter C:\UPSimport in this option.

Setting Up Shipping Methods

1. From the Eagle Browser, type SHP in the Launch bar. (Alternatively, click System Management Menu, Options Configuration Menu, Shipping Methods Maintenance.) The Ship Via Maintenance window displays.

2. UPS Online WorldShip (UOWS) users, do the following. If you don't use UOWS, skip to step 3.

3. With Code A highlighted in the grid, click Change.

1. In the dialog that displays, click in the Shipper System Code field. Enter 1 in this field, and click Change.

1. Repeat these bulleted steps for all the UPS shipping codes (A-G).

Do not delete any of the UPS shipping codes. Do not change the Code, Description, or Shipper Service fields in these codes.

And, be sure to enter 1 in the Shipper System Code field as instructed above, or else UPS WorldShip Integration will not work.

3. To set up a new shipping method, click Add, and fill in the fields in the Add Shipping Method dialog box.

For more information about a field in the Add Shipping Methods box, click a field in the list below.

• CodeThe code you use to identify this shipping method. The pre-set shipping methods already have a code, but when you set up your own shipping methods, enter any unused number or letter for the code.

• DescriptionThe description of this shipping method. The pre-set shipping methods already have a description, but when you set up your own methods, enter a description such as "Our Truck," "FedEx," "Werner," etc.

• Shipper System Code If you use UPS Online WorldShip (UOWS) integration with your Eagle system, you must enter "1" in the Shipper System Code field for all UPS shipping methods listed in the window (enter a 1 in the Shipper System Code for Ground, Second-Day Air,  3 Day Select, etc.)

• Shipper ServiceThe type of service this shipping method provides (2nd day, overnight, etc)

• Shipper FactorIf the shipping code is a flat amount you charge the customer (there's a value in the Flat Amount field), enter the appropriate percent in the shipper factor field so the system can calculate your cost for the freight.
  
  If the shipping code isn't a flat amount (there isn't a value in the Flat Amount field), enter the percent in the shipper factor field that the system should use to calculate freight based on the Third Party's cost (i.e. so the system can calculate the "selling price" of the freight).

• Flat RateA flat amount you charge the customer for freight. The system uses the percentage in the Shipper Factor field to calculate the cost.

• Free if overEnter the threshold at which shipping is free to the customer. For example, if the customer's order must be over $1000 to receive free shipping, enter 1000 in this field. When a customer's order reaches the Free if Over amount, the system posts your cost (for costs of goods sold), but not a selling price to the customer.

4. When you have filled in all the fields, click OK. The new shipping method is added to the grid.

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