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The shipping tab works with a Courier company API.
This API once set up Will allow you to create a shipping document on the Courier system.
After you have filled in the information for the Courier company, click on the create shipping document button to create the shipping document on the Courier company system.
To enter the parcel dimensions come out you can do the following:
Enter the parcel number followed by the space bar , this will automatically put in the centimetres and the length
Enter the width by putting in the number and space bar
Enter the height by putting the number and hitting the space bar
Enter the weight of the parcel and click on the space bar which will automatically fill in the kilogrammes
This is a quick and easy way of entering the parcel dimensions
Before creating the document on the courier system, there will be a few checks that take place.
Herewith the following errors
1.The parcel dimensions are not entered correctly
2.The address type does not have the correct Geo location for latitude and longitude.
3.The delivery address does not have the following
• Address line 1 is not filled in correctly it does not contain the first address, it must not contain the building number in the first address line
•The postal code is incorrect
•The country code is not filled in
•The latitude and longitude is incorrect
1.The internal contact for the invoice does not contain a valid mobile number , email address or is not filled in
2.The company profile does not have the correct address details filled in example - Geo location etc
3.The invoice does not have a contact person with valid information filled in
So if the create shipment document button does not work , it is because of certain fields missing.
There is a minimum requirement of information that needs to be sent to the Courier company.
If the shipping document is successfully created , the tracking number and delivery status will be populated.
The lightning bolt button is used to update the delivery status from the Courier company.
If you put the tick on auto , and you have a tracking number , it means that when you open up the invoice the system will automatically check the delivery status.