Global Parameters Maintenance - Shipping

General Information

This tab screen contains information associated with the setup of the shipping and drop shipping options for M.O.M. Complete the fields as required.

See Also

Global Parameters Maintenance - Overview

Automatic Shipping Calculations Module

UPS Sub Tab

Shipping Interfaces

Special Note regarding UPS Worldship and UPS Online Compatible Interface (UPS LINK).

Select one or more interfaces and use the SETUP button where provided to make special entries related to the use of each interface. Refer to Shipping System Interfaces for more detailed information.

Commercial Delivery Status

RULES FOR DELIVERY STATUS - this will indicate in the customer record if the customer address is commercial by placing a check in the UPS COMMERCIAL DELIVERY box.   Select if the delivery status is always residential, always commercial or always residential except when Company name is present.

SETUP EXISTING USERS - select the PROCESS button to setup existing customers with the Rules for Delivery Status

UPS Return Services

For companies having a separate returns department location, select the optional checkbox to USE THIS LOCATION FOR ACCEPTING UPS RETURN SERVICES. Enter the appropriate information.

USPS Sub Tab

Shipping Interfaces

USPS MAC/MAC GOLD-   select this checkbox to generate enable the M.O.M. USPS interface for users who are MAC/MAC Gold certified. Your M.O.M. system will have the ability to print shipping labels for the US Postal Service. Refer to Shipping System Interfaces for more detailed information.

FedEx Sub Tab

CREATE FEDEX SHIP MANAGER CAFE FILE- select this checkbox to generate an export file for the   FedEx Ship Manager stand alone software.

USE FEDEX SHIP MANAGER SERVER- select this checkbox to enable the Ship Manager Setup button where you can enter the settings that will allow M.O.M. to interface with your FedEx Ship Manager Server. Your M.O.M. system will then have the ability of printing FedEx labels directly.

CREATE FEDEX PASSPORT FILE (Discontinued)- select this checkbox for MOM to generate the FedEx Passport file.

Misc Sub Tab

Drop Shipping Preferences

VERIFY BEFORE INVOICING - determines the way in which invoicing and fulfillment is treated for drop shipped items.

Check this box and M.O.M. requires confirmation of drop shipment fulfillment. When the order is entered, M.O.M. marks a drop shipped item with a status code of ND (not filled/drop shipped). When the drop shipper confirms shipment of the item to you, the confirmation is recorded in the Receive Product option on the Receiving and Inventory sub-menu of the Product menu. The item status code changes to SH (shipped), and only then is an bill generated in Stage 11 of the Batch Order Processing function.

Leave the box empty and M.O.M. "assumes" fulfillment by the drop shipper at the time of order entry. When the order is entered, M.O.M. defaults the item status code to SH. No manual verification is required. A bill is generated in Stage 11 of the the next run of Batch Order Processing function and tracking of the item's shipment from the drop shipper is not provided beyond this point.

Note: Credit Card Charging on Drop Shipments - On drop ship orders paid by credit card, M.O.M. always charges the card up-front, before fulfillment/shipment. This charge method protects you, the merchant, against a bad credit card or expired approval code.

PRINT DROP SHIPPING BOX LABELS - check this box to print separate pressure sensitive box labels for drop-shippers in addition to the drop-shipper report. Most users who need labels for drop-shippers, select the "purchase order with labels" option for drop ship purchase orders on the Forms tab of the Global Parameters Maintenance function.

Scale Interface

These fields are dimmed and have no application unless the Automatic Shipping Calculations Module is installed with your M.O.M. software.

If you are using an electronic scale with M.O.M., select the following information for the scale communication parameters. Note: The Transcell scale is recommended and is available from Dydacomp.

PORT - the logical name for the CPU port to which your electronic scale is connected for use with the Packer's Workstation. This port is usually COM1 or COM2.

BAUD RATE - the transmission rate for the electronic scale. Consult your scale documentation. For Transcell scales, the recommended rate is between 2400 - 9600.

DATA BITS - consult your scale documentation.

PARITY - consult your scale documentation.

STOP BITS - consult your scale documentation.

Shipping Interfaces

Universal Shipping Interface checkbox and drop down menu have no application unless the Automatic Shipping Calculations Module and the Universal Shipping Interface are installed with your M.O.M. software. If more than one Universal Shipping Interface is installed, one must be selected as the default U.S.I.

Note: The interfaces available on this screen may change from time to time depending on changes by carriers.

NEOPOST- check this option to create a Neopost file.

PITNEY BOWES - ASCENT: check this option to create an Ascent file.

DHL INTERFACE - if shipping through DHL, choose a DHL software version from the drop down menu.

Shipping Preferences

ZIP CODE SORT NON_UPS MANIFEST sorting of entries on non-UPS manifests by zip code

COD TAGS - select how you want M.O.M. to handle COD tags for shipments that need to be packed in more than one box. You can select to have M.O.M. generate a COD tag for each box based on contents value, or to generate only one COD tag with for entire invoice amount without regard for the number of boxes in an order shipment. Note: To protect yourself against customers who may accept only those boxes without COD amounts in a multiple package shipment, it is usually best to select individual COD tags for each box.