Purolator Integrated Shipping (Only Available to SalesDoc Users based in Canada)

Add the ability to ship with Purolator and charge your customers either Purolator Real-Time Rates or apply your own custom rate!

To get to your Shipping Settings click on:

• Hover over Settings
• Hover over Shopping Cart Settings
• Click on Shipping

To add Purolator as a shipping account:

• Click on the drop-down "Select Shipping Account" - Select Purolator
• Active: Check Yes to make this shipping option available in the shopping cart
• Sort Order: Here you can choose the order in which shoppers will see your shipping carriers and methods available
• Automated Integration: Check Yes to use your Purolator account credentials and API Key+API Key Password to generate real-time shipping rates.
• Click Save

Getting your accounts Activation Key:

Sign in or sign up - If you already have a Purolator username and password, sign in to the Purolator website. 

Fill out the Activation Key Form, click here for a link! 

For more information on generating your Activation Key, click here! 

Next, you will need to configure your account using either Real-Time Rates (based on Purolator's rates), or Full Price Control.

Method 1: Creating a Shipping Method with Real-Time Rates

• Click Purolator Accordion 
• Click Shipping Method
• Click Add New Shipping Method. 

Fill out the following information (Below is the most important information needed for this method to be active for your shoppers):

• Name: The name of the new shipping method (example: Ground)
• Production Time: Number of days required to process orders
• Days In Transit Min: The minimum number of days required to transport the shipment
• Days In Transit Max: The maximum number of days required to transport the shipment

Note: Process days added to the max shipping time will be the estimated shipping time (business days). 

Example. 7 process days and a  Max Transit of 5, which would give an estimated shipping time of 12 days.

• Active: Allow customers to use this Shipping Method
• Sort Order: The order this shipping option will show up in the shipping list on the cart

Note: Most business owners choose to display shipping methods in order of least to most expensive.

• *Purolator Method: This coincides with your Account Credentials. This has to match with the method you want to pull for pricing (i.e. Shipping Method Name is Ground - You will want this to be Ground Home Delivery)
• Store: Assign this shipping method exclusively to any single store or all stores
• Permitted Shipping Destinations: The first 4 are allowances. You are allowed to ship to unknown addresses, residential addresses, commercial addresses, and PO boxes (recommended to have all 4 checked)
• Click Save

Update Pricing

After saving your method details:

• Click Shipping Method
• Click $ icon to configure pricing
• Here you can enter pricing breaks for the selected calculation method (weight, Item total, or item count) Example below: 

0.0LBS -- 4.9LBS = $5.00
5.0LBS -- 9.9LBS = $7.50
10.0LBS -- & above  = $12.00

Note: There cannot be any conflicts between ranges.

• Plus Sign (+): This will allow you to add another break to your shipping price
• Click Save
  
  

Successfully Created a Shipping Method

After you create your shipping method(s), it will appear as seen below. To manage the newly created method(s):

• Click the Method Name to edit (opens up the settings/form as seen above).
• Click $ Icon to edit your pricing structure
• Click Trash Can to delete a method