Real time pricing for shoppers using your FedEx account
For integrated shipping, you will need Fedex account number.
Setting up Fedex
To get to your Shipping Settings click on:
- Hover over Settings
- Hover over Shopping Cart Settings
- Click on Shipping
To add Fedex as a shipping account:
- Click on the drop down "Select Shipping Account" - Select Fedex
- 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 Fedex account credentials to generate real-time shipping rates.
- Full Price Control: Allows you to print your shipping labels via the order manager using your Fedex Account credentials. Along with price flexibility! Looking for Full Price Control? Click Here.
- Click Save
Account credentials you need:
- Fedex Account Number
Additional Information:
- Split Large Shipments: This will allow you to create multiple packages once a maximum weight becomes present
Note: This feature is LEGACY ONLY. This setting will not be used in the new Order Manager (InkSoft Core)
- Label Format: Select one of the files for your printable shipping labels GIF, JPG, PNG, PDF, EPL2, SPL, ZPL, and STAR
Creating a Shipping Method with Real-Time Rates
- Click Fedex 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 Home Delivery)
- 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 min/max shipping time will be the estimated shipping time (business days).Ex. 7 process days and a Min Transit of 3, Max Transit of 5, would give an estimated shipping time of 10-15 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.
- *Fedex 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 allowing to ship to unknown addresses, residential addresses, commercial addresses and PO boxes (recommended to have all 4 checked)
- 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 Trash Can to delete a method
NOTE: InkSoft utilizes real-time rates that we negotiated on behalf of our customers. These rates are automatically applied to your account once you have successfully configured a real-time rate integration. There are no other actions needed to be taken to get the real-time rate pricing.
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