Shipping Providers > Australia Post

The Australia Post Shipping Rate Request offered in eCart returns shipping quotes in real-time from the Australia Post eDeliver Delivery Rate Calculator.

More information regarding signing up for service from this provider can be found at:

http://www.auspost.com.au/

The following details the configuration requirements to support a rate request from Australia Post:

  • XML server: Enter the full path to the secure XML server for your account (should be available by default).
  • Service type: Selects the specific kind of service desired. To allow the customer to choose the service option, insert the Australia Post Service Types snippet in the shipping form prior to accessing the server behavior, and select that form list's name from the Dynamic Data dialog.
  • Postal Code: Enter the postal code that your packages are shipped from. Select the lightning bolt to open the Dynamic Data dialog box if this value is assigned dynamically.
  • Packaging: Sets whether all of the items in the cart should be shipped together or separately.
  • Item is package: Determines whether the item in the cart is to be shipped via Australia Post or not. This setting is particularly useful in an online store which has a mixed of physical and digital goods; to apply this feature, assign the proper value to a column in the product database table and choose that value from the Dynamic Data dialog box.
  • Package quantity: Sets the number of packages used for the shipment. If items are sent individually, this can be set as 1. Otherwise, you may wish to use dynamic data to determine how the shipment is to be broken up if there is an option for multiple packages to be sent.
  • Weight units: Declares the type of weight units to be used in calculating the total weight of the shipment.
  • Package weight: Determines the total weight of the package. Typically this field is set to the calculated shopping cart column TotalWeight by selecting the lightning bolt and expanding the shopping cart node in the Dynamic Data dialog box.
  • Package length: Sets the length of the package to be shipped.
  • Package width: Sets the width of the package to be shipped.
  • Package height: Sets the height of the package to be shipped.

Advanced configuration

The Checkout wizard is the most direct method for configuring the rate request server behaviors for your shopping cart and applying them to the page. However, these server behaviors can also be updated directly after completing the Checkout wizard, and can also be applied individually to a page specific to your needs.