Shipping Providers > UPS
The UPS Shipping Rate Request offered in eCart returns shipping quotes in real-time from the UPS Web service.
More information regarding signing up for this service from this provider can be found at:
http://www.ups.com/
The following details the configuration requirements to support a rate request from UPS:
More information regarding signing up for this service from this provider can be found at:
http://www.ups.com/
The following details the configuration requirements to support a rate request from UPS:
- User ID: Enter the UPS user ID assigned to your account.
- Password: Enter the password for your account.
- XML access key: Enter the XML access key for your account.
- Service type: Selects the specific kind of service desired. To allow the customer to choose the option, insert the UPS Service Type snippet in the shipping form and select that form list's name from the Dynamic Data dialog.
- Pickup type: Determines the type of pickup desired. Options are Daily Pickup, Customer Counter, One Time Pickup, On Call Air Pickup, Suggested Retail (UPS Store), Letter Center and Air Service Center; typically these are set to one type by the shipper.
- Customer class: Sets the customer class. Options are None, Wholesale, Occasional Pickup and Retail. Again, these are typically set to one value by the shipper.
- UPS customer number: Sets the customer number of the shipper; typically this is a single value.
- City: Enter or choose the city where your packages are shipped from. Select the lightning bolt to open the Dynamic Data dialog box if this value is assigned dynamically.
- State: Enter or choose the state or province where your packages are shipped from. Select the lightning bolt to open the Dynamic Data dialog box if this value is assigned dynamically.
- 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.
- Country: Enter or choose the country where 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 UPS 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.
- Weight units: Declares the type of weight units to be used in calculating the total weight of the shipment. Standard values are either LBS (pounds) or KGS (kilograms).
- 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 type: Sets the type of packaging used. Choose the Your Packaging option if you use non-UPS packaging; to use UPS packaging choose one of the following: UPS Express Envelope, UPS Express Box, UPS Pak, UPS Tube, UPS 10Kg Box, or UPS 25Kg Box. If you previously selected UPS Ground as your service, only the Your Packaging, UPS 10Kg Box and UPS 25Kg Box options are available.
- Size units: Declares the type of size units to be used in calculating the total size of the shipment. Standard values are either IN (inches) or CM (centimeters).
- 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.