Carrier Service Methods
Add a carrier service method to your carrier network in the Shipium Console.
About carrier service methods
Once you've configured a carrier account, you can then add delivery service methods to it (e.g., ground, next-day air) and set configuration values associated with the service method.
The Shipium carrier network is constantly expanding but currently includes the carriers and delivery service methods in Supported Carriers. For an understanding of the integration roadmap of new carriers or service methods, please contact your customer success manager.
Alternative workflow instructions for configuring a carrier service method
You can find instructions for configuring a carrier service method within the suggested fulfillment contexts workflow in the Carrier Rates section of the Carrier Contracts document. You also may follow the guidance in this document to configure a carrier service method within the fulfillment configuration workflow.
Add your first service method
Once you have added a shipping carrier, the next step is to set up one or more Carrier Service Methods. Broadly, setting up a carrier service method means two steps:
- Setting up basic information about the new service method.
- Populating the new service method's rate table and any surcharge modifiers that you have negotiated with the carrier
If you're adding the first service method for this carrier account, you will find the Add Service Method button at the bottom of the carrier account details.
Click on it to start the process of adding your new Service Method.
Adding Additional Service Methods
Adding A Subsequent Service Method
If you have previously added one or more service methods for this carrier account, you will find the Add Service Method link on the right side of the screen, just below the carrier account details.
Click on it to start the process of adding your new Service Method.
Entering New Service Method Details
New Service Method Details Dialog
Clicking Add Service Method will bring up the above dialog and ask for a few basic pieces of information about the new service method. Let's go through each of them briefly.
| Service Method Data | Description |
|---|---|
| Service Method | Select the service method from the dropdown. This will be different and based on the carrier to which you are adding a new service method. |
| Active | This defines whether the new service method should be considered for use in carrier selection. You may want to start with new service methods set to Inactive until you have populated their rate table. |
| Test Mode | If Test Mode is set to True, then you will be getting production labels. If it is set to False, you will get test labels that do not charge your organization money and are not valid for shipping. While onboarding a new carrier service method, you may wish to start with TestMode set to True while you validate label printing. |
| Destination Type | You should almost certainly leave this set to Carrier Default. If you have a reason to only want this service method to apply to Residential or Commercial addresses, you can select one of those – but you probably don't. |
| Name | By default, this will be the same as the name of the service method, but it can be changed if you have reason to do so. |
Once that information is completed, you can click Submit and your new service method will be ready for use as soon as you add a rate table.
Resources
Your Shipium team member is available to help along the way. However, you might find these resources helpful:
Updated about 2 months ago