TB.One > Setup, Configuration & User Accounts > Order-Related Basic Data > Package Types
Package Types
Package types are the shipping or parcel options you can assign to orders when you ship them. You can use them, for example, to assign different carriers per channel. In TB.One, package types are managed under "Basic data > Shipping > Package types".
Creating a package type
1.Go to "Basic data > Shipping > Package types".
2.In the left navigation bar, on the "Pages" tab, go to "Page Actions" and click "Create new package type".
3.Fill in the fields (see Figure 1).
4.Save your settings.
Fig.1: Package type creation
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Activate your package type globally. Note that you must also activate the package type for one or more channels (see |
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Enter a name. |
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Enter an import key if you import dispatch advices into TB.One. |
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Configure the sequence in which the package types are organized in the list under "Basic data > Shipping > Package types". |
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If the package type is used for DHL only, mark it as "DHL package". In this case, only twelve-digit ship codes (tracking numbers) are permitted, the check digit will be validated and the order will be linked to Track & Trace. |
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Activate the package types for specific channels. You can only use the package type for channels activated here. When you activate a channel, a new section with further configuration options for that channel will open. |
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This sections opens, if you select a channel in |
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Managing existing package types
The icon to the left of the designation indicates whether the package type is active:
active
inactive
If you want to change an existing package type do the following:
1.Go to "Basic data > Shipping > Package types".
2.Open the details of the package type you want to configure.
a.If you want to delete the package type click "Delete package type".
b.If you want to edit the package type, adjust the fields as needed (see Fig.1).
3.Save your changes.
For further information, see also:
•Settings for importing package type information with dispatch advices
•Indicating package types at order messages manually
•Indicating package types at order messages via CSV
•Indicating package types at order messages via XML