Courier Options Dialog - ParcelHub
The Courier Options dialog allows the user to configure attributes for different couriers, the options will be different for each courier. You can copy the details from an existing courier to another similar one.
To load the Courier Options dialog, open [ System Data | Couriers ] screen, focus on the courier, right-click and select Configure from the context menu. For each option there is an explanation about what is does.
Notes
Nominal Weights can only be used on Boxes (at present). Nominal weights should be in base Khaos Control weight and will be modified by the weight scaling. The system will use:
- Actual Weight
- The consignment weight (items postage or average weight.)
- Nominal Weight
| Name | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Parcelhub URL | Which Parcelhub server to send consignments to. Only change if instructed to by Parcelhub. | |
| Username | Username for your Parcelhub account. | |
| Password | Password for your Parcelhub account. | |
| Service List | Which Service Preference List to select a courier from. Lists can be set up on your online account. | |
| Label Size | Which size of labels to request. Usually specified in inches, e.g. 6 for a 4x6 label. Consult Parcelhub documentation for alternative options. | |
| Collection Ready Time | Earliest time to advertise shipments as being ready for collection from. | |
| Collection Close Time | Time by which shipments must be collected due to , e.g. warehouse closing. | |
| Collection Contact Name | Contact details for collection/despatch point. | |
| Collection Company Name | Contact details for collection/despatch point. | |
| Collection Email | Contact details for collection/despatch point. | |
| Collection phone | Contact details for collection/despatch point. | |
| Collection Address 1 | Contact details for collection/despatch point. | |
| Collection Address 2 | Contact details for collection/despatch point. | |
| Collection Town | Contact details for collection/despatch point. | |
| Collection Postcode | Contact details for collection/despatch point. | |
| Collection Country | Contact details for collection/despatch point; use 2 letter country codes, e.g. GB. | |
| Contents | Description of contents to record against shipments. | |
| Printer | Printer name for printing labels; if left blank, no labels will be printed. | |
| Raw Dump | Ticked, the communication with Parcelhub is saved into files. | |
| Raw Dump Path | The folder where RAW Dump files should be stored. May contain $DATE tag which will be converted to the current date in YYYYMM format. | |
| Weight Scale | The weight against your shipments will be multiplied by this scaling factor before sending to the courier. For example, if you store weight in grams, multiply by 0.001 to convert to KG. | |
| Nominal Weight | If this value is set, when your shipment has no weight set against it, then this nominal weight will be used instead. Use if your courier classifies parcel as thought they all have an agreed weight. Please use the system weight used throughout Khaos Control.This is then scaled by the weight Scale.Note that it can only be used when packing boxes. | |
| Dimension scale | The dimensions against your shipments will be multiplied by this scaling factor before sending to the courier. For example, if you store dimensions in meters, multiple by 100 to covert to cm. | |
| Requires Consignment Ref | Ticked, Sales Invoice cannot be moved past the Shipping stage unless the Consignment(s) have a Consignment Ref. |