Courier Options Dialog - ParcelForce ExpressLink V14

ParcelForce ExpressLink V14 is not enabled by default.

Please email Development for more information.
Note: there will be additional costs involved if this option is enabled.

The ParcelForce ExpressLink integration has been updated from V5 to V14. The configuration is carried out in the Courier Options dialog, 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:

  1. Actual Weight
  2. The consignment weight (items postage or average weight.)
  3. Nominal Weight

Option Name Description
ParcelForce UsernameThis can be obtained from the ParcelForce ExpressLink website.The username for your ParcelForce ExpressLink account.
ParcelForce PasswordThis can be obtained from the ParcelForce ExpressLink website.The Password for you Parcelforce ExpressLink account
ParcelForce URLThis can be obtained from the ParcelForce ExpressLink website.The Endpoint that Khaos Control will connect with to send information regarding orders to ParcelForce ExpressLink
Collection Line 1i.e. 1-3 Priest CourtThe 1st address line of where items will be collected from.
Collection Line 2i.e. Caunt RoadThe 2nd address line of where items will be collected from.
Collection Line 3The 3rd address line of where items will be collected from
Collection Towni.e. GranthamThe Town where items will be collected from.
Collection Postcodei.e. NG31 7FZThe Postcode where items will be collected from.
Collection Countryi.e. GBA 2 Letter ISO Country code.
Collection nameThe name of the collection contact.
Collection EmailThe email address of the collection contact
ParcelForce Telephonei.e. 03302231111The Telephone number of the collection contact
ParcelForce Service Codei.e. SNDCode for the required ParcelForce service. A list of these can be obtained from your account on the ParcelForce ExpressLink website.
ParcelForce Department IDi.e. 1ParcelForce provided Department ID. A list of these can be obtained from your account on the ParcelForce ExpressLink website.
ParcelForce Contract Numberi.e. H011010The ParcelForce provided Contract Number. A list of these can be obtained from your account on the ParcelForce ExpressLink website.
Purpose of Shipment
Default Parcel Lengthi.e. 10Parcel Length to use when not packing boxes. Measurement is in Centimeters.
Default Parcel Widthi.e. 5Parcel Width to use when not packing boxes. Measurement is in Centimeters.
Default Parcel heighti.e. 3Parcel height to use when not packing boxes. Measurement is in Centimeters.
Notification Typesi.e. EMAIL, SMSTypes of notification to send to the customer, this is defined by ParcelForce. Each value must be separated by a comma.
Label Folderi.e. C:\KeysoneSoftware\Export\LabelsFolder where labels and other documents are saved to. If the field is left blank labels documents can only be printed immediately and cannot be used for integrated labels.
Minimum Unit Weighti.e. 1Minimum weight for each stock unit. If the unit weight is below this value then this value will be used instead
Print ManifestEnables the printing of shipping manifests when this option is switched on.
Weight Scalei.e.1The weight against your shipments will be multiplied by this scaling factor before being sent to the courier.
Nominal Weighti.e. 1If this value is set and as order has no weight then this value will be used instead.
Dimension Scalei.e. 1The dimensions against your shipment will be multiplied by this scaling factor before being sent to the courier.
Requires Consignment RefWhen ticked, sales invoices cannot be moved past the shipping stage in the unless the Consignment(s) have a consignment ref against them.
Printer NamePrinter to be used for this courier.

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