Shipping Agent Service

A shipping agent service in Business Central is the equivalent to a carrier product in Logtrade. The relation between a shipping agent service and a carrier product is defined in the shipping agent service list.

Field name	Description
Product Name	The carrier product the shipping agent service is linked to
Default for Consignments	If a consignment is created with the shipping agent the shipping agent service is linked to, but no shipping agent service is defined, the default shipping agent service will be used.

Note

It is possible to create multiple shipping agent services linked to the same carrier product. The reason for this can be that different logic/rules has been defined in Business Central for the different shipping agent services.

Actions

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Action	Description
Delivery Setup	Opens the delivery setup card for the shipping agent service.

Shipping Agent Service Delivery Setup

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General

Field name	Description
Product Name	The carrier product the shipping agent service is linked to.
Default for Consignments	If a consignment is created with the shipping agent the shipping agent service is linked to, but no shipping agent service is defined, the default shipping agent service will be used.
Pickup Time	Specifies the time the shipping agent picks up consignments at the warehouse. Consignments created after this point in time with the current date as delivery date, will have it's delivery date pushed forward until the next working day. When deciding the next working day both the base calendar of the location and the shipping agent is taken into account.
Calculate Declared Value	Specifies if Declared value and Declared Currency Code shall be calculated on consignments. This is only applicable for the carriers PostDenmark, DhlEurope, TntNordic, DpdGermany and FedExEurope
Reconfirm Status	If this field has a value it is possible to change the content of a consignment and confirm it again against Logtrade without reopening the consignment. This is applicable in scenarios with continuous labelling, where transport labels must be printed as items are picked. Click here to learn more about continuous labelling. Valid options are: Option Description [blank] Reconfirm status disabled. New/Added Packages This option will keep the consignment in Logtrade and only add packages to the consignment. Since this option keeps the original consignment in Logtrade, electronic bookings are preserved. Consolidation in Logtrade is not supported. Replace Consignment (with reset of tracking information) The consignment in Logtrade will be replaced and Logtrade will generate new tracking number and package numbers. If you are using eletronic bookings this option will most probably reset the booking at the carrier. Consolidation in Logtrade is supported. Replace Consignment (without reset of tracking information) The consignment in Logtrade will be replaced and existing tracking number and package numbers will be preserved. If you are using eletronic bookings this option will probably preserve the booking at the carrier, since the tracking number does not change. Consolidation in Logtrade is supported.
Test Mode	Defines if consignments using this shipping agent service shall be set to test mode or not.

Note

When using electronic booking together with continuous labelling, you must ensure that booking information to the carrier is not lost when reconfirming the consignment. Reconfirm Status = "New/Added Packages" will preserve an electronic booking. If booking is preserved when using one of the two replacement methods must be tested together with the carrier.

Delivery Time

Field name	Description
Automatic Timetable	Specifies if a timetable request shall be sent to Logtrade automatically when a consignment is confirmed with Logtrade for prepare or release.
Timetable Code	Specifies a timetable defined locally in Business Central. Click here to learn more about timetables.
Shipping Time	Specifies a date formula for calculating shipping time. This is a standard field in Business Central but is used to calculated expected delivery date on a consignment if not timetable query is enabled or a time table has been specified.
Base Calendar Code	Specifies the working calendar for the shipping agent service. This is a standard field in Business Central but is used to calculated expected delivery date on a consignment if not timetable query is enabled or a time table has been specified.

Package

Field name	Description
Default Package Type Code	Specifies a default package type code to use on consignments and sales orders.
Create Consignment Line	Specifies if a consignment package line shall be created automatically.
Default No. of Packages	Specifies a default number of packages when creating a consignment package line.
Max. Package Weight	Specifies the maximum package weight. This setting is used to calculate number of packages when a default number of packages has a value
Max. Package Volume	Specifies the maximum package volume. This setting is used to calculate number of packages when a default number of packages has a value
Split Package Nos. as Free Text	Specifies if package numbers from contained split consignments shall be inserted as free text on the containing consignment. This is a requirement from some carriers.
Calculate Weight	Specifies if weight shall be calculated on consignments based on items. Valid options are: -Default -Yes -No The option Default falls back to the corresponding setting in the delivery setup.
Calculate Volume	Specifies if volume shall be calculated on consignments based on items. Valid options are: -Default -Yes -No The option Default falls back to the corresponding setting in the delivery setup.
Show Package Measures	Specifies if package measuers shall be visible by default on consignment package line for easier user input.
All Expected Dangerous Goods on First Package	Specifies if all dangerous goods shall be created on the first created package.
Use Note of Goods	Specifies if note of goods shall be calculated on consignment package lines.

Tracking

Field name	Description
Cons. Tracking No. Assignment	Specifies how tracking number on consignment shall be assigned. Valid options are: Option Description Automatic Tracking number will be assigned by Logtrade No. Serie A tracking number will be assigned based on the number series specified in Cons. Tracking No. Series Manual Tracking number must be edited manually.
Cons. Tracking No. Series	Specifies the number series to use for consignment tracking numbers when Cons. Tracking No. Assignment is set to No. Serie.
Exclude from Delivery Statistics	Specifies that the shipping agent service shall be excluded from the delivery statistics report.

Freight Cost

Field name	Description
Automatic Calculation	Specifies that a freight cost query request shall be sent to Logtrade when a consignment with Payer = Sender is being sent to be confirmed as prepared or released.
Charge Freight Cost	Specifies that the customer will be charged for the freight cost.
Line Type	Specifies the line type to be used when creating the freight charge line on the source document.
No.	Specifies the number for the freight charge.
Item Charge Distribution	Specifies the item charge distribution method to use for freight charge if freight charge line type is set to Item (charge).
Supplementary Charge %	Specifies a supplementary charge percentage to add to the freight cost before inserting the freight charge line on the source document.
Recalculate Charge When Consolidating	Specifies if a freight cost query request shall be sent to Logtrade to recalculate the freight cost for a consignment that other consignments are being consolidated to.
Ignore Freight Cost Calculation Error	Specifies if errors during automatic freight cost calculations shall be ignored so consignments can be processed by Logtrade even if the freight cost calculation fails.

Tip

If a consignment is created from a warehouse shipment, warehouse pick or inventory pick, you might consider using an inventory item (with a qty. on hand) for freight charge, since that will create a picked freight line that will be shipped and invoiced together with the items the freight applies to.

Return

Field name	Description
Use Return Label	Sets the corresponding field on consignments created for the shipping agent service. This tells Logtrade to automatically create a return consignment in Logtrade and ,if successful, the consignment in Business Central will be updated with a tracking number also for the return consignment.

Note

Not all carrier products support automatic return label.

Customs Invoice

Field name	Description
Customs Invoice Unit Price Precision	Specifies the rounding precision for unit price on customs invoices. Different carriers accept different number of decimals on customs invoices. The most common case is three decimals which also is the default value.
Customs Invoice Unit Price Rounding Action	Specifies what will happen if rounding is needed. Valid options are: Option Description Round Unit price will be rounded Quantity in Description Quantity will be set to one (1) and the line amount will be used as unit price. The actual quantity will be added to the description together with the unit of measure code.

Tip

If you are shipping units with very low unit prices, you might consider setting Customs Invoice Unit Price Rounding Action to "Quantity in description" to avoid having rounding effects in line amounts and the total invoice amount.

Dangerous Goods

Field name	Description
Limited Quantity Dangerous Goods	Specifies if limited dangerous goods shall be used for this shipping agent service. Regardless of the setting, the limited dangerous goods lines will be created on the consignment. The setting will control if and when to create the service for limited quantity dangerous goods and if and when the dangerous lines shall be sent to Logtrade. Valid options are: Option Description Active Limited dangerous goods service will be created and limited dangerous goods lines will be sent to Logtrade. Sea transport Limited dangerous goods service will be created and limited dangerous goods lines will be sent to Logtrade when the consignment is considered as sea transport. Inactive Limited dangerous goods service will not be created and limited dangerous goods lines will not be sent to Logtrade.
Combine Limited Quantity Dangerous Goods	Specifies if limited dangerous goods shall be combined with regular dangerous goods. Regardless of the setting, limited dangerous goods lines will be created on the consignment. The setting will control if and when limited dangerous goods shall be sent to Logtrade when the consignment also has regular dangerous goods. Valid options are: Option Description Active Limited dangerous goods will be sent to Logtrade together with regular dangerous goods Sea transport Limited dangerous goods will be sent to Logtrade together with regular dangerous goods when the consignment is considered as sea transport. Inactive Limited dangerous goods will not be sent to Logtrade together with regular dangerous goods.
Excepted Quantity Dangerous Goods	The same functionality as "Limited Quantity Dangerous Goods" but for excepted quantity.
Combine Excepted Quantity Dangerous Goods	The same functionality as "Combine Limited Quantity Dangerous Goods" but for excepted quantity.

Tip

These settings gives the opportunity to e.g. handle limited quantity alone but ignore limited quantity if there are regular dangerous goods on the consignment. You might also disable limited quantity completely for a shipping agent service that only supports regular dangerous goods to avoid the "escalation" to the service for regular dangerous goods that otherwise would occur.