The Shipping Charges screen displays, as shown below.
To calculate shipping for membership products where weight is not an issue, shipping surcharges can be defined and assessed for a line item. Shipping surcharge calculations or shipping charge overrides are defined here for each Ship-Via method. Surcharges defined here will be added to any other shipping charges; overrides will override any other shipping charges.
You can assign a specific method to each product for calculation of shipping. This can be done by weight, by percentage of price, by schedule, or by flat rate. If necessary, you can assign an override amount that will explicitly define a shipping price outside of any other calculation.
To define the shipping charges:
1. Click
Define Shipping Charges from the
Define the Product task category.
The Shipping Charges screen displays, as shown below.
2. Click Add to add rows to the grid.
3. Select the Ship-Via method from the drop-down.
4. Select the Calculation Method from the drop-down.
5. If necessary, enter the Shipping Surcharge amount.
6. If necessary, enter the Shipping Override amount.
7. Select the Begin Date from the drop-down.
8. If necessary, select the End Date from the drop-down.
9. Select whether the shipment is Domestic or Foreign.
10. Click Save.
| Screen Element | Description |
|---|---|
Shipping Charges and Overrides |
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| Add | Button. When clicked, a row is added to the Shipping Charges and Overrides table and the Shipping Charge Details fields are enabled. |
| Delete | Button. When clicked, the highlighted row is deleted from the table and the shipping charge is deleted from the product. |
Shipping Charge Details |
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| Ship-Via | Drop-down. The name of the entity used for shipping the order, e.g., UPS, USPS, FedEx. |
| Calculation Method | Drop-down. How the Ship-Via organization calculates the shipping charge. For example, By Price or By Weight. |
| Shipping Surcharge | Text box. The amount of shipping that will be charged for this product over any other shipping amount. |
| Shipping Override | Text box. The override amount only relates to this product. If a product must have special shipping, enter a value here. Otherwise, the shipping amount defaults to the standard. |
| Begin Date | Drop-down. On this date, as compared to the order date, this fee will be charged. |
| End Date | Drop-down. System maintained field that indicates the end date of this rate. A trigger will set this as the day before the next rate defined. |
| Domestic or Foreign | Drop-down. When defining a shipping charge, you can differentiate them between domestic charges and foreign charges. Personify allows you to define which countries are considered domestic. |