Configuring carriers in Carrier Connect

Carrier configuration

Here you define the basic strategies for detecting pickups, calculating routes, checking carriers (maximum weight or dimensions for packages, etc.), determining the carrier address (address of account, etc.), and handling hazardous goods, where applicable. You can also specify which fields you wish to define as required fields.

Services

All services are enabled by default. Disable the services you do not wish to use.

See Adding delivery products, options, and notices.

Value-added services

All value-added services are enabled by default. Disable the value-added services you do not wish to use.

See Adding delivery products, options, and notices.

Info texts

All info texts are enabled by default. Disable the info texts you do not wish to use.

See Adding delivery products, options, and notices.

Extra fields

Click New to add all available extra fields, or click the arrow to the right of the New button and select Additional to customize which fields you wish to add.

See Adding delivery products, options, and notices.

Accounts

An account setup contains all the information a Carrier Connect client needs to use a carrier's services. The account setup contains the data with which you have been registered with the service provider or which you have agreed on with your service provider, such as your customer numbers, your shipping point addresses, number ranges, and the EDI connection.

See also Adding or changing accounts and account conditions, Configuring the EDI connection for EDI upload, Adding or changing EDI parameters.

Code conversions

Here you can convert your master data where needed.

See Adding or changing conversions, Converting terms of delivery, Converting package types.

Documents

Here you define which documents you wish to use.

See Adding or changing a document.