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Common Freight Set-Up

Here are some common cases you can use to help you get started.


To set up a freight set go to ITEMS >> Freight Set.

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Flat Fee For An Order To Anywhere

  • Set up a freight set with:

    • Calculate Freight Amount By : Order

    • Courier Company: Unknown

    • Region Lookup Method: First

    • Category Lookup Method: First

  • Add one region to the list with a Code of ALL (or press the Suggest button).

  • Add one category to the list with a Code of ALL (or press the Suggest button).

  • Create a price set for this freight set.

  • Add one price for the ALL region and ALL category and set the amount to the fee you will be charged.

 

Different Flat Fee For Site, Reseller, Supplier

  • Set up a freight set with:

    • Calculate Freight Amount By : Order

    • Courier Company: Unknown

    • Region Lookup Method: First

    • Category Lookup Method: Address Type

  • Add one region to the list with a Code of ALL (or press the Suggest button).

  • Add three categories to the list with Codes of ALL-CONS, ALL-RESELLER,ALL-SITE (or press the Suggest button).

  • Create a price set for this freight set.

  • Add a price record for each region/category combination (three in total) and set the amount to the fee you will be charged.

 

Flat Fee For Each Item To Anywhere

  • Set up a freight set with:

    • Calculate Freight Amount By : Item

    • Courier Company: Unknown

    • Region Lookup Method: First

    • Category Lookup Method: First

  • Add one region to the list with a Code of ALL (or press the Suggest button).

  • Add one category to the list with a Code of ALL (or press the Suggest button).

  • Create a price set for this freight set.

  • Add one price for the ALL region and ALL category and set the amount to the fee you will be charged.

  • Quotec will process each item and apply the fee to each one resulting in one overall freight amount.

 

Flat Fee For Each TYPE Of Item To Anywhere

  • Set up a freight set with:

    • Calculate Freight Amount By : Item

    • Courier Company: Unknown

    • Region Lookup Method: First

    • Category Lookup Method: Item’s Freight Category

  • Add one region to the list with a Code of ALL (or press the Suggest button).

  • Add a category for each type of item, e.g. SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE. use whatever codes make sense to your situation.

  • Create a price set for this freight set.

  • Add a price record for each region/category combination and set the amount to the fee you will be charged. e.g. ALL/SMALL = $10, ALL/MEDIUM = $20, ALL/LARGE = $30.

  • Do a cost export. In the Freight Category column of the spreadsheet, set the code to whatever category code you set up, e.g. SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE. Import the costs.

  • Quotec will process each item, look up its freight category then use that to determine the price to use. This will result in one overall freight amount.