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This article describes the overall process used by Cyrious to integrate shipping with Fed Ex. It expands on the how_the_shipping_integration_works article.
Using UDFs (Drop Ship option turned OFF / not enabled)
|| TransHeaderUserField.FedEx_Actual_Price || FedExShippingLog.ActualPrice ||
| TransHeaderUserField.FedEx_List_Price | FedExShippingLog.ListPrice | ||
| TransHeaderUserField.FedEx_Package_Weight | FedExShippingLog.Weight | ||
| TransHeaderUserField.FedEx_Shipment_Date | FedExShippingLog.ShipDate | ||
| TransHeaderUserField.FedEx_Tracking_Number | FedExShippingLog.TrackingNumber |
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Using Shipment Items (Shipping Tab in Order Entry)
# In Control, a shipment item is created in the Shipping Tab and the shipping information is filled in and saved.
# In Fed Ex, the shipment information is pulled from Control's database using the ShipperInfoForShipments view. The Look up Value can either be the shipment number or the order number.
# Once the shipment is processed, FedEx updates the FedExShippingLogForShipments table with the processed information. The database trigger UpdateFedExShipment is automatically fired after this update.
# The database trigger UpdateFedExShipment updates the shipment field values (stored in the Shipments table). View the table below for the all the fields that are updated.
# In Control, the order is opened and displays the changes made to the shipments.
Shipment Item Field Update
This table shows the fields in the Shipments database table that are updated after a shipment is processed through FedEx.
||~ Field Name ||~ Field Updated From ||
|| Shipments.ActualCost || FedExShippingLogForShipments.ActualPrice ||
|| Shipments.CarrierID || ShippingMethod.ID ||
|| Shipments.CarrierClassTypeID || ShippingMethod.ClassTypeID ||
|| Shipments.CarrierService || FedExShippingLogForShipments.ServiceType ||
|| Shipments.EstimatedCost || FedExShippingLogForShipments.ListPrice ||
|| Shipments.InsuredValue || FedExShippingLogForShipments.DeclaredValue ||
|| Shipments.IsShipped || Automatically set to TRUE. ||
|| Shipments.Notes || FedExShippingLogForShipments.DeliveryInstructions ||
|| Shipments.NumberOfPackages || FedExShippingLogForShipments.NumberOfPackages ||
|| Shipments.PackageSize || FedExShippingLogForShipments.PackageType ||
|| Shipments.PackageWeight || FedExShippingLogForShipments.Weight ||
|| Shipments.ShipDate || FedExShippingLogForShipments.ShipDate ||
|| Shipments.TrackingNumber || FedExShippingLogForShipments.TrackingNumber ||
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FedEx updates the database directly and since there is no method to inform Control of the change, the order will not reflect the change if it being displayed during the FedEx processing. The display of the order must be closed and reopened for the changes to reflect.
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