With Destinations and XPS enabled in CoreBridge, you can assign shipping Destinations to Products, print shipping labels, and automatically bring shipping costs and retail amounts back into your system. Destinations is an additional feature included with your CoreBridge subscription, but it is not enabled by default—you can request activation from CoreBridge Support at no extra charge. An active XPS account is also required to use these features. This article will cover the steps necessary to set everything up in your system.
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Destinations Status
When a Destination is created, it will be marked as a Pending Destination Status. It will remain in Pending Status as it moves through the production workflow. Once all the Products included in the destination are moved into a Built Product Status, the Destination Status will automatically be updated to Ready.
The Production Module is used to view all Destination Queues in a central location and allows your Production personnel to prep each Destination based on Installation, Delivery, Shipping, and Awaiting Pickup.
Shipping Queues Using XPS Integration
When using the XPS Shipping integration, you will have three options available in your Shipping Queues: Destinations, Manage Shipments, and Shipping History.
Destinations
Navigate to Production Module / Shipping Queue / Destinations
Note: The green circled numbers indicate the number of destinations currently in each Queue. In this example, Shipping Queue has seven products currently in the Queue.
a. Filters are available at the top of the screen where you can filter your destinations, including Ship By Date or Status.
b. This pins your Filter selections so they remain in place.
c. Use this arrow to expand for more details.
d. Clicking the orange icon will take you directly to the Order View Page.
e. This ship by date reflects what was entered during Destination creation.
f. Click here to view or add Notes.
g. Click here to print a Packing Slip for the Products in this Destination.
Manage Shipments
Navigate to Production Module / Shipping Queue / Manage Shipments.
This will automatically log you into the XPSShipper site.
1. New Shipment lists all Destinations that are currently in a Ready destination status. Select by Invoice # or Company name the destination you wish to ship.
2. Sender information is pulled in based on your XPS account.
3. Receiver information is the information as you entered in your CoreBridge system for the selected Destination.
4. Select a service. FedEx, UPS, & USPS are available for domestic shipments, DHL is available for International shipments.
5. Input the details of your shipment, including box size and weight. If you have more than one box for this destination, you can enter it here. Insurance can also be added in this area.
6. Shipping amount is displayed based on the selected service and box size/weight.
7. Click here to display Alternative Quotes. You can compare rates based on types of service. For instance: compare UPS Next Day rates to FedEx Next Day rates. If you want to ship using one of the Alternative Quotes, simply click on it.
8. Once you've selected the desired service type, click here to print the shipping label.
Once you have successfully booked the shipment, you can print your shipping label, schedule a Pickup, and more.
Completed Shipments in CoreBridge
Once you have completed the shipment within XPS and have printed the shipping label, the information is automatically brought back into your CoreBridge system.
Shipping costs will be handled based on how you have set your integration settings in the Management Module.
This information can be viewed on the Order View / Address Info tab and expand the Destination that has been completed.
- Destination Info, Carrier & Service Type is set when editing a destination.
- Shipping Info is transferred from XPS, and includes Tracking #, Carrier, Shipping Cost, and Shipping Retail. Shipping Retail can be manually adjusted by clicking on the text Shipping Retail.
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