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Carrier Setup

After downloading carrier data from nShift (see Getting Started), configure the carriers, services, account numbers, and package codes to match your shipping requirements.

Carriers

Open ECShip Carriers to view all carriers downloaded from nShift.

Field Description
Carrier Code The carrier identifier in nShift (e.g., POSTI, DBSCHENKER, FEDEX)
Carrier Description Carrier name
Enabled Toggle to enable or disable the carrier for use in shipments
Default Mark one carrier as the default for new shipments
Count Carrier Services Number of available services for this carrier

Carrier Actions

  • Carrier Services — View and configure services for the selected carrier
  • Carrier Package Codes — View and configure package type mappings for the carrier
  • Edit Print Config — Configure carrier-specific print settings (JSON format)

Carrier Services

Open carrier services from the Carriers page or search for ECShip Carrier Services.

Each carrier has one or more services that define the type of delivery (e.g., express, economy, home delivery).

Field Description
Carrier Code Parent carrier
Carrier Service Code Service identifier in nShift
Service Description Service name
Default Mark one service as the default for this carrier
Pickup Booking By Default Automatically include pickup booking when this service is selected
No Dispatch Skip dispatch information to nShift — uses sender address as pickup location
Addons Defined Number of addons available for this service

Service Actions

  • Addons — View and configure service addons
  • Edit Print Config — Configure service-specific print settings (JSON format)

Carrier Service Addons

Addons are additional services that can be added to a shipment, such as:

  • Pre-notifications (email/SMS to receiver)
  • Cash on delivery
  • Freight payer options (consignee pays, third-party pays)
  • Delivery instructions

Open addons from the Carrier Services page or search for ECShip Carrier Serv.Addons.

Field Description
Carrier Service Addon Code Addon identifier in nShift
Addon Description Addon name
Selected When enabled, the addon is automatically included when the service is selected for a new shipment
Additional Parameters Exists Indicates that the addon requires parameter values

Addon Parameters

Some addons require additional parameter values. For example, a pre-notification addon needs the recipient's phone number or email address. Parameters can be configured to pull values automatically from Business Central records.

Open addon parameters by drilling down from the addons page.

Field Description
Parameter Id Parameter identifier in nShift
Parameter Code Parameter code
Name Parameter display name
Required Whether the parameter must have a value
Constant Value A fixed value to always use for this parameter
Source Table ID Business Central table to read the value from (e.g., Customer, Sales Header)
Source Field ID Specific field in the source table

Example: To automatically fill a phone number addon parameter from the customer's phone number, set Source Table ID to the Customer table and Source Field ID to the Phone No. field.

Carrier Account Numbers

Carriers require account numbers to identify who is responsible for freight costs. Configure account numbers at ECShip Setup → Setup Unifaun Account Numbers or search for ECShip Carrier Account No.

Field Description
Carrier The carrier this account applies to
Type Entity type: Vendor, Customer, Location, or Company
No. The specific entity (vendor/customer/location number)
Carrier Account No. The freight account number registered with the carrier
Description Free-text description
Shipment Method Filter When set, this account is only used when the shipment method matches. For example, set FCA to use this account only for FCA shipments.
Account No. Issuer Code Issuer code for the account number (e.g., Z14 for Postnord Oy)

Automatic Account Number Selection

When a shipment is created, the system automatically selects the appropriate carrier account number based on:

  1. The carrier assigned to the shipment
  2. The customer/vendor on the source document
  3. The shipment method on the source document

If a carrier account number exists for the customer with a matching shipment method filter, the system sets:

  • Payer Account No. Type to Customer
  • Payer Account No. to the configured carrier account number

This allows different customers to have different freight payment arrangements per carrier and shipment method.

Freight Payer Scenarios

Scenario Addon Configuration
Sender pays (default) None needed Standard — no addon required
Consignee pays RPAY (or carrier equivalent) Select RPAY addon, set consignee's carrier account number as the parameter value
Third party pays OPAY (or carrier equivalent) Select OPAY addon, set third party's carrier account number as the parameter value

Package Codes

Package codes define the types of packages available (e.g., EUR-pallet, parcel, envelope). View all available codes at ECShip Package Codes.

Field Description
Code Package type code from nShift
Description Package type name

Carrier Package Code Mapping

Map package codes to specific carriers and define default dimensions. Open from the Carriers page → Carrier Package Codes or search for ECShip Carr. Package Mapp.

Field Description
Carrier Code The carrier this mapping applies to
Package Code The package type
Package Code Description Display name
Length Default package length
Width Default package width
Height Default package height
Package Weight Default weight of the empty package
Default Mark as the default package type for this carrier

When a new parcel is added to a shipment, the default package code's dimensions and weight are pre-filled. For example, if an EUR-pallet (1.2 × 0.8 m) is set as default with length and width defined, the user only needs to enter the height.

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