Third Party shipping account configuration is a configurable option, allowing customers to provide shipping account number to be used for shipment of their order.
Configuring the shipping method to allow for 3rd party shipping account
The first step to configuring the 3rd party shipping account is to enable it at the shipping method level by navigating to the shipping configuration methods tab.
Edit the method, then navigate to the "other" tab of the shipping method editor. You'll see two configuration check boxes for "Allow 3rd Party Billing" field.
The first one enables 3rd party billing, and the second check box makes the 3rd party billing option available only to customers that have a customer profile that you,
the merchant has configured to allow 3rd party billing.
Customer Profile Configuration for 3rd Party Shipping Account:
Navigate from the Main Menu to "Customer Profiles".
Select the "allow 3rd Party Billing" check box.
Supported Shippers
The supported shippers for 3rd party billing are:
- DHL
- Fedex
- UPS
Back Order Entry View:
A view of the 3rd Party Billing Acct# field on the Back End Order Entry.
After entering a shipper account number and recalculating the shipping, the method cost will be 0.00.
Customer Checkout View:
The method appears to the customer for free curing checkout when UltraCart detects that the customer's customer profile is configured to allow 3rd party billing.
Limitations
The following fulfillment integration's are officially supported:
- AtLast Fulfillment
- ProLog Logistics
So if you are attempting to integrate with other fulfillment services or exporting shipping data to external service make sure to test it thoroughly!
If you would like to have your fulfillment service integrated, please contact our Pro Services department: proservices@ultracart.com