Carrier Settings Overview

Carrier Settings lets Pacejet administrators define carrier-specific defaults and special behaviors beyond the basic options configured during initial carrier setup.

Use Carrier Settings when you need to store or control details such as account numbers, package types, reference field mappings, carrier pickup times, and other settings that affect how a carrier is used in shipping workflows. Setting values are entered in XML format and should be inserted after the <Settings> tag but before the </Settings> tag.

Carrier Settings is available to administrative users in Setup > Carrier Settings.

What Carrier Settings Do

Carrier Settings extend the base carrier configuration by allowing administrators to create records that control how a carrier behaves in specific scenarios.

These records can be used to:

• Set defaults for carrier-specific values

• Apply special handling rules for a carrier

• Map shipment data to the values required by a carrier

• Support operational differences across sites and facilities.

This makes it possible to maintain one overall configuration strategy while still supporting local shipping requirements where needed.

Scope and Precedence

Carrier Settings records can be created at different levels of scope:

• All Sites / All Facilities: A global default used when no more specific Carrier Settings record applies.

• Specific Site / Specific Facility: A targeted configuration for a particular operational location.

In practice, administrators can use a global default to define standard carrier behavior and then create additional records for specific Site and Facility combinations when a location needs different values.

When to Create a New Carrier Settings Record

Create a new Carrier Settings record when you need to:

• Define default shipping values for a carrier

• Configure different values for a specific Site and Facility

• Support a customer, warehouse, or operational workflow that differs from the default setup

Examples of Carrier Settings

Common examples of Carrier Settings include:

• Account numbers

• Package types

• Reference field mappings

• Carrier pickup times

• Other carrier-specific defaults or behaviors required by the shipping process

Best Practices

• Review the How to Use Carrier Settings with xxxx article for each carrier

• Start with a global default record when possible

• Add Site and Facility specific records only when a location needs different behavior

• Document why a location-specific override exists

• Review reference mappings and account values carefully before using them in production

• Keep carrier-specific settings aligned with operational procedures at each facility

Summary

Carrier Settings gives Pacejet administrators a flexible way to manage carrier-specific defaults and exceptions. By combining global defaults with Site and Facility specific records, teams can support both standard and location-specific shipping requirements without changing the core carrier setup.

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