Shipping methods
This topic is intended for administrators and developers with administration access rights in Episerver.
A shipping methodCommerce: A set of information and rules that determine the shipping cost. Displayed on the front-end public site while a customer checks out an item from the shopping cart. The shipping fee is added to the total price of the purchase. A shipping method is mapped to a shipping provider visible to a back-end administrator in Commerce Manager. For example, when a customer picks "Ground Shipping," UPS (or another provider) may fulfill the shipment. manages information and rules that determine shipping cost. The method is displayed on the front-end site when a customer adds an item to a shopping cartCommerce: A collection of products selected by a website customer, with the intention of completing a purchase. Also known as a shopping cart or basket.. The shipping cost is added to the total purchase price.
A shipping method is mapped to a shipping provider that is visible to a back-end administrator in Commerce Manager. This mapping lets the public site display a friendly name to the customer, such as Ground Shipping, while connecting the method to a provider, such as UPS.
Customizing shipping methods
Episerver provides the following standard shipping methods.
- Ground Shipping
- Fixed Shipping
To create a custom shipping method, follow these steps.
- Go to Administration > Order System > Shipping > Shipping Methods > English (United States) or any other language. The Shipping Methods List screen appears.
- Click Edit for the available methods. The Overview tab appears.
- ID. Automatically generated after saving the new shipping method.
- Name. Enter a name without spaces or special characters. The name is not displayed in the public site. Episerver Commerce users see the name when working with shipping methods.
- Friendly Name. Enter a friendly name, which is seen by customers when purchasing the item. It can have spaces and special characters.
- Description. Enter a description (optional).
- Provider. Select a provider, which is created in the Shipping providers screen.
- Select Generic Gateway for a fixed shipping fee specified in Base Price.
- Select Weight/Jurisdiction Gateway for a shipping fee calculated from the weight and shipping location.
- Language. Select a language.
- Base Price. Enter the base price that becomes the fixed shipping fee for the Generic Gateway option, or part of the Weight/Jurisdiction Gateway option.
- IsActive. Select Yes to enable the shipping method; otherwise No.
- IsDefault. Select Yes to make this shipping method the default; otherwise No.
- Sort Order. Enter a number to order the payment method on the list of shipping methods page.
- Click the Settings tab to exclude countries, regions, and payments from a shipping method. To exclude a selection, highlight the items in the Available boxes on the left and click Add to move them to the Chosen boxes.
- Click the Parameters tab to set conditions for the shipping fee. This screen only appears if you select the Weight/Jurisdiction Gateway in the Provider field in the Overview tab.
- Jurisdiction Group. Select a jurisdiction group to apply the current shipping method (for example, United States. You can set up the options on the Shipping Jurisdictions and Shipping Jurisdiction Groups screen.
- Weight. Enter a numerical value for the weight. You select the units for the weight in the Common Settings screen.
- Price. Enter a price that is added to the base price (Overview tab) when the weight and jurisdiction group conditions are met.
- Start Date. Enter a start date and time for the shipping method to take effect.
- End Date. Enter a end date and time for the shipping method to expire.
- Click Add to save the condition.
- Click OK to save changes.
Deleting shipping methods
- Check box(es) next to the shipping methods you want to delete.
- Select More Actions > Delete. You can also click X next to the shipping method to delete an individual method.
- Click OK.
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