INTEGRATING YOUR ORDERS WITH SHIPPING SOFTWARE

Do you need to automate your shipping department with specialized shipping software? Would you
like to integrate this specialized software with your order processing?

Shipping your orders is a vital link in your operation. You need to get the orders on their way to the
right location with a minimum of hassle and paperwork. You need to calculate the right shipping charges, produce shipping labels and tags, report the shipments to the shipper, and keep a history of the shipment for later review. There are specialized software packages to handle the shipping functions, but how can you integrate this with your order information?

With Shipping Adapter you may interface order-related information to and from a third party shipping software package for a seamless order fulfillment system. You get the powerful features and options of a specialized shipping system, and you get the benefits of this shipping information in your order processing.

WITH SHIPPING ADAPTER, YOU CAN:

• Pass order shipping address information from Shipping Adaptor to your specialized shipping software.
• Pass the shipping method to the shipping software
• Quickly access the third party shipping software from Shipping Adapter system to enter the boxes to
   be shipped for any order.
• Use your shipping software to process the shipments
• Receive backbox information from the shipping software.
• Know the correct shipping charges for each order as computed in the shipping software.
• Optionally charge your customers for the actual shipping charges or a multiplier of the actual shipping    charges.
• Inquire into box history information for an order.

EASY SET UP

• Simple interface configuration records
• Optional configuration per workstation
• Specify shipping product software code for each shipping method

MULTIPLE PRODUCT INTERFACES

• Interface to/from StarShip (by V-Technologies)
• Interface to/from Clippership (distributed by Evcor)
• Open interface can be utilized by other shipping software that supports ASCII file transfer/polling

SEAMLESS ACCESS TO SHIPPING ENTRY

• Access shipping software entry program from Order Entry
• Access shipping software entry program from special interface search program
• Option to interface shipments not related to orders for complete shipping history

FLEXIBLE BILLING OF SHIPPING CHARGES

• Optional multiplier to determine amount charged to customer
• Freight code and accounting is definable per interface configuration

BOX HISTORY INQUIRY

• Option to search for box information by:
   Shipping Control Number
   Customer Number
   Order Number
   Ship Date
   Tracking Number
• View box information/charges provided by shipping software