Configuring the Module

In the list of installed modules click on the 'UPS' module name. Click 'Configure'.

On the module configuration page complete the required fields, marked with red asterisks (Account type and Destination type).

This option allows to select the method to calculate how the items of an order are distributed into the predefined package types.

Select a packing algorithm from the drop-down box: 'Fixed size', 'Max size', 'Bin packing' or 'Bin packing oversize'.

•	Select 'Fixed size' and the UPS server will use the dimensions of the container you enter below for calculating shipping rates for any package from your store. Each order will include one container only.

•	Select 'Max size' to calculate the size of the container which will be used for packing an order based on the largest item in your order.

•	Select 'Bin packing' to pack all the items of an order into a single container. The size of the container will be increased until all the items fit in.

•	Select 'Bin packing oversize' to pack all the items of an order into the containers of the size defined by the administrator. The number of containers will be increased until all the items fit in.

The last three algorithms take into consideration the individual dimensions of the products which you set on each product page. Available settings for a product include width, length, height, weight and the 'Handle with care' option. They can be adjusted on the product settings page under the 'UPS Dimensions' tab. For more information see the 'Product settings' section.

You can enable Saturday pickup and Saturday delivery by selecting the corresponding check boxes in this section.

Select from 'No confirmation', 'No signature', 'Signature required', 'Adult signature required'.

The shipping cost is always returned in the local currency of the country where your shop is located. If the prices in your shop are in non-local currency (for example the shop is located in Great Britain but prices are in USD) then you need to define currency conversion rate to convert shipping cost returned by UPS in necessary currency.

Example

Your local currency is Euro, but the store prices are in USD. If you enter "1.2", one Euro will be considered equal to 1.2 USD.

Shipping cost currency: the currency code that is returned by UPS is defined automatically when a request for getting the shipping rates is successfully performed. If this currency code is unknown you need to perform this request before (click on 'Test' button below).

Note:

successfully placed orders, the shipping cost for which has been calculated using UPS OnLine Tools cannot be edited in AOM.

Enable the UPS Address Validation service in the Administrator Zone on the UPS module configuration page. To access the module configuration page in the Admin menu click on the 'Modules' link, then click on the 'UPS' module name. There is a drop-down box at the bottom of the page: 'Address Validation status'. Two values are possible - 'enabled' and 'disabled'. It is enabled by default.

Address Validation quality: select the quality factor, which describes the accuracy of the result compared to the request. Select from 'Exact match', 'Very close match', 'Close match', 'Possible match', 'Poor match'.

Note:

The UPS OnLine® Tools Address Validation is only supported for addresses within the United States. If a customer is from outside the United States then address validation will be disabled for him.

Cache expiration (days): enter the number of days after which you want cached shipping rates to be removed from cache.

Display method: enable GDlib or HTML. Compare the results and decide which one you like better.

Level display method: select 'Actual' to display layers of different height depending on the size of the items. Select 'Proportional' to display layers of equal height, regardless of the item size.

Product packing limit: all the products in the order will be packed using 'Max size' algorithm if the number of products in the order exceeds this number.

After you have completed the module configuration click 'Update' at the bottom of the page.