Printing Shipping Labels

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Overview

• Shipping Labels are defined as labels that are completely or partially supplied by a shipping carrier, such as UPS or FedEx, and include the postage (shipping costs).

• Mailing Labels simply contain the recipient's name and address information; they do not contain pre-paid postage. This topic does not describe the process of creating mailing labels.

• Shipping labels can be printed internally or externally depending on the way you configure SEOM.

• SEOM allows you to print shipping labels for the major shipping carriers one label/order at a time, or through its Batch Print queue.

• SEOM is able to print either simple thermal shipping labels or integrated packing slip/shipping labels.

• Several of the screens where shipping labels are printed include buttons to get the weight from a scale connected to the local workstation. The Pack & Ship screen synonymous with the Microsoft Access Form object or graphical user interface (GUI) can also  get the weight from your scale automatically when you close each box. For information about supported shipping scales, see Scales Supported by SEOM.

• Shipping scales can be used when the label is printed on an order by order basis, however, scales cannot be used when shipping labels are printed through the Batch Print queue. The weight and dimensions entered on the product inventory record are used to calculate the shipping costs when shipping labels are printed in batch mode. It is beneficial to have accurate product dimensions specified on the Inventory - Miscellaneous tab of each product you sell. UPS and FedEx now consider package dimensions as well as package weight when calculating rates for Ground shipments. 

Printing Shipping Labels Internally (Inside of SEOM)

• SEOM is tightly integrated with Endicia DAZzle for USPS, UPS OnLine Tools, and ShipRush for FedEx/UPS/USPS, and can print shipping labels directly through its Process Orders, Manual Orders, Pack & Ship and QuickShip screens.

• Each of these integrations require the user to have an account with the carrier and to perform a minor configuration tasks in SEOM, such as manually setting system parameters settings in Stone Edge that enable users to configure the program integrate with their business operations. Stone Edge includes hundreds of System Parameters to do just that. To change a system parameter, go to the Main Menu > Settings > System Functions > Set System Parameters. or executing a Setup Wizard to populate system parameters with account and preference information. Refer to Shipping Setup.

• For more information regarding the direct integrations with shipping carriers, refer to Using Endicia DAZzle, UPS OnLine Tools Setup, and Printing Integrated UPS or Fed/Ex Shipping Labels for more information.

• If Z-Firm's ShipRush is used for printing UPS, FedEx or USPS labels, refer to Setting Up ShipRush, and Printing Integrated ShipRush for FedEx/UPS/ USPS Shipping Labels.

• Once the setup tasks have been completed, SEOM directly communicates with the shipping carrier's software to print the shipping label. Tracking information is stored in the SEOM tables as soon as the shipping label has been printed.

Printing Shipping Labels Externally (Outside of SEOM)

• SEOM supports the use of external shipping application software, such as UPS WorldShip, FedEx Ship Manager, GalaxyShip for USPS, or DHL DB Connect, through a Windows ODBC connection abbreviation for Open Database Connectivity, which is the technology that allows applications to access data from a database, independent of the programming language of the application, or the operating system upon which it is run. For example, Monsoon OMS uses an ODBC Connection to share information with UPS WorldShip. that is established between the two applications.

• The user is responsible for creating the ODBC connection, obtaining a license for the external shipping application, as well as installing the software on the workstations where they are used.

• Once the ODBC connection is created and the external shipping software is installed, the user creates an import and export "map Minimum Advertised Price; applies to Consumer Goods categories and listed on Amazon Seller Central Market", which establishes the relationship between SEOM's data fields and those of the external shipping application.

• The external shipping application is then able to extract shipping information, such as recipient name, address, etc. from SEOM, eliminating the need to re-enter the data in the external shipping software.

• Likewise, after the shipping label has been printed by the external shipping application, the tracking information is exported back to SEOM, eliminating the need to manually enter the data or import it from a text file.

• See the UPS WorldShip Integration, FedEx Ship Manager (Cafe) Integration, USPS GalaxyShip Integration and DHL DB Connect Knowledge Base articles for more information.

Shipping Carrier Software Choices for Printing Shipping Labels through SEOM

• This table outlines the combinations of shippers and shipping software that can be used.

• It is possible to use ShipRush for FedEx, ShipRush for UPS, and ShipRush for USPS in the same SEOM store data file the MS Access or SQL database that contains the users order information and program preferences. It does not contain Reports, which are housed in the Monsoon OMS program file (MS Access database)..

Related System Parameters

• Choose the parameter setting that reflects the method in which shipping labels are printed for each shipping carrier.

Refer to the Knowledge Base topics for the Shipping, FedEx, UPS, USPS parameter groups for more information, as well.

Additional Information

DHL DB Connect Integration

FedEx Ship Manager Integration (Cafe)

Printing Integrated Shiprush for Fedex/UPS Shipping Labels

Printing Integrated UPS ONline Tools Shipping Labels

Setting Up ShipRush

UPS WorldShip Integration

USPS Using Endicia DAZzle

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Revised: 1/5/15

Published: 04/13/16