This article provides an in depth explanation of ShipHawk’s rules engine and best practices. It includes instructions on creating and enabling rules and rule subtypes, and an extensive reference section that describes each rule criteria and actions.
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Rating Rule Action | Description | ||
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Add Insurance for Declared value | Adds insurances using the specified value. | ||
Add this accessorial for this Carrier | Adds a carrier-specific accessorial. Example: Signature required. | ||
Apply Service Days FilterLimits response to carrier services that will deliver in a specified number of days or lessthis upfront accessorial for rating | Include accessorial for getting rates. | ||
Combine USPS Priority Mail Types | Combine USPS Priority Mail types (Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail) | ||
Create Table Rate | Allows users to create static table rates. | ||
Do Not Use this these Carrier Services | Excludes responses from specified carrierscarrier service. | ||
Do Not Use this Carrier Servicethese Carriers | Excludes responses from specified carrier servicecarriers. | ||
Do Not Use this Kind these Kinds of CarrierCarriers | Excludes responses from specified carrier type. | ||
Do Not Use this Servicethese Services | Excludes responses from specified service class. Example: Ground. | ||
Fixed Price for all Rates | Returns a fixed rate for all rate requests. | ||
Free Shipping Fixed Ship Rate for this SKU | Returns $0 rates a fixed rate for the specified SKUsSKU. | ||
Free shipping for cheapest rate | Returns $0 rates for the cheapest available carrier service. | Free shipping for category/subcagetoryShipping for this Product Category/Subcategory | Automatically specifies free shipping for selected product categories and subcategories. By usinig product categories and subcategories, rule creation is simplified: you do not have to enter specific SKUs that qualify for free shipping. |
Free Shipping for this SKU | Returns $0 rates for the specified SKUs. | ||
Free shipping for cheapest rate | Returns $0 rates for the cheapest available carrier service. | ||
Markdown Rate by this Amount | Allows marking down each carrier’s rates by a specified amount. | ||
Markdown Rate by this Percent | Allows marking down each carrier's rates by specified percentage. | ||
Markdown Total Rate by this Percent | Allows marking down of total rate by a specified percentage when multiple carriers are returned for a single shipment. | ||
Markup Rate by this Amount | Allows marking up each carrier’s rates by a specified amount. | ||
Markup Rate by this Percent | Allows markup of each carrier rate by a specified percentage. | ||
Markup Total Rate by this Percent | Allows marking up of total rate by a specified percentage when multiple carriers are returned for a single shipment. | ||
Mask Carrier and Service | Hides carrier name and service with service class. You can either use ShipHawk default service masking, or with the new functionality, you can custom define service level names, carrier mapping, and number of service levels. With custom Mask Carrier and Service, you can display your unique text and map only the specific carrier services based on your preferences. The default Mask Carrier and Service rule action returns the lowest shipping cost based on four predefined service levels, including Standard Ground, Standard Three-Day, Standard Two-Day, and Standard Next Day, that are mapped to all carrier services. Example: Ground. | ||
Restrict Book Prevent User from Booking Shipment | Prevents users from being able to book a shipment. | ||
Return List Rates from Carrier | Return consumer (“list”) rates (as opposed to negotiated rates) for Basic (Ground International Economy), Preferred (Three-Day, Two-Day, International Priority), and Premium (Next Day). | ||
Return This Many of the Cheapest Rates | Rank all the returned rates from least to most expensive and display only the specified number of the least expensive options to the user. | ||
Round - up rates to the nearest dollarscents | Automatically round up shipping rates to the nearest dollar or other increment, improving the aesthetics and usability of in-cart rate display. For example, when the Round Up Rates is enabled, a rate of $6.17 or $6.89 will automatically round up to $7.00. Alternatively, you can round to the nearest value, so $6.17 rounds to $6.00 and $6.89 rounds to $7.00. NOTE: when specifying the Value field for Round Up Rates, ShipHawk recommends values of $1.00 (the default) or $0.50. Be aware that if you use a value such as $0.99, $0.99 is added each time, starting from $1.99. For example, if the rate is $7.77, the rule would round up the rate to $7.92. | ||
Set Maximum Package Value | Set the maximum package value that will be shipped. | ||
Set packing markup based on estimated material and labor cost | Markup shipping rates based on estimated labor and material costs for the shipment based on the size of the shipping container. This is useful especially if you are constructing shipping crates or other custom packaging, and therefore need a variable markup based on estimated cost. In the definition, you can specify Packing Material Cost per Sq/Ft Material Surface Area, Packing Labor Time per Sq/Ft Surface Area for Material, and Labor Rate Per Hour. | ||
Use the best ground rate, excluding Flat Rate serviceSelect this action Cheapest Service that meets Delivery promise (in Days) | Select this action to return the following in the shopping cart:
Note that Ground rates do not include Flat rate services such as FedEx OneRate. | ||
Use closest Warehouse for rating | Limits response to closest warehouse. | ||
Use one of these Carrier Services | Limits response to one or more specified carrier services. | ||
Use one of these Kinds of Carrier | Limits response to one or more of the specified carrier types: LTL, Parcel, and so on. | ||
Use one of these Services | Limits response to one or more specified carrier service classes. Example: Ground. | ||
Use the ‘Fastest Rate’ | Chooses the carrier service with the soonest estimated delivery date. | ||
Use the Best Ground Rate, excluding Flat Rate Services | Limit response to thee best ground rate service (excluding flat rate services) | ||
Use this Carrier | Limit response to specified carrier. | ||
Use this Carrier Service | Limits response to specified carrier service. | ||
Use this Carrier or 3PL account | Limits response to the specified carrier or 3PL account. | ||
Use this Kind of Carrier | Limits response to the specified carrier type: LTL, Parcel, and so on. | ||
Use this Packing Material | Uses a specified packing material. | ||
Use this Service | Limits response to specified carrier service class. Example: Ground. | ||
Use this Warehouse for rating | Uses specified warehouse as origin address for carrier rating. |
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