Ship method mapping is used in 3PL Warehouse Manager to translate the service level value of an order coming from an external order source into a defined shipping method. These mappings are customer-specific and typically configured for orders coming into the system through a pre-wired integration.
For example, an order comes through an external order source with the 'Service' value as 'Standard Shipping'. If you had a ship method mapping configured with the vendor key 'Standard Shipping', then the system could translate the 'Service' value on that order to "Carrier: UPS, Service: Ground, Billing Option: Prepaid".
This article reviews how to add, edit, and delete ship method mappings.
Guidelines
Navigate to Orders > Shipping Setups.
Click Manage Ship Method Mappings.
Select a customer from the drop-down menu. Each ship method mapping for the specified customer displays in the grid.


You have three options to manage the specified customer's ship method mappings: add, edit, and delete.
- Add a ship method mapping: This option allows you to create a new ship method mapping to use on all future transactions.
- Click Add, then fill out each field. Each field is defined as follows:
- Ship Method Name: a description or name for the mapping—e.g. "Standard shipping to FedEx Ground" (used for internal reference only)
- Vendor Key: the value that is translated to 3PL Warehouse Manager from the external order source—e.g., "Standard Shipping"
If you'd like to create a vendor key that combines the Carrier and Mode values of the external order source, use a tilde—e.g., FedEx~Ground.
- Carrier: the shipping carrier for which to apply the mapping—e.g., "FedEx"
- Mode: the shipping service for which to apply the mapping—e.g., "Ground"
- Billing Option: the billing method to be used—i.e., "prepaid, third-party, or collect"
- Click Save. The shipping method mapping is now applied to all future orders from the external source.
- Click Add, then fill out each field. Each field is defined as follows:
- Edit a ship method mapping: This option allows you to edit an existing ship method mapping.
- Select a shipping method from the grid, then click Edit.
- Make your changes, then click Save. The modifications apply to all future orders from the external source.
- Delete a ship method mapping: This option allows you to delete an existing ship method mapping. Please note that this action cannot be reversed.
- Select a shipping method from the grid, then click Delete.
- The selected methods are permanently deleted.
To return to the main Shipping Setups page, click Save/Close.
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