How do I create Shipments in Fixably?
This article is a step-by-step guide to creating Shipments from an Order in Fixably.
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Creating a Shipment from an Order
If you are using a Shipping Integration, you can quickly create a Shipment directly from an Order.
- From the Customer section of an Order, click the Gear menu.
- Depending on the Integrations you have set up, click on any available Create Shipment options.
- Confirm that the Sender and Recipient addresses are correct.
- If this is an incoming item, click Incoming Shipment.
- Select the Service Type for your Shipment. Different options will be visible depending on the shipping carrier.
- Select whether your Shipment should have Insurance.
- When complete, click Create Shipment.
- Click Print Packing List to create a packing list for the Shipment.
- Click Print Waybill to print the shipping labels.
- If required, you can quickly send a shipping label to the customer by clicking Send Waybill to Customer.
- You can quickly track a shipment using the Track Package button.
Creating a Shipment Request
Shipment Requests are a helpful feature that allows you to ship multiple Orders at once efficiently.
- From the Shipment Information section of an Order, click the Gear menu.
- Click Request Delivery to Customer.
- A notification will appear indicating Fixably created the shipment request.
- You can cancel the Delivery Request by clicking on the Gear menu and selecting Cancel Delivery Request.
- From the Navigation Sidebar, click Shipments and then Pending.
- From the Recipients and Orders list, click the Customer Name on the Orders.
- A list of all Orders pending Shipment will appear. Select any Orders you would like to include with the Shipment.
- Use the Print Specifications button to print an Order Authorization quickly.
- Click the Prepare for Shipment button.
- The Order will transfer to the Shipment Workbench.
- If you are not using Integrations, you can manually enter the tracking number. If you have Integrations enabled, select it from the drop-down menu.
- Select the Service Type.
- When complete, click Confirm & Process.
- You can cancel the Shipment using the Discard button.
- A notification will appear indicating Fixably created the Shipment.
- Click Print Packing List to create a packing list for the Shipment.
- Click Print Waybill to print the shipping labels.