UPS Shipping XML

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What is UPS Auto Import XML?

You've probably become accustomed to using UPS Worldship's Keyed Import feature to pull shipping information from CMS. While Keyed Import is still available, CMS users have a new option that can streamline your shipping function. We have integrated the Worldship feature XML Auto-Import so that you can push shipping information to Worldship throughout the day, and generate your UPS shipping labels without having to leave the CMS Manifest window.

Setup for this feature involves telling CMS where (on your hard drive) to send the information, and telling UPS Worldship where (on your hard drive) to look for that information. If you are processing UPS shipments on more than one workstation, you will need to set up XML Auto-Import on each of them. See Setup for XML Auto Import.

Then, at the beginning of the shipping day, you place UPS Worldship in Auto-Import mode, and simply go about the business of processing packages in the CMS Manifest. When you click the Label button on the Manifest window—or scan the barcode for the Label button—if the package is to ship by UPS, CMS exports the shipping information to an .xml file in the location you have set up. Worldship, operating in Auto-Import mode, periodically checks the location for new data, and upon finding it, prints a label and sends back a tracking number.

This new integration significantly cuts your processing time. To really ramp it up, we've added support for USB/Serial scanners; so, if you have scales attached to the shipping workstation and use a barcode scanner, processing packages is as easy as 1-2-3:

Place package on scale.

Scan package barcode.

Scan label (F7) barcode.

Messages from the integration—including when a package cannot be automatically processed—are displayed on the Messages tab in the CMS Shipping Manifest. CMS automatically switches to the Messages tab when new messages come in.

XML Auto Import only processes new shipments. You will still use the UPS Worldship software to void shipments or run End of Day.

Setting up UPS Auto Import XML

Setting up Worldship

To setup UPS Worldship for auto import XML you will need to make sure it is setup for Keyed Import. To do that please follow the instructions outlined in http://wiki.newhavensoftware.com/index.php/UPS_WorldShip

Next follow the steps below

1. Open Worldship
2. Select Import/Export Data at the top
3. Select XML Auto Import
4. Where it says "XML Auto Import File Folder" Make sure this is pointed to a shared folder that both the UPS Workstation and CMS server can see. By default it should read '(drive letter)\UPS\WSTD\IMPEXP\XML Auto Import\'
5. Repeat Step 4 with "Log File Destination Folder"

Setting up CMS to work with UPS Auto Import XML

Follow these steps to configure CMS to use the XML Auto Import feature on each workstation that processes shipments.

If you are processing UPS shipments on more than one workstation, you will need to follow these procedures on each of them. In CMS, go to Setup>General>Workstation Specific>Shipping.

Click on the CMS toolbar.

Select the General tab.

Click Workstation Specific.

Select the Shipping tab.

Click .

Click OK to accept the default folder (NewHaven Software folder) or designate another folder.

This tells CMS where to place the .xml file it will create for UPS processing.

Click Save.

Go to Setup>Shipping>Shipping Choices>UPS.

Click on the CMS toolbar.

Select the Shipping tab.

Click Shipping Choices.

In the Category list at left, select UPS.

Under UPS Worldship, select the Use UPS XML for Label Printing in Manifest check box.