Dry Ice Configuration

FedEx supports shipping dry ice in parcel packages if certain attributes are passed when requesting a tracking number for the OBLPN.

This will also trigger any dry ice information to print on the returned FedEx web service shipping label.

Dry Ice Fields


Entity	Field	Description	Overview
item	shipping_temperature_instr	Shipping Temperature Instruction	When this field has a value of "Shipped On Dry Ice", the item is understood to require dry ice.
lpn_type	dry_ice_weight	Dry Ice Weight	Default dry ice weight for the LPN type. Used as dry ice weight during a wave when requesting a tracking number for a cubed OBLPN.
carrier_lpn	dry_ice_weight	Dry Ice Weight	Dry ice weight value of the OBLPN. Copied from LPN Type or input during UI Manual Manifest.

Dry Ice Functional Overview

Cubed Wave

You can request a tracking number during a cubed wave as the dimensions and final contents of each cubed OBLPN are known. As part of cubing, an LPN type is assigned to the OBLPN. Each LPN type can be configured with a default dry ice weight. This default weight is used in the ship request as the dry ice weight of the package. It will also be copied over to the OBLPN's corresponding Carrier LPN record.

Manual Manifest UI

Accessed from ObContainerView UI → Manifest

You can request a tracking number for individual OBLPNs in the UI. The manual manifest popup contains an input field for the dry ice weight. This is accessible and required when the OBLPN contains an item that requires dry ice.

The dry ice weight will be updated on the OBLPN's corresponding Carrier LPN record.

Package-Level Dry Ice FedEx Ship Request

FedEx requires that dry ice weight is reported in kilograms (KG). If tracking is in pounds (See Company Parameter "PARCEL-WEIGHT-UOM"), WMS will convert the weight to kilograms for the purposes of the request.

The package-level portion of the request is included for any OBLPN with any item that is flagged as requiring dry ice (See shipping_temperature_instr). An item is flagged as requiring dry ice when the shipping_temperature_instr field has a value of "Shipped On Dry Ice."

Package-Level Dry Ice Info

<RequestedShipment>
    <RequestedPackageLineItem>
        <PackageSpecialServicesRequested>
            <PackageSpecialServiceType>DRY_ICE</PackageSpecialServiceType>
            <DryIceWeight>1.234</DryIceWeight>
            <DryIceWeightUnits>KG</DryIceWeightUnits>
        </PackageSpecialServicesRequested>


Entity	Description	Mapping	Notes
PackageSpecialServiceType	Package-level special service	DRY_ICE	Hard-coded, static value
DryIceWeight	The weight of the dry ice in the OBLPN	carrier_lpn.dry_ice_weight	FedEx requires dry ice weight is reported in kilograms (KG). WMS will handle conversion if tracking parcel weight in pounds. carrier_lpn.dry_ice_weight is copied over from either lpn_type or entered during UI manual manifest.
DryIceWeightUnit	Dry ice weight unit of measure	KG	Hard-coded, static value

Shipment Level Dry Ice FedEx Ship Request

The shipment-level portion of the request is only required if the current OBLPN is part of a Multi-Piece Shipment (MPS).

<RequestedShipment>
    <SpecialServicesRequested>
        <SpecialServiceTypes>DRY_ICE</SpecialServiceTypes>
        <ShipmentDryIceDetail>
            <PackageCount>2</PackageCount>
            <TotalWeight>
                <Value>1.234</Value>
                <Units>KG</Units>
            </TotalWeight>