New Carrier

Purpose: Use the New Carrier window to create a new carrier for sales orders and drop shipments.

How to display this window: Click New at the Carriers screen.

Note:

Only users with Carriers authority can display this window. See the Role Wizard for more information.

Update any of the fields described below and click Save, or click Cancel to return to the Carriers screen without creating the carrier.

For more information: See the Carriers screen for an overview on carriers, including your options for automatically assigning a new carrier to all vendors and other aspects of carrier creation.

Fields at this window

Field	Description
Organization	The organization where you use the carrier for orders or drop shipments. Display-only.
Code	The code identifying the carrier. Your entry can be up to 10 positions; however, carrier codes used in the integration with Order Management System must be numeric and no more than 7 positions, and must match the corresponding ship via code in Order Management System. Required.
Description	The description of the carrier. Can be up to 35 positions. Required.
Express	Select this flag if this is an express shipper. Express shippers are indicated in Store Connect with an icon: Available if Use Store Connect is selected at the Tenant screen. Not used in Supplier Direct Fulfillment.
Display in Store Connect	Select both this flag and the Active flag to have the carrier eligible to ship orders in Store Connect. If both of these flags are not currently selected, you cannot complete processing of the order in Store Connect. Available if Use Store Connect is selected at the Tenant screen. Not used in Supplier Direct Fulfillment.
Tracking # Required	Select this flag if: the vendor must provide a tracking number for each manual shipment using this carrier; otherwise, the tracking number is optional. the store associate in Store Connect must provide a tracking number for each shipment using this carrier through the manual shipment process; otherwise, the tracking number is optional in manual shipment.
Weight Required	Select this flag if the vendor must provide the shipping weight for each manual shipment using this carrier; otherwise, the shipping weight is optional in manual shipment. This flag does not affect Store Connect.
Rate Required	Select this flag if the vendor must provide the shipping rate for each manual shipment using this carrier; otherwise, the shipping rate is optional. This flag does not affect Store Connect.
Active	Indicates whether: the carrier is visible at the Carrier tab of the New Vendor or Edit Vendor screens the vendor can confirm shipment of purchase orders using this carrier in the Vendor Portal the store associate can confirm shipment of a delivery order using this carrier in Store Connect, if the Display in Store Connect flag is also selected Purchase orders: Flagging a carrier as inactive does not prevent you from assigning the carrier to a purchase order through the CreateDSOrder message, and will not prevent the vendor from generating a pack slip using an inactive vendor; however, the vendor will not be able to confirm shipment with an inactive vendor when using the Purchase Order Shipping screen.The vendor can confirm a shipment using an inactive carrier through the shipment upload. Reset to Active when used on a new order: When Order Broker creates a new sales order using an existing carrier that is not currently flagged as Active, it resets this flag to Active for the carrier. Store Connect: Flagging a carrier as inactive does not prevent the carrier from being displayed in Store Connect, but the associate cannot confirm shipment of a delivery order using the carrier. Both the Active and Display in Store Connect flags must currently be selected for the carrier to be eligible for shipment through Store Connect.