New External Service

Purpose: Use the New External Service screen to create a new shipping service for use in Store Connect.

Used for the Routing Engine module.

How to display this screen: Select the New External Service at the Manage External Services screen.

Note:

Only users with Manage External Services authority can display this screen. See the Role Wizard for more information.

After you create a new shipping service, you can assign it at the Shipping tab of the Store Connect Preferences screen.

Fields at this screen

Field	Description
External Service Code	The code identifying the external service. If you entered a code at the Manage External Services screen, the code defaults here. Your entry is converted to uppercase. Up to 20 positions. Required.
External Service Type	At this time, the only available external service type is Shipping. Note that you need to select this type before you can display the fields on the rest of the screen. If you selected the type at the Manage External Services screen, it defaults here.
Shipping Service	Select a shipping type: ADSI Standard Shipping Service: Uses the Generic Ship Order API. See the Operations Guide on My Oracle Support (2114324.1) for details. Required.
Description	The description of the external service. Up to 256 positions. If you entered a description at the Manage External Services screen, it defaults here. Required.
Active	Indicates if the shipping service is currently active. If you selected this field at the Manage External Services screen, its selection defaults here. Note: Inactive shipping services are indicated in the Shipping Service drop-down at the Store Connect Preferences screen. If an inactive shipping service assignment applies to a store location, only manual shipping is available at the location.
Shipping Service Configuration
Endpoint URL	Enter the URL to use for the integrated shipping system when the store associate confirms shipments through integrated shipping. Up to 256 positions. Required. Note: Oracle staff need to make sure that this URL is added to the allow list.
Shipper Reference	Reference value for the shipper to identify the calling system. Up to 256 positions. Optional.
The remaining fields under the Shipping Service Configuration heading are available only if the Shipping Service is set to Standard Shipping Service.
Outbound Message Version	Currently, the only available version for the Standard Shipping Service is 1. Required.
Authentication Type	Possible authentication types for the Standard Shipping Service are Basic and OAuth (default). Required.
User ID	The user ID to authenticate request messages for the Standard Shipping Service. Up to 256 positions. Available only if the authentication type is set to Basic; in this case, required.
Password	The password to authenticate request messages for the Standard Shipping Service. Up to 256 positions. Available only if the Authentication Type is set to Basic; in this case, required.
OAUTH URL	The URL to use for authentication request messages for the Standard Shipping Service. Up to 256 positions. Available only if the Authentication Type is set to OAuth; in this case, required.
Scope	The scope to specify for authentication request messages for the Standard Shipping Service. Up to 256 positions. Available only if the Authentication Type is set to OAuth. Optional.
Client ID	The client ID to use for authentication request messages for the Standard Shipping Service. Up to 256 positions. Available only if the Authentication Type is set to OAuth; in this case, required.
Client Secret	The client secret to use for authentication request messages for the Standard Shipping Service. Up to 256 positions. Available only if the Authentication Type is set to OAuth; in this case, required.
Packaging Dimensions
Length Unit of Measure	Defines the length unit of measure to display in the Length, Width, and Height fields at the Ship Order screen in Store Connect. Possible settings are Inch and Centimeter for a Standard Shipping Service. Defaults to Inches for ADSI and cannot be changed.
Weight Unit of Measure	Defines the weight unit of measure to display in the Package Weight field at the Ship Order screen in Store Connect. Possible settings are Gram, Kilogram, and Pound (default) for a Standard Shipping Service. Defaults to Pounds for ADSI and cannot be changed.