Manage Zone Types and Zones for Shipping and Tax
This example shows how to create a zone type and zone for shipping and tax.
Create a new zone type which is limited to one country, specify which geography types you want to select for a zone, and create a zone.
Create a Zone Type
When you're creating a zone you can either create the zone under an existing zone type, or create a new zone type and then create the zone. In this example, a suitable zone type doesn't exist in the application, and so you create a new zone type.
When you're creating a new zone type you can allow zone types to span across countries, however the zone type you're creating in this example is limited to geographies within the United States.
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On the Manage Zone Types page, click
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On the Create Zone Type page, enter a name for the zone type in the Zone Type field.
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Click the Bounded by country option.
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In the Boundary section, click the Country list.
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Click Search.
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Enter United states in the Name field.
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Click Search.
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Select the United States row.
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Click OK.
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In the Boundary section, click Zone Created Allowed for the State, County, City, and Postal Code geography types.
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Click Save and Close to go back to the Manage Zone Types page.
Edit a Zone Type
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On the Manage Zone Types page, select a zone type.
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Click
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Click the Bounded by country option.
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In the Boundary section, click the Country list.
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Click Search, select a country, and click OK.
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In the Boundary section, click Zone Created Allowed for the State, County, City, and Postal Code geography types.
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Click Save and Close to go back to the Manage Zone Types page.
Create a Zone
Now that you have created a zone type, you want to create a zone for the zone type. In this example, the zone contains State geographies.
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On the Manage Zone Types page, click Next.
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Click
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On the Create Zone page, enter a name for the zone in the Zone field.
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Enter a unique name for the zone in the Code field.
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Enter the date you want the zone to be effective from in the Start Date field.
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Enter the date you want the zone to be inactive from in the End Date field.
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Now you need to enter the geographical boundaries of the zone by adding geographies. In the Associated Geographies section, click Actions and then click New.
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Enter State in the Geography Type field.
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Enter CA in the Geography Name field.
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Click Search.
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Highlight the California geography, and click Save and Close.
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Repeat steps 7 to 11 for every geography you want to enter for the zone.
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Click Save and Close.
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Create as many zones as you require for your zone type.
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Click Save and Close on the Manage Zones for Zone Type page.
Edit a Zone
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On the Manage Zone Types page, click Next.
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Select a Zone.
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Click
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Modify the required changes.
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Click Save and Close.