0 Replies Latest reply: Oct 7, 2014 4:35 AM by doWeb.biz RSS

    How does shipping really work?

    doWeb.biz Community Member

      I have been using BC for a while but never for e-commerce, I feel it is a bit embarrassing to ask ...

      How does the shipping integrations really work?

      I can not find any info on what automation the integration provides.

      So far I understood how to set up payment gateways and shipping providers.

      But what happens when the shop goes live? How does the integration work?

      When a customer places an order, will that info be sent directly to the shipping provider?

      I found out that I can use the integration to get pricing info, but I don't understand how the daily routine will work.

      Also found a video on order management where I learned that I can print shipping labels etc.

      So, Is this all a manual thing? Do I have to manually print/email the shipping labels to our warehouse or can it be automated?

      What if I have multiple shipping providers, are the lists with labels separated for each shipping provider - country?

       

      Lot's of videos and tutorials but I am sorry to admit that I can not find any info on how the actual shipping process works or what kind of automation I get from the integration.

       

      The setup for our shop is that we sell product to over 33 countries. We use all the shipping providers and have different stock locations in the world.

      I hope there is some automation available to minimize manual work.