Adding carriers

  1. Select Vendor Management in the Administration menu.
  2. Select Vendors > Add on the Vendor Management page.
    The Add Vendor Information page is displayed.
  3. Specify this information on the Add Vendor Information page.
    Vendor ID

    Specify a vendor ID for the new carrier.

    Vendor Name

    Specify the name for the new carrier.

    Vendor Group

    Select a group the new carrier will be assigned to.

    This is a key assignment that controls all the access rules to the system. You must create groups before carriers. See Adding groups.

    Vendor Type

    Select Carrier.

    Select Carrier Tracking Identifier

    Select the appropriate tracking formats used by the new carrier (for example, DHL10 means the 10-character format employed for DHL tracking).

    Note: FedEx pertains to the 12 and 14-character format employed by FedEx tracking.
  4. Click Add to create the new carrier.
    The Add Vendor Information page is displayed.
    Note: If you click Cancel, you will return to the Vendor Management page without saving the carrier information.
  5. Click Save.