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Web Settings for Third Party Freight Providers

This topic provides a listing of the third party interface settings that you will need to configure in your KommerceServer web.config file if you are using a supported third party freight provider.

KommerceServer supports integration with the following third party freight providers:

Federal Express
UPS Freight
UPS Parcel
Old Dominion

FedEx

The following section describes the FedEx Freight web.config information. You must have a valid FedEx account with a valid API access key in order to use real-time FedEx freight quotes.

Web.config Settings

The following table lists the configuration elements that are available for FedEx shipping integration with KommerceServer.

Element Name	Element Value/Usage
fedex_credential_key	FedEx supplied login credential key
fedex_credential_password	FedEx supplied password key
fedex_account_number	FedEx developer account number.
fedex_meter_number	Number used to return your negotiated rates with FedEx.
fedex_shipfrom_address1	Shipment Origin: Address Line1
fedex_shipfrom_address2	Shipment Origin: Address Line2
fedex_shipfrom_address3	Shipment Origin: Address Line3
fedex_shipfrom_city	Shipment Origin: City
fedex_shipfrom_country	Shipment Origin: Country
fedex_shipfrom_name	Shipment Origin: Name
fedex_shipfrom_pc	Shipment Origin: Postal Code
fedex_shipfrom_state	Shipment Origin: State
fedex_test_mode	Set FedEx mode to test
The following settings are used for LTL freight only
fedex_freight_account_number	FedEx freight billing account number
fedex_billto_name	FedEx freight billing account name
fedex_billto_address1	FedEx Freight account billing address first line
fedex_billto_address2	FedEx freight account billing address second line
fedex_billto_city	FedEx freight account billing city
fedex_billto_state	FedEx freight account billing state
fedex_billto_zip	FedEx freight account billing postal code
fedex_billto_country	FedEx freight account billing country
fedex_contact_name	FedEx freight account contact name
fedex_contact_phone	FedEx freight account contact phone
fedex_contact_email	FedEx freight account contact email

UPS Freight

The following section describes the UPS Freight web.config information. You must have a valid UPS account with a valid API access key in order to use real-time UPS freight quotes.

Web.config Settings

The following table lists the configuration elements that are available for UPS Freight shipping integration with KommerceServer.

Element Name	Element Value/Usage
ups_test_mode	UPS Test mode. Set to TRUE to use the test environment, FALSE to use for production. Note: The UPS Package shipping provider has been retrofitted to support this option as well.
ups_freight_billing_option_code	Freight billing code
ups_freight_billing_option_desc	Freight billing code description
ups_freight_pack_type_code	Freight packaging type. This option is used for both the handling unit and commodity elements.
ups_freight_pack_type_desc	Freight packaging type description.
ups_freight_class_code	Freight class code
ups_freight_nmfc_code	NMFC code (,subcode)

UPS Parcel

The KommerceServer UPS interface is ready to use for real-time freight quotes but there is some setup involved. You must have a valid UPS account with a valid API access key. See the UPS Developer Kit documentation for details on acquiring an access key by clicking the link below.

https://www.ups.com/upsdeveloperkit

Web.config Settings

The following table lists the configuration elements that are available for UPS Parcel shipping.

Element Name	Element Value/Usage
ups_access_license_no	Acquired via the UPS Developer portal UPS Access License
ups_user_id	UPS developer account user id
ups_user_password	UPS developer account password. This will need to be encrypted using the KommerceServer cipher.
ups_shipper_name	UPS account name
ups_shipper_no	UPS account number
ups_shipper_address1	Shipment Origin: Address Line1
ups_shipper_address2	Shipment Origin: Address Line2
ups_shipper_address3	Shipment Origin: Address Line3
ups_shipper_city	Shipment Origin: City
ups_shipper_state	Shipment Origin: State
ups_shipper_pc	Shipment Origin: Postal Code
ups_shipper_country	Shipment Origin: Country
ups_use_negotiated_rates	If set to “TRUE” then the returned shipping rates reflect any discounts for the UPS account. If set to “FALSE”, normal rates will be charged based on the specified ups_cust_class_cd setting.
ups_cust_class_cd	If you do not want to pass the negotiated rate savings onto the customer, you can specify a Customer Classification Code that determines the Rate returned. The valid values for this code are: “01” – Wholesale “03” – Occasional “04” – Retail
ups_pickup_cd	<<Not used>>

Old Dominion

The KommerceServer Old Dominion interface is ready to use for real-time freight quotes but there is some setup involved. You must have a valid Old Dominion account with a valid API access key.

Web.config Settings

The following table lists the configuration elements that are available for Old Dominion shipping integration with KommerceServer.

Element Name	Element Value/Usage
odfl_user_id	User ID for the ODFL account
odfl_password	Account password for the ODFL account
odfl_account	Account number for the ODFL account