Automatic shipment
Automatic shipment list
1. Click Autoships in the Automations submenu in the Configurations column .
2. The page with the list of automatic shipment events created by the system appears .
Add automatic shipment event
1. Click the Add Autoship Event button in the top right .
2. User can set up events for automatic shipments via Event Filters .
3. Click the drop-down menu to view the list of applicable filters.
4, Click Add rule to add a new filter or click Add Group to add a rule group.
5. After creating the event, open the Actions menu and select the 'Create Shipment' option .
6. Enter the desired name for the activity in the 'Name' field .
7 In the Settings menu, click on the 'Select warehouse from' drop-down menu and choose one of the three available options:
- Inherit configuration – Allows you to use the default settings inherited from the system or previous activity.
- Default warehouse from settings : Automatically sets the suggested warehouse based on the 📄 Team Profile configuration
- Selected warehouse : displays a drop-down menu for manual warehouse selection.
8. In the ' Shipping Service From ' menu, choose one of the four available options:
- Inherit configuration – Allows you to use the default settings inherited from the system or previous activity.
- Default from settings : Automatically sets the suggested shipping service based on your 📄 Team Profile configuration .
- Cheapest courier service : indicates the option to select the cheapest courier available for a shipment.
- Selected courier service : Displays a drop-down menu for manual courier selection.
9. In the 'How to group products into shipping packages' menu , select the criteria by which products will be grouped into shipping packages.
- Aggregation of all products from the same order in a single package: products belonging to the same order are packed together in a single package, optimizing space and reducing the number of shipments.
- Generate a package for each product you ship: each product included in the order is individually packaged in its own package, useful when the items are fragile or require dedicated packaging.
- Custom algorithm: allows you to apply a custom algorithm for merging, defined based on specific business logic.
10. Use the ' Container Type From ' menu to choose the most suitable packaging format from those available (e.g. box, padded envelope, pallet), based on the product characteristics and the intended shipping method.
- Inherit configuration – Allows you to use the default settings inherited from the system or previous activity.
- Default Container Type from Settings : Automatically sets the suggested container based on your 📄 Team Profile configuration .
- Selected container type : Shows a drop-down menu for manually selecting the container type
- Self box for single item or selected for multi : This mode indicates that each individual product will be packed in a dedicated and predefined box or allows you to manually select a suitable container for multiple products to be shipped together.
- Self pallet for single item or select for multi: This mode allows you to use a dedicated pallet for a single product or allows you to manually select a pallet for multiple items to be shipped together.
11. The "Standard weight for item from" menu is used to set a reference value that will be used as the basic unit weight for each item in the packaging or shipping system.
Default Standard Weight from Settings : Automatically sets the suggested weight based on your 📄 Team Profile configuration .
Standard weight of the item with the following indication: shows a drop-down menu for manual selection of the weight
12. Once you have completed all the selections in the various menus, simply click "Save and Close" to save your chosen settings .