An updated version of Shipstore has been rolled out to your test portal. Please see below for more information on the changes.

 What was updated?

Your Shipstore test environment is now updated with the below changes. The majority of the updates focus on patches and enhancements for the Waves module in the system, as well as added child account support for carrier integrations. 

 

Full list of Updates


  • General updates
    • Added Mod10 support for tracking number generation
    • Added support for report UI customizations
    • Updated Waves creation to support partial allocations (i.e. allocating 5 of an item in a wave when there are 10 available).
    • Patches to Load Packing logic to handle re-loading consolidated transactions
    • Patch to Post-ship logic to ensure any data updated on the shipment is included in corresponding rules and SDK logic
    • Patches to Send ASN EDI logic
    • Misc patches to Waves UI functionality
    • Patches for Field Captions on Orders UI
    • Added print report support to Waves UI
    • Added support for custom logic when an address is loaded
    • Added support for custom logic when a closeout is ran
    • Updated packing error handling to prompt full error message instead of pop-up alert
    • Added support for custom shortcut keys
    • Added support for Hazmat Type in defaults/rules
    • Added Books access to Order Entry role
    • Updated LTL UI to display Carrier Name field when selecting a generic service
    • Updated Load Packing logic to ensure items and packages loaded from an outside system stay in order
    • Updated automatic tracking updates to update transactions up to 6 months old(was set to 3 months)
    • Misc patches for SSO support
    • Added support for deleting files once uploaded through the Merchant app.
    • Updated tracking link in Excel exports to be a clickable link
    • Updated batch tracking functions to refresh a carrier token right before processing that carrier's records (was refreshing at the start of the process) 
    • Updated pre and post label logic to capture and generate labels created via SDK logic
    • Added support for pre and post void shipment customizations
    • Updated bulk tracking logic to only load carriers where EnableAutoTrack is on.
    • Patches for Export to Network Folder business rule action
  • Carrier Updates
    • Newly added carriers:
      • CanPar
      • Sepex
      • SpeedX
      • Global-e
      • WANHub
      • Diamond Line
      • Promed
      • Pillow Logistics
      • APC
  • Updated API support
    • FedEx (RESTful API)
      • Added support for child accounts
      • Added support for FedEx International Priority Express
      • Patch for return address logic on a return label
      • Removed rate bypass when terms are set to anything other than prepaid for LTL shipments
      • Patch to Exporter/Importer data feeds
      • Patches to PackagingType mapping
      • Patch to duties/taxes handling for Bill Consignee by Address
      • Added support for EIN/Tax IDs
      • Patches to OneRate logic
      • Removed Ship API call from process flow for LTL shipments where terms are not Prepaid. System now only submits a pickup request for these transactions
      • Patch to LTL accessorial logic
    • DHL
      • Added child account support
      • Patch for return address logic (eCom)
    • UPS (RESTful API)
      • Patch to POD logic for Mail Innovations
      • Patches to alert handling
      • Patches to package level rate handling
      • Patches for GFP rate/ship requests
      • Removed US military states from needing a CN22 when shipping MI
      • Patches for duties/taxes payment
      • Patches for Electronic Return Label data feed
      • Added EEI support to Ship function. System can now request UPS generate an ASN for the shipment
      • Added support for EIN/Tax IDs
      • Patch to tracking link formatting for SurePost shipments
      • Patches for Hazmat item handling
    • Stamps.com
      • Updated Ship process to void any packages in the shipment that already generated good labels if any package in the shipment fails
    • TLS
      • Removed Intl Commodities from Ship call if not shipping outside the domestic US
      • Added BetterTrucks support
    • SpeeDee
      • Patch to positioning of phone number on labels
      • Added support for API tracking
      • Improved efficiency for closeout process
    • Magnum
      • Updated to latest web service version
    • Better Trucks
      • Updated logic to pull zone and accessorials from rate response
      • Added Tracking Link support
      • Patch to tracking number handling for multibox
    • Saia
      • Added support for Overlength charge
      • Added Enable Pickups flag to admin configuration
    • TForce
      • Updated default pickup close time to 6pm
    • BlueStreak
      • Added support for tracking link
      • Updated Ship process to submit a separate shipment record for each package
    • EasyPost
      • Updates to international label handling

What will the update affect?

The updates above affect the following enterprise systems:

  • Shipstore v4 web portal

What do I need to do?

You may go into your test site at any time to try out the new updates to the system to ensure there are no adverse effects. If you run into any issues along the way, please reach out to our support team so we can address the issues.

Once you have verified the updates are good to go, you may apply the update to your production environment at any time. Keep in mind though that this update will require an update to the database schema (attached), so we recommend applying this update either before or after the working day to minimize disruptions. If your SS solution is hosted on ARE provided servers, you can ignore the steps below, as these will be handled by the ARE team once approval is given.

To apply the update to the production files on the production app server:

  1. Backup/ZIP your current production site, found at “/Sites/Prod/” on the root of your data drive
  2. Copy the files found in the “/ARE/Site Builds/Prod/” folder to the folder above (both folders found on the root of the data drive)
  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the following folders:
    1. /ARE/Extras/CarrierPlugins -> /SHIPSTOREv4 Extras/CarrierPlugins
  4. Once the files are copied, connect to the SHIPSTOREv4_Prod DB via SSMS on the desired server as a SQL admin and run the following SQL script: Enterprise update 2024Q4.sql

Once applied, the web portal update may require the users to refresh (F5 or Ctrl+Shift+R) their Ship screen to pull in the changes if they are not seeing them when they log in after the update. As always, we can perform this update for you as well, just let us know if/when you would like us to perform the update. 

 

What if I have problems after applying the updates?

If the issues encountered are minor in nature, please reach out to us via email (support@shipstoresoftware.com) or phone (816-781-5100). So that we may work with you to correct these issues. If for any these updates are impacting shipping heavily, you can revert the update by:

 

  1. Deleting the existing production folder found in step 1 above
  2. Extract the backup you made in step 1 above to restore the old application
  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the folders found in step 3 above