How to: Set up shipping charges for online stores

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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for Developers [AX 2012] SDK Download How to setup modes of delivery for online orders

What is a Shipping charge

A Shipping charge is the amount that the retailer charges the buyer to deliver the products. In Retail, you can define the following shipping charges for online orders: A fixed amount for a range or order totals. This includes free shipping for order totals above a specified amount. A percentage of the total. A charge that is provided by the shipping carrier, which you can mark up by a specified percentage. A fixed amount for each item.

How to setup shipping charges

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Create the modes of delivery by following the document How to setup modes of delivery for online orders Define the delivery charges codes by navigating to Retail > Setup > Charges > Charges code [Optional] If you want to the shipping charges to apply to a group of modes of delivery a. Create the delivery charges groups by navigating to Retail > Setup > Charges > Delivery Charges groups b. Associate a mode of delivery to a Delivery charges group Navigate to Modes of delivery form - Sales and marketing > Setup > Distribution > Modes of Delivery Select the mode of delivery from the list on the left and set the delivery charges group

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Click Retail > Setup > Charges > Auto charges to setup the shipping charges

a. Click New, and then in the Level field, select Main/Line

b. In the Account code and Customer relation fields, do one of the following: If you want the shipping charges to apply to a specific customer, select Table in the Account code field, and then, in the Customer relation field, select the customer. If you want the shipping charges to apply to a group of customers, select Group in the Account code field, and then, in the Customer relation field, select the group. If you want the shipping charges to apply to all customers, select All in the Account code field. c. In the Mode of delivery code and Mode of delivery relation fields, do one of the following: If you want the shipping charges to apply to a specific mode of delivery, select Table in the Mode of delivery code field, and then, in the Mode of delivery relation field, select the mode of delivery. If you want the shipping charges to apply to a group of modes of delivery, select Group in the Mode of delivery code field, and then, in the Mode of delivery relation field, select the group. If you want the shipping charges to apply to all modes of delivery, select All in the Mode of delivery code field. d. On the Lines FastTab, click Add. e. In the From amount and To amount fields, specify the transaction totals to which the shipping charge applies. For example, if you want all orders below 100.00 to be charged 5.00 for shipping, and orders of 100.00 or more to have free shipping, add two lines that contain the following values: On the first line, enter 0 in the From amount field, enter 100 in the To amount field, and enter 5 in the Charges value field. On the second line, enter 100 in the From amount field, leave the To amount field blank, and enter 0 in the Charges value field. If you want the shipping carrier to provide the shipping charge, in the Category field, select External. g. For information about the other fields on the Lines FastTab, see help on Auto charges (form) Navigate to Retail > Periodic > Data distribution > Create actions and create the actions Navigate to Retail > Periodic > Data distribution > Distribution schedule. You should see the distribution schedule form similar to the image below. f.

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Run A-1020_OC (Modes of delivery (Online Channel)) job from the window by selecting the job from the left navigation panel and clicking on Run directly button on the toolbar. See image above.