Carrier Href Maintenance

The Carrier Href Maintenance function lets administrators associate HTML links with the tracking capabilities of shipping carrier Web sites such as UPS or FedEx. The links are usually made available to the user in the Order Tracking Report. If a tracking number is available, the shipping carrier site offers linking capability, and the link is defined in Carrier Href Maintenance, QAD CSS automatically fills in the applicable fields from the carrier’s Web site and the tracking information is displayed.

QAD CSS determines the tracking number by searching the invoice history for the bill of lading number associated with the customer sales order (ih_bol). The carrier code is determined by the value for the Ship Via code (ih_shipvia).

Important: In order for your customers to be able to use this feature, you must ensure that the Ship Via field is populated during order entry.

Clicking the link displays the carrier’s tracking page in a new browser window, as shown in Carrier Tracking Page.

Carrier Tracking Page

The menu location of Carrier Href Maintenance is Home Menu|Administration Menu|Carrier Href Maintenance.

Note: This is an advanced feature. Consider restricting access to authorized developers.

Clicking the Carrier Href Maintenance menu option displays the screen in Carrier Href Maintenance.

Carrier Href Maintenance

Carrier Href Maintenance Navigation summarizes the contents of the Carrier Href Maintenance navigation screen.

Carrier Href Maintenance Navigation

 

Column	Search	Search Type	Sort	Description	Link
Language	Y	Equals	Y	The language that QAD CSS uses to link the Carrier Web site to the correct language of the user.	N
Carrier Code	Y	Equals	Y	The QAD EA carrier code (Ship Via) used to identify shipping companies. Example: UPS	Y
Carrier Name	Y	Equals	Y	A word or phrase that constitutes the designation of the shipping carrier. Example: United Parcel Service	N

Related QAD CSS functions:

•	Order Tracking Report

Adding a Carrier Href Entry

The Add function of Carrier Href Maintenance lets an administrator add custom links to carrier shipment tracking sites.

To create a new entry:

1	Click Add in the navigation window to display the edit screen in Add mode.

2	Enter data into the appropriate fields.

3	Click Add in the edit window to save the record.

Detail Edit Carrier Href

Language Code

The language that QAD CSS uses to link the carrier Web site to the correct language of the user.

Carrier Code

The QAD EA ship via code used to identify shipping companies, such as UPS.

Carrier Name

A word or phrase that constitutes the designation of the shipping carrier, such as United Parcel Service.

Carrier Href

The complete JavaScript/HTML anchor tag to open the carrier site. The contents can include symbol replacement variables that will be substituted at run time.

Clicking a command button executes one of the following actions:

•	Add saves the new record to the database. All required fields—indicated by alternate field color—must be populated prior to saving a record. Before saving, the system verifies that the record is unique and displays an error if it is not.

•	Cancel closes the window without adding the record.

Modifying a Carrier Href Entry

The Modify function of Carrier Href Maintenance lets an administrator modify existing Carrier Href entries. Requirements for adding a record are the same as for editing a record.

To modify an entry:

1	Display the record to modify.

2	Click the Carrier Code link in the row of the record to be modified. Clicking the link displays the edit screen.

3	Enter data into the appropriate fields. Fields that do not allow change are indicated by a second alternate color.

4	Click Save to commit the changes.