SamedayCourier Shipping

Overview

This plug-in is intended to implement a new shipping method using the Sameday Courier service. As a store owner, after installing the plugin, you are able to import the list of Sameday Courier
service and delivery points assigned to your account. If your customer chooses the order to be delivered with Sameday Courier, you will be able to see this in the list of commands in your store’s
administration panel. You will also be able to create an AWB. You can then add a new parcel in the created AWB and show the AWB as a pdf format. If you want, you can show the AWB history or delete the AWB.

For further information, contact us at software[at]sameday.ro !

Features

• Config Sameday Courier shipping method
• Import Sameday Courier pickup-points
• Import Sameday Courier services
• Import Sameday Courier lockers
• Show AWB as PDF format
• Add new parcel in AWB
• Show AWB status and summary

Configuration

Initial configuration for the plugin

In order to set up the plugin, you need to provide the following information (please refer to screenshot 1 – Initial configuration for the plugin):

• Go to plugin’s Settings
• Title = The title that it will be displayed on your website
• Username = Username provided by Sameday as result of enrolling to our services
• Password = Password provided by Sameday as result of enrolling to our services
• Default label format = The format of paper (e.g. A4) for creating the awbs

• Is testing = If checked, the plugin will be set in development mode. This feature is intended to test services. Should not be checked on production environment

  NOTE: Each environment (eg. test/production) has a different set of credentials. Be sure to use the set of credentials corresponding to selected environment

• Use estimated cost = The cost that it will be displayed for each of the services. Options: never (fixed price – refer to Edit Service form), always (estimated by Sameday). For extra information regard to these options, please refer to the screenshot 1

• Extra fee = Extra fee, defined in percentage value, which will be applied on top of the estimated cost provided by Sameday
• Open package status = Allow the clients to open the package in the moment of delivery in order to check the conformity of the delivered product(s)
• Open package label = This text will be displayed on the checkout page in order to ask them if they would like to open the package on delivery. Please refer to the previous option (Open package status)
• Locker max. items = The maximum amount of items accepted inside the locker

Update services, pickup-points & lockers

To use the plugin, you need to get the available services (see screenshot 2 for details).

• In the settings page, click on the button Services
• Click on the button Refresh services

Now the list of services should be populated.

NOTE: The same procedure should be applied for pickup-points and lockers.

Enabling services

By default, all the services fetched using the previous indications are disabled. Thus, you need to enable those that you want to provide to your clients (please refer to screenshot 3).

• From the services page click on the service name to start editing
• Service name = The name that it will be displayed to your clients on the checkout page (see screenshot 5 for more details)
• Price = Fixed price for this service. This is the delivery price that the clients will pay if they choose this delivery service
• Free delivery price = The minimum order price for which the delivery is free of charge. This is a numeric value bigger than 0

NOTE: If you don’t want to apply a free of charge option leave this field blank

• Status = Enable or disable the service. If enabled, the clients will be able to choose this delivery service

Add shipping method to shipping zone

By default, Sameday operates only in Romania. If you would like to deliver your packages within this shipping zone:

• Go to WooCommerce Shipping zones
• Zone Regions= Choose Romania or counties from Romania
• Click on the button Add shipping method, choose SamedayCourier and save

For more details, please refer to screenshot 4.

Creating an AWB

The AWB is the transport document, created by Sameday, in order to process your transport order.

• Go to the order page
• Click on the button Generate AWB
• In the modal, which originally is pre-completed, you can customize the shipping details (please refer to screenshot 6 for more details)
• Repayment = The amount that the courier should take from the client in the moment of delivery (e.g. If the order is already paid, the repayment will be 0)
• Insured value = The amount that should be insured for the given AWB
• Package weight = The package weight
• Package length = The package length (optional)
• Package height = The package height (optional)
• Package width = The package width (optional)
• Pickup-point = The location from which the package will be taken
• Package type = The type of the package predefined by Sameday
• AWB Payment = Determine who will pay for delivering this package. By default, the site owner
• Service = A list of enabled services (refer to the Enable services section)
• Observation = Any text that will be displayed on observation field in AWB
• Client Reference = Set a unique reference for each AWB. This field can be associated with the id of the order.

A parcel it’s a package of the types predefined by Sameday (Envelope, Parcel, Large Parcel).
Any AWB can have one or more parcels (default one).

After generating the AWB, the admin can add one or more parcels to the same AWB (please refer to screenshot 7).