For information regarding technical issues, please review the ShipExec Revision History.
Added Support for Electronic Trade Documents Commercial Invoice (CI).
Enhanced the error codes and messages to be fully captured and more descriptive. [PRB-1346] [PRB-1352]
Enhanced Close out document (OP950) to include the driver signature.
Enhanced services to include International Connect Plus Service.
Enhanced ShipConsole Authorization to utilize Json Web Tokens (JWT).
Enhanced features to support Automated Export System (AES) Internal Transaction Number (ITN) for Shipments.
Enhanced the OP950 End of Day (EOD) report for ShipConsole Ground Hazmat Shipments which is supported in SOAP services.
Added search operators equals and contains when searching Thin Client package history page.
Enhanced Package Stored Procedures for search criteria on Shipper Reference and Consignee Reference with or without Date Range. [PRB-1447]
Added security for adapter configurations to better secure adapter setting.
Updated Taiwan country name to display Taiwan, China in both ShipExec Management Studio and ShipExec Thin Client.
Resolved an issue introduced in the 2.3 Update 2 installation affecting open groups spanning for multiple days for World Ease or Guardian shipments, they were unable to be closed out.
If you experienced this issue and need to view these shipments in history please open a support ticket to have it resolved.
Added Import Control
Updated to a secure URL.
Updated to resolve security issues.
Added Support for AES International Transaction Number (ITN) for shipments.
Added Support for FedEx Ground Hazmat and Ground Shipment close out document for Driver signature (OP950) (Only for API Mode SOAP).
Added the logic to call FedEx REST API for the FedEx International Connect Plus service.
Enhanced error messages from FedEx.
Added addition package types to include: FedEx Small OneRate Box, FedEx Medium OneRate Box, and FedEx Large OneRate Box.
Removed the API Desktop Shortcuts. Fixed the default value for the Thin Client API in the Thin Client Installer.
Increased field width of CS Adapter Amp Administrator URL and Amp URL to display more of the address.
Added more error messages to allow messages to be more specific to called API.
Improved the building shipments in individual mode to ensure shipment data is being retained.
Updated all address book methods to stored procedures to improve performance.
Removed references to Azure Application Insights.
Enhanced group management support to Guardian, Trade Direct, and World Ease.
Added GlobalGroupID to Group table; to be utilized when retrieving or modifying Group records.
Updated GroupID in Trade Direct API calls to be more consistent.
Updated GetGroupsWithPackageCount procedure to resolve time out issues with large data.
Updated Custom Documents names for UPS World Ease.
Added new error exception to capture and display an error when a user attempts to ship more than 50 packages in a shipment.
Added new field mappings between ShipExec and ConnectShip to fix a carrier issue when field is not mapped.
Added additional fields AdultMinimumAge and OverRideShipmentCriteria.
Improved application segmentation in Management Studio and Thin Client to improve performance and security. Updated the installer to support the new application segments.
Added trace logging to ShippingAPI and AdminstratorAPI to improve troubleshooting.
ClientContext is no longer available in Client Business Rules.
Added three additional search methods to BusinessObjectAPI (GetPackagesByGlobalMSN, GetPackagesByGlobalBundleId, and GetPackagesByTrackingNumber (2.3 Update1 Only)).
Added search criteria for pending packages and history search to include GlobalGroupId and ManifestId
Updated commercial invoice and commodities procedures throughout Europe to reflect Brexit changes.
Bootstrap Update
Added a Register User notifications to allow user approvers to be emailed when a user registration request is received. Users denied approval will receive an email indicated they were not approved.
Updated the calculation for the Time in Transit to exclude Saturday and Sunday in the numbers of transit days.
Added RetrieveData and UpdateData to the BusinessObjectAPI to support send and receiving files from a SFTP server.
All components in ShipExec are now using the 4.8 version of the .NET Framework. Any new business rules and adapters should point to this framework version.
Added new fields to support Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) Value Added Tax (VAT) and added those fields to the Thin Client on the International Tab. Added support for IOSS VAT in the UPS and CS Adapters.
Added new indexes to the Application Database (AppDb) to improve performance.
Added new search fields for CompanyId and TransactionId to Management Studio Application log to further limit searches.
Made changes to existing methods and store procedure to improve CPU usage and better utilize memory.
Added new methods for Pickups, Ship, and Custom Data to be used within the Server Business Rules. See ShipExec Revision History for more information.
The System Administrator will now be able to use Management Studio to load and update Server Business Rules.
Added an additional set of services when rating. For each service added, a duplicate service with the Saturday flag will also rated and returning all the rates.
Based on internal testing, we recommend limiting batch printing to 250 labels per batch. If printing a single label per package then the batch should be limited to 250 packages. If printing two labels per package then the number of packages should be limited to 125 packages.
Added an additional set of services when rating. For each service added, a duplicate service with the Saturday flag will also rated and returning all the rates.
Based on internal testing, we recommend limiting batch printing to 250 labels per batch. If printing a single label per package then the batch should be limited to 250 packages. If printing two labels per package then the number of packages should be limited to 125 packages.
Added sample HTML template files for reports and user interface modeling. This will provide a starting point for custom screen templates and reports. Also added a XML schema file as a download within the import dialog box to help with formatting the file import.
New language support has been added for both Management Studio and Thin Client components for German and Mexico-Spanish.
A new business rule has been created to support the ability to modify documents and printing parameters. The new server-side business rule (ModifyPrint) that can be invoked prior to print to allow modification of the PDOC content. This method requires the user implement IBusinessObject2 as part of their business rule.
In Management Studio you can now schedule the automated export of history reports.
Added Shipper and Consignee Reference fields to the Shipment Receipt Label. Additional checks have been added during batch processing to ensure the shipment ships successfully prior to printing Shipment Receipt.
Added new options for the History Page to restrict searches to just the user's shipments. Notifications for each level System, Company, and Site can now be disabled from showing in the Thin Client. Added profile options to control User Interface (UI) Elements for Add Commodity (Goods) tab and Add Hazmat Contents tabs to disable or rename those buttons.
Validation Lists are now a named Company-wide or Site-wide list that can be selected in a profile. Added named Validation Lists for both Company and Site Level as a new menu option under Data Management to manage validation lists. Removed validation list from the Profile Field Options and replaced them with the managed validation list under the Data Management Menu.
Added the Address code field to the shipping page. The Address Code is a unique code that can be used to quickly select an address from the address book.
Added the following international fields to the International Tab: AdditionalHardcopyDocumentation, ForwardingAgent.TaxId, Producer.TaxId, GoodsOrigin.Email, Consignee.Email, Markings, ExportDeclarationStatement, InvoiceInsurance, InvoiceOtherFee, RoutedExportTransaction, SedMethod[1-ShipperFiled(Included), 2-AES Filed(Electronically Filed), 3-UPS Filed(Carrier Provided)], AES Transaction Number, SED Exemption Number, SED Shipment Reference Number.
Added fields on the UPS Commercial Invoice: declarative statement, Insurance Fee, and Other Invoice Fee. Removed support for COD shipments. Added the ability to allow a key label per shipper.
Improved Group and Shipment (Bundle) document printing and corrected several issues related to UPS WorldEase processing. Fixed several issues with the Group Manager and Closeout that were causing errors.
Added new settings to profile to hide system, company, and site notifications.
The user copy function will now include the address and custom data from the user you are copying.
Added the ability to set user permissions for Comma Separated Value (CSV) User Imports.
Added new column to allow for proof of delivery and package dimensional units and removed unused fields for credit cards.
The list of shippers in Management Studio and Thin Client will by default be sorted by the shipper name.
Removed the Local Port from the Printer Configuration from defaulting to ShipExecPrinter. Local Port will default to blank.
When Deleting a Company you will need to confirm the deletion.
Added Pickup Record Number to the Receipt Document. Fixed an issue with the barcode for the License Plate Label, Fixed an issue that caused the backup label for Paperless Commercial Invoice not to print.
The export fields for the detailed reports are now separate from the report and can be configured in a new tab (Export) using the Management Studio.
There are now field options in profiles for pickup request that allows you to set caption and/or hidden.
Added new fields to the Complete View Shipping Template for batch to improve processing. Fields added are Description, Shipper Symbol, and Ship Date. The Template has been updated to reflect the new fields.
The pickup request time uses a 24 hour format (23:59) and new validation was added to ensure the proper format is used.
User will now only see the menu items that they have permissions for in the Thin Client.
The Address Validation in the Thin Client is only valid for the United States and Puerto Rico. For addresses that are not United States or Puerto Rico will only give you a cancel option.
The Password reset email will be sent to the Thin Client for users with a role of 'user', others users will receive both Thin Client and Management Studio links.
The address book in the Thin Client will now refresh after adding a new address book entry.
The UPS Adapter will require a postal code for all countries/territories except for Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, and Benin.
When a user CSV file is imported, the import will search for a company column.
The License Plate feature now allows you to use any of the service selection modes.
To help ensure that the StateProvince is passing valid values to the UPS API the StateProvince will shift values to uppercase.
The Schedule Service now has an option for a CSV file. Each column in the file can be mapped to import as a validation list for a ShipExec field.
The Site filter in the User Manager will now sort sites alphabetically.
The email validation will now allow special characters and 7 characters in the root domain.
To comply with UPS API requirements we will truncate the following address fields to 35 characters: Company, Contact, and Address Lines. Company and Contact fields are required for Consignee (Ship To) and Origin (Ship From) addresses.
The Drop-down lists in the Management Studio are now sorted alphabetically to make it easier to find the your option.
Implemented a change to the rating process to reduce the number of API calls by submitting one request to rate multiple services.
The Single Sign-on configuration now has separate configurations for Management Studio and Thin Client.
The CSV file format for user import will enable all the permissions. If you want to control which permission are enabled, you should switch to the XML user file import.
The company import will now add the adapter registration for shipping adapters even if the there are no more Shippers mapped.
When configuring a company level profile, all shippers for the company are available to be selected. This includes shippers linked to a site.
The object imports in Management Studio for User, Box Types, Commodities, and Address Books now have an option to replace all entries. If replace all, is not selected then import will append new records.
The Thin Client will have a new option when configured to view the documents. Users will have a new button to print all documents at once.
ShipExec now utilizes a new scheduler service that allows an administrator to import or export data of the following data types: Box Type, Commodity Content, Hazmat Content, Address Book Entries, Users, Validation List. The schedules are managed in the ShipExec Management Studio at either the Company or Site level in the Data Management menu. An administrator will be able to separately configure the external FTP location, the type of import or export, and the interval (daily, weekly, or monthly).
There is a new ShipExec Scheduler Service application that needs to be installed to support Scheduler functionality
Administrators can now limit, rename and order the list of types of payment terms that display in the ShipExec Thin Client.
Administrators can now limit, rename and order the list of types of packaging that display in the ShipExec Thin Client.
Added the profile settings for mailroom processing to Disable Ship, Enable License Plate, Enable MailRoom Processing, Enable Load From MailRoom, Disable Load From BusinessRule and Default Load From.
The logging data that was only available with server access is now available from ShipExec Management Studio and is filterable to better help with troubleshooting issues.
Added the ability to view all mailroom shipments and select to load the shipment. Added the ability to load the shipment from mailroom. Added the ability to create mailroom shipment and print a barcode to be scanned by mailroom, and ability to ship through mailroom.
ShipExec users can now process international multi-piece returns when using UPS Adapter.
Business rule writers can now access the view model (vm) for the shipping template in their business rule functions.
The Application Database (AppDb) stored procedures have been updated to improve importing of users.
Administrators will now be able to create schedule to perform task configured in data configuration mapping like import/export data.The schedule can be created to execute on daily, weekly and monthly
Administrators will now be able to configure source configuration details such as Host Address, UserName, Password for scheduler.
Administrators will now be able to edit non-package field options (UI Element Properties) for buttons, tabs, and accessorial captions.
Administrators will be able to import or export profiles in XML file format using Management Studio.
Profile settings can now be true, false, or not set. This enables profiles to be merged without settings being overwritten when profiles are layered.
This functionally allows you to approve user requests for any company in the enterprise.
These features include a UPS receipt, shipping origin based on User, a shipping screen with who pays what payment options, and the ability to use key labels.
ShipExec now supports SAML2. In addition, OAuth 2.0 OpenId Connect now supports Authorization Code flow.
New Class with ProfileSettings with tristate attributes instead of booleans. Existing ProfileSettings are migrated to new ProfileSettings table
Microsoft no longer supports Windows 2008 and SQL 2008, and ShipExec now requires Windows 2012 and SQL 2012 or higher.
New database functionality requires Microsoft SQL Server 2008. You will not be able to complete the installation without a compatible version.
The enterprise administrator will be able to administer companies that are part of the enterprise. The enterprise administrator will also be able to create new companies that will be part of that enterprise.
Users working on a shipment can now save a shipment, then return to it later by clicking the Pending Shipment button.
Company administrators or above will be able to import or export a site in XML file format. Site administrators or above will be able to import or export users for levels they can access in Managements Studio.
This functionality allows you set field specific options like: Field Caption, Default Value, Data Validation, Required, Hidden, Disabled, and Carry Forward options for Commodity Contents and Hazardous Materials.
This provides company and site level hazardous materials list that can be used to manually add to your shipments.
You will now be able to ship using the new Flat Rate shipping service, using the new boxes in the Packaging drop-down. This requires you update your UPS Adapter configuration by clicking the update icon (the down arrow) in the adapter tab.
A new service has been added to the UPS Adapter allow ground freight rating.
SSO is now a login option setting at the company level. This option impacts logins for both Management Studio and Thin Client.
This provides a Company level Commodity Content List that can be used to manually add Goods to your shipments.
This allows a user to setup a pickup for a shipment if they are not a daily pickup customer for a carrier. This is currently available for the UPS Adapter.
This functionality allows you set field specific options like: Field Caption, Default Value, Data Validation, Required, Hidden, Disabled, and Carry Forward options.
You can now use the History Search to set reporting criteria for reports on Detailed, Summary, Upgrade, Void, and Sorted built in reports. Custom reports can also be created at Company and Site levels.
Key lists in Management Studio can be filtered to find the item you need faster. See Revision History for more details.
Export your company or site's address books or box types from ShipExec to allow for backup, or to make changes and re-import.
In order to provide better context to the routing functionality, we are renaming the Service Route to Shipping Route to improve clarity.
Change the name of the Import/Export tab to allow for future features that would go beyond just importing and exporting data.
Fixed bugs in the installers, and other bug fixes. See Revision History for more details.
The administrator can create a new service by matching the rating and shipping from different adapters/carriers/services.
Create a distribution list by selecting addresses from address books. Then use the distribution list to ship a standard shipment to everyone in the distribution list.
Simplify the batch process by using standardized templates. There are templates for ShipExec XML, ShipExec JSON, and Complete View Shipping.
Administrators can now create announcements for users. The announcements can be system-wide, company-wide, or site-wide.
Administrators can create a registration key to allow users to request to be added to the system. Keys can be created at company or site levels.
Add new profile setting to enable shipping in different modes. The default mode is Ship By Service, other modes are: Ship By Date, Rate Quote Shipping, and Priority Shipping. The Rate Quote and Priority Modes has six different sort mode options.
Change the look of the pages in the ShipExec Thin Client using Templates.
Add a list of your companies' boxes into the system. In the profiles administrators can select which boxes to include. A template is provided to help format the import file.
The System will track a count of shipping, rating, and other transactions, by company, site, user, computer for cloud billing.
Users will now be able to add or import their own address book(s) at the user level. Administrators can now disable address books at Company, Site and User Levels in profiles. Added Address Book Group to provide an additional search criteria to help filter large address books.
Address validation can now be configured to execute for the consignee address when you rate and/or ship.
A single web service instance can now support multiple companies or organizations. This can also allow customer to separate subsidiaries, customers, or locations in to different security groups.
Direct access to server is no longer required for administration. Most configuration can now be completed using the new web-based Management Studio. You can manage: companies, sites, shippers, adapter configurations, hardware configurations, business rule configurations, documents, and profiles, all from one web site.
We have taken the flat administration structure and created a new hierarchy that allows several new levels of administration in a simple management process.
We have added the ability to apply profiles at company and site levels in addition to the existing user and machine profiles levels available in the past.
There is now the ability to have multiple address books for a company, as well as multiple address books for sites.
The web service is now natively configuration to support both REST and SOAP utilizing both authentication and authorization to ensure proper access.
Client side business rules can now be fully managed via the Management Studio web site. New client and server business rule events have been added. Business rules can now be assigned in a profile so different business rules can be used depending on the profile being used. For the client business rules JQuery access to client was removed.
The Thin Client has been updated with a new look. The menus have been simplified and administrative functions have been removed and moved to the Management Studio. The communication bindings have been simplified allowing for easier configuration.
New infrastructure support has been added to ShipExec to allow the addition of tracking adapters. In addition; functionality to route tracking requests between adapters and carriers was also added.
The official launch of the UPS Tracking adapter has been released. The tracking adapter utilities the UPS Developer Kit API to provide tracking information to the system.
Enhanced the UPS Shipping Adapter to support Ground Freight Pricing.
For customizing report template inside the company in the management studio, there is a change in tableParams name. For Summary report, use vm.tableParamsForSummary instead of vm.tableParams (ng-table = vm.tableParamsForSummary) For Detailed report, use vm.tableParamsForDetailed instead of vm.tableParams (ng-table = vm.tableParamsForDetailed)
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