Print with a printing favorite – nShift Help Center

Follow these steps to print using a printing favorite:

Go to Shipments > Printing favorites.
Click the use icon to the left of a printing favorite.
Enter relevant shipping information.
Click Print or Print PDF to print immediately, or Store for later printing.

Options on the Print screen

The Print button will launch the OnlinePrinter application after which you have several options:

Click Print report or Back to start a new print job if the printing went well and should be used.
Click Discard if the printing went well but should not be used.
Click Discard & print again if the printing was not successful but the problem can be solved immediately, for example, by loading labels.
Click Discard & store of the printing was not successful but the problem can be solved later, for example, if the printer is out of order.
Click Book to book at pickup if this is offered by the carrier. You can also book it later under Shipments > Booking.

Important note:

Some carriers communicate via EDI and others via API, which can be important when you discard a shipment.

If you discard a shipment before EDI is sent (EDI carrier):

The carrier receives no information.
If you use the label anyway, the carrier may charge you a penalty - for using a non-EDI label.

If you discard a shipment after EDI is sent (EDI carrier) or if you use an API carrier:

The cancellation only takes place in Delivery and the label is still valid according to the carrier.
If you do not use the label, some carriers may charge a penalty - because they did not receive the parcel they expected.

Contact the carrier if you are unsure of what applies.

If the carrier offers pickup and you want to book, click Book or do it later in Shipments > Booking.

You can create shortcuts to your printing favorites and easily access them from the left menu in nShift Delivery.

Using printing favorites in your integration

Printing favorites can be used to complete shipments created through API or XML file integration.

When creating a printing favorite, you give it a unique name.

You then use the printing favorite name in the JSON or XML file.

JSON example:

{
  "pdfConfig": {},
  "shipment": {
    "ediForward": true,
    "favorite": "My favorite",
    "options": [{
      "id": "free",
      "languageCode": "SE"
    }],
    "parcels": [{
      "copies": 1,
      "valuePerParcel": true
    }],
    "receiver": {
      "address1": "Runevej 2A",
      "city": "AARHUS V",
      "country": "DK",
      "name": "Bookstore",
      "zipcode": "8210"
    },
    "sender": {
      "address1": "Yliopistonkatu 5",
      "city": "HELSINKI",
      "country": "FI",
      "name": "Warehouse",
      "zipcode": "00100"
    },
    "service": {
      "addons": [],
      "id": "FREE",
      "normalShipment": true,
      "pickupBooking": false,
      "pickupDate": "2022-10-19",
      "subId": "13579"
    },
    "test": false
  }
}

XML example

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<data>
   <meta>
      <val n="favorite">My favorite</val>
   </meta>
   <shipment>
      <val n="from">party1</val>
      <val n="to">party2</val>
      <service srvid="FREE_13579">
      </service>
      <ufonline>
         <option optid="free">
            <val n="language">SE</val>
         </option>
      </ufonline>
      <container type="parcel">
         <val n="copies">1</val>
      </container>
   </shipment>
   <sender sndid="party1">
      <val n="name">Warehouse</val>
      <val n="address1">Yliopistonkatu 5</val>
      <val n="zipcode">00100</val>
      <val n="city">HELSINKI</val>
      <val n="country">FI</val>
   </sender>
   <receiver rcvid="party2">
      <val n="name">Bookstore</val>
      <val n="address1">Runevej 2A</val>
      <val n="zipcode">8210</val>
      <val n="city">AARHUS V</val>
      <val n="country">DK</val>
   </receiver>
</data>

Some examples of using printing favorites to complete shipments created through integration

If a value is provided in both the integration file and the printing favorite, the integration file overwrites the printing favorite in case you do not lock the value in the printing favorite.

For example:

Example 1. Change source if the receiver is not from the address book, e.g. a terminal

Go to Maintenance > Printing favorites.
Click New printing favorite.
Give the printing favorite a unique name.
Click Change in the Senders and receivers section.
Click Change under Source in the Receiver section.
Select a source from the drop-down list in the Source field.
Click OK.
Select a receiver from the drop-down list in the Default receiver field.
Click OK and Finish to save your printing favorite.

Example 2. Use a specific additional service for all shipments, but there may be routes where the additional service is not available

Go to Maintenance > Printing favorites.
Click New printing favorite.
Give the printing favorite a unique name.
Click Change in the Service and addons section.
Go to the Addons section and check the Select if valid box next to the additional service you want to use.
Click OK and Finish to save your printing favorite.

Note: If you lock an addon with Select if valid, shipments, where the addon is not available, will result in an error.

Example 3. Create both normal and return label

Go to Maintenance > Printing favorites.
Click New printing favorite.
Give the printing favorite a unique name.
Click Change in the Service and addons section.
Select a service if it should only apply for that specific service.
Check the Normal label box and the Return label box.
Click OK and Finish to save your printing favorite.

Example 4. Add a standard message to your pre-notification email

Go to Maintenance > Printing favorites.
Click New printing favorite.
Give the printing favorite a unique name.
Click Change in the Service and addons section.
Check the Pre-notification (email) box in the Options section.
Enter your message in the Message field.
Click OK and Finish to save your printing favorite.

Example 5. Print shipments that would normally get status "Warning"

Go to Maintenance > Printing favorites.
Click New printing favorite.
Give the printing favorite a unique name.
Click Change in the Shipment and parcels section.
Select the warnings to ignore in the Ignore warnings section.
Click OK and Finish to save your printing favorite.

Example 6. Do not print shipments in order files that contain warnings

Go to Maintenance > Printing favorites.
Click New printing favorite.
Give the printing favorite a unique name.
Click Change in the Shipment and parcels section.
Check the No direct print of orders with warnings box in the Order import section.
Click OK and Finish to save your printing favorite.

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