Parcel Settings
In this tutorial, we cover the Parcel Settings within the Easypost configuration settings within Infigo.
This section determines how your parcels sizes will be calculated and sent to Easypost.
1. Navigate to the Parcels section within the Easypost configuration settings
2. Parcel Allocation Level
There are three options here - Order, Order Line, Order Line Quantity. It allows you to decide what inputs into the parcel size calculations. If you set this to Order it will consider ALL items in that order when calculating the parcel sizes.
When you set this to Order Line it will do a calculation for each order line item, so at the very least you will receive back a shipping label for each order line item (more if the maximum parcel length or weights are exceeded).
When you set this to Order Line Quantity it will do the calculation for every quantity of order line items. So here you will essentially receive at least on parcel/shipping label per unit.
3. Parcel Size Calculation
This setting essentially determines whether or not you would like Infigo to calculate the number of parcels and the dimensions of the parcels based on a specific formula or use a set or predefined parcel sizes.
When set to Auto calculated, we will take the quantity and the dimensions of the items being ordered and then along with the following two settings - Max Parcel Weight and Max Parcel Length - determine the optimum parcel count and size for the items being ordered. It is important that when using this that all your products have dimension values entered for weight, height, length and width.
When disabled we allow you to configure your own pre-defined parcel sizes, covered in a later step.
The following options are available in this dropdown:
‘Auto calculated’ will pass the sizes of the calculated parcels using the allocation level.
‘Predefined Parcels’ will only send the predefined parcel’s dimensions and weight (Infigo weight if the setting is set).
'Predefined Parcels Names' will pass the parcel names as well dimensions and weight, supported names can be found here.
Selecting any of the options with combinations, we make two requests to EasyPost which means your customers will be able to choose from all of those services returned.
4. Auto Calculated Parcel Max Weight and Size
Auto Calculated Parcel Max Weight - This setting lets you define the maximum parcel weight. As mentioned above it will be used when determining if multiple parcels are required if the maximum weight is exceeded. Currently this is a storefront setting so will be sent for all carriers linked to your Easypost account. This is in ounces.
Auto Calculated Parcel Max Size - This is the total calculated required volume of the parcel using a girth algorithm (2x length + 2x height + width). Used when Auto Parcel calculation is enabled.
5. Predefined Parcels
When not using the Auto Parcel Size Calculation setting we allow you to configure your own predefined parcel sizes. These can then be selected when requesting a shipment.
When Buy Shipping Instantly setting is true we will request a shipping label for every predefined parcel size you have configured. If you also have your parcel allocation level set to Order Line or Order Line Quantity then your predefined parcels will be requested for each of those too.
When Buy Shipping Instantly is disabled, and you are requesting your shipments manually, then these predefined parcels will becoming options for you to select from when requesting creating the shipment (saving you from writing out the dimensions manually each time).
6. Additional information
Click More Info to reveal additional information on the measurement of package size.
How to Measure your package size
To measure ground packages use the following formula:
Length + 2x Width + 2x Height
Step 1. Determining Length
- Measure the longest side of the package, rounding to the nearest inch. This is your length.
Step 2. Determining Girth (2x Width + 2x Height)
- Measure the width of the package, rounding to the nearest inch. Multiply this number by 2
- Measure the height of the package, rounding to the nearest inch. Multiply this number by 2
- Add these two numbers together. This is your girth
Step 3. Add the length and the girth together. This is your package measurement
Step 4. Weight the package to obtain its actual weight
For the 'Use Predefined Package names' setting to work you need to add 'Predefined parcels' with a matching name that Easypost allows.
Only parcel names that you set in SPO when buying a shipment will only be sent if they match a predefined parcel configured here.
7. Click on Save to confirm any setting changes
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