Users - USPS shipping services

[Fred Forester-2]

Hi All,

Are the USPS shipping services functional? They do not seem to meet the
RateV2 spec for USPS Webtools. Also, assuming they do work, how does one
handle printing the postage?

Thanx
Fred

 
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[Daniel Kunkel]

Hi Fred

I believe your correct. If memory serves, OFBiz is still using the Rate,
not RateV2 service.

I was able to get the USPS services working. More info is at:

http://jira.undersunconsulting.com/browse/OFBIZ-657

I may have done some more work on the module since that patch was
written, but I think that was only to convert the product weights
correctly.

Thanks

Daniel



On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 08:26 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Are the USPS shipping services functional? They do not seem to meet the
> RateV2 spec for USPS Webtools. Also, assuming they do work, how does one
> handle printing the postage?
>
> Thanx
> Fred
>
>  
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[Fred Forester-2]

Daniel,

Thanx I'll go take a look.

How are you handling postage?

Fred

Daniel Kunkel wrote:

> Hi Fred
>
> I believe your correct. If memory serves, OFBiz is still using the Rate,
> not RateV2 service.
>
> I was able to get the USPS services working. More info is at:
>
> http://jira.undersunconsulting.com/browse/OFBIZ-657
>
> I may have done some more work on the module since that patch was
> written, but I think that was only to convert the product weights
> correctly.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 08:26 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>Are the USPS shipping services functional? They do not seem to meet the
>>RateV2 spec for USPS Webtools. Also, assuming they do work, how does one
>>handle printing the postage?
>>
>>Thanx
>>Fred
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Users mailing list
>>[hidden email]
>>http://lists.ofbiz.org/mailman/listinfo/users

[Daniel Kunkel]

Hi

We currently use the USPS's ClicknShip service manually...  it's pretty
easy, and works quite well.

Thanks

Daniel




On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 12:10 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:

> Daniel,
>
> Thanx I'll go take a look.
>
> How are you handling postage?
>
> Fred
>
> Daniel Kunkel wrote:
> > Hi Fred
> >
> > I believe your correct. If memory serves, OFBiz is still using the Rate,
> > not RateV2 service.
> >
> > I was able to get the USPS services working. More info is at:
> >
> > http://jira.undersunconsulting.com/browse/OFBIZ-657
> >
> > I may have done some more work on the module since that patch was
> > written, but I think that was only to convert the product weights
> > correctly.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 08:26 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
> >
> >>Hi All,
> >>
> >>Are the USPS shipping services functional? They do not seem to meet the
> >>RateV2 spec for USPS Webtools. Also, assuming they do work, how does one
> >>handle printing the postage?
> >>
> >>Thanx
> >>Fred
> >>
> >>
> >>_______________________________________________
> >>Users mailing list
> >>[hidden email]
> >>http://lists.ofbiz.org/mailman/listinfo/users

[Fred Forester-2]

Daniel,


Turns out the changes in the patch were on my list of things to look
into today so thanx for the info and the day off :)

Fred


Daniel Kunkel wrote:

> Hi
>
> We currently use the USPS's ClicknShip service manually...  it's pretty
> easy, and works quite well.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 12:10 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
>
>>Daniel,
>>
>>Thanx I'll go take a look.
>>
>>How are you handling postage?
>>
>>Fred
>>
>>Daniel Kunkel wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Fred
>>>
>>>I believe your correct. If memory serves, OFBiz is still using the Rate,
>>>not RateV2 service.
>>>
>>>I was able to get the USPS services working. More info is at:
>>>
>>>http://jira.undersunconsulting.com/browse/OFBIZ-657
>>>
>>>I may have done some more work on the module since that patch was
>>>written, but I think that was only to convert the product weights
>>>correctly.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 08:26 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi All,
>>>>
>>>>Are the USPS shipping services functional? They do not seem to meet the
>>>>RateV2 spec for USPS Webtools. Also, assuming they do work, how does one
>>>>handle printing the postage?
>>>>
>>>>Thanx
>>>>Fred
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>Users mailing list
>>>>[hidden email]
>>>>http://lists.ofbiz.org/mailman/listinfo/users
>
>
>
>

[Daniel Kunkel]

Hi

Thanks...  Enjoy!!!  It's a beautiful day here.

Perhaps as you're testing, you could review, comment, verify and/or
improve the patch so it could go into SVN. I've already got an iCLA, and
might help others.

Thanks

Daniel


On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 14:30 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:

> Daniel,
>
>
> Turns out the changes in the patch were on my list of things to look
> into today so thanx for the info and the day off :)
>
> Fred
>
>
> Daniel Kunkel wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > We currently use the USPS's ClicknShip service manually...  it's pretty
> > easy, and works quite well.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 12:10 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
> >
> >>Daniel,
> >>
> >>Thanx I'll go take a look.
> >>
> >>How are you handling postage?
> >>
> >>Fred
> >>
> >>Daniel Kunkel wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi Fred
> >>>
> >>>I believe your correct. If memory serves, OFBiz is still using the Rate,
> >>>not RateV2 service.
> >>>
> >>>I was able to get the USPS services working. More info is at:
> >>>
> >>>http://jira.undersunconsulting.com/browse/OFBIZ-657
> >>>
> >>>I may have done some more work on the module since that patch was
> >>>written, but I think that was only to convert the product weights
> >>>correctly.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks
> >>>
> >>>Daniel
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 08:26 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi All,
> >>>>
> >>>>Are the USPS shipping services functional? They do not seem to meet the
> >>>>RateV2 spec for USPS Webtools. Also, assuming they do work, how does one
> >>>>handle printing the postage?
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanx
> >>>>Fred
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>_______________________________________________
> >>>>Users mailing list
> >>>>[hidden email]
> >>>>http://lists.ofbiz.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> >
> >
> >
> >

[Fred Forester-2]

Whatever we come up with will get posted. we are still trying to decide
which route to take. so to speak.

1) Make the current ofbiz usps services MAC certified so it can print
permit imprints for postage and manifests for usps

2) integrate with something like harveysoft (which we do now on the
legacy system) HS can be configured to use odbc to read a remote db. I
imagine others work similarly.

3) Integrate with a third party postage provider such as Stamps.com etc.
not sure if these are usps only providers or if all have api(s) available.

We send out 500 packages a day via USPS and 1000+ during peak. Next
year, we will do 2000 USPS packages per day during peak.
so we are interested in hearing about how others are doing postage.

Fred

Daniel Kunkel wrote:

> Hi
>
> Thanks...  Enjoy!!!  It's a beautiful day here.
>
> Perhaps as you're testing, you could review, comment, verify and/or
> improve the patch so it could go into SVN. I've already got an iCLA, and
> might help others.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniel
>
>
> On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 14:30 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
>
>>Daniel,
>>
>>
>>Turns out the changes in the patch were on my list of things to look
>>into today so thanx for the info and the day off :)
>>
>>Fred
>>
>>
>>Daniel Kunkel wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>We currently use the USPS's ClicknShip service manually...  it's pretty
>>>easy, and works quite well.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 12:10 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Daniel,
>>>>
>>>>Thanx I'll go take a look.
>>>>
>>>>How are you handling postage?
>>>>
>>>>Fred
>>>>
>>>>Daniel Kunkel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi Fred
>>>>>
>>>>>I believe your correct. If memory serves, OFBiz is still using the Rate,
>>>>>not RateV2 service.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was able to get the USPS services working. More info is at:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://jira.undersunconsulting.com/browse/OFBIZ-657
>>>>>
>>>>>I may have done some more work on the module since that patch was
>>>>>written, but I think that was only to convert the product weights
>>>>>correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>Daniel
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 08:26 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Are the USPS shipping services functional? They do not seem to meet the
>>>>>>RateV2 spec for USPS Webtools. Also, assuming they do work, how does one
>>>>>>handle printing the postage?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanx
>>>>>>Fred
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>>>Users mailing list
>>>>>>[hidden email]
>>>>>>http://lists.ofbiz.org/mailman/listinfo/users
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
>

[BJ Freeman]

Two versions.
one uses the shipping assistant type communication,
the other uses a web interface to use USPS website as if a human was
doing it. ;
the other is to use EnDica and import the results into ofbiz


Fred Forester sent the following on 6/23/06 3:38 PM:

>
> Whatever we come up with will get posted. we are still trying to decide
> which route to take. so to speak.
>
> 1) Make the current ofbiz usps services MAC certified so it can print
> permit imprints for postage and manifests for usps
>
> 2) integrate with something like harveysoft (which we do now on the
> legacy system) HS can be configured to use odbc to read a remote db. I
> imagine others work similarly.
>
> 3) Integrate with a third party postage provider such as Stamps.com etc.
> not sure if these are usps only providers or if all have api(s) available.
>
> We send out 500 packages a day via USPS and 1000+ during peak. Next
> year, we will do 2000 USPS packages per day during peak.
> so we are interested in hearing about how others are doing postage.
>
> Fred
>
> Daniel Kunkel wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Thanks...  Enjoy!!!  It's a beautiful day here.
>>
>> Perhaps as you're testing, you could review, comment, verify and/or
>> improve the patch so it could go into SVN. I've already got an iCLA, and
>> might help others.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 14:30 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
>>
>>> Daniel,
>>>
>>>
>>> Turns out the changes in the patch were on my list of things to look
>>> into today so thanx for the info and the day off :)
>>>
>>> Fred
>>>
>>>
>>> Daniel Kunkel wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> We currently use the USPS's ClicknShip service manually...  it's pretty
>>>> easy, and works quite well.
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 12:10 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Daniel,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanx I'll go take a look.
>>>>>
>>>>> How are you handling postage?
>>>>>
>>>>> Fred
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel Kunkel wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Fred
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I believe your correct. If memory serves, OFBiz is still using the
>>>>>> Rate,
>>>>>> not RateV2 service.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was able to get the USPS services working. More info is at:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://jira.undersunconsulting.com/browse/OFBIZ-657
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I may have done some more work on the module since that patch was
>>>>>> written, but I think that was only to convert the product weights
>>>>>> correctly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 08:26 -0400, Fred Forester wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are the USPS shipping services functional? They do not seem to
>>>>>>> meet the RateV2 spec for USPS Webtools. Also, assuming they do
>>>>>>> work, how does one handle printing the postage?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanx
>>>>>>> Fred
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> Users mailing list
>>>>>>> [hidden email]
>>>>>>> http://lists.ofbiz.org/mailman/listinfo/users
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
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