Re: [OFBiz] Users - USPS shipping services

Posted by BJ Freeman on Jun 24, 2006; 12:20am
URL: http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/Users-USPS-shipping-services-tp140089p140096.html

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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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