Support for shipping manifests, which are primarily used for the Canada Post carrier, can be enabled in location settings. These manifests differ from shipping labels in that they can be generated to include the shipping information for a group of shipments in a single document and they provide detail about the actual items included in the packages.
Enable Manifests
The option to enable manifest requirements is set when configuring a location in UCP.
- Go to Main > Orders > Locations.
- Click the location you want to edit to open its settings.
- In the general Location section, toggle Requires Manifest on.
After they have been enabled, the Shipping Manifests section will be displayed in the navigation menu of the fulfiller interface.
Print Manifests
No manifests will be ready for generation or printing until there are shipments ready to be handed over to the carrier. During the Ship to Home (STH) fulfillment flow, the Prepare for Shipment step is the trigger that will mark a shipment as ready for the carrier.
- Enter the usual package information: select a carrier, service type, box type, dimensions and weight, and tracking number(s).
- Click Print Shipping Label to print the label for this individual shipment.
- Prepare any other shipments that will be handed over to the same carrier.
- Go to Shipping Manifests > Create Manifest. This page now displays all prepared shipments and their basic details in a table.
- Check the box in the righthand column to select all shipments that should be included in the manifest.
- Click Create And Print.
- After confirmation, a pop-up will display a preview and printing options.
View All Manifests
After shipments have been included in a generated manifest, they will be removed from the table in the Create Manifest page. However, you can still view a record of all past manifests:
- Go to Shipping Manifests > Shipping Manifests.
- Manifests are listed in the below table with basic information about their dates, package count, and shipment count. By default, this page displays the manifests from the last 15 days.
- Click Reprint to immediately reprint the manifest document, or click the Manifest ID to view a page with only the details of that manifest. The document can also be printed from this details page.
