1. Metapack
  2. Shipping
  3. Platform Setup
  4. Shipping Locations

Configuring your Default Warehouse

This section takes you through the configuration of your initial warehouse.

What do we mean by a Warehouse?

We use 'warehouse' to refer to any location from which you are shipping orders. This could, for example, be a distribution centre, store, or logistics channel.

Preparation

Log in to the Delivery Manager Delta environment using the Administrator Login and Password that were generated when your account was set up. Only once your configuration is working satisfactorily in the Delta environment, should you copy it to your own Production environment.

https://dm-delta.metapack.com/dm/ActionServlet?action=home

Warehouse Configuration

  1. Click Setup:

    Metapack DM Navigation bar. The gear icon for Setup is shown selected.

  2. Move down to the Warehouses panel and click the Warehouse button.

    Setup > Warehouses. The Warehouses button is shown highlighted.

  3. Click the initial default warehouse that is listed on the Manage Warehouses page.

    DM_Setup_Warehouses_Default_MRK.png

  4. Modify the Warehouse Code and Warehouse Name if required.

    Provided that no consignments have yet been allocated, you can make these changes.

    Setup-Warehouse. Warehouse Details popup. Carrier-collection-details sections shown marked.

    Supported Characters for Warehouse Code

    The supported characters for a warehouse code are as follows:

    _-1234567890abcdefghijklmnpoqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

  5. Verify the Warehouse Details and ensure that you specify the days on which carriers can collect from the warehouse, and add the dates of any holidays when collections will not be possible. This allows the Allocation engine to exclude the associated carrier services on the days when the warehouse is closed.

  6. Click Save at the top of the screen.

Adding and Changing a Warehouse

If you need to create further warehouses, refer to Adding Warehouses.

If you require a different location to be the default from where you ship, refer to Changing your Default Warehouse.

Getting started

  1. Configuring your Default Warehouse

  2. Adding Warehouses and Changing your Default Warehouse (Optional)

  3. Setting up a Carrier for your Account

  4. Selecting your Carriers and Services

  5. Configuring your Carrier Services

  6. Activating your Carrier Services

  7. Creating your Carrier 'Service Groups' (Optional but recommended)

  8. Creating and Allocating a test Consignment

  9. Adding New Users and Locking a User to a Warehouse (Optional)