How to configure Origins

Overview

Origins are the locations from which orders ship. These may include your own warehouses or fulfillment centers, stores or retail locations if you fulfill orders from your stores, or vendors or dropship suppliers if you drop ship some or all of your products.

At least one Origin is required to set up rates in ShipperHQ and it’s important that your Origin address is accurate especially if using live-rate carriers.

If you are offering In-Store Pickup/Buy Online Pickup in Store/Click & Collect the locations at which customers can pick up their orders are called Locations in ShipperHQ. If you both ship from and offer pickup at the same location, you would set up an Origin and a Location with the same address.

How Many Origins Do I need?

  • If you ship all orders from a single facility, you need 1 Origin.
  • If you ship from multiple warehouses, you need 1 Origin per warehouse*
  • If you drop ship some or all of your products, you need an Origin for each location your vendors ship from*
  • If you fulfill orders from your retail locations and have more than 1 location, you need an Origin for each location*
Configuring rules against multiple origins requires the Multi-Origin Shipping Advanced Feature.

Managing Origins

Adding New Origins

On new ShipperHQ accounts, the Trial Wizard will walk you through Origin setup, allowing you to set Origin Name and Address. Otherwise, you can go to “Origins” in the lefthand navigation and proceed with steps below:

  1. Add a new Origin by pressing the “New+” button at the top of the page.
  2. On the Origin Overview, set a Name for your Origin and select the Carriers and Websites the origin applies to. If you have not configured carriers yet, that is okay. You can assign the Carriers to Origins later.
    Primary origin settings
  3. In Address of Origin section, enter the ship-from address for this Origin. If you are using Live Rate Carriers or the Nearest Warehouse functionality of the Multi-Origin Shipping Feature it is imperative that you enter an accurate Origin address.
    Origin or warehouse address entry
  4. Save your Origin

Additional Settings

Depending on your Ecommerce Platform and the Features you’ve enabled on ShipperHQ, you may have additional tabs and fields available when setting up your Origins. These are described in full in the Origin Configuration Settings table at the end of this article.

Adding Origins in Bulk

When you have multiple origins it may be easier for you to import a CSV file with your Origin details. In ShipperHQ go to Origins > CSV on top right > Import.

To get an idea of what fields should be included in your CSV, you can create one Origin, Save it, then choose CSV > Export. That will export the CSV so you have the format to fill out the rest of your information. You can find an example CSV image below. You can use Bulk Import to update Origin Data, but Origins can not be deleted via CSV.

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Note: There is a maximum import of 450 Origins at a time.

Deleting an Origin

To delete an Origin you must first unselect any Website and Carrier it is connected to and save it. We do this to ensure that Origins in active use are not accidentally deleted.

Additional Features

Date & Time

The Date & Time Advanced Feature allows you to show delivery dates, a delivery calendar (on Magento 1.x, Magento 2.x, and Zoey), or time in transit on your Shipping Methods.

With this feature enabled, you can configure details of how your Origin handles Orders including cutoff time for same day shipment, lead time required for shipping, and days and dates on which your Origin does not process or ship orders. This information is taken into account when generating the delivery dates available allowing for highly accurate delivery dates.

Multi-Origin Shipping

The Multi Origin Shipping Advanced Feature supports a range of additional functionality around working with multiple Origins in your ShipperHQ account. Most importantly, it includes options for how ShipperHQ decides which Origin to use when multiple Origins are available as well as how ShipperHQ handles orders containing products shipping from separate Origins.

Feature Capabilities:

Origin Configuration Settings

Basic

Field Name Description Example Supported On
Name Your internal name for this Origin. Used when assigning products to Origins if using the Multi-Origin Shipping Feature. California Warehouse All Platforms
Internal Description Your internal description of this Origin. Primary warehouse in California. All Platforms
Assigned Carriers Carriers which ship from this Origin. May be left blank when initially setting up an Origin since you can assign Carriers to Origins when setting up a Carrier. Free Shipping, UPS, USPS All Platforms
Assigned Websites Websites to which this Origin is connected. My Website All Platforms

Address

Field Name Description Example Supported On
Country Origin country. United States All Platforms
State/Region Origin state/region. Ohio All Platforms
City Origin city. Powell All Platforms
Street Origin street address. 4850 W Powell Rd All Platforms
Street 2 Origin address line 2. Suite 240 All Platforms
ZIP/Postal Code Origin ZIP/Postal Code. 43065 All Platforms
Residential Address Indicates that this Origin ships from a Residential address. Important for shipping rate accuracy when using live rate carriers. Unchecked All Platforms
Contact Name Used when sending an automatic email to the Origin when an order is placed containing items from this Origin. Should be the contact used by the Origin fulfillment team if they need to contact you. Mark Arbuckle Magento 1
Contact Phone # Used when sending an automatic email to the Origin when an order is placed containing items from this Origin. Should be the phone number used by the Origin fulfillment team if they need to contact you. (614) 555-3810 Magento 1
Order email Used when sending an automatic email to the Origin when an order is placed containing items from this Origin. Should be the email address the Origin uses to receive orders. orders@mytestsite.com Magento 1
Send Email Available only on Magento 1 and requires the Multi-Origin Shipping Feature. Set to “Never” send an email, send an email “When Order is Placed”, or “When Invoice is Placed.” Used when sending an automatic email to the Origin when an order is placed containing items from this Origin. When Order is Placed Magento 1

Restrictions

Field Name Description Example Supported On
Restrict to Zones If set, this Origin will only be used for shipments to the selected Zones. Requires the Multi-Origin Shipping Feature. Europe All Platforms
Custom Shipping Methods Assigned If you need to limit an Origin to use only specific Shipping Methods from a certain Custom Rate Carrier it can be selected here. This is a complement to Assigned Carriers setting on the Basic tab. Requires the Multi-Origin Shipping Feature. Free Shipping All Platforms
Live Shipping Methods Assigned If you need to limit an Origin to use only specific Shipping Methods from a certain Live Rate Carrier it can be selected here. This is a complement to Assigned Carriers setting on the Basic tab. Requires the Multi-Origin Shipping Feature. Europe All Platforms

Dispatch

Field Name Description Example Supported On
Production Cutoff Time for Same Day Shipping Cutoff time for dispatching orders on the day they are ordered. The earliest cutoff time set on the Origin, Carrier, or Shipping Group is used when applicable. If “Lead Time Overrides Cutoff Time” is set to “Yes” on the Date & Time Feature settings, cutoff time will be ignored if a Lead Time is set. Requires the Date & Time Feature. 2:00 PM All Platforms
For Production Lead Time Use If set to “Lead Time For Per Shipping Method Type” allows setting a different lead time for Ground, Air, and Freight shipping method types from this Origin. If set to “Global Lead Time For This Origin” a single lead time can be set which will apply to all shipping methods. Requires the Date & Time Feature. Global Lead Time For This Origin All Platforms
Production Lead Time (Days) Shown if “For Production Lead Time Use” is set to “Global Lead Time For This Origin.” Sets the number of production days required before a shipment is considered ready for dispatch. Can be overridden by setting Lead Time on a Carrier or Shipping Group. Production days are defined by using Blackout Production Dates and Blackout Production Days. Requires the Date & Time Feature. 1 All Platforms
Lead Time for Ground Shipping Methods Shown if “For Production Lead Time Use” is set to “Lead Time For Per Shipping Method Type” Sets the number of production days required before a Ground shipment is considered ready for dispatch. Can be overridden by setting Lead Time on a Carrier or Shipping Group. Production days are defined by using Blackout Production Dates and Blackout Production Days. Requires the Date & Time Feature. 1 All Platforms
Lead Time for Air Shipping Methods Shown if “For Production Lead Time Use” is set to “Lead Time For Per Shipping Method Type” Sets the number of production days required before an Air shipment is considered ready for dispatch. Can be overridden by setting Lead Time on a Carrier or Shipping Group. Production days are defined by using Blackout Production Dates and Blackout Production Days. Requires the Date & Time Feature. 0 All Platforms
Lead Time for Freight Shipping Methods Shown if “For Production Lead Time Use” is set to “Lead Time For Per Shipping Method Type” Sets the number of production days required before an LTL Freight shipment is considered ready for dispatch. Can be overridden by setting Lead Time on a Carrier or Shipping Group. Production days are defined by using Blackout Production Dates and Blackout Production Days. Requires the Date & Time Feature. 2 All Platforms
Blackout Dispatch Dates Specific dates (e.g. Holidays) on which this Origin will not dispatch shipments. Requires the Date & Time Feature. December 25, 2021; January 1, 2022 All Platforms
Blackout Dispatch Days Days of the week on which this Origin will not dispatch shipments. Requires the Date & Time Feature. Saturday, Sunday All Platforms
Blackout Production Dates Specific dates (e.g. Holidays) on which this Origin will not produce shipments. These dates will not count against Production Lead Time requirements set on the Origin, Carrier, or Shipping Group. Requires the Date & Time Feature. December 25, 2021; January 1, 2022 All Platforms
Blackout Production Days Days of the week on which this Origin will not dispatch shipments. Requires the Date & Time Feature. Saturday, Sunday All Platforms

Advanced

Field Name Description Example Supported On
Latitude Origin latitude. Automatically determined, used when determining nearest Origin with the Multi-Origin Shipping Feature. 40.756421 All Platforms
Longitude Origin longitude. Automatically determined, used when determining nearest Origin with the Multi-Origin Shipping Feature. -73.986488 All Platforms

Next Steps

Now that you have added your desired Origins, you can move on to:

  • Connect your Carriers – If you have already established your warehouse addresses click here to set up your carriers.
Test Your Rates

Verify that your carriers and rules are working and see how they will display in your checkout right from the ShipperHQ dashboard.

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Troubleshooting

Not seeing what you expect from your new Origin during testing? Check our documentation for solutions to troubleshoot:

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