Create Shipping Modes

• The shipping mode is a way of shipping the goods. It is the combination of a shipping company and shipping service offered by that company.
  • Example: Aramex - Express, Aramex - Domestic, Blue Dart - Air, etc…
    
    
• The shipping modes are visible to the customers in the storefront for selection during the checkout. If a 'shipping mode' is used in multiple 'shipping codes', and those 'shipping codes' are associated with a single product, when any user opts that 'shipping mode', the combined charges will be applied to that product. Hence, care must be taken while association.

To create the new shipping modes for your web store, do the following:

• Log in to the 'Anywhere Commerce Control Panel' by using your User Name (Email Address) and Password.

• You will be navigated to the 'Dashboard' page.

• Click the  icon. The Dashboard & Setup section will be displayed as shown in the figure.

• Click Shipping Profile. You will be navigated to the Manage Shipping Codes page.

• To add a new 'Shipping Mode', click 'Add New Shipping Code' button in Available Shipping Modes section. This will route you to Add/Edit Shipping Codes page.

• By default, the first shipping mode of the 'Select Mode' drop-down will be selected and displayed above the 'Select Mode' drop-down. You can delete it later if not required.
• Click Down Arrow '' of the Select Mode drop-down. You can find the 'Shipping Modes' that are configured at your store for integrated logistics providers such as - Aramex, Blue Dart, Blue Dart API, AFL wiz, and DTDC etc here.

• You can also find the 'Add New' button below the shipping modes.
• Click Add New. You will be displayed a Shipping Mode Settings dialog box.

• Enter the name of the new shipping mode in the Mode Name text box.
• Enter the description of the new shipping mode in the Description text box. This is just for your reference.
• To save the changes, click Save. The new shipping mode will be added to your web store and it will be listed in the Add/Edit Shipping Codes page as shown in the figure.

• Similarly, add as many 'Shipping Modes' as you want. The newly added 'Shipping Mode' (Example - 'Blue Air' will be displayed in the Available Shipping Modes section.