Importing Shipments to DPD

This task will import Shipments into DPD.

Connection Settings

DPD Connection

Optional
Optionally select a specific delivery country. Please note, if a country is provided in your data then this setting will be ignored.

DPD Settings

Country

Required
The format required for the labels.

Shipment IDs

Required
The Shipment IDs to export.

File Settings

Fail File

Required
The name of a file for failed imports to be output to.

Input File

Required
The source file containing the orders to import into ShipStation. The file must be in the XML format shown below.

Success File

Required
The name of a file for successful imports to be output to.

Import Settings

Prevent Reprocessing

Required
Set this to 'True' to check whether the ExternalId of each order supplied in the input XML file has already been processed, and if so skip the record.

Examples

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Shipments>
  <Shipment>
    <ExternalID>2045624</ExternalID>
    <CollectionDate>2022-01-21</CollectionDate>
    <CollectionOnDelivery>false</CollectionOnDelivery>
    <Consignments>
      <Consignment>
        <Collection>
          <Address>
            <Organisation>Zynk Software</Organisation>
            <Street>i6 Charlotte Square</Street>
            <Town>Newcastle</Town>
            <County>London</County>
            <Postcode>NE14XF</Postcode>
            <CountryCode>GB</CountryCode>
          </Address>
          <Contact>
            <Name>Zynk Software</Name>
            <Telephone>01918201484</Telephone>
          </Contact>
        </Collection>
        <Delivery>
          <Address>
            <Organisation>Zynk Software</Organisation>
            <Street>i6 Charlotte Square</Street>
            <Town>Newcastle</Town>
            <County>London</County>
            <Postcode>NE14XF</Postcode>
            <CountryCode>GB</CountryCode>
          </Address>
          <Contact>
            <Name>Zynk Software</Name>
            <Telephone>01918201484</Telephone>
          </Contact>
        </Delivery>
        <NetworkCode>1^12</NetworkCode>
        <NumberOfParcels>1</NumberOfParcels>
        <TotalWeight>1</TotalWeight>
        <DeliveryInstructions>03-ZNK</DeliveryInstructions>
        <Reference1>2045624</Reference1>
        <Reference2>0000034061</Reference2>
        <Reference3>ZYNKSOFT</Reference3>
      </Consignment>
    </Consignments>
  </Shipment>
</Shipments>

Shipment Header

XML Field	Example	Field Type	Field Length	Required
ExternalID	2045624	---	---	---
CollectionDate	2022-01-21	date	---	Required
CollectionOnDelivery	false	boolean	---	Required
NetworkCode	1^12	string	---	Required
NumberOfParcels	1	integer	---	Required
TotalWeight	1	float	---	Required
DeliveryInstructions	03-ZNK	string	---	Optional
Reference1	2045624	string	25	Optional
Reference2	0000034061	string	25	Optional
Reference3	ZYNKSOFT	string	25	Optional

Consignments - Collection Address

XML Field	Example	Field Type	Field Length	Required
Organisation	Zynk Software	string	35	Required
Street	i6 Charlotte Square	string	35	Required
Town	Newcastle	string	35	Required
County	Tyne and Wear	string	35	Optional
Postcode	NE14XF	string	---	Required
CountryCode	GB	string	2	Required

Consignments - Collection Contact

XML Field	Example	Field Type	Field Length	Required
Name	Zynk Software	string	35	Required
Telephone	01918201484	string	15	Required

Consignment - Delivery Address

XML Field	Example	Field Type	Field Length	Required
Organisation	Zynk Software	string	35	Required
Street	i6 Charlotte Square	string	35	Required
Town	Newcastle	string	35	Required
County	Tyne and Wear	string	35	Optional
Postcode	NE14XF	string	---	Required
CountryCode	GB	string	2	Required

Consignment - Delivery Contact

XML Field	Example	Field Type	Field Length	Required
Name	Zynk Software	string	35	Required
Telephone	01918201484	string	15	Required