Introduction
Parcel is a multi-carrier shipping management system designed to meet the high volume needs of both single and multi-location companies in countries around the world.
Standard features of Parcel include the following:
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Compliance with major carriers. (See Carriers-Overview )
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Ability to configure locations, carriers, and rate shops for customized shipment specifications. (See About the Parcel Configuration (Web Admin) Tool .)
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Desktop module for quick and easy processing of domestic shipments and pre-processing of international or oversized shipments. (See the following Help topic: Desktop Overview )
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Warehouse module for processing all types of shipments including Domestic, International, Less than Truckload (LTL), and Truckload (TL). (See Warehouse section in Ship .)
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Support for multiple rate files for each carrier.
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Customizable address book feature that can use your existing database. (See Address Book - Overview .)
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System of Record (SOR) database that captures all events in the shipping process and serves as the definitive record of all of your shipping activity.
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Auditing feature that lets you monitor all system activities and quickly correct errors.
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The capability to use your local distribution center's time zone in the time stamp of all activities.
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Tracking module for full visibility of your shipment's journey. (See Overview - Tracking Shipments .)
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Preference settings for various pages. (See Profile Settings - Overview .)
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Administrative features including user access control, default settings, and intuitive carrier configuration to easily manage your shipping operations. (see System Menu - Overview .)
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Tooltips for many fields requiring text entry and comprehensive documentation.
Supported Languages
In addition to English, Parcel also supports Canadian French. For information on how to specify Canadian French as the language, see the following Help topic: Profile Settings - Application Tab
Canadian French is supported for the following elements of Parcel:
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User Interface (UI) – All text generated by the Parcel UI. This includes field labels, error messages generated by and displayed on the Parcel UI, as well as data generated by the ParcelUI.
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Parcel Server – When Canadian French is selected as the language, error messages generated by the Parcel server are in Canadian French.
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Carrier-specific error messages – Error messages for Purolator GA and Canada Post carriers are in Canadian French.
The following elements are not translated into Canadian French:
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User Interface (UI) – Data in fields and drop-down lists from the Parcel database and from specific carrier databases where the data itself is not in Canadian French.
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Carrier-specific error messages – Error messages for carriers other than Purolator GA and Canada Post are not in Canadian French.