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Vendor ID

Enter the Vendor ID Number assigned by the Canadian Department of Supply & Services (CDSS). This is used when generating the unique manifest number.

Note: The maximum length for this value is three digits.

Specification Number and Version

Accept the defaults of 3509 V13 for the Specification Number (3509) and Version (13). These are values internal to the system.

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Append manifest to ESM

To append the manifest to the ESM file, select this check box.

Min File Number

Enter the minimum file number for manifest files or accept the default of 1.

Max File Number

Enter the maximum file number for manifest files or accept the default of 99999999.

Manifest Number Increment By

Enter the amount to increment the Manifest File Number by or accept the default of 1.

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Site ID

Enter the Site ID for the SFTP site assigned by Canada Post.

SFTP Upload

Select this check box to transmit the Electronic Shipping Manifest (ESM) to the CAPO SFTP server.

SFTP Server

Enter the host name or IP address of the Canada Post SFTP server where you upload ESM files; for example: secure.cpclink.ca

SFTP Port

Enter the port number for the Canada Post SFTP server (if different from the default) or accept the default of 22.

SFTP User ID

Enter the user ID provided by Canada Post for your account on the SFTP site.

SFTP Password

Enter the password provided by Canada Post for your account on the SFTP site.

SFTP Directory

Enter the SFTP directory path where uploaded ESM files are stored if this path is provided by Canada Post.

Note: If the directory path is not provided, leave this field blank.

SFTP File Path

Enter the path to the local directory for the ESM file.