BluJay Solutions Parcel 21.1.0 - User Guide
US Postal Service - Split Horizon |
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What is Split Horizon?
Determining shipping rates and accessorials is typically accomplished by querying a database with rate and accessorial tables supplied by the carrier. Most carriers have a default set of list rates and accessorials that they publish annually or semiannually. In addition to list rates and accessorials, some large shippers negotiate their own custom rates with a carrier.
Because carriers may decide to change their rates at any time during the year, there is a date when a set of rates goes into effect. There may also come a date when the current set of rates is no longer in effect. This means that more than one set of list rates can be stored in the database simultaneously, including custom rates. Split horizon rating provides a way to automatically determine the correct rates to use.
Use the Split Horizon screen to define Split Horizon tables for rates and accessorials.
Add a Split Horizon Table
1.Click ADD 
at the top of the screen to add a new row at the bottom of the grid. The Add Record dialog is displayed.
2.Select or enter values for the fields described in the table shown below.
3.Click [SAVE] in the lower-right corner of the screen to save the new Split Horizon table or click [CANCEL] to cancel the Add.
Note: If you use the Split Horizon feature (multiple rate files per carrier), select the Split Horizon table that you want these changes applied to from the Split Horizon Table Selection list at the top of the page.
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Start Date |
Type the date that the rates become effective in the form yyyymmdd; for example: 20081215 |
End Date |
Type the last date that the rates or accessorials are effective in the form yyyymmdd; for example: 20121215 |
Start Time |
Type the start time when rates or accessorials are effective using 24-hour notation and no colon (hhmm); for example: 0900 for 9:00 AM local time Note: Use this field together with the End Time field (following row) to indicate the range of time that this rate table is effective during the day. |
End Time |
Type the end of the time period that the rates or accessorials are effective for. Note: Use this field together with the Start Time field (previous row) to indicate the range of time that this rate table is effective during the day. If rates are to be effective for the entire 24-hour period, set Start Time to 0000 and End Time to 2359. |
Specific Day |
Type the three character abbreviation for the day of the week that these rates apply or type "ALL" (without quotation marks) to indicate that the rates or accessorials apply to all days of the week. |
Table Type |
Type the table type; for example: "accessorials" (without quotation marks). |
Table Name |
Type the table name. |
Description |
Type a user-friendly description of the Split Horizon table. |
Edit or Delete a Split Horizon table
To edit a Split Horizon table:
1.Select the row that you want to edit by clicking the far-left column of the row.
Note: You can select more than one row by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse. Or hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click specific rows.
2.Click the the EDIT 
at the top of the screen to display the edit dialog.
3.Change the values in the fields that you want to edit, and then click [SAVE] to save your changes or [CANCEL] to revert to the previous values.
To delete a Split Horizon table from the displayed list of tables:
1.Select the row, and then click the DELETE 
.
2.A confirmation dialog opens. Click [OK] to delete the table or click [Cancel] to keep the table.
