BluJay Solutions Parcel 21.1.0 - User Guide
UPS Canada - 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 There may also come a date when the current set of rates is no longer in effect.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 effective dates for rates and accessorials. For information on working with table screens in the Web Admin Tool, see the following Help topic: How to Add, Edit, or Delete Table Entries.
UPS Canada Split Horizon Fields
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Start Date |
The date that the rates become effective in the form yyyymmdd; for example: 20081215 |
End Date |
The last date that the rates or accessorials are effective in the form yyyymmdd; for example: 20121215 |
Start Time |
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 |
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 |
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 |
The table type; for example: "accessorials" (without quotation marks). |
Table Name |
The table name. |
Description |
A user-friendly description of the Split Horizon table (not required). |
