How to set a Carrier shipping option | Calcurates for Magento

How to set a Carrier shipping option

Video: How to set a Carrier shipping option in Calcurates



You can only add Carrier Shipping Options with those carriers that are connected and which services and packages are synced. 
So before adding a Carrier as a Shipping Option make sure that:
  1. This Carrier is connected to your Calcurates account. How to connect a Carrier.
  2. This Carrier's services and packages are synced. How to sync Carrier services and packages.
Carrier Shipping Options can be added from your Shipping Options grid (Menu > Shipping Options) by clicking the yellow "Add Shipping Option" button.
Select your carrier from the list of Connected Carriers.


In this article carrier-specific settings (step 2) are explained.
General Settings (step 1), Info messages (step 3) and Advanced Settings (step 4) are explained in this article: How to add or edit a Shipping Option.

Carrier Services

View Carrier Services

Synced Carrier services are displayed in the services grid.
There are 6 columns in the carrier services grid:
  1. ID. Internal ID of the carrier service.
  2. Name. Carrier service name as it displays in the checkout (editable).
  3. Type. Carrier service type: domestic or international.
  4. Shipping Areas. Areas that are served with this Carrier service (editable).
  5. Status. Carrier service status — enabled/disabled (editable).
  6. Action. Edit shipping option.

Edit Carrier Services

Every carrier service can be edited from the carrier services grid if you click "Edit" in the "Action" column. The following settings are available:
  1. Status. Carrier service status — enabled/disabled.
  2. Service Type. Internal carrier service name (can't be edited).
  3. Display Name. Carrier service name as it displays in the checkout.
  4. Show Explanatory Tooltip to The Customers. This setting enables or disables info tooltip for the shipping option.
    1. Explanatory text. If Explanatory Tooltip is enabled you should enter an explanatory text.
  5. Served Shipping Areas. You can limit carrier service to specific shipping areas. It means that this carrier service will only be available for delivery addresses that match the conditions of the selected areas. Leave empty to apply this carrier service to ANY delivery address.


View and Edit Carrier packages

Synced Carrier packages are displayed in the packages grid. They can be enabled or disabled there.
  1. Enabling a Carrier Package means you will get shipping rates for this package. Rate will be displayed together with carrier service name.
  2. Disabling a Carrier Package means you will NOT get shipping rates for this package.
  3. If no packages are enabled Calcurates will default to a "Package".
There are 8 columns in the carrier packages grid:
  1. ID. Internal ID of the carrier package.
  2. Name. Carrier package name we receive from the carrier.
  3. Description. Carrier package description we receive from the carrier.
  4. Unit. Package dimensions unit we provided with the carrier.
  5. Length. Package length we get from the carrier.
  6. Width. Package width we get from the carrier.
  7. Height. Package height we receive from the carrier.
  8. Status. Package status — enabled/disabled.



Additional Carrier Settings

By clicking the yellow "Settings" button from Services or Packages grid you will access the additional carrier settings.

International Shipping settings

Explained in a separate article International Shipping from Carriers.

Rates settings

  1. Round Shipping Rate to Integer. If enabled, calculated carrier shipping cost will be rounded up after all shipping rules are applied.


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