This section of the Quick Reference Guide details how the Couriers Please integration works with BBS Accounting and the different types of integration available. Here’s a quick comparison to help you understand the key differences:
1.Bulk Distribution
•Label Generation: BBS generates the label numbers for your parcels and prints the labels for you.
•Manifest: You send Couriers Please the Couriers Please (Bulk Distribution) Manifest (list of items being shipped) when the driver arrives to collect the parcels for billing purposes.
•Billing: Charges are typically based on a set rate per parcel, assuming each one falls under the set maximum weight limit (e.g. up to 10kg).
•Best For: Large volume shipments where parcels are generally uniform in size and weight.
2.Per Consignment
•Label Generation: Couriers Please generates the shipping labels, which BBS then prints for you.
•Manifest: You send Couriers Please the Couriers Please (Per Consignment) Manifest to book the pickup.
•Billing: Costs are calculated based on the actual size and weight of each parcel.
•Best For: Shipments that vary in size and weight or need more detailed tracking per item.
Some of the benefits of using Couriers Please integration in BBS are:
1.Users will be able to select a Couriers Please service to get a freight quote prior to sending the goods.
2.Users have the option to copy across the quoted freight charge to the customers invoice as either a charge or an absorbed cost.
3.Labels can be printed immediately and attached to the parcels prior to pick-up.
4.Tracking details are automatically populated on the customers invoice.
Please refer to the topics in this section for details on configuring and utilising the Couriers Please integration features in BBS Accounting.
Couriers Please (Bulk Distribution) Integration and Configuration
Sending parcels using Couriers Please (Bulk Distribution) Integration
Couriers Please (Per Consignment) Integration and Configuration
Sending parcels using Couriers Please (Per Consignment) Integration
