How to Configure General Settings in Shipping Cost Pro
The "Settings" tab in the Shipping Cost Pro module lets you define how shipping costs are calculated based on order statuses. By customizing these settings, you can align shipping cost calculations with your business needs, ensuring accuracy and flexibility.
Group 1: Payment-related order statuses
These settings relate to the payment stage of an order. Configure them to calculate shipping costs based on the payment progress.
- Awaiting bank wire payment: Includes orders pending bank wire payment in the shipping cost calculation.
- Awaiting cash on delivery validation: Factors in orders awaiting cash on delivery validation.
- Awaiting check payment: Includes orders pending check payment.
- Payment accepted: Triggers shipping cost calculation once payment is confirmed.
- Remote payment accepted: Includes orders with accepted remote payments.
- Payment error: Handles scenarios where there is a payment issue.
Group 2: Fulfillment and shipping statuses
These settings handle shipping cost calculations based on order processing and delivery stages.
- Processing in progress: Calculates shipping costs for orders currently being processed.
- Shipped: Bases shipping costs on the amount when the order is marked as shipped.
- Delivered: Considers the final order amount once delivery is confirmed.
Group 3: Backorder statuses
If your store handles backorders, use these settings to calculate shipping costs for unpaid or paid backorders.
- On backorder (Not paid): Includes unpaid back-ordered items in the calculation.
- On backorder (Paid): Ensures shipping costs are calculated for paid backorders.
Group 4: Exceptional scenarios
These settings handle special cases such as cancellations or refunds.
- Canceled: Includes canceled orders in the shipping calculations (if relevant).
- Refunded: Adjusts shipping costs according to refunded amounts.
Best practices for configuration
- Focus on relevant statuses: Avoid enabling unnecessary statuses to prevent overcomplicating the shipping cost calculation.
- Test your settings: After configuring the statuses, test them with sample orders to ensure accurate calculations.
- Document your choices: Keep a record of enabled statuses and their business rationale for easy reference and updates.
By grouping related settings and prioritizing those most relevant to your workflow, you can streamline your shipping cost configuration and enhance operational efficiency.