Increased flexibility in Tracking, Checkout

In this update, we provide a range of improvements to Tracking, Checkout and Invoice Control functionality focusing on increased flexibility and customization.

Addons in Checkout API

We have introduced support for customizable addons in the Checkout API, allowing greater flexibility in how to handle optional choices for additional services in your delivery checkout.

The customization can be applied in various ways but here are the key takeaways:

• Consumers can provide input for each addon (with different datatypes), such as messages for greeting cards or door codes.
• Ability to configure which transporters support specific addons.
• Enabling varied pricing and availability depending on which checkout tactic is applied.

You can read more about the addons in the Checkout Addons page.

Update shipments

It is now posssible to update shipments with new information after adding the shipment to an order. This feature is especially useful when you need to update the shipment with new information, for example changing the transport method or adjusting the expected delivery time. Read more on the Tracking API page.

Improved event mapping view

We have released an updated version of our UI for editing event mappings. This new version includes several improvements:

• Enhanced performance, especially for transporters with many events
• Simplified process for changing external event mappings
• Updated and improved UI for editing messages
• Easier visibility of unsaved changes made

Other improvements

• Custom organization events can now have display names
• Improvements to status handling of invoices
• Added support for bulk reprocessing of invoices.
• It is now possible to configure which order journey is used by the tracking widget
• Organization locations can now have aliases, enabling you to connect your location identifiers to e.g. service point IDs used by transporters for your stores
• The invoice control functionality is now able to fully handle various types of addons, ensuring that non-standard charges such as insurance payments are not flagged up as deviations unless they violate the agreed-upon terms.
• Support for booking pallet shipments with DB Schenker
• Introduced a type for shipment documents to differentiate between labels, consignment notes and other documents
• Various performance improvements for handling locations