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FedEx Ship Manager
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Server
The Network Shipping Solution
User Guide
Version 7.6
Payment
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................5
What’s New .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Referenced Documents............................................................................................................................19
Chapter One: Setting Up FSMS ...............................................................................................................21
Overview..................................................................................................................................................21
Installing FSMS....................................................................................................................................21
Pre-Installation Checklist .....................................................................................................................21
Performing a New FSMS Install...........................................................................................................22
Upgrading from a Previous Version of FSMS......................................................................................33
Uninstalling FSMS v 7.6.......................................................................................................................35
Configuring FSMS ...................................................................................................................................37
Shipper Settings...................................................................................................................................37
Report Settings ....................................................................................................................................46
Label Settings ......................................................................................................................................52
Doc-Tab Settings .................................................................................................................................55
System Settings ...................................................................................................................................60
IPD/IDF Settings ..................................................................................................................................62
Tracking Numbers Settings .................................................................................................................62
Meter Settings......................................................................................................................................64
Advanced Settings ...............................................................................................................................70
Transactional Meter Configuration ..........................................................................................................72
Printer Set-Up..........................................................................................................................................73
Adding a Local Printer..........................................................................................................................73
Adding a Local TCP/IP Printer.............................................................................................................78
Printing to a Windows-Based Print Share Network .............................................................................83
Troubleshooting Your FSMS Application ................................................................................................86
Close Monitor.......................................................................................................................................86
Chapter Two: FSMS Transaction Coding ...............................................................................................89
Overview..................................................................................................................................................89
FSMS Transaction Types ....................................................................................................................89
Coding Guidelines ...................................................................................................................................92
Transaction Formatting........................................................................................................................92
Required Fields....................................................................................................................................92
Shipment Level vs. Package Level......................................................................................................94
Multiple Occurrence Fields ..................................................................................................................95
Field Editing Guidelines .......................................................................................................................95
Batch Processing .................................................................................................................................97
Preparing a Shipping Transaction ...........................................................................................................98
Basic FedEx Express Shipping Transaction (020) ..............................................................................98
Basic FedEx Ground Shipping Transaction (020) .............................................................................101
Basic FedEx International Shipping Transaction (020) .....................................................................101
Rating, Routing, and Time-in-Transit (020) .......................................................................................106
Pre-Ship Validation (020)...................................................................................................................109
Multiple-Piece Shipment Transaction (020).......................................................................................111
Special Shipping Options ......................................................................................................................112
Alcohol Shipping ................................................................................................................................112
AutoPOD (FedEx Ground).................................................................................................................112
AOD (FedEx Ground) ........................................................................................................................112
B13A: Canada Export Shipping .........................................................................................................113
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Bill Recipient/Bill Third Party..............................................................................................................113
Collect On Delivery (COD).................................................................................................................113
Freight Shipping – FedEx Express ....................................................................................................115
Future Day Shipping ..........................................................................................................................116
Hold at Location (HAL).......................................................................................................................116
Inside Pickup and Delivery ................................................................................................................116
Broker Select Option (BSO)...............................................................................................................116
Dangerous Goods (DG)/Hazardous Materials (HazMat)...................................................................117
Dry Ice Shipping.................................................................................................................................119
FedEx InSight
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...................................................................................................................................119
FedEx Priority Alert
SM
........................................................................................................................119
FedEx ShipAlert
SM
Delivery (POD) Notification .................................................................................119
Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) ..................................................................................................120
Signature Services.............................................................................................................................121
Returns Shipping ...............................................................................................................................125
Global Delete Request/Reply (023/123)................................................................................................132
Pre-Assigning Tracking Number Request/Reply (004/104) ..................................................................133
End-of-Day Close Request/Reply (007/107).........................................................................................133
Shipment Query Request/Reply (024/124) ...........................................................................................134
Meter Query Request/Reply (070/170) .................................................................................................134
Tracking Request/Reply (043/143)........................................................................................................135
Open Shipping.......................................................................................................................................139
Basic Open Ship Rules......................................................................................................................139
Setting Up Open Shipping .................................................................................................................139
Creating an Open Shipment ..............................................................................................................140
Adding or Editing Shipment-Level Data.............................................................................................140
Receiving a Route or Time-in-Transit ................................................................................................140
Deleting the Open Shipment..............................................................................................................141
Rating the Open Shipment ................................................................................................................141
Adding a Piece to the Open Shipment...............................................................................................141
Editing Piece-Level Information .........................................................................................................142
Deleting a Piece.................................................................................................................................142
Confirming a Piece and Printing a Label ...........................................................................................142
Confirming a Shipment ......................................................................................................................143
Pre-Ship Validation for Open Ship.....................................................................................................143
Sample Open Ship Transactions .......................................................................................................143
Open Ship Table ................................................................................................................................146
Chapter Three: FSMS Shipping Labels.................................................................................................151
Overview................................................................................................................................................151
FSMS Label Formats.............................................................................................................................151
Thermal Labels ..................................................................................................................................152
Laser Labels ......................................................................................................................................152
*.PNG Labels .....................................................................................................................................152
Multi-Ply Air Waybills .........................................................................................................................152
Printing Labels to a File .....................................................................................................................153
Creating Custom Labels........................................................................................................................154
Submitting Custom Labels for FedEx Approval.................................................................................156
Doc-Tabs ...............................................................................................................................................156
Label Reprint .........................................................................................................................................157
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Chapter Four: FSMS Revenue Management ........................................................................................159
Overview................................................................................................................................................159
Revenue Options Set-Up.......................................................................................................................159
No Upload/No Ship (NUNS) ..............................................................................................................159
Force Close........................................................................................................................................160
Rates Management ...............................................................................................................................160
List/Base Rates for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground Shipping ....................................................160
Providing Dimensions for FedEx International Shipments ................................................................ 160
Dim Weight Calculations for Non-Rated Countries ...........................................................................161
International Courtesy Rating (FedEx Express Only)........................................................................162
Bundling Rules (FedEx Express Only) ..............................................................................................162
Multiweight Discounting (FedEx Ground Only)..................................................................................162
Chapter Five: Using FSMS Utilities .......................................................................................................163
Overview................................................................................................................................................163
Demand Download Utility ......................................................................................................................163
Label Reprint Utility ...............................................................................................................................165
Ground EPDI File Reader Utility............................................................................................................166
Express Hourly Upload File Reader ......................................................................................................166
Ground Rates and Discounts Utility ......................................................................................................166
Retrieve, Retain, Restore (R3) ..............................................................................................................176
Report Viewer Utility ..............................................................................................................................182
FedEx Ship Manager Server Console...................................................................................................187
GoToAssist
TM
.........................................................................................................................................192
Chapter Six: FSMS Reports ...................................................................................................................195
Overview................................................................................................................................................195
Producing FSMS Reports......................................................................................................................195
End-of-Day (EOD) Reports................................................................................................................196
FSMS Report Details.............................................................................................................................196
FSMS Report Fields ..............................................................................................................................198
Domestic Courier Report - FedEx Express........................................................................................198
Domestic Shipment Report - FedEx Express ....................................................................................198
Domestic Invoice Report - FedEx Express........................................................................................ 199
Domestic EOD TransOut Report - FedEx Express ...........................................................................199
Dangerous Goods: Shipper’s Declaration Form (1421C) - FedEx Express ......................................199
Domestic Shipping History - FedEx Express.....................................................................................199
International Courier Report - FedEx Express...................................................................................200
International Shipment Report - FedEx Express ...............................................................................200
International Invoice Report - FedEx Express ...................................................................................201
International EOD TransOut Report - FedEx Express.......................................................................201
International Commercial Invoice (CI) - FedEx Express....................................................................201
International Shipping History - FedEx Express ................................................................................201
Express International Visa Manifest Report.......................................................................................201
International Dangerous Goods (4121C) - FedEx Express...............................................................202
Ground Pickup Manifest.....................................................................................................................202
Multiweight Package Detail - FedEx Ground.....................................................................................203
Multiweight Shipment Detail by Postal Code - FedEx Ground ..........................................................203
Multiweight Shipment Detail by Zone - FedEx Ground...................................................................... 204
Multiweight Shipment COD Detail - FedEx Ground...........................................................................204
Multiweight Shipment Declared Value Detail - FedEx Ground..........................................................204
Hazardous Materials Certification Report - FedEx Ground ...............................................................205
Ground COD Report ..........................................................................................................................205
Ground Commercial Invoice ..............................................................................................................205
Report Reproduction .............................................................................................................................206
Custom Reports.....................................................................................................................................206
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Appendix A: Value Reference Tables ...................................................................................................207
Overview................................................................................................................................................207
Unit of Measure Code Table (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) .................................................................208
Currency Code Table ............................................................................................................................210
Country Code Table ..............................................................................................................................211
U.S. State Code Table...........................................................................................................................216
Canadian Province Table ......................................................................................................................217
Mexican State Codes ............................................................................................................................218
Maximum Allowable Weights ................................................................................................................219
Vague Commodity Descriptions ............................................................................................................220
Glossary...................................................................................................................................................223
Index .........................................................................................................................................................229
Introduction
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Introduction
FedEx Ship Manager
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Server (FSMS) is a network shipping solution for high volume customers who want
to integrate FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping capabilities into their own shipping operation.
FSMS provides the following shipping functionalities:
• Shipping to and from any FedEx service location
• Tracking any packages shipped with FedEx including those shipped with FSMS or any other FedEx
automation solution as well as manual or pre-printed air waybills
• Routing using Universal Routing and Sorting Aid (URSA) for FedEx Express shipments and
ZIP/postal codes for FedEx Ground shipping
• Rating for any U.S. or Canada-based account number
FSMS is a transaction-based shipping solution, which means that FedEx supplies you with the
transactions you need to streamline your shipping operations and allows you to build your own user
interface that is customized to your business needs.
Features of the User Guide
To help you use FSMS to automate your shipping operations, the following sections are provided as part
of this FSMS User Guide:
What’s New
The What’s New section describes the new features, transactions, and transaction fields that will be
required to take advantage of the new functionalities for this release. This section is NOT intended for use
as a coding reference nor as a detailed technical specification of the new features. Details will be
provided in the FedEx Ship Manager Server v 7.6 Transaction Coding Reference (FSMS TCR
Version 7.6).
Referenced Documents
The Referenced Documents section provides details about each document mentioned in this User
Guide.
Chapter One: Setting Up FSMS
Chapter One of this User Guide provides steps for:
• Entering configuration information to personalize FSMS for your operations
• Setting up printers
• Troubleshooting advice
Setting up your FSMS software correctly will provide shortcuts for shipping and will help make your FSMS
implementation seamless and efficient.
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Chapter Two: FSMS Transaction Coding
FSMS is a transaction-based shipping solution. Therefore, you can build your own transaction set based
on all of the transactions supported by FedEx in the FSMS software. In this section of the User Guide
you will find:
• FSMS Transactions Types
• Online vs. Offline
• FedEx Shipping Overview (FedEx Ground, FedEx Express, FedEx International, etc.)
• Transaction Editing Guidelines
• Transaction Coding Instructions
• Functionality for Coding Special Services and Open Shipping
Chapter Three: FSMS Shipping Labels
FSMS provides flexibility in creating both standard and custom labels. Chapter Three of the User Guide
includes instructions for producing accurate labels that can be scanned by FedEx to provide optimal
routing and shipping. In this chapter are:
• Label formats supported by FSMS
• Label creation and printing rules
• Information for custom label creation and obtaining approval by FedEx Operations
• Label Matrix providing information for the type of labels that are required for each FedEx shipping
service
Chapter Four: FSMS Revenue Management
FSMS offers powerful revenue upload and management functionality to provide accurate billing and
reporting of your shipping costs. In this section of the User Guide you will find:
• Revenue Options Set-up
• Rates Management
Chapter Five: Using FSMS Utilities
FSMS includes several utilities designed to facilitate management of tracking numbers, labels, invoices,
revenue, and reports. Chapter Five of the User Guide details the procedures for using the following
utilities:
• Demand Download Utility
• Label Reprint Utility
• Ground EPDI File Reader Utility
• Express Hourly Upload File Reader
• Ground Rates and Discounts Utility
• Retrieve, Retain, Restore (R3)
• Report Viewer Utility
• Ship Manager Server Console
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Chapter Six: FSMS Reports
FSMS provides the option of producing, saving, and printing a variety of reports to assist in the
management of your shipping operations. In this chapter of the User Guide, we will review:
• Producing FSMS standard reports
• FSMS report field definitions
• Creating customized reports
Appendix A: Value Reference Tables
Appendix A contains several tables of FedEx shipping rules which are useful for creating shipping
transactions. These tables are:
• Unit of Measure Code Table – Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
• Currency Code Table
• Country Code Table
• U.S. State Code Table
• Canadian Province Code Table
• Mexican State Code Table
• Maximum Allowable Weights per Packaging/Service Table
• Vague Commodity Descriptions
NOTE:
The reference tables provided in Appendix A are not a complete reference of all available
information. Complete FedEx Express and FedEx Ground business rules are contained in the
FedEx Service Reference Guide, which is available free of charge by contacting 1.800.Go.FedEx
(1.800.463.3339) or your FedEx Account Executive.
Glossary
This section provides the description of terms and acronyms used throughout this User Guide.
What’s New
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What’s New
Feature Description
Download Ground Discount
Rates
The download of Ground Discount Rates feature added in FSMS
v 7.2.3 has been enhanced so the download of Rate Request is
automated and is performed twice monthly at reconcile time. The ability
to download Ground Discount Rates was introduced in FSMS v 7.2.3
and the rates were only receivable via Demand Download.
FedEx Express Returns FSMS has added more Return Service options. The Express Returns
feature adds FedEx Express service options to the existing FedEx
Ground Return service option introduced in FSMS v 6.8.
Return Merchandise
Authorization (RMA)
Number
A new optional field, Return Merchandise Authorization Number (RMA
Number), has been added to support the Returns feature. This field is
available for use with both FedEx Express and FedEx Ground Returns
services.
Online Returns Label In addition to providing the ability to directly create a return label, FSMS
v 7.6 has also added the ability to create a Return Label and send it via
e-mail to another party. Once the Return label transaction is processed,
an e-mail is sent to the returning party providing them with a URL they
can use to receive the return label. The online return label is a plain
paper label. This feature is limited to U.S. Domestic returns at this time.
New error codes have been added to support this feature. For more
information, see the FSMS Transaction Coding Reference (FSMS
TCR,) Version 7.6.
Merge FSMS and FSM API In order to rapidly adopt and support increased online/real time
transactional capabilities, FSMS 7.6 has incorporated the FSM
API/Direct product. Any FSM API/Direct transaction that does not
require the use of a meter number is now supported via FSMS. The list
of supported transactions is as follows:
200/300 Dispatch Request/Reply Transaction
202/302 Cancel Dispatch Request/Reply Transaction
403/503 Tracking Request/Reply Transaction
410/510 Drop Off Locator Request/Reply Transaction
415/515 Address Verification Request/Reply Transaction
033/133 Cancel E-Mail Label Request/Reply Transaction
044/144 Ground Call Tag Request/Reply Transaction
045/145 Ground Call Tag Cancel Request/Reply Transaction
046/146 Express Call Tag Request/Reply Transaction
047/147 Express Call Tag Cancel Request/Reply Transaction
FSMS will not process these new transactions, but rather will act as a
communications link to the backend systems that process these
transactions.
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Feature Description
Allow Pre-Ship Validation
for FedEx Ground/FHD
Shipments
The current Pre-Ship Validation functionality that supports validation of
FedEx Express service availability to a selected destination has been
expanded to allow validation of FedEx Ground and FedEx Home
Delivery (FHD) service to a selected destination.
Shipment Query Request
Enhancements
The Shipment Query transaction has been enhanced to allow for
increased search parameters, such as Ship Date, Service Type,
Recipient Name, Tracking Number, etc., as well as now supporting
queries for FedEx Ground and Transborder Distribution (TD).
Enhanced Meter Query
Request
The Enhanced Meter Query Request enhancement applies to the
existing "List Meter Information for Meter" Request code (Process
Request Code).
Calculate & Pass
Dimensions
For FedEx International Express shipments, the dimensions used to
calculate the Dimensional Weight for a shipment can be passed in at the
package level or at the shipment level for standard FedEx International
shipments.
IPD/IDF and TD shipments dimensions, if provided, should only be
provided at the package level. Provision of dimensions is optional for all
non-Freight shipments.
This feature is valid for the following FedEx services:
• International Priority (IP)
• International Economy (IE)
• International First (IF)
• International Priority Freight (IPF)
• International Economy Freight (IEF)
• International Priority Distribution (IPD)
• International Distribution Freight (IDF)
• Transborder Canada (TD CA)
• Transborder Mexico (TD MX)
Note: Thermal ONLY for Master Label.
• International Economy Distribution (IED)
• Early Bird (FedEx Europe First)
New error codes have been added to support this feature. For more
information, see the FSMS TCR Version 7.6.
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Feature Description
Configuration Utility
Changes
In an effort to make the FSMS Configuration Utility easier to use and
more customer friendly, we have applied FedEx brand standards,
Common Look and Feel (CLF) standards, to the utility:
• The Advanced Settings, Meter Settings, Tracking Numbers, System
Settings, and IPD/IDF Settings tabs will be hidden, and the user will
only have visibility to the Shipper Settings, Doc-Tab, Report
Settings, and Label Settings tabs until the "view" password in
entered after clicking the Access Privileges button.
• After the "View" password is entered, the hidden tabs will be made
visible but not accessible for changes. To access hidden tabs, the
“View” password must be entered each time the FSMS
Configuration Utility is launched.
The IPD/IDF tabs will only be available for accounts that are
contracted IPD or IDF shippers. If the account is not an IPD or IDF
shipper, this tab will remain hidden so the FSMS Configuration Utility
doesn't show information that will not be used.
• Available configurable doc-tab options will be limited to the service
options available to the origin country. For example, if the origin
country is not an allowed origin country for FedEx Ground shipping,
the Ground option on the Doc-Tab tab of the FSMS Configuration
Utility will be unavailable for configuration. IPD doc-tabs will be
available only to contracted IPD customers.
• The additional labels options for FedEx International labels on the
Label Settings tab of the FSMS Configuration Utility have been
merged into a single 'Additional Laser and Thermal Labels' option.
The new headings are: International Copies, Distribution Master
Copies (for IPD/IDF/IED), and Distribution Overnight Letter Copies
(for IPD/IDF/IED).
• The color scheme of the FSMS Configuration Utility will be modified
in keeping with the CLF standards.
Canada International
Economy – Box Only
(maintenance)
FSMS will now return an error if attempting to ship FedEx International
Economy from CA with a FedEx Envelope or FedEx Pak packaging
type.
New error codes have been added to support this feature. For more
information, see the FSMS TCR Version 7.6.
IPD/IDF Configurable
Reports
FSMS v 7.6 has added the ability to request multiple copies of IPD/IDF
reports via the Reports Settings tab of the FSMS Configuration Utility
or via the Global Ship Request transaction. The two added fields can
also be used in the Configuration/Meter Query Request transaction to
configure the report copies in the Report Settings tab.
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Feature Description
FSMS Remote
Configuration
To enable centralized and/or remote configuration of the FSMS
application, the FSMS Configuration Utility has been created as an
independently installable component. This will allow remote
configuration of FSMS as long as the server being configured is on the
same network as the configuring computer.
To install just the FSMS Configuration Utility, select Remote
Configuration during the installation process. The FSMS Configuration
Utility is a Java-based application and will require the installation of the
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) prior to installation.
Update INCO Terms The Update INCO Terms feature relaxes the edits for International
commodity Terms of Sale to make processing FedEx International
shipments easier.
Declared Value and MPS
Edits – Canada
(maintenance)
The following restrictions will be enforced for CA origin shipments:
• The allowed currency for Declared Value for intra-CA shipments is
being limited to $CAD.
• Multiple-piece shipments (MPS) will not be allowed for the following
services: PO, FO, IP, IE, IF.
Align Transaction Formats
for Customs & Carriage
Values
In an effort to align the field lengths for Customs and Carriage Value,
Declared Value for Carriage has been reintroduced for use, and Total
Commodity Customs Value has been changed from a length of 11.2 to
14.2 to match the Customs Value length.
The Declared Value for Carriage will remain available for use at its
current length. This field has been added for use with the Global Ship
Request/Reply transactions and the Online Return Label Request/Reply
transactions.
Disable Express Intra-
Canada COD
(maintenance)
The FedEx Express COD service is being disabled for use in intra-
Canada shipments.
Allow Origin Loc-ID
Override at Field Level
(maintenance)
The purpose of this feature is to allow the user to override the LOC-ID
when a field level (or higher) password has activated the LOC-ID field in
the FSMS Configuration Utility. The LOC-ID is determined automatically
by FSMS upon entry of origin country and postal code. The LOC-ID is
determined by the Universal Routing and Sorting Aid (URSA) file for
postal aware countries and by the country.dat and cityinfo.txt files for
non-postal aware countries.
Label Reprint to Include
Single Transactions
The Label Reprint transaction has had all restrictions removed, and any
label may now be reprinted up to 24-48 hours from the original ship date
and time.
Future Day shipments may be reprinted up to their ship date. After the
ship date, the reprint rule above applies.
Label Reprint by Reference The Label Reprint transaction has been enhanced to allow labels to be
reprinted by Reference Number in addition to the currently supported
reprint by Tracking Number. This feature only applies to thermal and
laser labels. This feature only applies to package labels and does not
apply to Master Air Waybill (MAWB) labels.
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Feature Description
Remove Legacy Code from
FSMS
Support and code for legacy transactions has been removed. Customers
still using legacy transactions need to migrate these functions to the 020
transaction before upgrading to FSMS v 7.6.
The transactions that are no longer supported are:
001/101 – U.S. Domestic Shipping Request/Reply
002/102 – U.S. Domestic Rate Request/Reply (May need to map
function to 020)
003/103 – U.S, Domestic Delete Transaction Request/Reply
005/105 – U.S. Domestic Service Commitment Request/Reply
006/106 – U.S. Domestic Route Request/Reply
015/115 – U.S. Domestic COD MPS Transaction Request/Reply
051/151 – U.S. Export Shipping Request/Reply
052/152 – U.S. Export Rate Request/Reply
053/153 – International Delete Request/Reply
Remaining supported transactions are:
004/104 – Tracking Number Request/Reply
007/107 – End-of-Day Close Request/Reply
020/120 – Global Ship Request/Reply
023/123 – Global Delete Request/Reply
024/124 – Shipment Query Request/Reply
035/135 – Child Meter Registration Transaction
037/137 – Online Label Request/Reply
042/142 – Tracking Request/Reply (by Tracking Number,
Reference and MPS)
043/143 – Tracking Request/Reply (by Shipper, Recipient,
Exception and Door Tag)
070/170 – Meter Query/Configuration Update Transaction
095/195 – Label Reprint Transaction
Ground Oversized III (OS
III) Surcharge/Express
Oversize (OS)
The support for Oversize III Ground shipments and Express Oversize
shipments was added in FSMS v 7.2, but the additional surcharges were
not. FSMS v 7.6 adds support for the Ground OS surcharges and the
Express surcharge with two new Reply fields. These fields will be
returned when any Oversize condition is met.
New Postal Routing
Countries (maintenance)
The following three countries are now considered postal aware and will
require entry of a correct postal code to complete routing and
successfully process the shipment:
• China
• India
• Greece
If the correct postal code is not provided, the shipment will fail, and an
error message will be provided indicating that the postal code is
incorrect.
Change the Country Code
for Serbia (maintenance)
The country code for Serbia has been changed from YU to CS and is
listed as Serbia and Montenegro.
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Feature Description
Label Exceptions/Special
Movement CA
This feature affects CA-U.S. shipping only and is intended to make the
number of Consignee AWBs configurable. A new field, Suppress
Consignee Label, has been added to the Label Settings tab of the
FSMS Configuration Utility for Canadian origin meters only.
Rate All Services Request The Rate All Services transaction provides for the ability to receive rates
and service commitments for all available FedEx services in a single
Reply transaction. The transaction can be used to find a rate for all
available services given a range of parameters such as special services,
weight, dimensions, destination, etc.
A new transaction set has been provided for this feature. For more
information, see the FSMS TCR Version 7.6.
Rate Anywhere-To-
Anywhere (U.S. Domestic
List)
The ability to receive a rate quote from any U.S. origin to any U.S.
destination will be available in the Service Availability Request, Global
Ship Request, and Rate All Services transactions. The minimum data
required to receive a rate is the origin and destination state and postal
code. Returned rates will be based on selected packaging type, service
type, and special services.
Return List Rates for Bill
Recipient and 3
rd
Party
Billing for FedEx Express
This feature removes a current inconsistency between FedEx Express
and FedEx Ground rating. Currently, a rate will be returned for any
FedEx Ground shipment regardless of Payer, but Express will only
return a rate for Bill Sender. This feature will correct this inconsistency
so that only List rates are returned for Bill Recipient or Bill Sender, and
discount rates are only returned with Bill Sender for both FedEx Express
and FedEx Ground.
Dynamic Surcharging In order to more quickly support new surcharges, a new surcharging
format is being adopted. The new surcharge format will be based on
multiple occurrence fields rather than specific fields for each surcharge.
To use the Dynamic Surcharge feature, a checkbox was added to the
System Settings tab of the FSMS Configuration Utility. Checking this
box will cause surcharges to be returned in the Dynamic format. The
current format is the default format.
Patches & Service Pack
Support
FSMS v 7.6 introduces a new utility, the FSMS Console, which provides
additional information about installed services including: Base Version,
Patch Version, and Patch Application Date.
Patches will be created on a TBD schedule from the production issue
database. Service Packs will be cumulative, i.e. each subsequent
Service Pack will contain the fix or fixes in the previous Service Pack
and may also contain new features in addition to bug fixes.
Database
Duplication/Backup/
Failover
The Database Duplication/Backup/Failover feature allows a backup
server to function as a true backup to the Primary Server by writing the
contents of the Primary Server 's database to the backup in ten-second
intervals. Thus, the same meter numbers and tracking numbers are
stored on both servers. The Primary Server will also ensure all updates
downloaded are passed to the Secondary Server: URSA, rates, software
updates, and table updates.
What’s New
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Feature Description
Full Postal Validation All FedEx Postal Aware countries will now require the use of valid
country postal codes for the following entries:
• Sender/Shipper
• Recipient
• Importer Postal Code
• Broker
• Alternate Return Address
Failure to use a valid postal code will result in an error, and the shipment
will not be processed.
See the FedEx Service Reference Guide for a list of Postal Aware
countries.
Transactional Reprint of
FSMS Reports
This feature enhances the existing Label Reprint transaction to support
reprinting of FSMS produced reports. This transaction is now the Reprint
Transaction and supports printing both Ship Time and Close Time
reports.
Tunnel Client
Enhancements
Enhancements to the Tunnel Client will enable FSMS to detect and use
Internet proxy settings if a browser client (Internet Explorer or Netscape)
is installed and properly configured.
Adoption of UV SDK
(maintenance)
FSMS will replace the existing URSA Routing Service with a new URSA
Validate Software Development Kit (UV SDK). This is a maintenance
feature and transparent to the end user. Routing will continue to function
without change.
New Installation,
InstallShield v 9.0
FSMS v 7.6 is upgrading to the use of InstallShield v 9.0 that will allow
for custom installation options. Any option not installed during the initial
installation may be installed at a later time.
Dangerous Goods (DG)
Excepted Quantities for all
Shipments
This feature was first introduced in FSMS v 7.2 for use in Canadian
origin shipping only. It has been expanded in v 7.6 to allow any origin to
ship Dangerous Goods in Excepted Quantities. When shipping DG in
Excepted Quantities, no additional DG fields are required.
Refer to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) manual
for rules on qualifications for Excepted Quantities. No DG surcharges
will be assessed for Excepted Quantities shipments.
Dangerous Goods (DG)
Excepted Packages for
Radioactive Shipments
This feature allows customers to ship certain Dangerous Goods, as
specified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
manual, without assessing a DG surcharge.
Support ShipAlert
E-mail Message
The ShipAlert e-mail functionality has been enhanced to allow for the
delivery of a customer specified message with the ShipAlert e-mail
notification. A new field has been added to support this feature
enhancement.
Child Meter Online
Registration Transaction
Enhancements
The 035/135 Child Meter Online Registration transactions have been
enhanced to allow for the following fields to be included in the Request
transaction: 1148, 1149, 9744, 9746, 1201, 1154, and 1590.
What’s New
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Feature Description
Addition of Shipper E-mail
Address to the Auto
Configuration Utility (ACU)
A field has been added to the ACU meter Request utility to allow the
upload of the shipper e-mail address.
SIGNALS – FedEx Ground
Shipping Enhancements
SIGNALS is a collection of FedEx Ground specific business rule
changes that includes the following:
1. Support for the following CA taxes for all intra-CA FedEx Ground
shipments.
These taxes are currently supported for intra-CA FedEx Express
shipments:
• Harmonized Sales Tax
• Quebec Sales Tax
• Goods and Services Sales Tax
The taxes, if applicable, will be returned in the 120, 119, and 125
Reply transactions as part of the Total Surcharges field.
2. Ground EPDI File Handling Modifications:
• FSMS will no longer create Ground Electronic Package Data
Interchange (EPDI) files to upload FedEx Ground package data.
The creation of the EPDI files will be managed by one of the
FedEx mainframe servers. FSMS will now upload a Ground
Hourly Upload file on the same time interval as the Express
Hourly Upload file, every 30-120 minutes.
• The FSMS level EPDI Code is no longer required and will be
removed from the Meter Settings tab of the FSMS
Configuration Utility.
• The existing No Upload/No Ship (NUNS) functionality will now
apply to FedEx Ground shipments. If the NUNS checkbox is
checked and Ground Hourly Update (HU) files have been
created and not uploaded within a 72-hour period, FSMS
shipping will be disabled.
• FedEx Ground account numbers will no longer be editable from
within the Meter Settings tab of the FSMS Configuration Utility.
The FedEx Ground account number is assigned when a new
meter is obtained or when an existing meter is reconfigured via
the Auto Configuration Utility.
• The existing Ground Cycle Count field will no longer apply to the
file extension of the FSMS created EPDI file but will now only
apply to the Pickup Number of the Ground Pickup Manifest.
• The existing Force Close Time checkbox on the Shipper
Settings tab of the FSMS Configuration Utility has been
renamed Express Force Close Time, and a separate checkbox
titled Ground Force Close Time has been added for FedEx
Ground. The default time upon installation is 23:55.
• A new field has been added to the Configuration/Meter Query
Request transaction to allow the Ground Force Close time to be
configured via this transaction.
What’s New
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Feature Description
Revenue Interface Controls
(RIC)
The RIC initiative is FedEx’s response to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
passed by Congress in 2004, and is designed to tighten various controls
on data transmitted to, received from, and managed by FedEx.
• Express tracking numbers will no longer be stored in the
C:\FedEx\FedEx_Airbill folder but will now be stored in the FSMS
database. A support-level password will be required to manually
change the tracking number range.
• FedEx Ground tracking numbers will no longer be stored in the
Registry but will now be stored in the FSMS database. A support-
level password will be required to manually change the tracking
number range.
• Meter Configuration Impacts – a meter can only be added once the
support-level password has been entered. Upon clicking the Add
button, a popup box will be displayed. Upon entering all information,
FSMS will attempt to retrieve existing meter information from FedEx
mainframe systems. New meters may be requested and configured
by using the FSMS Meter Registration Utility launched from the
desktop. In the event a meter cannot be added automatically, meter
information may be entered manually.
• The first meter entered into the FSMS Configuration Utility is the
Master meter. All subsequent meters are Child meters. To change a
meter designation requires entry of the support-level password.
• Any manual changes to configuration information on the Shipper
Settings tab of the FSMS Configuration Utility will be uploaded to
FedEx and shall overwrite existing data for the meter/account.
• FSMS will verify each configured meter as they are entered by
communicating with FedEx systems. If communications are not
enabled during the configuration process, FSMS will attempt to
verify them when communications are established.
Advanced Regulatory
Information (ARI)
FSMS is asked to support the new Customs regulations in Canada and
the U.S. by capturing additional shipment information and applicable
edits in the Global Ship Request transaction. For more specific
information, see the FSMS TCR Version 7.6.
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Feature Description
Gilbraltar II This requirement is to remove the edit for Country of Ultimate
Destination as a required entry in the Global Ship Request transaction.
International Rules and Regulations:
Determine shipping choices based on rules and regulations of the
destination country.
Countries Available:
Support all countries in the Country of Manufacturer field, rather than
only those served by FedEx. All of the countries in the world will now be
valid countries for Country of Manufacture.
Country Specific Requirements include:
How the Commercial Invoice (CI) is required by the destination country,
i.e. hardcopy, letterhead, country-specific language, or Electronic
Commercial Invoice (ECI). There will be no change to the ECI logic or
the hardcopy CI logic.
FSMS introduces two new fields (CI Language Code and Destination
Country CI Indicator) in the Global Ship Request Reply in support of this
feature.
Support Country Name Aliases:
This feature displays the multiple countries in the country drop-down that
are identified with a single country code – i.e. Wales, Scotland, England
and Channel Islands all have a country code of GB. This new
functionality allows the user to easily determine the correct country code
based on the known country name.
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