How to Manage Carriers and Warehouses
For hassle-free return management, it is imperative to manage carriers and warehouses. With AfterShip Returns Center, you can do that with the utmost ease. Follow this guide closely to tick all the checkboxes.
Log in to your AfterShip Returns Center account > Go to Settings
Select Carriers and warehouses > Take care of these 5 steps:
Integration
Carrier accounts and services
Warehouse location
Package sizes
Labels
Click Connect account to integrate your AfterShip Returns Center account with your Postmen account.
After integrating your AfterShip Returns Center account with your Postmen account, these two cases are likely to happen:
In this case, you need to log in to your Postmen account and add your preferred carriers to proceed further.
You’ll see all services provided by carriers and be able to enable QR codes (FedEx, DHL Germany, etc.).
If you want to manage available services, do that on your Postmen account.
Click Add warehouse location and enter all the details accurately.
Click Add package size and specify package sizes for each type of label.
Please note that the packing slip generation is only available for Pro, Premium, and ENT plan users.
Move the "toggle" to the right to automatically generate packing slips along with the return labels.
- You can also select if you want to print the packing slip and return label
On the same page
On separate pages
- You can choose to include barcode on the packing slip to increase warehouse handling efficiency.
Log in to your AfterShip Returns Center account > Go to Settings
Select Return routing rules and click Add routing rule
Give your return routing rule a name, set the return condition, turn on the Ship with a return label toggle button of the Return shipping methods section
Now, scroll down to the Auto-generate labels section and click Set up return shipping information
Enter all the requested details to set up auto label generation
Save your routing rule
For help, please contact our chat support team
⚙️ Set up settings
Log in to your AfterShip Returns Center account > Go to Settings
Select Carriers and warehouses > Take care of these 5 steps:
Integration
Carrier accounts and services
Warehouse location
Package sizes
Labels
Step 1: Integration
Click Connect account to integrate your AfterShip Returns Center account with your Postmen account.
Step 2: Carrier accounts and services
After integrating your AfterShip Returns Center account with your Postmen account, these two cases are likely to happen:
Case 1: No carriers added to Postmen
In this case, you need to log in to your Postmen account and add your preferred carriers to proceed further.
Case 2: carriers are available
You’ll see all services provided by carriers and be able to enable QR codes (FedEx, DHL Germany, etc.).
If you want to manage available services, do that on your Postmen account.
Step 3: Warehouse locations
Click Add warehouse location and enter all the details accurately.
Step 4: Package sizes
Click Add package size and specify package sizes for each type of label.
Step 5: Labels
Please note that the packing slip generation is only available for Pro, Premium, and ENT plan users.
Move the "toggle" to the right to automatically generate packing slips along with the return labels.
- You can also select if you want to print the packing slip and return label
On the same page
On separate pages
- You can choose to include barcode on the packing slip to increase warehouse handling efficiency.
👨💻 Create a return routing rule
Log in to your AfterShip Returns Center account > Go to Settings
Select Return routing rules and click Add routing rule
Give your return routing rule a name, set the return condition, turn on the Ship with a return label toggle button of the Return shipping methods section
Now, scroll down to the Auto-generate labels section and click Set up return shipping information
Enter all the requested details to set up auto label generation
Save your routing rule
For help, please contact our chat support team
Updated on: 06/12/2022
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