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This artilce article will describe how you can edit your to create and edit to "Zone to Zip - Postal Code Relationships". If you need to edit your

To continue with this article, zones MUST have already been created. To create or edit Zones, please see this article: How to Create Edit Zones

Note: Every IDS client will have set up IDS or will need to set up IDS in their own unique way. There is no Industry Standards for Zones, so please be aware that you will have different Zones. 

Since we will building a relationship between our Shipment's Zip - Postal Codes and Zones, you can use the following resources can be used to map your the zones:

Canada Postal Code Maps

USA Postal Code Maps

Australian Postal Code Maps

Step-by-step guide

How to Create a New relationship between Zone to Zip - Postal Codes

1. Logged into IDS's PC Client as an Admin, locate the Wizard Dropdown in the top left hand side of the IDS PC Client.
   
   
   
   
2. If you don't see "Wizard" , then you are not logged in is not visible then exit and login as an "admin." user.
   
   
3. Click on the "Zone Wizard"
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4. You will now see this screen.
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6. Click "Next" to proceed to the Import Zones screen.
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7. This screen facilitates the import of an externally file containing  Zone to Zip - Postal Code Relationships
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8. This file needs to be a Text File .txt.
   This file needs to be: Postal Code/Zip:Zone. For Example, V7R 3P1:NVan or 90210:BHill
   One line of the file will contain only 1 relationship between Zone to Zip - Postal Codes
   The delimiter must be a full colon : Comma , will not work. 
   The Zones in the file MUST be already created. Zones are Case Sensitive. To create zones, please see this article: How to Create Edit Zones
    
9. To skip the import a file option, click the "Next" button 1 time.
   
   
   
10. The screen will now look something like this (You will now see a screen that looks like this.
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1. will have different Zones):
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2. To create a new relationship between Zones to Zips - Postal Codes, click the "Add Row"
   
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3.  This will add a blank row in the main section of the pop up.
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4. Double click in the new blank row in the Postal Code Column, then type in the postal code -  zip.
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   The pop up re-sorts and you can no longer see your blank row, click on the "Zone" column head to re-sort so that the blank row is back on top.
   
   
5. Double click in the new blank row in the "Zone" Column, then type in the Zone. REMEMBER: Your zones must have already been created. Zones are Case Sensitive.
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6. Then click anywhere else in the Zone Wizard Screen.
7. Repeat as needed for every new Zone to Zip - Postal Code relationship.
8. When done, click "Finish"
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9. If you see an error similar to this: 
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10. That is because the Zone doesn't exist. REMEMBER: Your zones must have already been created. Zones are Case Sensitive.
     
11. To fix this error, click on a relationship that uses the Zone the error is referring to, in our example above, it is "Vaughan". 
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12. Then right click, so you see this:
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13. Then select "remove"
14. Repeat until all bad zones have been removed.

How to use the Zone Matrix Pop Up

1. By clicking either column heads of "Postal Code" or "Zone", you can sort this list of relationships between Zones to Zips - Postal Codes.
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2. You can search and filter for either a Zone or a Zip - Postal Codes, by typing into the "Filter" field.
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3. You can also right click anywhere in the list of of relationships between Zones to Zips - Postal Codes to access the right click menu.
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