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Before continuing, we recommend a quick refresher on how rates work in IDS. Please see: How to Set Up Pricing in IDS

In the Rate Wizard (you must be logged into IDS as an Admin) navigate to the Package Type Screen.Image Removed, by pressing the "next" bottom located on the bottom of the Screen.

The Package Type Screen looks like this.

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If you have a lot of Package Types and a larger computer screen, you can move your mouse to the bottom right-hand side of the pop up. Then  Then click and drag the corner to make the pop up bigger.

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Please use these links to navigate this screen

Selecting a Package Type for Editing.

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Basic Editing

Advanced Editing

Editing Parent Package Type

Editing Child Package Type

Changing the Dollar Amount for the Package Type

Step 1. Selecting the Package.

On the bottom on the Package Type screen, you can see a long list of your package typesPackage Types.

Double click on the one you wish to edit.

When Once you have done that, you will see the name appear in the Package Type Field.

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Step 2. Basic

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Editing 

For basic edits, other than "Multi Cutoffs:" simply change the fields as needed. 

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Step 3. Advanced Editing.

First, we need to introduce or remind you of parent and child package typesParent and Child Package Types.

A Parent Package type Type contains the cut off properties for weight and pieces for a Package Type. For example, that means this is the a Parent Package Type that says if the shipment weights less than 10 kgs/lbs charge this amount, then from 11 to 99  kgs/lbs charge this amount.

A Child Package type Type contains the dollar amount for the weight or piece count for a Package Type. Using the same example from as above, the child one Child Package Type would contain the actual dollar amount if the shipment weights weighed less than 10 kgs/lbs or another Child Package Type would contain the actual dollar amount if the shipment weighed 11 to 99 kgs/lbs

1. The Parent Package Type contains the cut off properties for weight and pieces. It points to the Child Packages depending on the weight/piece amount that you have entered.
2. The Child Package Type contains the actual rate for the weight or piece amount.
3. Another way to say it is, Parent Packages states at what weight or piece amount should there be a "redirect" to a Child Package to price the shipment.

Example of a Parent Package Type.

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Once it has been selected:

Example of a Child Package Type

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Once it has been selected:

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Editing a Parent Package Type.

Knowing that a Parenet Parent Package type contains the Weight/Piece cut off properties as descibed above, then the reason you would edit a Parent Package type is to:

Alter at what weight/

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piece amount

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should the Parent Package redirect to a Child

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An Example is, your rate current currently has 1 price rate for less than 24 kgs/lbs and another rate for 11 to 99 kgs/lbs. Now you want to update the rate so it has 1 rate from 0 to 99 lbs/kgs. 

To do this, you would select the Parent Package Type (see above).

Then focus in on this section

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In the image below, the highlighted line means less than 24 kgs/lbs rate the shipment by the child package type called tarrif24.

In the image below, the highligted highlighted line means between 24 kgs/lbs and 99 kgs/lbs, rate the shipment by the child package type called tarrif99

For our example above, we would need to delete the redirect of less than 24 kgs/lbs.

To delete a cut off, you would, hightlight highlight it, and click the "Del" button. 

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So it would end up looking like this:

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To Add a cut off, you would, type in the top weight of the cut off. For  For example you need to add a cut off to direct redirect to a child package type Child Package Type that contains the price of a shipment less than 24 kgs/lbs. 

To do this you would enter in the top weight for the cut off in the "Enter weight cutoff" field

Then select child package the Child Package that contains the rate from the "Select package for base rate":

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Then press the add button

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So that you can see the new cut off in the "Selected Cutoffs" box. 

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Do Note: You may need to use the scroll bar in the "Selected Cutoffs" box to scroll down and see your new added cut off.

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Other changes that can be edited for Parent Packge Package Types are:

Use piece count for cut off intead instead of weight

Make the cut off rates cumulative

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Limit the price to the next child packages price

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Hide the Package from the Package Type Dropdown in the Trip Entry Screen

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Editing a Child Package Type

Knowing that the Child Package Type contains the rate, then you may need to edit if that rate is per kgs/lbs or a flat fee. In other words is it .10 cents per kgs/lbs or a flat rate of $35.

To do this select the child package type as per aboveChild Package Type (see above).

Then either tick or untick, as needed:

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To Edit the actual price for a package type, please see How to Create Edit a Rate in the Rate Matrix

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