StarShip allows you to customize the way data is translated between BusinessWorks source documents (orders, invoices, etc.) and the StarShip Ship screen. Customize Interface controls how the data in the source document is translated. It defines what information populates the shipment fields, and how the data is interpreted into accepted shipment values. This set of field maps and value translations is saved as an "Interface".
StarShip's interface to BusinessWorks can be customized. You can also create multiple interfaces for use with different companies if you plan to map to fields (such as user-defined fields or shipping methods) that vary between companies. You can modify this map as described in the sections of StarShip Help.
You can define:
the default value for each field in the StarShip shipment that does not come from BusinessWorks.
how shipment fields are mapped by adding, changing, or removing maps for shipment fields BusinessWorks sends to StarShip; this is limited to the fields that are supported by BusinessWorks.
how any shipment field with a value list (such as Ship Via) translates from the BusinessWorks value to the StarShip shipment value.
write-back to BusinessWorks.
To open BusinessWorks financial system setup, select Setup > Financial System Interface > BusinessWorks. Select Customize Interface from the menu options.
To view or change field mappings and how they are translated to shipment values, select the source document under your interface.
On the Customize Interface dialog, click the Target Fields button in the bottom left corner. To view, change, or create a field map, select a group...
...and then select a field within the group. Information about the field appears to the right, such as it's location. Here, Shipment Carrier Information : "Carrier - Service" is mapped to the BusinessWorks field SHIPVIA. SHIPVIA is the name of a field in the input file written by BusinessWorks.
For a complete list of mappable integrated application fields for the current document type, click the Look Up Fields button, indicated by a magnifying glass to the right of the Order Field. You can also see if the field has a value list and the actual values.
If value translations are available for the field, click the Click here to update Value Translations link, located below the Order Field.
Right-click on any field in the center pane, or folder in the left pane and select Revert to Default Mappings.
General information about how to add interfaces, and perform field mapping and value translations, is available by clicking the Help button located in the bottom left corner of any Customize Interface screen. You can also view StarShip Help online.