Customize Interface

Customize Interface helps you to control the way data is translated between the eBay and the StarShip shipment. You can define the eBay Transaction information that populates the shipment, and ensure accuracy by defining how eBay data get translated into StarShip shipment values.

StarShip comes with a predefined interface called "My Interface" that installs default field maps for the eBay Transaction. This interface defines :

Field Mapping - how StarShip shipment fields are mapped to the eBay Transaction.

Value Translations - how values are translated between the eBay Transaction and StarShip shipment fields; for example, if you have a shipping method "Economy", this can be automatically translated to "USPS Parcel Select" when you import the eBay Transaction into StarShip.

To access the Customize Interface tool, select Setup > Source Interface > eCommerce. Select Customize Interface from the menu options, and then click "eBay Transaction" under My Interface.

From here you can :

• Map StarShip shipment fields to a fixed value or to an available eBay Transaction field. You can view a complete list of eBay fields available for mapping.

• Customize value translations for fields that accept a certain set of values, such as Shipping Method.

Field Mapping

The field maps and value translations set up for the eBay Transaction are used when an order is loaded into the StarShip Client. The interface that comes with StarShip already provides you with all the default maps that you need in order to ship.

Note : If a shipment field is not mapped, or no value is sent in for the field, StarShip will use your configured Shipment Defaults to populate the field.

To view, customize, or create a field map, select a StarShip group on the left, and then select a StarShip field in the center panel. The current field mapping, displays and can be modified to the right; StarShip target fields can be mapped to an eBay Transaction field or to a fixed value.

An asterisk (*) next to a field name means that it has been modified from the default setting. To search for a specific StarShip field, you can start typing in the "Filter Target Fields" text area and the fields will be narrowed down for you.

List of Fields

For a complete list of mappable eBay Transaction fields click the Look Up Fields button, indicated by a magnifying glass to the right of the eBay Transaction Field. In this dialog, you can click on a field for more information about it. You can also see if the field has a value list (a) and the actual values (b).

Value Translations

StarShip retrieves a list of possible values for certain eBay Transaction fields (listed below). These fields can be mapped to a shipment field that also requires a set of allowed values, and then you can customize the translation between these sets of values to suit your company's needs.

Shipping Method

An example of an eBay Transaction field that is already mapped by default for you, and that also has value translations you may want to customize is the Shipping Method field. You can customize this field map based on the carrier values set up in eBay.

If value lists can be modified for the field, there is a "Click here to update Value Translations" link, located below the eBay Transaction Field.  

In the Value Translations dialog, you can modify how the Shipping Method value from eBay translates to the StarShip Carrier-Service value by making selections from the drop-down lists.


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For more in-depth information about Customize Interface, field mapping, and value translations, please see the StarShip Help.

Fields with Value Lists

These eBay Transaction fields have value lists :