StarShip allows you to customize the way data is translated between Macola source documents (Orders, Customers) 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 comes with a predefined interface called "My Interface" that installs default field mappings for Macola documents, which you can customize. 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.
The interface can be customized as follows:
Map any StarShip shipment field to a fixed value or to an available Macola field. A pre-defined list of Macola fields is accessible for each document.
Map user defined fields to the StarShip shipment. User defined fields from the Order, Line Item, Packaging, and Shipment tabs are supported.
Customize value translations for field mappings such as ”Ship Via” (in Macola) to "Carrier” (in StarShip).
Set up freight Write-Back to Macola.
The next sections provide additional information about the Macola source document fields.
To open Macola source interface setup, select Setup > Source Interface > Macola Enterprise Suite (your version). Select Customize Interface from the menu options.
To view field mappings and how they are updated, select a source document
under My Interface.
To change or create a field map, select a group on the left, and then a field within that group in the center pane. Information about the field appears to the right, such as it's location.
Many fields are mapped by default. To completely clear field mapping, right-click on the folder or field you want to unmap and select Clear Mapping.
Clear Mapping at the field level :
For a complete list of mappable Macola fields for the current document type, click the Look Up Fields button, indicated by a magnifying glass to the right of the Orders or Customer 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 Orders or Customer Field.
In this dialog, you can translate the values from the current field
to values in StarShip by making selections from the drop-down lists.
You can find more information about how to add interfaces, and perform field mapping and value translations, in the StarShip Help.