INVENTORY

Shipping Method

The Shipping Method feature available in the Odoo Inventory module can be used in the same pattern as we discussed in the Sales module. A company can deliver products directly to their customers or can seek help from third-party shipping connectors. To get this feature in the Odoo Inventory module, you can go to the Settings menu and activate the Delivery Methods option.

The Delivery Methods feature can be used to calculate the shipping costs of delivery. In order to get third-party assistance for delivery operations, you can activate Shipping Connectors from the Settings menu as shown in the screenshot. The available shipping connectors are UPS Connector, FedEx Connector, bpost Connector, Sendcloud Connector, DHL Express Connector, USPS Connector, and Easypost Connector. This feature is available in the Enterprise edition of Odoo.

Now, select the Shipping Methods option available under the Configuration menu to add new delivery methods. The list will show the already configured Shipping Methods with the details of the Delivery Method, Provider, Company, and Countries.

In order to create a new delivery method, use the New button.

The name of the shipping method can be added in the given space. You can set the Provider as Fixed Price or Based on Rules. The name of the Company and Delivery Product can be specified in the respective fields. The percentage you mention in the Margin on Rate will be added to the shipping cost. You can activate the ‘Free if the order amount is above’ field to give free shipping for orders with an amount equal to or more than the value mentioned in the Amount field. The Pricing tab will change in accordance with the option you select in the Provider field. Here, we selected the option Fixed Price. Under the Pricing tab, you can add the fixed rate of the shipping.

Mention the Countries, States, and Zip Prefixes in the corresponding fields. If you want to add additional notes to the shipping method, you can specify them in the Description field. Once you complete the configuration of the shipping method, you can use it while confirming a sales order.

You can click on the Add Shipping button from the Order Lines tab of a sales order to add a shipping method to the corresponding order.

This will open a new pop-up to select a suitable shipping method for the products included in this particular sales order. The Cost of the shipping will automatically appear as soon as you select the shipping method.