Dynamic Kit Weight
Kit items may have components that vary in weight and this makes it hard to calculate the shipping cost for the whole kit item. With the Dynamic Kit Weight feature, you can use the actual combined weight of the kit items selected in calculating the shipping cost instead of the default kit weight.
Get the Correct Kit Freight Charge
To get the correct freight charge for kit items with components that have varying weights, do the following:
- Select the kit components.
Upon creating a sales order or invoice for kit items, the kit configurator will pop up showing the kit components. Select the components for the kit item and the system will calculate the freight charge based on the weight of the components selected.
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The Kit Configurator is available both in the Sales Order and Sales Invoice form.
- Get the freight charge.
To get the freight charge, just click on the Freight Quote button in the sales order or invoice form.
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Depending on the shipping method selected, the freight charge will only be available if realtime shipping is used and if you have an active carrier account set up.
To set up carrier account, refer to Carrier Setup.
To set up realtime freight charge on your shipping methods, refer to Create A New Shipping Method,
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Upon clicking the Freight Quote button, the Freight Quote form will be displayed showing the total kit weight and the corresponding realtime freight charge of the shipping carrier for the shipping method selected. The total amount of the kit may vary depending on the total weight of the kit.