Use Endicia Galaxy With Shift4Shop
Endicia allows you to print postage labels for your Shift4Shop orders. Your Shift4Shop store can export your order information in a format that will be read by Endicia for the generating of said labels.
However, before you get started, there are a couple of things that need to be done on your Endicia Galaxy configuration in order for data to be transferred from the Shift4Shop Store. This guide will take you through the steps necessary for the integration.
Exporting the Galaxy Export File
To get started:
Log into your Shift4Shop Online Store Manager.
Use the left navigation menu to go to Modules.
Use the Search bar at the top of the page to search for "Endicia."
When the module appears, click on the Endicia Galaxy link. Once there, select a date or invoice number range for the orders that you'd like to export as well as the status the orders are in.
Click Export at the top right to generate your file.
Once the export is completed, you will be prompted to save the file to your computer. Please store it someplace easily accessible for use later. We suggest your computer's Desktop.
Configuring your Computer's Database
Next, you will need to configure your computer to use this downloaded file and your Endicia program correctly.
(On your computer):
Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC).
Under User DSN, click Add.
Select Microsoft Access Driver.
Under Data Source Name, enter “GALAXY.”
Click Select, and find the galaxy file you downloaded in step 1.
Click OK.
You may now close the ODBC Data Source Administrator window.
Configuring Galaxy
Start up the Galaxy software on your computer.
Once the application loads, go to Edit > Preferences.
Click on the Database Setup.
Click on [Edit Source Data Map].
Under ODBC data source, click SELECT, and a list of sources will appear.
Find and select GALAXY, then click OK.
Under Table, click select, then from the drop-down selection, select EXPORT.
On ReferenceID, click SELECT, then from the drop-down, select ORDERID.
On Service, click select, then from the drop-down, select SERVICE.
Next, click on the RECIPIENT ADDRESS tab.
The recipient address fields need to be mapped. The process is the same as you just did for ReferenceID and Service.
You need to complete at least:
NAME
Address 1
Address 2
City
State
Zip
Country
Once you’ve mapped all the fields, you may click OK at the bottom of the window. Next, we'll configure the Post-Back options, which will allow you to add tracking numbers to your Shift4Shop store.
9. Click on [Edit Post-Back Data Map].
10. Under ODBC data source, click SELECT, and a list of sources will appear.
11. Find and select GALAXY, then click OK.
12. Under Table, click SELECT, then from the drop-down selection, select Tracking.
Only 2 fields need to be mapped in this section:
ReferenceID with (ORDERID)
and Tracking Number with (trackingcode)
13. Once you’ve mapped both fields, click OK.
Configuration is now completed and you're ready to perform your first Import.
Importing Data Into Galaxy
Log into your Shift4Shop Online Store Manager.
Use the left navigation menu to go to Modules2.
Use the Search bar at the top of the page to search for "Endicia."
When the module appears, click on the Endicia Galaxy link. Once there, select a date or invoice number range for the orders that you'd like to export as well as the status the orders are in.
Click Export at the top right to generate your file. Once the export is completed, you will be prompted to save the file to your computer.
Start up the Galaxy software on your computer.
On the ReferenceID, enter the order # and press Enter. The information for the order is pulled up.
Make any changes, and print the label when ready.
Once you’ve printed all of your labels, you will want to import the tracking information back to your Shift4Shop store.
Importing Endicia Galaxy data to Shift4Shop
Step 1- Extracting information from Galaxy
Assuming that you’ve just printed your labels from Galaxy:
Go to: Tools > Post-Back Data.
Click Select ALL.
Click Post Selected.
Step 2 – Uploading information to Shift4Shop
In your Shift4Shop Online Store Manager:
Use the left navigation menu to go to Modules.
Use the Search bar at the top of the page to search for "Endicia."
When the module appears, click on the Endicia Galaxy link.
Look towards the bottom and click on the Browse button under "Import Tracking Numbers."
Locate the galaxy file you’ve exported from Endicia.
Click Ok.
Click Import File.
The import process begins and will:
Tag orders as “SHIPPED”
Will add tracking information to order
Will email customer order tracking information