Modules > CDiscount > Configure > Transport
Available Carriers
The module displays the carriers you have selected in your CDiscount backoffice configuration :
Only this selection appears in your module.
Simplified Configuration
Preparation time field is absolutely mandatory. It will determine the delay, in days, you need to prepare and ship the order.
This value can be overriden for each profile or each product.
Afterward, at the very least, you will fill in the mandatory modes of shipping, and the minimum values outlined in red like this:
You specify your Prestashop carrier, the module will use the grid configured for this carrier to calculate shipping charges based on weight or price according to the grid.
The name of the selected carrier will also appear on the invoice when the order will be imported.
In the minimum column, you specify the minimum shipping charges that will be exported if for example the associated grid was empty.
Other columns are optional and appear transparent on the page to materialize it.
Common Error:
The amount indicated in the minimum column is the minimum shipping charges. If you specify 0, it will not be zero, since this is not the minimum. The minimum being the value returned by the grid of the associated carrier.
Package Tracking Notification
Carriers are referenced at CDiscount, the frame of reference contains;
- The name of the carrier
- The default package tracking URL
Thus, in this section, you will associate the CDiscount carrier with your Prestashop carrier:
Thus, if the tracking URL is not specified on your shop in the carrier configuration, the default URL shown on the right will be used.
Also this will be the name of the carrier from the CDiscount nomenclature, which you selected, which will be sent.
Advanced configuration
Additional :
Additional shipping charges percentage to be applied. If the value is 50, the module adds 50% of the cost of standard shipping charges calculated as additional shipping charges i.e. if a second identical product is added to the basket on CDiscount.
Detailed Configuration
The following is a description of the numbered fields;
A & B – Associated Carriers:
Enter the carriers and associated transport methods.
- A – Are the required carriers
- B – The optional carriers
When exporting the offers, the fee schedule associated with this carrier will be used:
– If the grid by weight is filled and there is a value that matches, it is used
– If the grid by price is filled and there is a value that matches, it is used
– Otherwise, the minimum price is exported (1)
In the right columns, the possible configuration values are:
1 – Minimum
Minimum price that will be exported regardless of the grid associated with shipping carrier. i.e. if the price in the grid is 1 euro, the minimum price is 5 euros, this latter will be exported.
2 – Additional
Additional shipping charges percentage to be applied. If the value is 50, the module adds 50% of the shipping charges calculated as an additional shipping charges, meaning if a second identical product is added to the basket on CDiscount.
