OVERVIEW
OF CHANGES
September 2017 Rate and Name Change
The U.S. Postal Service announced that it will increase its rates
on First-Class Mail® Parcels (FCM Parcels) by a weighted average
of 9.9 percent, effective September 3, 2017.
The Postal Regulatory Commission's approved the reclassification
of First-Class Mail Parcels as retail prices for First-Class™
Package Services (FCPS).
Starting September 3rd, 2017:
Patch Includes:
Updated ~\App_Data\uspsmethods.csv
OPTIONAL - If you already have a current list of USPS shipping
methods, you may optionally update your existing uspsmethods.csv
file by following the instructions in the last
section of this document. There is one line changed.
Instructions to apply the
USPS Patch to AbleCommerce Gold
1. Download: uspsmethods_Sept_2017.zip
MD5:
9e2ce1665576e24ad8a046a36426db7d
2 Using the MD5 checksum number provided, you
can verify the integrity of the download before extraction
(see below). This step is optional to ensure the
download is valid.
TO VERIFY THE DOWNLOAD:
a. Go to WinMD5.com
or any other utility that can provide checksum validation.
b. Download and Run
the utility.
c. Select the downloaded
file.
d. In the field provided,
past the original MD5 value provided by AbleCommerce help
site, and click Verify.
e. If the validation
fails, do NOT install the patch. Instead, contact
support for help.
3. Extract the file to the ~\App_Data\ folder of your
installation.
4. You may need to restart IIS or recycle the application
pool.
5. Login to your Merchant Menu.
6. Go to the Configure > Shipping > Integrated
Carriers page and edit the USPS configuration.
7. Remove the existing configuration for "USPS
First-Class Mail Parcel".
8. Now add the updated one "USPS First-Class Package
Service - Retail".
9. Save changes.
10. Run a quick test by using the shipping estimate
form with an eligible product.
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1. Make a backup of the "uspsmethods.csv"
file in the /app_data/
folder.
2. Open the CSV file.
NOTE: You may need to stop the website
if the file is in use.
If you have trouble using Excel and saving the CSV file, then you
may optionally rename the file to a .txt, make the change, then
rename back to .csv.
3. Make the following change to Row 13
CHANGE
FROM -
First-Class Mail<sup>&reg;</sup>
Parcel|USPS First-Class Mail Parcel
CHANGE
TO -
First-Class Package Service
- Retail<sup>&trade;</sup>|USPS
First-Class Package Service - Retail
4. After making the change to the CSV file, you must recycle
the application, or restart the website.
5. Login to your Merchant Menu.
6. Next, go to the Configure > Shipping > Integrated Carriers
page and edit the USPS configuration.
7. Remove the existing configuration for "USPS First-Class
Mail Parcel".
8. Now add the updated one "USPS First-Class Package Service
- Retail".
9. Save changes.
10. Run a quick test by using the shipping estimate form with
an eligible product.
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