Logistic Aggregator Solution
Overview
RMS is integrated with Logistic Aggregators like Clickpost, Shiprocket and Shipway for Shipping Label Generation, Return Order creation, Notification updates etc. through API integration.
These Logistic Aggregators are integrated with various Courier Partners like Delhivery,Bluedart etc. using their API endpoints.
For the Clickpost and Shipwat Integration, RMS is integrated with their International APIs as well.
These APIs facilitate Shipping Label Generation in MENA, EU, US and SEA regions.RMS also provides its RMS Magic APIs, using which any Logistic Aggregator System can integrate with RMS endpoints to use Standard Workflows of RMS.
Forward Order Workflows
Workflow Step | API Touchpoint | Summary |
---|---|---|
1 | Create Order API | Creation of Orders / Shipments from RMS to Logistic Aggregator System |
2 | Generate Shipping Label API | Sending a Notification from RMS to Logistic Aggregator System for allocation of Courier Partner for the Shipment and retrieving Shipment level details like Shipment Number, AWB Number , Courier partner name etc. |
3 | Get Shipping Label API | Fetching the Shipping Label Document from Logistic Aggregator System |
4 | Forward Orders Notifications Webhook | Receiving Delivery Notifications like OUT FOR DELIVERY, DELIVERED etc. for forward orders from Logistic Aggregator to RMS System |
Shipping Label Generation
Using this feature, the Seller can generate AWB and Shipping Label Document for the shipments of Brand.com or Webshops like Shopify and Magento.
In this workflow there are three APIs available which are listed below:
Create Order API:
This will create the order in the logistic aggregator system.
The AWB will not be yet assigned to the order/shipment by Loigistic Aggregator System.
This is only applicable for Shiprocket and Shipway.
Generate Shipping Label API: This API will generats the AWB and Shipping Label PDF (Public URL) in Logistic Aggregator System after the Courier partner is assigned to the shipment.
Get Shipping Label API: This API fetches the AWB number details and Shipping Label Document which was generated in previous step from the Logistic Aggregator System.
Multiple Shipping Label Configurations
Just like how multiple invoice configurations are possible, multiple shipping label configurations are also possible.
They will be identified with the help of logistic account aliases which are configured on RMS UI.
This logistic account alias will then be passed in the request payload of the API call which will be used to identify the logistic configuration to be used.
Forward Notification Push
Delivery Notifications for Forward Orders can be sent by Logistic Aggregator System in case the Notifications are enabled and Webhook details are configured on Logistic Aggregator System UI.
These notifications once received can be forwarded to any External systems by Increff Standard APIs based on the Webhook Endpoint URL configured in RMS User Interface.
Notifications can be of statuses mentioned below
DELIVERED
OUT_FOR_DELIVERY
CANCELLED
The URL where notifications are to be pushed and the credentials to be used in the notification API call can be configured on the RMS UI.
Return Order Workflows
Workflow Step | API Touchpoint | Summary |
---|---|---|
1 | Generate Return AWB API | Sending notification to Logsitic Aggregator system to generate AWB for Return Shipment |
2 | Get Return AWB API | Retrieve details of Return Shipments like Courier Partner name, AWB number, Return Shipment Number etc. |
3 | Return Orders Notifications API | Receiving Shipment notifications like RETURN CREATED, RETURN PICKED UP, IN TRANSIT for Return orders from Logistic Aggregator to RMS System |
Return Order Creation
Using this feature, Seller can generate Return AWB for a return order which is created on Brand.com or Standard Webhops like Magento or Shopify after the Return Order expectation is first pushed to Increff Standard APIs (Omni Magic APIs)
There are 2 APIs available here:
Generate Return AWB API: This creates the return order and generates return AWB on the logistic aggregator portal.
Get Return AWB API: This fetches the return AWB from the logistic aggregator
The same multiple configurations for Logistic Aggregator Credentials can be used here as well as mentioned it for Forward Order Creation Workflow.
Return Notification Push
Notifications for Return Shipments will be sent by Logistic Aggregators to RMS system case the Notifications are enabled and Webhook details are configured on Logistic Aggregator System UI.
These notifications once received can be forwarded to any External systems by Increff Standard APIs based on the Webhook Endpoint URL configured in RMS User Interface.
Notifications for Return Orders can be of Statuses: RTO, RETURN_PICKED_UP etc.
Return/Exchange Workflow
Using Clickpost Integration
For any Return order which has created for which an Exchange order is asked by the end customer , Clickpost will create a Forward order as Replacement type using Shopify custom tags say
Custom tag 1
and keep it on hold using ShopifyCustom tag 2.
As soon as the Return order QC has completed in Increff WMS, Increff system will pass the QC information to Clickpost system using Increff RMS Standard APIs and based on QC status Clickpost will update the order data on Shopify webshop.
For
QC Status=Pass
, Clickpost will update the order withCustom tag 2
to unhold the order.For
QC Status=Fail
, Clickpost will update the order to cancel those order line items or the whole order.
Increff Shopify integration layer will receive the updated order details in
Update Order
Webhook and will update the same in Increff OMS.
Using Shiprocket<>Returns Prime App Integration
The end customer places a return order on http://brand.com website built on top of Shopify.
The Returns Prime app captures this return order, generates the Return AWB via Shiprocket and makes the Create Return Order API call to Increff RMS system.
Increff RMS system will push the Return Order to Shopify Integration (same api and payload as for tracking updates from Clickpost/Shiprocket) and Shopify Integration will push the return expectation to Increff OMS system. The return expectation is now created in OMS.
Once the physical return shipment reaches the warehouse, QC checks happen in the return processing screen in Increff WMS.
Increff RMS sends the return processing updates to Returns Prime system through Returns Processing Update API.
Since the QC Status and QC Reason details have been passed to Returns Prime, refund processes can be initiated on Returns Prime.