There are two types of Endicia Professional fields:
those that accept any information or "string" as input,
those that only accept a specific list of possible values.
In the latter case (2), we need to define Value Translations for those fields. Value translations take an ERP system value and change it to a value accepted by Endicia Professional. Currently, the fields available in Endicia Professional are
Once these fields are mapped to your ERP system fields, we then need a way to make sure that Endicia Professional gets values that it recognizes. That is where the ShipGear Value Translations come in. Value translations define how the values from your ERP system are translated into Endicia Professional fields that require a set of allowed values.
Values are derived from two sources:
Your ERP system : Values you set up in the ERP system, such as Ship Via.
Adding them: If the field doesn’t have a values list in your ERP system, you can add values in Customize Interface.
ShipGear looks for key words in the ERP system's input string and returns a default value for the Endicia Professional field. It also can translate a string value into a Endicia Professional field value based on keywords. See Default Value Translations for keyword information.
When you select a document (i.e. Invoices, Orders, etc.), default Value Translations are used if you haven’t specifically set a value translation. You can see the default translations currently applied by accessing the value translations window in ShipGear Exchange. With the Endicia Professional field for which you want to set Value Translations selected, click the link that says "Click here to update Value Translations."
Rules are applied when one ERP system field is mapped to multiple Endicia Professional field/value. ShipGear checks against these rules to make sure they are allowed together. When ShipGear applies rules, it uses the precedence that is shown in the Value Translations window (higher precedence to the left). However, when you (the user) change values manually, your changes are given the highest precedence.
Rules are applied to all fields in a shipment so that the data sent to Endicia Professional is consistent.
See Value Translation Rules
The Value Translations shows you a list of the existing Value Translations for a field.
You can change values by choosing them from the drop-down lists. ShipGear will check your changes against the set of built-in rules that coordinate with USPS shipping rules.
To get the newest values from your ERP system, click the "Refresh ‘field name’ Values" button. If an "Update" button appears, you can add and delete values as shown in the next section.
On the Value Translations dialog:
Select "Update ‘fieldname’ Values."
(replace 'fieldname' with the name of the field you've selected)
In the Value List, type any values that could
be entered for the field you selected.
Note: You can also delete values by selecting them here and pressing
the Delete button on your keyboard.
Click OK.
Assign value translations for your newly added
values.
Click OK again to exit Value Translations.