ReadyShipper Release Notes

More than shipping software, the new ReadyShipper 6.1 gives you the tools to import, organize and route your order information. For more information and download instructions, please look to www.trueship.com.

These notes detail the changes between each version of ReadyShipper, with the newest versions on top. You may refer to these notes to find out what's new and if any bugs have been fixed by a particular release.

ReadyShipper 6.1.2

What's New

• Compatible with Mac OS X Lion.
• Improved performance.
• Support for ODBC auto import.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• In the packaging table the "Package Type" field now suggests valid package types as you type.
• Updated with QuickBooks: line item discounts can now be exported to QuickBooks. These are line items with a negative value.
• Updated with FedEx: improved message shown when reference field data doesn't fit. The message comes with helpful clickable links.
• Updated with the Carrier, Order, Pick and Ship Manifest report: dates can now be picked from a calendar widget.
• Updated with QuickBooks: the Export Orders menu now has "All Shipped" and "Selected" options. All Shipped does not include archived orders unless "Display Archived" is on.
• Faster thermal printing.
• Updated with Volusion: "Update > All Shipped" now only updates orders not already updated.
• Improved batch editing and order selection performance.
• Auto complete in the Packaging "Package Type" cell.
• New "Edit" menu provides the standard edit options (Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All).
• Pressing Cmd-F (Mac) or Ctrl-F (PC) when the main order view is selected activates the order search feature.
• Mass void is now faster and does not stall in the beginning while examining orders.
• Updated with QuickBooks: different options can now be selected for filling the Customer Name field in QuickBooks.
• Improve print speed: try to print in monochrome, normal quality even if the printer default is 'photo quality'.
• Fixed: the order map edit wizard showed double scrollbars on the Mac.
• Only update shipped orders to QuickBooks once.
• Updated with PayPal: new installation instructions.
• Updated with FedEx: package types unsuitable for the current ship type are no longer shown as options.
• Updated with eBay: don't disable auto import on connection failure, instead try again in 15 minutes.
• The characters #, \, / and & are no longer removed from form addresses.
• New with Volusion: Drop Ship product support.
• All auto importers can now be disabled globally by unchecking "Run this automator automatically."
• Improved performance of "Order Options" and "Box Options".
• Updated with Volusion: support custom Volusion shipping methods.
• Faster order deletion.
• Fixed: deleting boxes could cause an exception if the database optimiser happened to be running.
• Fixed: in Windows, selecting "Do not show this message again" for an outdated module could cause ReadyShipper to fail to start due to Windows and/or Java failing to delete the module in question.
• Fixed on the Mac: when switching to some windows, such as the Import Dialog, the menus in the menu bar would disappear.
• Fixed on the Mac: don't show a status bar icon which does nothing.
• Fixed: under certain timing conditions, orders could fail to print with an "Unable to unlock unbuffered order" error.
• Fixed with Magento: import orders without billing addresses.
• Fixed with FedEx: in recent versions, the FedEx module showed invalid package types with (R) symbols in them which would not work if selected.
• Fixed: if a 'tracking number' barcode was selected for the form but the order had no tracking number, the order would fail to print.
• Fixed with 3DCart: certain per item tax settings could lead to an import error described as a "nested exception".
• Fixed: with certain older versions of Java, extremely large database backups would become corrupted.
• Fixed with Volusion: improved the error message when trying to update orders already updated.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: if an explicit declared value was specified, it wasn't used.
• Fixed with Volusion: improve error handling, in particular when uploading a tracking number which already exists in the system.
• Fixed: under some extremely rare timing conditions, ReadyShipper would show an error immediately after the splash panel closed.
• Fixed 'ghost text' appearing in the Packaging table after an edit.
• Fixed: some text could not be deleted once entered in the Packaging table.
• Fixed with Volusion: when there were multiple errors during a single update, only the last error would be displayed.
• Fixed: if a leading or trailing space was added when setting Declared Value, Insurance Value and some similar fields in the inspector or order options, the value would be considered invalid.
• Fixed: if the inspector or order options were updating at the same time as orders were deleted, a crash could occur.
• Fixed: sometimes the void and/or ship buttons would remain grey and not update anymore.
• Fixed with 3DCart: "nested exception" error when importing orders over $1000 in value.
• Fixed with Volusion: handle billing and shipping addresses without residential indicators.
• Fixed with FedEx SmartPost: end of day file generation error, in particular for Canada files.
• Fixed: when no orders were selected, the order options would show details of the last selection instead of clearing.
• Fixed: double clicking remove box could cause a persistent error.
• Fixed with Volusion: the module would crash during import if the final * was left out of the Order URL.
• Fixed with Volusion: the 'order time' of imported orders was in the wrong time zone.
• Fixed with the auto importer: orders could be skipped if the remote system time was set differently than the local time.
• Fixed with USPS: error messages did not include what order failed.
• Make main table refreshes with many sorted orders less likely to cause the UI to 'grey out' on the PC or 'beach ball' on the Mac.

ReadyShipper 6.1.1

What's New

• New with Volusion: auto import support.
• Updated with Magento: support for Magento 1.5.1.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with Volusion: email addresses are now imported.
• Updated with Volusion: "Ships By Itself" support.
• Updated with Volusion: support for Express 1 and Stamps.com sip types when updating order back to Volusion.
• Updated with Stamps.com and Express 1: improved the error message shown when the default package type is used without being appropriate for the ship type.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: allow orders with an empty message to be updated into QuickBooks.
• Fixed: errors could occur when starting up after resetting the license key.
• Fixed: if inspectors were kept open across restarts, several errors could occur depending on order data.
• Fixed with UPS: deleting all ship from addresses would cause an error to occur whenever a UPS order was selected.
• Fixed with Stamps.com and Express 1: incorrect imported package types would cause an exception.
• Fixed with Stamps.com and Express 1: when shipping internationally, shipping labels could get mixed up.
• Fixed: newly archived orders would not disappear from the order list immediately.
• Fixed with Stamps.com and Express 1: imported package types were case sensitive.

ReadyShipper 6.1.0

What's New

• Batch update anywhere. You can now batch update orders from the Order Options section on the main order screen. This works the same as batch editing through the inspector.
• New direct 3DCart integration. Connect directly to 3DCart to view and download your orders without manually downloading files.
• New with UPS OnLine: time in transit estimates by UPS are now shown on the Rates tab.
• New ShopIgniter integration.
• Inspector Search: you can now search the inspector to quickly locate a particular order property to change.
• Faster order loading. Shipped orders from UPS OnLine, FedEx, Stamps.com and Express 1 now load much faster.
• Much faster searching. Free text search in large databases is now up to 24% faster.
• Faster sorting. Sorting the main order table by column is now up to twice as fast.
• New with Stamps.com: new "Regional Rate Box A" and "Regional Rate Box B" package types.
• New with FedEx: Indirect Signature support and international COD.
• Selecting and deselecting orders is now much faster, even when selecting large numbers of orders.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Page loading progress bar in Sign Up page now takes up less space and the large amount of dead space towards the bottom is eliminated.
• Updated with Magento: improved address handling.
• Updated with the Auto Emailer: improved error handling of invalid email addresses.
• New with Volusion: discounts appear as line items.
• Updated with eBay: update orders is now much faster when there are many orders in the database.
• Updated with Amazon: "Update All Shipped" now only uploads orders not previously updated.
• Faster startup when a large number of orders are on screen.
• Improved order loading performance which especially benefits viewing, sorting and searching orders.
• Updated with Volusion: there is now a built in shipping method mapping from Volusion to ReadyShipper.
• If no package type has been selected for a box, the automatic default is indicated as a grey hint.
• Updated with Magento: improved support for item attributes.
• New with QuickBooks: the message field is now exported into QuickBooks' "customer message" field.
• 'Print Status' time of an order is now preserved in TrueOrder XML.
• New with Stamps.com and Express 1: "Large Envelope or Flats" package type is now available for First Class Mail (international and domestic).
• The Ship Type converter can now be combined with Address Validation. The Ship Type converter is always run before Address Validation to ensure any ship via specifics are taken into consideration when validating the address.
• The tab key can now be used to move between cells in the Packaging table.
• Most common image types are now supported on the Logo Form tab, not just JPEG.
• On the Make a Label screen, line items with a quantity greater than 99 can now be added.
• If neither the Ship Via or the Ship Type is mapped when importing from CSV, the settings defined defaults are used instead.
• New with Magento: support for configurable products.
• In the CSV map editor, fields which are no longer available in the current CSV file are highlighted in red.
• Changed with Magento: only pull 'gift message' into the message field.
• Updated with Address Validation automator: validation can now be disabled for certain ship vias.
• New with UPS OnLine: default package type can be specified on the settings screen.
• New with FedEx: default package type can be specified on the settings screen.
• New feature: the 'validated' property of an address indicates if it has been put through an address validator successfully. The same property for the whole order indicates both the shipping and from address have been validated.
• Blank custom fields now export to CSV as a blank cell instead of "N/A".
• Improved Package Size table editing: arrow key navigation is now possible similar to the products table.
• You can no longer select a date in the past as a Future Ship Date.
• Added billed ship cost, insurance value, third party insurance status and third party insurance id as order table columns and CSV export options.
• BCC field in the Auto-Emailer automator.
• When registering for an Express 1 account through ReadyShipper, ReadyShipper will now show fewer progress bars.
• The quality of thermal prints was improved, especially on the Mac.
• A Ship From address can now be selected on the Make a Label screen.
• Database updates are now simpler and easier to go through.
• On the Reports tab, most ranges (order number range, date range) are now inclusive. E.g. 101-107 includes 101 and 107.
• New in eBay: support for variation listings.
• All settings on the settings screen save automatically without use of a 'save' button.
• You can drag and drop an image to set your logo on the Logo settings tab.
• Improved with QuickBooks: the export progress bar is now more consistent and stable.
• The Package Size settings tab was renamed to "Packaging". Packaging definitions now take an optional weight to add a per box weight to the calculated weight whenever that Packaging is selected for the box. This is similar to the "Add Box Weight" option on the settings screen but allows more granular control.
• New with Stamps.com: Shipping and Delivery Notifications can now be enabled on the Stamps.com settings screen.
• "Import all addresses as residential when ambiguous" is applied for empty/unset residential value in CSV/ODBC formats, rather than only when the column is not mapped at all.
• Updated with the Auto Emailer: improved error messages for invalid email addresses.
• Order import and delete performance was improved.
• Improved shutdown speed.
• The ship type converter now uses the default weight unit set on the settings screen.
• Fixed: during startup, ReadyShipper's icon was blurry in the Dock/Windows start bar.
• Fixed: ship via and ship type menu options did not update when switching between domestic and international orders in the main order list.
• Fixed: main order table sorting sometimes looked like it was active but it was actually off. For instance, after clearing a search the sort arrow would remain but the orders would not be sorted.
• Fixed: an internal exception sometimes occurred during shutdown when using the auto importer.
• Fixed: today's orders in the Order Browser only imported afternoon orders.
• Fixed: closing the Import Order Browser during an import would cause an exception once the import finished.
• Fixed: with huge databases, an exception could occur on shutdown.
• Fixed with FedEx: orders shipped in test mode could not be voided in live mode.
• Fixed with Volusion: multi box shipments were not supported when updating.
• Fixed with Volusion: orders without tracking numbers couldn't be updated.
• Fixed: deleting orders could cause a momentary delay in UI updating.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: for packages too light to rate, a warning message is now displayed instead of just a blank rate.
• Fixed with the Products table: sometimes product data imported from CSV files couldn't be deleted.
• Fixed with the Products table: the CSV upload mapping dialog could become taller than the screen without a scrollbar showing.
• Fixed with the Auto Emailer: an internal error could occur in preview mode due to an invalid test order.
• Fixed: the 'ship it', 'stop shipping', 'archive' and 'void' buttons could all become greyed out at the same time if switching between ReadyShipper pages in a certain way.
• Fixed: manipulating the date editor in the inspector in certain ways could cause exceptions.
• Fixed: 'Add Product' on the Make a Label screen sometimes did not successfully add items.
• Fixed with Volusion: orders with a status with a space in it e.g. 'New - See Order Notes' could not be imported.
• Fixed with Volusion: if incorrect Volusion store settings were entered, no helpful error messages were shown.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: a freeze on shutdown of ReadyShipper could occur if QuickBooks actions were happening in the background.
• Fixed: during a batch update, the order options part of the screen would not redraw properly.
• Fixed: calculated weight could be edited in the Order Options section, even that this is pointless.
• Fixed with Yahoo: when a Yahoo item had multiple attributes, ReadyShipper would import all available attributes as part of the item description rather than only the applied ones.
• Fixed: the terms and conditions field in the Order Inspector could not be edited.
• Fixed with FedEx: advanced address validation could fail with "argument type mismatch" errors.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: when shipping to and from a foreign country, US domestic ship types would incorrectly be shown as available.
• Fixed with FedEx: FedEx Advanced Options could not be batch edited in the inspector.
• Fixed: incompatible ReadyShipper modules could cause startup errors.
• Fixed: when importing a CSV file into the Products table, an unhelpful error would be shown if the file could not be read.
• Fixed: if a CSV file with different headers than the ones used to create a CSV map originally was loaded into the CSV map editor, errors would occur when editing it.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: improved handling of alpha numeric order numbers both when importing and exporting.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: the error message shown when an incorrect zip code/postal code was entered was not very clear.
• Fixed: under certain circumstances, deleting an order with the rates tab open could result in an exception.
• Fixed: an error could occur while adding products on the Make a Label screen.
• Fixed with eBay: if the access token expires (normally after 1.5 years) you will be asked to sign in again.
• Fixed with FedEx: validating an address without a company name would fail.
• Fixed with the Auto Emailer: leading and trailing spaces in the settings screen are now removed, preventing common typos.
• Fixed: Order and Pick report now both use order time for date ranges while the Ship Manifest Report uses ship time.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: sometimes importing and re-exporting orders to QuickBooks would cause the tax to be removed in QuickBooks.
• Fixed with Make a Label: sometimes the ship via and ship type drop downs would be greyed out depending on the selection on the main order screen.
• Fixed with Make a Label: some graphical flickering would occur while editing an order.
• Fixed: sometimes the Ship It, Stop Shipping and Void buttons could be greyed out after interacting with the Products, Reports, Automators or Settings screens.
• Fixed with Network Solutions XML import: orders without an email address in the billing or shipping address could not be imported.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: rates are tied to the UPS account address instead of the specified Ship From address. This should bring them closer to the correct value when the Ship From address is used to specify an alternative return address.
• Fixed: the order browser could throw an error during certain circumstances.
• Fixed: the message console would steal the focus every time a new message appeared.
• Fixed: on the Mac, the main window bottom chrome retained it's "active" look even when the window wasn't active. Now it instead takes on the correct faded look like other windows in OS X.

ReadyShipper 6.0.6

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with QuickBooks: orders with alphanumeric reference numbers can now be imported.
• Fixed with FedEx: under certain circumstances FedEx Address Validation would fail with an exception.
• Fixed: when signing up for a new ReadyShipper account, the sign up page could become abnormally large after certain entry errors.
• Fixed: if ReadyShipper was started with an expired key and the key and a correct key was then entered, the shipping modules corresponding to the new key would not become active.
• Fixed: the main view options dialog could get too tall to fit on screen. New layout uses 4 columns.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: ignore orders without shipping address.
• Fixed: the previous version of ReadyShipper did not work with Mac OS X Leopard.

ReadyShipper 6.0.5

What's New

• New in the inspector: if an inspector value is empty, any autofill value from ReadyShipper is shown as a greyed out hint.
• New with Network Solutions: import custom shipping methods.
• New columns for the main order table and for CSV import and export: Item Condition and Item URL.
• New Volusion import module.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• In the inspector, weights can now be entered with a different unit than the default one by typing in the unit suffix. E.g. if "1000 g" is entered and the default unit is "kg", the value will correctly interpreted as 1 kg. A bare number such as "1000" is still interpreted using the default weight unit (1000 kg).
• The Terms and Conditions screen now automatically saves changes, eliminating the Save button.
• Updated with Magento: the 'comment' field in Magento 1.4.2 is now supported.
• Clarified the message for a certain FedEx server side voiding error.
• Updated with FedEx: a commercial invoice is now automatically applied for International Ground shipments.
• Updated with Network Solutions: the Certificate Key is now concealed.
• While registering for a new ReadyShipper Pro account, the Back and Continue buttons are replaced with a Cancel button.
• Fixed with the inspector: Producer Info Code could not be changed if the original value was empty.
• Fixed a crash which could occur if changing the sort order of the main table while a background task was running.
• Fixed with Mac OS X version: in recent versions, an exception could occur early during a setup from scratch.
• Fixed in Windows version: minor UI glitch on the general settings screen.
• Fixed with eBay: certain orders with identifiers of the form ABC instead of ABC-123 could not be updated back up to eBay.
• Fixed with Network Solutions: cleaned up settings screen.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: removed 'Bound Printed Matter' service as it was unsupported by Stamps.com.
• Fixed with Express 1: cancelling Express 1 sign-up now resets the system to allow e.g. a ReadyShipper Pro signup instead on the next run.
• Fixed with FedEx: viewing the rates for certain FedEx packages would fail with a 'package count' error.
• Fixed with Stamps.com and Express 1: descriptions longer than 60 characters were being disallowed even for domestic shipments instead of only for international and APO/FPO shipments.
• When importing orders, an internal NPE was sometimes logged.
• Fixed the Reference 2 tooltip on the general settings tab.
• Fixed with eBay: allow shipped orders without tracking numbers to be updated to eBay. The tracking number will be shown in eBay as "NA".
• Fixed: the terms and conditions screen could become extremely wide with certain messages.
• Fixed with the Auto Emailer: if image files used in an auto email were removed a crash would occur on startup.
• Fixed with FedEx: advanced address validation would fail in recent builds.
• Fixed with FedEx: switching between 'Test Mode' and normal mode without restarting ReadyShipper would lead to the error "All specified account numbers must match."
• Fixed with FedEx: resolved a problem with International Freight.
• Fixed with Network Solutions: orders with a subtotal of $0.00 would not import.
• Fixed: while registering for a ReadyShipper Pro account, clicking the link to sign up for a new Stamps.com account would do nothing.
• Fixed: in recent versions, portrait forms could fail with a message about "Incompatible Scriptlet value assigned…".
• Fixed: if a Reference field default was set to use box descriptions, and the box descriptions in turn were set to use a default from the line item descriptions, the reference field would always be blank.
• Removed the Standard Basic form from the Mac version because it generates blank extra pages.

ReadyShipper 6.0.4

What's New

• Set the default Ship Via on the settings screen.
• Performance improvements when interacting with individual orders in large databases.
• Right clicking orders to run automators, Ship It and Stop Shipping is now much faster when there are many orders in the database.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Improved error message for international shipments with too long item descriptions.
• When sorting by multiple columns in the main order table, all columns no longer need to be sorted in the same order.
• The Ship It button is now disabled when shipped orders are selected.
• Updated with Amazon: new installation manual.
• Improved the error message shown when an international order is shipped with an invalid package type.
• General performance improvements.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: certain special symbols could cause export errors.
• Fixed: sometimes the void button would not become enabled after selected orders were shipped.
• Fixed: the void confirmation dialog could cause an error.
• Fixed with Mail Innovations: added the "e/" before the "USPS DELIVERY CONFIRM" in the label.
• Fixed: if certain import types were selected in the import dialog, pressing Ctrl+K (Windows) or Cmd+K (Mac) would cause an exception.

ReadyShipper 6.0.3

What's New

• SFTP support in the Auto Importer.
• Improved printing and PDF export performance by up to 10%.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with ShopSite: if no gift message has been set, import 'customer comment' as the message.
• Updated with Network Solutions API: import the Payment Method into the payment field.
• Updated with PayPal: import the item code into the Part Number field.
• Updated with Channel Advisor: import Ship Type, Tax and Shipping and Handling. Improve item description import.
• Updated with Channel Advisor: better settings screen.
• Updated with Network Solutions API: added support for customized Order Statuses.
• Updated with the auto importer: support for Passive FTP.
• Updated with QuickBooks: the progress dialogs when importing and exporting orders are now more accurate.
• Improved with the auto importer: better FTP login dialog.
• Updated with eBay: import the "payment" field.
• New with eBay: select order statuses to consider for import in the Settings screen.
• Updated with QuickBooks: warn when attempting to export an order which would be overwritten in QuickBooks.
• Updated with QuickBooks: improve export performance.
• Updated with QuickBooks: improve security between ReadyShipper and QWC.
• Don't display automatic ZIP code corrections when validating addresses by default. The old behavior can be re-enabled on the settings screen.
• Don't bring the message console to the front when there's a new message but ReadyShipper is not active.
• Fixed with ShopSite: names with many words and/or ampersands did not import correctly.
• Fixed with the Auto Emailer: this module could sometimes cause an exception when installing other modules or when changing the Ship From address in the settings.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: in recent builds the country field was required instead of a blank country field being considered a domestic shipment.
• Fixed with Magento: in customized versions of Magento with alphanumeric order numbers, imports would fail with an error.
• Fixed with Channel Advisor: order update bugs.
• Fixed: printing performance was degraded in ReadyShipper 6.0.
• Fixed with the FTP auto importer: don't freeze up in case of connection problems.
• Fixed: recent builds required the "state" address field to be filled in even for international orders.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: don't repeat the error "Could not start QuickBooks" over and over if QuickBooks is off.
• Fixed a freeze up problem involving the inspector.

ReadyShipper 6.0.2

What's New

• New with FedEx: optional address validation feature can be enabled on the FedEx settings screen.
• Show a list of outdated modules at once on startup; automatically delete outdated modules after updates; easy removal of outdated modules with a 'don't show this message again' option.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with Mail Innovations: the label linear barcode now contains either the order number or the primary id depending on the ReadyShipper form setting.
• Updated with Stamps.com: if a shipment attempt is made without any credentials being entered, the error message now links to the Stamps.com settings screen.
• Updated with the Address Validator: better support for Zip+4 format.
• Updated with the Auto Emailer: mention that HTML is allowed in the email body.
• Improved internal API for use with recipes.
• Minor order loading and order saving speed improvement.
• Fixed with the Address Validator: an exception could sometimes be thrown if all changes were accepted at once.
• Fixed with the Auto Emailer: if when upgrading from ReadyShipper 5 or earlier the old auto emailer settings were incomplete an exception could occur on startup, preventing ReadyShipper from loading.
• Improved stability when uninstalling modules.
• Fixed with Express 1: updating the Express 1 module could cause an error.
• Fixed a compatibility problem with Mac OS X 10.5.
• Fixed with Express 1: insurance could not be purchased.

ReadyShipper 6.0.1

What's New

Minor Changes and Fixes

• An 'outdated module' alert now shows on startup if old modules are found.
• Updated with the Address Validator: check for invalid or missing state.
• Updated with Stamps.com and Express 1: improved error messaging.
• Updated with Recipes: when right clicking orders to apply an automation, recipes are prefixed with 'Apply Recipe' for clarity.
• Renamed File > Export to File > Export to XML.
• Updated with Recipes: recipes can now easily be turned off without editing the actual recipe.
• The Address Validator module was fully removed from ReadyShipper Express, where it didn't work anyhow.
• Fixed with Stamps.com and Express 1: always require an APO/FPO form type for such shipments.
• Fixed with the Address Validator: orders brought into the Order Browser could have their addresses validated before they were fully downloaded.
• Fixed with the Address Validator: avoid 'non nillable element' error when the City field is empty.
• Fixed with Express 1: the "Flat Rate Envelope" package type is no longer shown since it is not yet supported by Express 1.
• Fixed: when a Ship From error appeared in the console, clicking on the link would bring the user to the wrong settings page.
• Fixed with the Address Validator: in ReadyShipper Pro, the Address Validator did not work with Express 1 accounts.
• Fixed with Network Solutions: redundant data like the part number was appearing in the item descriptions.
• Fixed: the Network Solutions XML importer was accidentally removed from ReadyShipper 6.

ReadyShipper 6.0

What's New

• Express 1 international support.
• Express 1 insurance support.
• Powerful variable text support in the auto emailer: add a header such as "Dear <Customer Name>," or insert ship type, ship via, items and tracking numbers with ease.
• Universal address validation allows you to check and correct any US address ahead of shipping.
• Recipes: automate any common task through a powerful macro system. Set a certain weight for all your packages, automatically fill in customs descriptions, divide your orders into boxes or many other things. Download pre-made recipes, order custom recipes or write your own.
• New ReadyReturns module allows easy uploads of shipped orders to ReadyReturns.
• New Dazzle XML import module.
• New Channel Advisor module.
• New Network Solutions module for direct API access to enterprise accounts.
• ReadyShipper Express: a free version of ReadyShipper for those not yet decided to go Pro or for those where Express 1 shipping is all they need.
• New activation wizard makes it easy to start with ReadyShipper, regardless of if you're a new or an old customer, a ReadyShipper Pro or ReadyShipper Express user. The setup wizard guides you through getting your license if you don't have one and helps you set up when you do.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with Express 1: SCAN form support.
• Custom forms can now be installed in the ReadyShipper Library's "custom_forms" folder. This allows easy installation of custom forms on the Mac.
• Universal void: voiding is now available for all ship types and easily accessible in the main toolbar instead of individual module menus.
• Unarchive orders.
• Fixed with Magento: if correct credentials were changed to incorrect ones, the status would remain as 'successful'.
• Fixed in Windows: the splash screen now has a name to distinguish it in the task bar.
• Fixed with Form Only: international characters are now allowed in the shipping address.
• Fixed: editing a field in the inspector and pressing tab could in recent builds cause an exception.
• Fixed with Stamps.com and Express 1: more than one buy postage/credit screen could be opened at a time.

ReadyShipper 5.1.5

What's New

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with Magento: documentation and usability improvements for attribute imports.
• Updated with Amazon: credentials are verified immediately when Save is clicked in the settings dialog.
• Updated with Amazon: no longer import buyer email as the customer number.
• Fixed with Amazon: work-around for invalid Amazon CSV data when a quotation mark (") was included in the data, such as for a product description.

ReadyShipper 5.1.4

What's New

• New with eBay and Amazon: import 'item condition' per line item (e.g. new / used).
• New in the Products table: you can now specify the URL for each product.
• New in the CSV/ODBC Importer: if both first and last name are tied to the same field, the name is automatically split by space into first and last name. Optional support for Last Name first.
• CSV export support for ship to address and bill to address.
• New Print Status column for the main order table which shows when and if an order was printed. Printed orders can be sorted by date.
• You can now search by order number range by entering a range such as 101-104 in the search field. Furthermore, the special keywords order:>X and order:<X can be used to show all orders with numbers above or below X respectively.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• The Czech Republic can now be specified as a country using any one of Czech Republic, Czechia or CZ.
• Updated with Amazon: removed "New Since Last Import" option from order browser because Amazon backdates orders making them appear in the past. Therefore the only safe option is to always go back at least 24 hours.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: friendlier messages for missing weights when shipping internationally.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: when shipping to Canada, the province is now automatically abbreviated as required by UPS.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: improved checking of address information with better messages when shipping internationally.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: attempting to ship international orders without a description now generates a friendly error message.
• Updated with FedEx, UPS OnLine and WorldShip: some per item messages were made more readable.
• Updated with the auto importer: you can now auto import from an empty path.
• Updated with eBay: long order imports can now be cancelled.
• Improved with Magento: imported order number is now the same as what shows up under Order # in the Magento admin, instead of the internal number.
• Changed with Stamps.com and Express 1: Signature Required is now on by default for Express Mail. The Waive Delivery Signature option is used to counter it, just like with USPS.
• Updated with Stamps.com and Express 1: Flat Rate Box was renamed to Medium Flat Rate box for clarity.
• Explanatory tooltips on the Labels and Forms settings page.
• New CSV Export feature: option to export only shipped orders, replicating the previous option.
• Database optimizations: database access speed has been improved throughout the program.
• Updated with OrderMotion: switched to new OrderMotion APIs.
• Improved thermal printing speed.
• When an invalid license key is found, the prompt to call support now has an "Enter New Key" button instead of a "Retry" button.
• Always scroll to new messages in the message console, even if the user has scrolled to a different message. This prevents overlooking of new messages.
• Updated with Magento: the error messages shown when invalid credentials or an incorrect URL is entered are now more clear.
• When no search results are found and 'View Archived' is off, a notice is shown to the user.
• Updated with Magento: updating orders which have already been updated now has an improved message.
• If unshipped orders are archived, a warning is shown and confirmation is requested.
• Updated with Magento: additional attributes can now be imported by specifying them in the module settings window. The attributes are added to the item descriptions.
• Sort by pick location in the main order table now works even if some items take their pick locations from the products table.
• Updated with Amazon: the error message for incorrect credentials is now more clear.
• Increase the left hand margin slightly when printing with a Dymo LabelWriter.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: the message to correct per line item order data would always point at the first item if there were multiple items with the same part number in an order.
• Fixed with eBay: if there were very many orders to import, not all orders could be imported. The eBay module now downloads a few at a time until all have been received.
• Fixed with FedEx SmartPost: removed Billing Address from manifest file, changed appartmentOrUnit to apartmentOrUnit.
• Fixed: if an order browser was set to sort by a certain column, and that column was then removed by a ReadyShipper update, the order browser would fail to show.
• Fixed with Magento: order shipped with Mail Innovations could not be updated in Magento.
• Fixed with Magento: orders shipped with FedEx SmartPost could not be updated in Magento.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: if a content type was preventing international shipments, the error link did not properly activate content type editing.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: Product table based unit weights weren't applied properly for international shipments.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: for shipments to Canada, the
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: the content type inspector field sometimes had the "" message remain when editing began.
• Fixed with the Message Console: sometimes clickable error links would not reveal any field in the inspector. Now even hidden fields will be revealed when following an error link.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: if the imported total for an order was empty, the order could not be shipped internationally.
• Fixed: the numbering in the order mapper for long form CSV files with multiple product columns was wrong and went Product, Product, Product #1... instead of Product, Product #2, Product #3.
• Fixed with eBay: order imports for large numbers of orders could fail to get all orders.
• Fixed with the auto importer: disable on error for FTP imports did not work in recent versions.
• Improved auto import error handling.
• Improved on the warning shown when trying to use the auto emailer without settings.
• Fixed with Magento: changing the settings and closing the window quickly would result in an error.
• Fixed with eBay: names with middle names lost the last name on import.
• Fixed with Stamps.com and Express 1: "Rate ToZIPCode and Destination Address ZIPCode field must match" error.
• Fixed with ShopSite: some large unit prices (above $999.99) would prevent order import.
• Fixed: when printing with a DYMO label printer in Windows, the label would be cropped to the right and at the bottom.
• Fixed with the Ship Type converter: if many converters were added and the settings window closed and reopened, it could become taller than the screen.
• Fixed with SmartPost: SKU field in ItemAttributeRecord is now 100 characters wide. Also added 11 spaces for the unused declared value field. This lines the quantity up with the right character index.
• Fixed with Magento: orders with some items without weight could not be imported.
• Fixed with the Ship Type Converter: if many ship type converter settings were entered and the settings window closed and reopened, it could become taller than the screen.
• Fixed with Magento: workaround for "order_created_at" error with Magento 1.4.1.1 and 1.8.0.

ReadyShipper 5.1.3

What's New

• Unshipped orders are now included in CSV exports, both for 'export selected' and 'export unarchived' orders.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with Magento: only display unshipped orders for import.
• New with eBay: part numbers can be imported from the Custom Label field, useful for Selling Manager Pro users.
• New with the CSV importer: tracking numbers can now be imported.
• Improved with FedEx SmartPost: new manifest file upload directory, added manufacturer-product-version tag to labels, no text in Zone E (above barcode) for Canada shipments, Ship To changed to 'TO/DEST:' for Canadian shipments, automatic Delivery Confirmation for Parcel Select, use product description for product name field, improved error messaging for missing data, include line item URLs in Order Manifest.
• Order Date, Import Time and Ship Time are now displayed in the local time format. The CSV export format remains unchanged.
• Updated with Amazon: leading and trailing spaces in the Amazon credentials are now automatically removed, making it easier to correctly enter credentials.
• Updated with QuickBooks: attempts to import already imported orders will lead to a prompt to overwrite instead of creating a differently numbered order duplicate.
• New with WorldShip: Saturday Delivery support.
• New with Magento: option to select only certain order statuses to import. This helps to, for example, ignore 'pending' orders.
• Updated with Magento: credentials are now verified in the background whenever changed and the results are shown in the settings window.
• Updated with eBay: "Order #" is no longer a Buyer ID import option since order numbers must be numerical.
• Fixed with Magento: order time import was handling time zones incorrectly which could lead to order times being off by a number of hours.
• Fixed with WorldShip: better support for Windows machines with system wide password policies enforced.
• Fixed with WorldShip: improved export of shipments with empty company names.
• Fixed with WorldShip: more country names are translated to WorldShip friendly names, improving international shipping.
• Fixed with eBay: after a certain amount of time, email addresses become unavailable for eBay orders. This is now handled gracefully.
• Fixed: Order Date, Date Only always displayed a 1970s date.
• Fixed with Magento: admin URLs starting with https could not be used.
• Fixed with Amazon: the new Amazon manual did not show up in cases where the old manual has been viewed at some point.
• Fixed a rare shutdown problem.
• Fixed: an empty order date is now displayed as "Unknown" in the main order table.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: empty order dates would export as a 1960 date.
• Fixed: if the database backup wizard was cancelled, the database would be left running after ReadyShipper shut down.
• Fixed: the database updater would suggest a database backup even for a fresh install in recent versions.
• Fixed with Magento: import errors were silently ignored and treated as no new orders to import.
• Fixed with FedEx SmartPost: the "city" address field is now properly passed in the Order Manifest.
• Fixed with Magento: if one order failed to update, the order update process would end immediately. Now the rest of the orders will be updated anyhow.
• Fixed: incorrect product table CSV exports when values contained commas.

ReadyShipper 5.1.2

What's New

• Reference 2 defaults can now be configured on the options tab.
• Support for international CSV files: you can now specify the encoding of your CSV file on the last page of the order mapper. For instance, ISO-8859-1 can be used for most accented European characters and UTF-8 can be used for any writing system.
• New for the Mac version: TrueForm Basic, a portrait form suitable for use on printers where margins prevent use of the standard landscape form.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with SmartPost: each package is marked with a billing reference number containing the Order Primary ID.
• When exporting shipped orders to PDF the files can now be named by Primary ID, a new choice for the File Name option on the Labels & Forms page.
• New reference default option: "None".
• New reference default options: "Quantity": the total quantity of all items in the order. "Description": a list of description in the order. "Part Number": a list of item part numbers in the order.
• New 'Auto-Fill Phone Number' option uses the sender's phone number when a phone number is required but one is not available for a particular shipping address.
• The order mapper wizard is now much faster and employs a more traditional table style for editing values rather than a potentially long list of individual widgets.
• Updated with the products table: all fields, including dates, can now be imported and exported through CSV. Also, unset values are exported as empty cells instead of as "N/A".
• Updated with Magento: updated manual.
• Updated with Amazon: updated manual.
• Updated with Amazon: wwitched places between Merchant ID and Marketplace ID in the settings dialog to match Amazon's ordering.
• Updated with Magento: enter your easy to find Admin URL to configure Magento instead of the 'SOAP URL'.
• Fixed with the FTP Uploader: the cause of errors was not logged.
• Fixed: sometimes an exception could be thrown when editing an unset order reference in the inspector.
• Fixed with Amazon: errors in the data to be parsed could lead to silent data loss.
• Fixed with Amazon: implemented a work-around for Amazon 1.1's "recepient-name" bug.
• Fixed with eBay: for single transaction orders, the order date imported wrong.
• Fixed with eBay: orders without a tracking number could not be updated to eBay.
• Fixed with eBay: if a single transaction from eBay was split into multiple boxes, updating tracking numbers wouldn't work.
• Fixed with eBay: certain loads could lead to connection errors.

ReadyShipper 5.1.1

What's New

• Order Number on the packing slip can now be set to display the order primary id, PO number, reference 1 or reference 2.
• Search extended to include ship to address 1, address 2, city and state. These values can also be used as columns in the main order table, or for export to CSV.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with FedEx: international shipping without line items now produces a user friendly message.
• Updated with Stamps.com and Express 1: improved generic error messages.
• Updated with the Auto Importer: if the source folder is missing, the auto importer is automatically disabled and a message is displayed.
• Fixed with the Auto Importer: changing the import type in the settings screen wouldn't work.
• Fixed with the Auto Importer: auto import could result in an unexpected exception if the settings window was opened and closed before an auto import.
• Fixed with FedEx: the default 'Broker Inclusive Services' was not always used.
• Fixed with Magento: in the order browser, the Ship To column showed the 'customer name' which actually corresponded to the billing name rather than the ship to name.
• Fixed with Amazon: 'actual ship cost' was being set to the imported ship cost.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: if the misnamed 'Large Envelope or Flat Rate' package type was selected as the default package type and the software was upgraded to 5.1, the settings screen would no longer open. This error could also occur if an arbitrary string was entered for default package type and the settings screen was reopened.
• Fixed with the FTP Exporter: the settings screen wouldn't work right for new users.
• Fixed with CSV/ODBC importing: if residential indicator was not configured, the "import all addresses as residential when ambiguous" option would not kick in.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: if an APO or FPO shipment did not have the required unit weight and unit price defined for each item, an unhelpful error message of '(null)' would be displayed. An explicit error message is now displayed instead.

ReadyShipper 5.1.0

What's New

• Express 1 discount USPS postage integration.
• eBay integration.
• Stamps.com SCAN form support. Create end of day reports.
• Magento eCommerce integration.
• New Order Browser which is faster, allows sorting, column selection and scrolling without page buttons. Search is also improved.
• New with the Auto Emailer: a new setup wizard makes it easier to configure and verify email sending in ReadyShipper. The auto emailer now also supports SSL.
• New 4x8 Thermal label with additional information below the main 4x6 label section. Includes actual ship cost and custom 1 among other things.
• New with 3DCart: update orders now sends tracking numbers and ship dates.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• The new order table column "source" shows where an order came from - for example "PayPal" or "OrderMotion".
• New in the Order Browser: 'new orders' date option allows easy importing of new orders since the last import.
• Updated with WorldShip: labels with 3rd Party billing are now supported.
• Updated with QuickBooks: improved address import. Get shipping/billing address name from the Customer Name when needed.
• Auto import can now be used with all order browser imports plus the regular Directory/FTP/ODBC import simultaneously.
• New with Stamps.com: reference fields are now printed on the label.
• New with Stamps.com: APO/FPO customs forms support.
• Updated with Stamps.com: only show domestic or international ship types based on the destination country.
• Future ship date import/export added to TrueOrder XML.
• Updated with PayPal: imports for small numbers of orders now run much faster.
• Updated with PayPal: better error messages.
• Settings were reorganized to be less cramped.
• The Carrier Report now summarizes total ship cost, not total order value.
• To assist users with multiple keys in determining which key they are using on what machine, part of the user's license key can now be seen in the splash window and the About screen.
• You can now specify item quantities in decimal whole numbers (e.g. 1.0, 2.0) when importing from CSV or ODBC. Note that only whole number quantities are supported. 1.5 would still be an error.
• ODBC support was improved for better Access and MSSQL compatibility.
• Updated with Stamps.com: the error shown when shipping without a weight now includes a link to set the override weight.
• Removed some limitations where weights over 413 LBS would not work.
• Reference Fields now support displaying the "Gift" value.
• Updated with Amazon: Gift indicator import support.
• Orders and Products can now be deleted using the "Delete" key on the Mac.
• Added "Shipped" column to set whether an order has been shipped when importing through order maps.
• Updated with Stamps.com: voiding an order shipped in test mode now generates a notice that "this order was shipped in test mode. There is no postage to void."
• New with USPS and Stamps.com: new setting to control Daily Ship Time.
• Preference Criteria Code and Join Production Indicator can now be edited in the products table.
• Produced Info Code can now be edited in the Products table, although the value itself should be copied from a choice in the inspector since it's too long to type by hand.
• New with the FTP Exporter: all available CSV export maps can now be used.
• New with the FTP Exporter: TrueOrder XML is now an available export type.
• New 'Gift' field stores whether an order is a 'gift' or not. Useful for determining if it should be gift wrapped.
• Performance improvements for loading orders.
• "Ship To Email" and "Bill To Email" are now available as column options in the main order table, and to export through the CSV exporter.
• Updated with Stamps.com: voiding a test mode label no longer sends a useless void request to Stamps.com.
• Updated with Amazon: improved setup instructions.
• Updated with USPS: connection errors now have more user-friendly error messages.
• Updated with Quickbooks: pass the first 11 digits of the order number for Ref Num instead of nothing when the number is too long to fit.
• Updated with Yahoo: Gift Wrap Message is now imported as the order message, falling back on the Comment field if unavailable.
• Updated with Stamps.com: the error message shown when trying to ship a First Class Mail shipment over 13 oz is now more clear and provides a link to select a different ship type.
• New with FedEx SmartPost: when orders have multiple ship from addresses, multiple end of day reports are automatically generated as needed and uploaded in batch.
• Updated with FedEx SmartPost: it is now an error to try to ship Standard Mail above 1 pound, or anything but Standard Mail when the package is less than 1 pound.
• New in the FTP Exporter: FTP port can now be specified.
• When batch editing in the inspector and the selected rows disagree on what drop down choices should be available, show all of the possible choices instead of none. An example is when editing a domestic and an international order in the same batch: domestic and international ship types are different, so there used to be no ship type drop down. Now both domestic and international ship types will show.
• Updated with Stamps.com: more user friendly error messages for "SWS" style errors.
• Updated with Stamps.com: the error shown when trying to ship a too light package has been improved.
• Auto-imported orders now display a link in the message console to select the imported orders.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: imports of over 200 orders would fail.
• Fixed: the print dialog could throw a "widget is disposed" error under some circumstances.
• Fixed with Mail Innovations: rounding errors could cause orders exported and reimported orders to show an extra pound on the label.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: some unrelated errors could appear as "This shipment requires delivery confirmation" incorrectly.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: "There is an invalid reference to QuickBooks ship method ref "First Class Mai" in the Invoice" error.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: certain customs descriptions with a citation mark or an ampersand at about 35 characters would cause an error.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: if an order failed to ship, its references fields would be cleared.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine and WorldShip: there could be a very rare possibility of the Reference 1 field showing different values in the inspector and on the actual label.
• Fixed: clearing the add box weight field would cause an error.
• Fixed with FedEx: orders with COD or international documentation (multi label packages) and more than two boxes would fail.
• Fixed: on the Mac, thermal labels in some printer configurations were scaled down slightly, reducing print quality and affecting barcodes negatively.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: "Invalid argument. The specified record does not exist in the list" error from QuickBooks when exporting.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: sparse order data with little address information can now be exported or updated without errors.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: if a voided order which previously had a tracking number was shipped with a Stamps.com method which does not generate a tracking number, the old voided tracking number would remain.
• Fixed: in Windows, a window would flicker on the screen the first time the inspector was revealed.
• Fixed: duplicate tracking numbers could crash the tracking feature.
• Fixed: sometimes customer name information would be missing in the tracking window.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: improved experience when auto exporting multiple imported orders.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: order without a ship date would show up with a date of January 1st, 1970 UTC in QuickBooks.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: orders with order number longer than 11 digits can now be exported and updated.
• Fixed with WorldShip: old WorldShip data could sometimes come back and affect new orders in ReadyShipper.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: the Stamps.com Insurance type couldn't be activated. This was caused by the add-on code for USPS Insurance being used instead of the Stamps.com Insurance code.
• Fixed: when exporting to TrueOrder XML, any unset values for 'first name', 'last name', 'address1' and order 'total' would be changed into a set one.
• Ship Via and Ship Type are now optional in TrueOrder XML to allow preservation of their unset state.
• Fixed with the Auto Importer: the configuration panel could disappear under certain circumstances.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: the Large Envelope or Flat package type was misnamed "Large Envelope or Flat Rate" again. This package type is now also removed from the list of valid choices for First Class Mail.
• Fixed with the Auto Emailer: in Windows, the configuration window and settings wizard could obscure each other in interesting ways.
• Fixed with Shipsurance: in Windows, an "unable to find valid certification path" occurred after recent Shipsurance server updates.
• Implemented work around for Java bug 6266377. This should improve settings saving in Windows.
• Fixed with Shipsurance: under some hard to reproduce circumstances, the settings dialog could not be opened.
• Implemented work around for Java bug 4017593. This should also improve Windows settings file saving.
• Fixed with Shipsurance: some errors were not logged.
• Fixed with 3DCart: certain errors would not be displayed.
• Fixed: in Windows, database updates would sometimes fail and require the software to be restarted for a second attempt.
• Fixed: attempting to edit product data in products table without any data previously set could result in an unexpected error.
• Fixed: on the Make a Label screen the Order Id field would not always stick. The field was also renamed to "Primary Id" to better reflect its true nature.

ReadyShipper 5.0.8

What's New

• Form Only Update: cleaner label style and new ship types Pick Up, Freight, International and Local Delivery to help in the warehouse.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with Amazon: the "gift-message-text" value is now used before "delivery-Instructions" for the message.
• Default content type: select a content type to use by default for international orders.
• Added general "Sale" content type.
• Fixed with Amazon: names with more than two words would not be imported fully.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: shipper release did not work properly.
• Fixed with SmartPost: auxiliary endorsements now have a 0.25" space between them.

ReadyShipper 5.0.7

What's New

• New USB scale drivers: now compatible with the Mettler Toledo PS60 scale. Also unsupported but extended compatibility with other Mettler Toledo scales and other USB models.
• WorldShip 11 support: the latest version of WorldShip 11 is now fully supported. WorldShip 10 support has been discontinued.
• New form style included: ReadyLabel TFLRX.
• New with 3DCart: mark orders as shipped in the online store directly from ReadyShipper through the new 'Update' menu option.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with Amazon: new online based signup process.
• Updated with Amazon: replaced the message shown when Amazon throttles a request with a more informative one.
• The Stamps.com 2500i USB scale is now much faster in Mac OS X.
• Renamed Standard Landscape label to ReadyLabel TFLG1.
• Fixed: certain combinations of upgrades could lead to an 'Unable to create destination directory' error regarding Import Maps on startup.
• Fixed with WorldShip: in 5.0.6 orders would flow to WorldShip but not always come back into ReadyShipper.
• Fixed with WorldShip: URC updates could cause the software to freeze during startup.
• Fixed with WorldShip: the module would crash if it saw duplicate order numbers in the shipping queue. Now an error is displayed instead.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: having a blank country could cause an exception.

ReadyShipper 5.0.6

What's New

Minor Changes and Fixes

• New main order table column: Future Ship Time.
• Updated with Amazon: the first download operation now downloads and saves everything about the candidate orders in memory so that any import operation happens without a second download run. The fast import will only work if ReadyShipper was not restarted between the the listing, or auto download. When this optimisation can kick in though imports will be nearly instantaneous.
• The Order Report now shows product descriptions next to the part numbers. The 'number of boxes' column was made less wide and renamed to just 'boxes' to accommodate the extra information.
• The license key entry dialog is now a little more user friendly with the first text box automatically selected and return-to-activate.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: the Settings menu option now has a proper separator above it like other modules.
• Fixed with Shipsurance: the Settings menu option now has a proper separator above it like other modules.
• Fixed with WorldShip: if orders were deleted from ReadyShipper, new orders set to be processed with WorldShip could get incorrectly associated with old tracking numbers from the WorldShip database.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: the last build showed an error about an invalid data type when attempting to track.
• Fixed: since ReadyShipper 4.2, the first sample map installer has not been needed and was causing a needless file copy.
• Fixed: the license key entry dialog would show an error under certain circumstances.
• Fixed: in recent versions the import maps folder was not created properly on a fresh install. This caused the sample import map not to appear and various problems with import maps in general. The folder is now created as needed and previous errors are automatically fixed.
• Fixed: setting a box to use a predefined Package Size and then deleting that Package Size definition would cause an internal error when trying to ship the containing order.

ReadyShipper 5.0.5

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Fixed: sometimes the main menu would log an error on shutdown.
• Fixed with the Auto Emailer: some of the settings did not stick over program restarts in the last version.

ReadyShipper 5.0.4

What's New

• The new Order Report gives you an easy overview of orders yet to ship.
• The settings storage system has been rewritten to improve robustness. While fully backwards compatible, the new system offers much higher reliability and easier technical support.
• FedEx international shipping support has been expanded.
• New in UPS OnLine: automatic address validation can now be enabled in the UPS OnLine settings.
• New in PayPal: order numbers are now read through the PayPal API when available.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Multiple items can now be dragged between boxes at the same time in the Boxes and Items view.
• Updated with FedEx: it is now possible to specify an Importer if different than Recipient for international shipments.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: the International section in the Inspector was simplified.
• CSV Export Maps can now be configured to use Unix, Windows or carriage return style end of line markers for each row.
• Startup time was reduced by about 1 second by improving the loading of country definitions.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: the error messages for international shipping with NAFTA without Producer option is now easier to understand.
• Updated with USPS: the user is now warned that they are about to make labels without postage.
• Updated with PayPal: today's orders may now reach further back than 24 hours, all the way to midnight of the previous day.
• Added UPS Thermal 2844 Alert which warns about potentially bad quality prints without the Zebra driver.
• Fixed: order saving is now more robust when multiple orders are changed simultaneously. An automatic retry loop was added to restart deadlocked transactions.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: tracking was broken in ReadyShipper 5.0.3.
• Fixed some errors with the diagnostic Repair Database operation.
• Fixed with PayPal: the help dialog could cause an error under certain circumstances.
• Fixed with FedEx: Purpose of shipment (ContentType) is now bound to predefined types.
• Fixed: the status bar was drawn in the wrong style on OS X Snow Leopard.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: the cryptic error message 'Stamps error: ;' has been resolved.
• Fixed with Mail Innovations: long return address could sometimes cause the 2D matrix barcode to slide into the USPS barcode area. Email address and phone fields are now removed from the return address to prevent this.
• Fixed with Mail Innovations: very long order numbers could extend too far to the right. The text is now automatically resized to fit.
• Fixed: when converting from legacy preferences, a blank port number setting for the autoemailer would cause an error.
• Fixed: the box description of an order created by Make a Label could not be edited without an error.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: the Large Envelope or Flat package type was incorrectly called Large Envelope or Flat rate.
• Fixed with Worldship: if the installation procedure fails ReadyShipper now gives up after 30 seconds instead of waiting forever. Also additional log entries are made for troubleshooting.
• Fixed: in an order with three boxes or more, deleting the first box would cause an error.
• Fixed with Shipsurance: under some circumstances the ship time reported to Shipsurance would be off due to timezone.
• Fixed with PayPal: if there were more than 50 new orders since the last update an error would occur.
• Fixed with USPS: the "Label date must be within next seven days" error was fixed.
• Fixed: sometimes during shutdown, the status bar of the main window would try to redraw, causing an error.
• Fixed: the archive orders operation finishes by updating the selection on screen. This caused an error if the software was being shut down at that time.
• Fixed: if ReadyShipper is using the default printer and the default printer is changed, ReadyShipper now notices faster.
• Fixed with USPS: the Delivery Confirmation now assumes automatic and appropriate defaults and rejects unavailable options.
• Fixed with UPS: the correct length unit is now automatically selected for United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. This resolves some UPS error messages about mixing Kg and inches.
• Fixed with Amazon: orders without currency information now assume USD.
• Fixed with USPS: the label time sent to the USPS is now in EST/EDT based on new USPS instructions.
• Fixed: the main menu could cause shutdown exceptions by updating late.
• Fixed: the Import Maps dialog could be made too small to be used.
• Fixed: the auto importer would not shut down gracefully if in the middle of an import.
• Fixed: the inspector state was not always saved on shutdown.
• Fixed with UPS: very long phone numbers with formatting could be truncated. Formatting is now removed.

ReadyShipper 5.0.3

What's New

• Updated with Stamps.com: "Small Flat Rate Box" and "Large Flat Rate Box" are now available.
• USPS Future Ship Date: Future Ship Dates can now be specified for USPS and Stamps.com orders. Also, USPS orders made after 2:00 PM will automatically be future ship dated for the next day as requested by USPS.
• Updated with Amazon: orders can now be auto imported in the background.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated with Stamps.com: customs folder is now created automatically if it doesn't exist.
• Updated with Stamps.com: hidden postage and delivery confirmation are now automatically disabled for international shipments.
• Updated with WorldShip: ReadyShipper's active Ship From address is now transmitted to WorldShip automatically.
• Updated with WorldShip: Ship to and Ship from address can now use unabbreviated state names. The state names will automatically be abbreviated behind the scenes for WorldShip's sake.
• Residential Indicator can now be defaulted to set when not imported.
• When auto importing files, files which cannot be imported for whatever reason now remain in the import folder.
• Updated with Stamps.com: slightly improved Declared Value error message for international shipments.
• If the database failed to shut down the program would take 100 times longer than intended to give up.
• Fixed: when importing from CSV or ODBC, override weight was imported in milligrams regardless of the map settings resulting in a 0 override weight on the screen.
• Fixed with Auto Import: all files regardless of file extension were attempted for import.
• Fixed: the shutdown timeout message for the database said it was a startup timeout.
• Fixed with Mail Innovations: if the module was installed but not licensed, the software would fail to start up with an NPE error.
• Fixed: sometimes an NPE error would occur right after closing the Make a Label screen.
• Fixed: an NPE error could occur when trying to import a CSV file which couldn't be opened.
• Fixed with WorldShip: on some Windows XP machines, when the WorldShip module was installed the ReadyShipper user interface would get a strange embossed rendering of its buttons and the left sidebar with icons would take on a grey background and update incorrectly when moused over.
• Fixed with WorldShip: when the WorldShip module was installed shutting down the software would sometimes be difficult due to the module repeatedly checking WorldShip for updates.
• Fixed: in ReadyShipper 5.0.2, Declared Value Fill could not be turned off. Declared Value Fill can now be set to None and is set to None by default in new installations.
• Fixed: Insurance Value, Declared Value and Description fields were hard to clear when not using the enter key.
• Fixed: on the Products screen, using the keyboard when no products were listed could lead to an error.

ReadyShipper 5.0.2

What's New

• Windows 7 support.
• Improved ODBC compatibility with Oracle databases.
• Added Box Description Fill option which can default box descriptions to one of the following: Item Description(s), Part Number(s), Message, Reference 1, Reference 2.
• Added Declared Value Fill option which can default declared value to one of the following: Subtotal, Subtotal + Shipping, Total.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Better Windows Vista upgrade experience.
• Increased default database startup timeout from 3 to 10 seconds. This should allow ReadyShipper to start up on very old machines with little memory.
• Updated with FedEx: Reference 1 now used as Invoice Number, Reference 2 used as PO Number in case when Invoice or PO Number is not set using Advanced Options section or PO# field.
• Package sizes are now shown in alphabetical order in the drop down.
• In Windows the package size drop down and other drops downs in the order options view now show more options at a time.
• Updated with BeanBasket importer: InvoiceNumber is now used for Order # in ReadyShipper.
• New CSV and ODBC mapper date format to handle dates like 2009-08-01 21:40:04.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: Ship From address now has greater flexibility.
• New Order table columns: "Product Descriptions", "Ship To Country" and "Ship To State". These columns can be enabled in the View Options.
• Updated with Stamps.com: a nicer error message is now shown for "You must choose exactly one of Signature Confirmation (US-A-SC) or Delivery Confirmation (US-A-DC) for a shipping label".
• Slightly reduced installation size in Windows.
• Added digital scale integration to the Make a Label screen.
• The database can now be accessed even if the hosts file is missing the localhost definition.
• Fixed: "Timer already cancelled" error when trying to turn off auto import.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: an error would sometimes occur when entering new credentials.
• Fixed: setting a combo to 'not set' would not result in the default value showing in recent versions.
• Fixed with Shipsurance: when the 'use Shipsurance as default Shipping insurance' option was toggled the currently selected order would not reflect the change.
• Fixed with BeanBasket importer: files could not be imported if the computer was configured for a non US English locale.
• The version number shown when viewing ReadyShipper's property page in Windows is now correct.
• Fixed: FTP Auto Import continued to attempt to do periodic imports after import errors.
• Fixed with WorldShip: labels with invoices markers could sometimes be printed even that WorldShip would not have done so in the same situation. The reason was a difference between ReadyShipper and WorldShip in the calculation of the value of international orders.

ReadyShipper 5.0.1

What's New

• New Vista upgrade wizard automates the database relocation needed for 4.3 customers in Windows Vista.
• Added support for currency specifications in CSV and ODBC money columns. You can now specify currency with $, €, £ or ISO abbreviations followed or prefixed with the value. E.g. $400.00 or 365 SEK.
• Ship Types are no longer case sensitive, and also automatically trim spaces of the start and end of the entered ship type.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Added support for a new CSV and OSBC map date format compatible with dates like "Jul 29, 2009 1:18:12 PM".
• Updated with Amazon: new 3 day import option in Order Browser.
• Updated with QuickBooks: imported ship cost can be overridden by actual ship cost as an option.
• The following Inspector fields are now edited using date picker: 1. UPS Order On Call Pickup's Pickup Date 2. Item's Netcost Begin Date 3. Item's Netcost End Date 4. UPS Order SED License Date.
• The following Inspector fields are now edited using time editor: 1. UPS Order On Call Pickup's Earliest Time Ready 2. UPS Order On Call Pickup's Latest Time.
• Updated with Shipsurance: a particular warning message could show repeatedly when viewing orders. Now it only shows on ship time.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: when using Quantum View Notify with no Ship To email address set, the Bill To email address will be tried instead.
• When too many orders are selected for inspection the inspector will now show a message.
• Updated with FedEx SmartPost: removed reference numbers from the shipping label above the Ship To address - this is in response to a customer request to remove the order ID .
• Updated with Shipsurance: added ability to use item descriptions as box description when box description is empty.
• Updated with FTP Exporter: FTPS can now be used as well as regular FTP.
• Updated with USPS: the Express ship type now allows address validation to be bypassed using the inspector.
• Fixed: in Windows Vista, the list of available ODBC sources for import maps always came up empty.
• Fixed with Shipsurance: sometimes Declared Value was not properly passed and the following error would be shown: "The declaredValue needs to be of the format - currency".
• Fixed with Shipsurance: sometimes an attempt to insure orders with a value of 0 would be made if the total + ship cost insurance calculation method was selected. The insurance would be taken for the ship cost.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: some messages about the Ship From address would link to the wrong field.
• Fixed with UPS OnLine: sometimes rates could not be retrieved if an unknown value was in the Package Type field, even that the Order Options pane properly showed that "Package" would be used as a default.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: if an attempt to purchase postage failed, the error message meant to be displayed failed to display and instead caused a different error.
• Fixed with WorldShip: the WorldShip module should now work in Windows Vista even if the current user is not the Administrator. A special installation procedure may be triggered if the user has insufficient permissions.
• Fixed with FedEx SmartPost: "K" record (Ship/BillTo Phone & Email) is now specified only once per order.
• Fixed with FedEx SmartPost: "V" record (Package Detail Record) special service value 1, 2, 3 fields are now filled with spaces instead of zeros.
• Fixed: on the Make a Label screen, adding products from the list of auto suggestions would not use upper and lower case as seen in the selected option.
• Fixed with Amazon: slowed down request rate to avoid 'request throttled' error.
• Fixed: Insurance Value text field was always active, even when no order was selected.
• Fixed: Insurance Value text field tried to show hints for deselected orders.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: the Content-Type 'Other' could not be used.

ReadyShipper 5.0.0

What's New

• Rates: you can now preview the rate for your shipment and compare the cost of different ship types.
• UPS OnLine with Mac OS X: you can now ship using UPS OnLine right on your Mac.
• Fast Orders: even with thousands of orders on screen ReadyShipper now updates quickly, and takes advantage of multiple CPUs and cores when available.
• Scale Support: hook up a Stamps.com Model 2500i 25 lb USB scale or a 510 5 lb USB scale and you can weigh your packages quickly and conveniently within ReadyShipper using the Take Scale Weight File menu option.
• Shipsurance Insurance: take our third party package insurance with Shipsurance as an alternative to first party insurance or when no other insurance is available.
• International UPS OnLine support: includes support for SED, NAFTA, US CO, High Value Report and Commercial Invoice forms.
• New Amazon Integration: our rewritten Amazon API integration is stronger than ever.
• New in the WorldShip module: WorldShip 11 support and international shipping support. Multi-currency COD, Warsaw Agreement, Invoice and Documents Only indicators, goods export and more.
• Support for multiple currencies.
• User-configurable weight and length units.
• User-definable CSV export format. Choose which columns to export and in what order.
• New Message Console: new message console gives more space to actual messages and scrolls in an intelligent manner.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Changed with Mail Innovations: orders shipped with the Standard ship type no longer get a passive tracking number.
• The ReadyShipper message area now scrolls smoothly in case a message doesn't fit on screen.
• Updated with OrderMotion: Item Unit Weight can optionally be imported now.
• New Tracking CSV export fields: Ship Cost Currency and Total Sale Currency.
• Updated with QuickBooks: "All Shipped" and "Selected" are now options for updating shipped orders.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: the error message for connection errors to UPS servers is now more clear.
• Updated with FedEx: removed Ground Service to Puerto Rico.
• Updated with UPS OnLine: added UPS Express Box Small, Medium and Large support.
• New more narrow main window header gives more space for orders.
• Updated in Stamps.com: the error message shown when an account is out of postage is now more clear.
• Updated in Stamps.com: phone numbers are now automatically formatted to Stamps.com specifications when possible.
• Some Inspector date fields can now be edited with a datepicker widget.
• The Carrier Report was visually refreshed.
• Updated in the QuickBooks module: 3 day import option.
• Updated in the Mail Innovations module: cost center can now be imported from a custom field per order.
• Canadian provinces are now automatically abbreviated as needed.
• Updated in the Yahoo module: sub categories are now imported as part of the item description.
• Added Package Type drop down to Make a Label screen.
• Preferences and license are now stored in the ReadyShipper Document's folder, making them easier to find.
• Updated in the UPS OnLine module: added Quantum View Notify support.
• New Order Mapper fields: Box Override Weight, Reference 1, Reference 2, Package Type, COD Type, Future Ship Date.
• New Archive orders options.
• New database update wizard. The new wizard allows the user to select where to backup their database, or even to skip backing it up altogether.
• Set to Ship and Don't Ship are now much faster when applied to a mix of applicable and not applicable orders.
• Updated Carrier Report.
• Updated Manifest Report.
• In the Stamps.com module: added more detail to some error messages, including messages about the weight being too heavy for the given ship type.
• In the Stamps.com module: the meter number for the active account now shows in the settings screen.
• Right clicking or control clicking (Mac) on many orders to run an automator is now much faster, even with thousands of orders.
• In the FedEx module: added FedEx Home Delivery ship type.
• In the UPS OnLine module: better support for multipackage shipments.
• New smart splash screen which displays more information.
• Reduced number of files generated when exporting TrueOrder XML.
• Fixed: in Windows, sometimes double clicking a module to install it would cause an application exception.
• Fixed with Stamps.com: after shipping, the order ship cost now accounts for cost of add ons such as insurance.
• Fixed with OrderMotion: item descriptions were not imported when "Import Item Attributes" was on.
• Fixed: sometimes deleting products from the products table would cause an exception.
• Fixed with QuickBooks: already imported orders could remain visible in the order browser.
• Fixed: shipping an order with an insurance value but no insurance type would cause an error.
• Fixed with FedEx: sometimes proper error messages would not show up for incomplete data.
• Fixed with FedEx: shipping with an unknown package type resulted in an error instead of the default "Your Packaging" type being applied.
• Fixed: sometimes an Index Out of Bounds error would occur when changing sort order in the order table.
• Fixed in the ShopSite module: orders with line items without a SKU or description defined could not be imported through the Order Browser .
• Fixed: in Windows, the order table would lose its scroll position sometimes and jump to a random position after a change was made to an order, even if that change did not change the sorting of the table.
• Fixed: opening the form folder and manually deleting the active form would prevent ReadyShipper from restarting.
• Fixed: sometimes when importing a TrueOrder XML file the progress bar would finish long before the import operation.
• Fixed: in OS X, pushing the Home or End keys in the main order table would sometimes move the scrollbar without actually scrolling the content.
• Added a potential workaround for database errors caused by McAfee automatic scans locking up database files used by ReadyShipper.
• Fixed in the QuickBooks module: sometimes reinstalling the application would fail.
• Fixed in the QuickBooks module: records without a customer email address now work better.
• Fixed in the QuickBooks module: N/A values could appear in various places if unset data was exported to QuickBooks.
• Fixed in the QuickBooks module: improved handling of records when Customer is represented by a number (and not by First name Last name).
• Fixed in the PayPal module: imported amounts did not always show two decimal places.
• Fixed in the FedEx module: when shipping multi box shipments, the total shipment weight was not calculated correctly.
• Fixed in the FedEx module: when shipping internationally, unfixable errors regarding missing "duties payment" and "commodities" could occur.
• Fixed in the UPS OnLine module: trying to ship without all required fields could result in various errors.
• Fixed in the WorldShip module: dimensional weight was not always printed correctly on the label.
• Fixed: changing an order value twice without reselecting the order wouldn't cause the order to update on screen.
• Fixed: uninstalling a shipping module while shipping with it could cause an exception.
• Fixed: on the Mac, many help screens did not show the regular ReadyShipper menu bar.
• Fixed: in Windows, many help screens did not show the ReadyShipper icon in the upper left corner.
• Fixed in the Stamps.com module: the "content type" link for Stamps.com error messages didn't work in recent versions.
• Fixed: the line dividing the parts of the order view which can be used to resize the divisions would sometimes disappear.
• Fixed crash issue with searching very first record on very first page of OrderBrowser (Issue:1508)
• Fixed in the Stamps.com module: if only the first or the last name was set any address validation update would discard the name.
• Fixed in the Stamps.com module: shipping with incorrect credentials caused misleading error messages about incorrect addresses.
• Fixed a memory leak. The effect was especially noticeable during shipping hundreds of orders, which would exhaust all memory in the long run and crash the application.
• Fixed in the WorldShip module: the WorldShip module could not be used without also having the UPS OnLine module.
• Fixed in the FedEx module: sometimes tracking information was "denied".
• Fixed: if there was an ampersand symbol in a box general description, ReadyShipper would export incorrect TrueOrder XML.
• Fixed: cancelling the to ship status of an order currently in the process of being shipped could hang ReadyShipper.
• Fixed: the list of available printers only refreshed when ReadyShipper was restarted.
• Fixed in Stamps.com: an error showed when the Buy Postage screen was closed before postage was updated.
• Fixed: new installs will now work much better in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
• Fixed: memory was lost every time a new report was generated.
• Fixed: memory was lost every time a new order was viewed in the inspector.
• Fixed in the UPS OnLine module: per shipment reference numbers were not correct.
• Fixed: with the Stamps.com module, printing with a thermal printer would disable international forms.
• Fixed in the UPS OnLine module: sometimes an error would be shown on startup if the module was disabled.
• Fixed in the UPS OnLine module: Saturday Delivery is no longer shown as an option when not available.

ReadyShipper 4.2.4

What's New

• Stamps.com International Shipping: you can now ship internationally with Stamps.com and get your custom forms generated automatically as well.
• FedEx tracking: you can now track FedEx orders right from ReadyShipper.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Product data can now be exported as a CSV file.
• In the Stamps.com module: better error messages for address, tracking and voiding errors.
• In the Dazzle module: Delivery Confirmation can now be turned on by default.
• 300 DPI thermal label printers can now be used through a new option in the Print Setup screen.
• When Delivery Confirmation is on by default you can now override that behavior on a per box basis by setting the delivery confirmation to 'Disabled.' Set it to '' to get the default behavior again.
• Fixed: on the Products screen the table header label for weight unit was not updating properly.
• Fixed in the Amazon module: unshipped orders could be updated to Amazon
• Fixed: running ReadyShipper without any printers installed would sometimes cause exceptions.
• Fixed in the Amazon module: order numbers were not fully visible in Order Browser and Total Cost did not always display properly.
• Fixed in the Amazon module: under certain conditions the import would lock up.
• Fixed: if using ReadyShipper with Stamps.com only, the FedEx module would attempt to register itself upon every startup.
• Fixed: some combinations of order table sort options and view options could prevent ReadyShipper from starting.

ReadyShipper 4.2.3

What's New

• USPS Tracking: Tracking support added for Stamps.com, Endicia and Mail Innovations shipments.
• Import from afar: you can now auto import from an FTP folder.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• The country of your Ship From address is now your default country for addresses where the country field is blank.
• You can now disable insurance by entering '0' for insurance value.
• You can now copy and paste tracking numbers and many other data points.
• Allows for COD ground shipping via FedEx.
• Stamps.com Update: you no longer need both first and last name set to ship with the module.
• FedEx update: new settings screen with 3rd party billing support.
• Fixed in the FedEx module: international ground shipping now works again.
• Fixed: with the Endicia module, shipping was sometimes impossible when no insurance value was set.
• Fixed in the FedEx module: multiple package support was broken in 4.2.1.
• Fixed in the OrderMotion module: Ship To phone number and special instructions now import.
• Fixed in the OrderMotion module: $0 total sale amount was being shown in main order list.
• Fixed: packing list sort order selections would not always be effective.

ReadyShipper 4.2.2

What's New

• Faster CSV Imports: large CSV imports are now up to twice as fast.
• Multiple Column Sort: get your orders in order. Sort by two or more columns in the main order table by using the Ctrl key (Windows) or the Command key (Mac) to select additional column headers.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Fixed: if an order was shipped with a blank Reference, the field could take on it's default value if shipping failed or the order was voided.

ReadyShipper 4.2.1

What's New

• DSI Insurance: an economic alternative to carrier insurance.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• You can now click on Stamps.com address review notes to be brought right to the Address Update tool for the specific order.
• Fixed: a combination of rounding errors caused Stamps.com to interpret boxes of 1 lbs as being 2 lbs.
• Fixed: with the Stamps module, bypassing address validation would not always work.
• Fixed: in the Make a Label screen, available ship types wouldn't change with address country changes.
• Fixed: in the Amazon module, the Shipping Address was not recorded properly.
• Fixed: with the Dazzle module, an error would occur on startup if there were no preexisting settings.
• Other bug fixes.

ReadyShipper 4.2.0

What's New

• Now Shipping on the Mac: ReadyShipper can now be used with Mac OS X, making it the most powerful shipping solution for the Mac today.
• Introducing FedEx support: upgrade your carrier with ReadyShipper's new support for domestic and international shipping with FedEx.
• Introducing Stamps.com support: create USPS postage directly through ReadyShipper with nothing but a Stamps.com account.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• New auto importer allows you to import orders on a timer.
• Many bug fixes.

ReadyShipper 4.1.2

What's New

• Heavy duty ship type converter: the ship type converter can now choose ship types based on package weights as well.
• Streamlined Inspector: it's easier than ever to find and edit shipping options through the Order Inspector as the main table has been given more space.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• ReadyShipper has a new, simplified print setup dialog.
• Fixed: the DAZzle module would sometimes lock in test mode.
• Fixed: sometimes the status bar would cause an error during shutdown.
• Fixed: repeatedly changing a WorldShip order from to ship to not to ship would eventually cause an error message.
• The 'print only one order at a time' option was moved to the Print Setup screen.
• Fixed an "unable to query database" error that could occur in some circumstances, potentially related to OrderMotion usage.
• The Print Setup dialog no longer always appears in the upper left corner of the screen.

ReadyShipper 4.1.1

What's New

• More references: reference 1 and 2 can now be set through ReadyShipper's interface and show up correspondingly on UPS Online or WorldShip labels.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Updated instructions for PayPal settings to clarify new PayPal procedures.
• You can now see more import types at once in the drop down in the import dialog.
• PO Number is now an optional column for the main order table.
• Ship To Company is now an optional column for the main order table.
• There are now two standard landscape forms: A and B. A is the old standard landscape form from before September 11 2008, with the barcode in the upper left corner. Standard Landscape B is the new version with the icon in the upper left corner and the barcode in the lower left.
• When a form can't be printed or saved to PDF due to a newer version of Java being required, a helpful error message is now displayed.
• Fixed: in 4.0.0, specifying a WorldShip ship type would cause an error.
• Fixed: clicking the ship it button would cancel some types of active editing, sometimes causing a problem when a box weight had been entered just prior to ship it being clicked.
• Fixed: even after using "stop shipping" on DAZzle orders, the respective labels would be printed next time DAZzle was started.
• Fixed: once you had received an error with the DAZzle module it appeared to be permanent. For instance, if an order had an address validation error, fixing the address and reshipping wouldn't fix the error - the same error would appear immediately.
• Many other minor DAZzle module issues were resolved.
• Fixed: certain kinds of errors would freeze the ReadyShipper UI as the circumstances of the error made it impossible to display an error dialog.
• Changed the date format used when sending order updates to OrderMotion.
• Fixed: sometimes an order would become uneditable after it had been set to ship for WorldShip and set not to ship afterwards.

ReadyShipper 4.1.0

What's New

• Easier order editing: the new box options view allow items to easily be dragged and dropped between boxes to arrange them the way you want them. Also, several key order fields can be edited in this view without having to open an inspector.
• Batch Edit: multiple orders can now be inspected and edited simultaneously using the Inspector, making it a breeze to set the ship type for a group of orders, toggle residential indicator and more.
• Major graphical refresh: ReadyShipper 4.1 introduces a cleaner, fresher look that uses screen space more effectively.
• Introducing DAZzle support in ReadyShipper: ReadyShipper now cleanly integrates with Endicia's DAZzle.
• Improved Make a Label screen: the make a label screen has been expanded with address entry, ship type selection, package type selection and weight entry, and the screen now features automatic product and address completion.
• New and smarter database backend: behind the scenes improvements give you major performance improvements in almost all day to day tasks with ReadyShipper.
• Major data integrity improvements: the database is now significantly more resistant to corruption caused by power outages or other unforeseen program exits.
• The ODBC importer now supports Oracle databases.
• Keyed Import for all regular import types (imports selectable from the Import dialog). The new Keyed Import dialog allows you to enter order numbers to bring in orders one at a time. The window stays open to allow multiple imports in a row, and the window can be closed by hitting escape once done.
• The Mail Innovations module can now send international shipments with the Standard ship type.
• New UPS Online module features: Shipper Release, Saturday Delivery, and Third Party Billing options.
• ReadyShipper can now import NetworkSolutions XML files.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Amazon module performance improvements.
• The NetworkSolutions PartNumber field is imported into ReadyShipper as the part number.
• Improved error messages for some importer errors to not say 'Thread-X Error' but 'X Importer Error'.
• Yahoo orders with no line item 'code' defined can now be imported through the Yahoo! importer. Also, line items with no description can be imported.
• The message console now stays on top of ReadyShipper's main window, and the message console positions itself underneath ReadyShipper by default.
• ReadyShipper now produces an appropriate message when an attempt is made to ship an order that has already been shipped.
• Added a 'Make A Label' button to the Order toolbar.
• Standard landscape form redesigned with the barcode in the lower left.
• Added "Payment" as a row under "Custom Values" in the Inspector.
• Improved error handling for ODBC problems.
• The order number range dialog, used when importing orders without order numbers, now features a spinner widget to make it easier to select a number.
• UPS allowed COD types are now either Money Order or Personal Check / Money Order.
• Newly created orders are now automatically selected and brought into view.
• New Order Mapper fields: declared value, insured value, shipper release, signature confirmation, adult signature required, COD, COD Amount.
• The item summary line now shows the effective unit weight of the item rather than the imported unit weight. Also relabeled Unit Price and Unit Weight rows to Imported Unit Price and Imported Unit Weight respectively.
• Cleared up terminology: "actual ship cost" in the Inspector was renamed to just "Ship Cost" to match what it's called at the Box Level.
• Fixed: the Amazon module imported incorrect unit prices and tax values.
• Fixed: the Amazon module would import orders from outside of the specified range in the order importer.
• Fixed: the Amazon module now handles promotional discount order lines without date info.
• Fixed: when an order box was removed such that a line item was moved to a different box that already had that line item, the quantity of the new combined line item would be wrong unless the target box's line item had a quantity of exactly 1.
• Fixed: changing the inspector view options would sometimes not cause the inspector to update with the new options unless the inspector was closed and reopened.
• Fixed: in Windows, holding a dragged item over the Activity view would cause the item to flicker rapidly.
• Fixed: if no order was selected, empty rows could be dragged in the Inspector which when dropped would cause an error.
• Fixed: under certain circumstances when overwriting orders and reshipping, ghost items would appear on the packing list.
• Fixed: when using the up and down arrows in the inspector, the wrong order would sometimes become selected.
• Fixed some problems with address saving when using a default "From Addresses" for shipping.
• Fixed: sometimes the TrueOrder XML exporter would omit some custom fields.
• Fixed: ship cost and COD amount were susceptible to rounding errors in some cases.
• Fixed: sometimes when a change was made in the Inspector, another order would become active.
• Fixed: if the up or down arrow was clicked in the Inspector while an order was being edited, an error would sometimes occur.
• Fixed: the Mail Innovations Settings dialog window did not display the ReadyShipper icon but a generic application icon.
• Fixed: sometimes when deleting or importing ReadyShipper would show blank rows in the order table.
• Fixed: Newgistics labels could not be created if merchant ID was entered in lowercase.
• Fixed: when selecting many orders (many more than max inspectable) there was a needless delay.
• Fixed: sometimes the inspector would not be updated when revealed. This would lead to a 'Viewing order XXX' message.
• Fixed: if a selected order moved in the main order table due to it's data changing so it would sort into a different position, another order would become selected.
• Fixed: a ship type converter progress bar could be seen flickering on top of the order import progress bar.
• Fixed: when importing from CSV or ODBC without order numbers, the order number generator would skip every second order number.
• Fixed: the order number range dialog would sometimes appear in front of other windows, such as the message console, instead of appearing above the main window.
• Fixed: sometimes after an import was finished, the diagnostic console would become active instead of the main window.
• Fixed: batch import would skip orders on machines under load.
• Fixed: in 4.0, Netsuite custom fields would not properly update with shipment information when the Update menu option was selected.
• Fixed: sometimes ReadyShipper would freeze up when trying to prepare orders to ship.
• Fixed: when new orders were imported they would not always be highlighted and displayed.
• Fixed: if you have a collapsed item scrolled out of view on top of your inspector and then caused an update, that item would expand, making the scroll seemingly jump towards the top.
• Fixed: the Order Inspector would update twice whenever a selection was made in the main order view, causing a slowdown and flickering. The inspector now only updates when the order selection has been changed.
• Fixed: if a module file was renamed, ReadyShipper would not be able to find any previously entered settings for it when the module was reinstalled.

ReadyShipper 4.0.3

What's New

• WorldShip 10 Ready: This version of ReadyShipper introduces support for WorldShip 10.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• The Mail Innovations module can now send international shipments with the Standard ship type.
• Auto Emailer no longer tries to send emails for orders without email addresses.
• Ship Cost in CSV export is now always actual ship cost, not imported ship cost. Also, if Ship Cost is not set an empty field is generated instead of "N/A".
• OrderMotion module performance was improved while memory usage was reduced.
• Performance of plugin loading has been improved.
• Improved the design of the ShopSite settings dialog.
• Added support for international return labels in WorldShip.
• Added Worldwide Saver ship type to WorldShip module.
• Added checkbox and additional setting to specify whether or not to import weights from OrderMotion.
• Moved the Mail Innovations 2D barcode down below the horizontal of the order number to fit long order numbers.
• Reduced the size of the NetSuite module by about 1 MB.
• Fixed: after connecting with the NetSuite module, operations would fail immediately with a "session time out" error.
• Fixed: residential indicator could not be imported through order maps.
• Fixed a potential crash when importing through an order map.
• Fixed: in the ShopSite module, certain large values for charges would cause imports to fail. Also, the error message displayed was unhelpful.
• Fixed: ShopSite connections were impossible if ReadyShipper could not validate the certificate. There is now an option in ShopSite's settings dialog to disregard SSL validation.
• Fixed: some UPS routing codes would overflow on the right side of the WorldShip label and be cut off.

ReadyShipper 4.0.2

What's New

• Extended Mail Innovations Support:The Mail Innovations module now generates the most advanced kind of the Mail Innovations label available. Also new is support for the 'Standard' ship type which is a money saving option when delivery confirmation is not required.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Fixed: sometimes editing the shipping address would cause the billing address to change.
• Fixed: a "Widget is disposed" exception was sometimes thrown if the import dialog was opened and then closed followed by a new module being installed.
• Fixed: installing a module would sometimes take a long time during which the user interface would be unresponsive.
• Fixed: if a configured logo image could not be read, ReadyShipper would fail to start.

ReadyShipper 4.0.1

What's New

• Tab Around the Inspector: The inspector can now be navigated using the tab key. For instance, an address can be entered by clicking a field, typing something and then hitting tab to get to the next field where more data can be entered without mouse interaction. Shift tab can be used to go backwards among fields.
• New Order Columns: "Calculated weight" and "override weight" are now available as column choices in the order view. These options can be selected from the View Options menu.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Inspector performance improvements.
• Changes in the products table are now immediately reflected in the inspector when relevant.
• Fixed: sometimes deleting an order would cause the inspector to hang or display incorrect information.
• Fixed: "billed ship cost" column in main order view only worked intermittently and when it did work it showed actual ship cost. The column was renamed to "ship cost" and now always shows the actual ship cost.
• Fixed: if when editing a row in the inspector another row was selected for editing, the new edit would be immediately canceled.
• Fixed: sometimes clicking help twice would cause an exception.

ReadyShipper 4.0.0

What's New

• Faster than Ever: Shipping, printing and archiving are only three of the operations that have been made significantly faster in ReadyShipper 4.
• Improved User Interface: ReadyShipper 4's user interface is faster and more efficient than ever. Enjoy a snappier response together with a look and feel that's closer to what you're used to.
• Introducing the Order Inspector: The Order Inspector replaces the cumbersome order detail view with a light-weight, fast and intuitive companion window to ReadyShipper. Configure it to display only the information you need, and even open up multiple inspectors to focus on different parts.
• Handle More Orders: ReadyShipper is now enterprise ready as we have removed all limits: you can view all your orders at the same time, sort thousands of orders by any column, and scroll from the top to the bottom of tens of thousands of orders in a second.
• USPS Labels: Out of the box, ReadyShipper 4 can now create US Postal Service labels (without postage).
• Set Your Charges: The charges such as 'subtotal' and 'shipping and handling' shown on the printed forms can now be configured in any way you want with the new Charges dialog.
• Power Reporting: You can now make reports based on tens of thousands of orders.
• Automatic Saving: You no longer need to save all your orders to ship or to perform other actions. ReadyShipper saves your orders in the background.
• View Options: You can now configure what columns you want to view in the main orders panel, so that you have everything that's important to you at your fingertips.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• Support for Windows Vista.
• New keyboard shortcuts: many menu options now have keyboard shortcuts to speed up your processes.
• A number of long running operations such as PDF saving can now be cancelled.
• Most windows now retain their size and position when you restart ReadyShipper.
• The reports user interface now has a more unified look between the different reports.
• Fixed: exporting more than a few thousands orders to TrueOrder XML would take a very long time or fail due to lack of memory.
• Additional safety features for the database have been added.
• The residential indicator is now part of each address.
• You can now have a longer Terms and Conditions text in the standard landscape form.

ReadyShipper 3.3.0

What's New

• New Products Table: The products table has been rewritten to be faster and more efficient with the most common work flows. You can now navigate the table easily with the keyboard to make data entry faster. You can also sort by any column.
• ODBC Import: You can now import order data from an ODBC source defined on your local machine. The new ODBC import type can be activated through the updated Order Mapper.
• Return Label Support: You can now generate a return label using the WorldShip 9 module. A new option was added to the ship options for WorldShip which if checked causes ReadyShipper to generate a return label instead of an outgoing label. This flag can be imported through CSV.
• Bullet Proof TrueOrder XML Export: You can now export your orders to TrueOrder XML in almost all circumstances - even if disk failure or power failures corrupted some of your data.
• Landscape Label Only Form: You can now print just the label of a shipment if you don't need a packing list. This can speed up your printing process.
• Slimmer Database: A new cleanup process automatically slims down your database by removing old unused data. Some users may experience a significant decrease in database space usage after the first time they run this new version.

Minor Changes and Fixes

• The Ship From address can now be changed on UPS Online labels.
• The product table's automatic data completion based on part number is now case insensitive. A part number such as "ABC123" is now considered the same as "abc123". In addition spaces are trimmed from the beginning and end of part numbers.
• It is now significantly faster to 'export all' to TrueOrder XML.
• Added a preference for disabling parallel printing.
• The auto boxer automator would sometimes generate hundreds of empty boxes. This has been fixed.
• The Netsuite module was updated to reflect changes in the Netsuite API.
• The Standard Landscape and Portrait forms would add a blank page after each printed page if the order number was longer than 12 characters. This has been fixed.
• When importing orders with Overwrite Existing checked, some orders could not be overwritten in some rare circumstances. This has been fixed.