Manage your BRT shipments in Qapla’
For BRT, the integration is available which allows for label printing directly on Qapla’ and the tracking of shipments managed with the courier. To configure the courier, you will need to follow the steps described below.
1. Request service activation from BRT
To generate shipments via Qapla’, request activation of the following service from your BRT contact or branch:
- Disk B WebService REST Solution
- Operational mode:
- Explicit (Qapla’s preferred solution): involves the creation, retrieval of the label, and confirmation of the shipment in three steps.
- Auto-confirmation: involves the creation and confirmation of shipments in a single operation.
It will also be necessary to retrieve the following data and specifications of your contract with the carrier:
- Customer code
- User (WS REST)
- Password (WS REST)
- Departure Op. Point (VABLNP)
- Tariff code (VABCTR)
- National Standard
- National PUDO
- International DPD
- Int. DPD Multi-package
- Int. DPD Direct Infeed
- Int. EuroExpress
- Int. Fedex
- Int. PUDO
- Shipping document service type(VABTSP):
- Standard service (default option)
- Priority service
- 10:30 service
- Nature of sender’s goods (VABNAS)
- Cash on Delivery (COD) collection type, default setting (ABTIC)
- Cash (default option)
- Check payable to the sender
- Bank check payable to the sender
- Cashier’s check payable to the sender
- Bank check payable to the courier with indemnity
- Check payable to the original sender
- Cashier’s check payable to the original sender
- Accept bank check payable to the sender as issued
- Carriage terms
- Carriage Paid (default option)
- Carriage Forward (not available)
- BRT notification type
- None (default option)
- SMS
- Both
- BRT Fresh Service
- BRT FRESH tariff code
- Default expiration days (number of days to add to the label creation date)
- Printing available in ZPL formats.
- Other Services available:
- Quantity-based rates: enable if it is necessary to send BRT the amount to be invoiced.
- Volume-based rates: enable if it is necessary to send BRT the volume, it will also be mandatory to indicate the specific tariff code for this activation.
Available label formats:
- PDF A4 x 4 (4 labels 105x148mm)
- PDF A4 x 8 (8 labels 100x68mm BRT Logo)
- PDF A6 (1 label 105x148mm)
- PDF 102x150mm
- ZPL 95x65mm (BRT Logo) (requires Qz Tray driver)
- ZPL 102x150mm (requires Qz Tray driver)
- ZPL 95x65mm (BRT Logo) (requires Browser Print driver)
- ZPL 102x150mm (requires Browser Print driver)
IMPORTANT: To print with ZPL formats, the installation of specific drivers is required:
- Qz Tray (dedicated guide in this link)
- Browser Print
Other settings:
- Sender: the company name that will appear on the label is the one registered by contract with the carrier. For any changes, request them directly from
- Shipping manifest: it is possible to enter up to 3 email addresses, separated by commas, to receive a copy of the manifest.
- Courier contact person: it is possible to enter your courier contact’s email.
- Order display in the labels section: all, national, or international
2. Request the configuration from our customer care
Once you have gathered all the credentials, data, and specifications requested, send the configuration request to our customer care (support@qapla.it).
Make sure to provide all the indicated details, your account name, and the channel or channels to be configured; incomplete requests may lead to longer configuration processing times.
NOTE: If the BRT module is not included in your plan, purchase it from the store or add it to your account to enable the generation of BRT shipments.
3. Updating Marketplaces and CMS platforms
If you generate BRT labels on Qapla’, the courier’s system will return the package ID as the shipment identifier; later, when the shipments become traceable in BRT’s systems, the actual tracking number will be returned. This particularity means that the order status update on marketplaces and CMS platforms is executed when the actual tracking number is retrieved, therefore the timing will depend on the courier. If you wish to expedite the update, you can request activation of the following options from our customer care:
- platforms and Marketplaces with package ID
- Update Amazon with Package ID
4. Tracking mode configuration
Enter your BRT Customer Code, and choose the tracking mode:
- Shipment number
- Customer package ID (recommended option for those who generate labels in the Qapla’ panel)
- Package ID (new)
- Numeric sender reference
- Alphabetic sender reference
Choose the field where the data selected above is located:
- Reference
- Tracking (recommended option for those who generate on Qapla’)
- Custom 1, 2, 3
Enable the update with the actual tracking number by activating the button and selecting the field where to save the data:
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Tracking (recommended option for those who generate on Qapla’)
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Custom 1, 2, 3
Management of Undelivered Shipments
To manage the release of BRT undelivered shipments in Qapla’, consult our dedicated guide: Management of BRT Undelivered Shipments Release
IMPORTANT: Functionality available for Italy.