3PLWinner

This guide provides an overview of integrating 3PLWinner with Advanced Shipment Tracking (AST) PRO for WooCommerce. This integration connects your WooCommerce store with your 3PLWinner account, facilitating seamless order management, label generation, and tracking number synchronization.

Overview of 3PLWinner Integration

3PLWinner WooCommerce integration streamlines the transfer of processing orders from your store to 3PLWinner, ensuring efficient label generation and tracking management.

The Problem Addressed

When using 3PLWinner to create a shipping label:

• Order Notes Update: 3PLWinner adds a note with the Shipping Carrier, Tracking Number, and a tracking link to the WooCommerce order notes API.
• Order Status Update: It changes the WooCommerce order status to Completed (Shipped).
• Lack of Shipment Tracking API Utilization: 3PLWinner doesn’t use the Shipment Tracking API provided by AST, meaning tracking info isn’t automatically added to the Shipment Tracking Order Meta. This omission results in the absence of the shipment tracking widget in the shipping confirmation email.

3PLWinner Tracking Integration Solution

The 3PLWinner Tracking Integration with AST PRO addresses these challenges by:

• Automating Tracking Retrieval: Automatically extracting tracking information from the order notes and updating it in AST’s shipment tracking order meta.
• Enhancing Fulfillment Workflow: Streamlining the order fulfillment process by reducing manual data entry and potential for errors.

Enabling 3PLWinner Tracking Integration

To activate the 3PLWinner integration:

1. Navigate: In your WordPress admin, go to WooCommerce > Shipment Tracking > Integrations.
2. Locate and Enable: Search for the 3PLWinner integration and enable it.
3. AutoComplete Option: Choose to enable the ‘AutoComplete shipped orders’ option. With this, AST will automatically update the order status to ‘Shipped’. For manual control, keep this option disabled.

Post-Integration Workflow

Once enabled, every time you generate a shipping label in 3PLWinner for a WooCommerce-originated order, the shipment tracking details will be automatically updated in AST’s shipment tracking order meta.

Handling Carrier Name Discrepancies

• Name Mismatch Issue: 3PLWinner might use different carrier names than those listed in AST’s shipping carriers.
• Solution: Use the ‘Map Shipping Carriers’ option to reconcile the names received from 3PLWinner with the standardized names in AST, ensuring the inclusion of a tracking link in the shipping confirmation email.

Best Practices and Notes

• Carrier List Sync: Regularly update your carrier list in AST for precise mapping and tracking.
• Integration Checks: Routinely ensure the integration’s functionality, particularly after plugin updates.
• Customer Awareness: Clearly communicate the availability of tracking features and encourage customers to use them for improved service satisfaction.

By following this guide and enabling the 3PLWinner integration with AST PRO, you can significantly enhance your order fulfillment process, ensuring that tracking information is accurately and efficiently applied and communicated.