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[Damian Kuczera <damoandsusie@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Landis,

RE the m2epro code how many shipment methods do you have? We have 2 ebay
shops, each with 6 different shipping methods - but only one m2e code. So
currently on every order we still have to check Magento (or ebay) for the
rate used. m2e is not ideal but it is free and the developers (like here)
are quick to respond. No experience of Amazon on it yet as we hope to open
our Amazon shop imminently. How does your amazon process work?

This is a really interesting point RE codes outbound and one I'm currently
trying to fix. For an m2e order seeing the shipping method purchased is a
problem, but as you say returning the final delivery method with tracking
number back to Magento seems to be a problem for even Magento orders. e.g
on Magento the customers orders 'Other 24 Hour Courier' but I ship the item
via 'UPS'... ideally we would ship via the Magento UPS method so the
backend tracking link works... but it seems the carrier is ignored and just
the tracking data is uploading.

I know Magento allows a different carrier between sales order and delivery
order since prior to integration we used freeshipping and then shipped via
the ups method.

The connector documents advise about setting carriers and shipping codes,
but this only seems to work for order download and is ignored on shipping
the order in Open to Magento. There doesn't seem to be a way of specifying
the carrier when shipping an item. Possibly another limitation of the
Magento API?

Do you find the same? :-)

Regards,
Damian
On 29 Apr 2014 15:31, "Landis Arnold" <larnold@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On My side, I used he M2E Pro extension, though mostly for Amazon.  95% of
> the time I use the built in Amazon.  I ship through Amazon with it and do
> my Tracking that way.  I find it relatively easy to simply accept the
> "me2pro shipping" code and enter a trackin number.  Then I can go to Amazon
> (as I would assume I could with Ebay) to see the real tracking.
>
> It would be nice, of course, to have more information in OpenERP but
> Magento does not seem to tolerate changing the Shipping code in my
> experience (as it means a change to the order).
>
> I would note that in OpenERP Payment methods screen there are actually "2"
> notation type fields available.  Perhaps a second field (method as Damian
> describes), below the standard Magento Field could allow indication of
> carrier (though this is for internal communication).  The M2EPRO method
> transmittal does not really tell the customer who's tracking number is
> being transmitted from OpenERP.  This communication can take place via a
> standard message in OpenERP or Magento backend however.  "Method" display
> may be all that is required.  I don't know if that is a Connector Screen or
> a generic OpenERP screen however that is used in Delivery Methods.
>
> My thoughts for now (other than I would prefer to not use M2E Pro at all.
>  It is very byzantine for Listings Management)
>
> Landis
>
> Landis Arnold
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guewen Baconnier" <guewen.baconnier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Damo and Susie" <damoandsusie@xxxxxxxxx>,
> openerp-connector-community@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 7:49:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [Openerp-connector-community] Shipping Method Not Shown For
> Official Magento/eBay Integration Module Orders
>
> On 04/29/2014 03:33 PM, Damo and Susie wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > The official Magento / eBay integration extension (M2E Pro) uses a
> single carrier code and shipment method code
> (m2eproshipping_m2eproshipping) for all orders. In Magento the actual
> carrier method is displayed using the 'method_title field’. The connector
> matches the shipping method using the carrier_code, but in the case of eBay
> orders this is the same regardless of the shipping method.
> >
> > As a result the end user (when viewing a imported order in OpenERP) is
> unable to determine the eBay shipping method (since all orders use whatever
> has been defined as the ‘m2eproshipping_m2eproshipping’ method) purchased
> and has to refer back to Magento in order to clarify this. This is ok if
> you only have 1 eBay shipping method, but most sellers have several which
> means checking every order in Magento.
> >
> > Is it possible (or could it be made so) that the ‘Method_Title’ is
> displayed (where m2e describes the actual shipping method ordered) on each
> Magento order (maybe in the shipping product) so that eBay orders shipping
> type is displayed?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Damian
> >
>
> Hi Damian,
>
> The Magento API does not gives the method title when we ask it the
> information about a sales order. The only thing it gives is the code,
> such as:
>
>     'shipping_method': 'flatrate_flatrate',
>
> So, if several methods are using the same code on Magento, we can't know
> when we import an order.
>
> Best,
>
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