Following the successful installation of the extension using our installation guide, you will need to get your YRC freight User & Business ID so that you can obtain live rates from their web service to your Magento site.
With your Client Code and Username at hand:
- Open Magento Admin
- Navigate to
Configuration->Shipping Methods - Enable the shipping method
- Enter your User & Business ID details and Password
- Set the rest of the configuration as required
- Save config
Restricting Freight Display
By using the Minimum Weight and Weight Applies To fields you can restrict when Freight Rate is displayed. It is best explained by example.
If we want Freight Rates to be shown only when the weight in cart is over 100lbs then we set Minimum Weight to 100 and Weight Applies to to ORDER. Restrict Rates will be set to TRUE. This will result in only Freight Rates being shown when weight is over 100lbs. If Restrict Rates is set to false then over shipping rates (e.g. UPS) will still be shown alongside Freight Rates.
It will be possible to apply a minimum weight just to an individual item, these feature is not currently implemented.
Applying a Percentage Discount on Returned Freight Rates
The YRC freight extension allows you to apply percentage discounts on returned freight rates.
Amongst the configuration options for the extension, you will find a field that says Apply percentage discount. In this field, input the percentage discount you would like to offer all your customers on their returned freight rate and the extension will calculate the discount and apply it to the rate when the customer requests a quote.