Link shipping location to existing shipping account

In SAPIENT, you can link on or more shipping locations to your carrier's existing shipping account. This setup enhances operational efficiency, supports scalability, and ensures compliance, making it easier to manage shipments from various origins under one system.

To link a shipping location to your carrier shipping account in SAPIENT, follow the steps as explained in the following procedure.

In the left navigation panel, select Shipping Locations.

On the Shipping Locations page that appears, select the shipping location that you want to link to an existing shipping account and on the View Shipping Location[location name] form that opens, in the ASSOCIATED SHIPPING ACCOUNTS block, select .

Selecting option to add shipping location — Selecting option to link existing shipping account

On the Link Shipping Account form that opens, update the necessary information as explained in the following table.

Entering location details — Entering shipping account details

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In the following table, the mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

Element	Description
Carrier*	From the dropdown menu, select the needed carrier.
Shipping Account*	From the dropdown menu, select the shipping account to which you want to link this shipping location.

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Note
If you have selected Royal Mail as your carrier option, then an additionalCARRIER DETAILS block is displayed. To learn more on how to fill this block, refer to the Add Royal Mail shipping account section.

After entering all the relevant information, select .

Once done, the shipping location is successfully linked to your shipping account.

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Tip
You can also link the shipping locations to your carrier's shipping account via theLink Locations API endpoint.