SendPro Enterprise version 8.54.0 Release Notes (February 13, 2023)

Note: Some changes affect all SendPro Enterprise users, while other changes affect licensed users only. If you are a subscriber, your SendPro Enterprise is hosted in the Pitney Bowes cloud with the address https://name.sendproenterprise.com, where "name" is your organization's unique value. If you are a licensed user, your SendPro Enterprise is not hosted in the Pitney Bowes cloud.

Headline Enhancements

The following headline enhancements have been implemented in SendPro Enterprise:

Product Admin. Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

The Product Admin screen will now display green arrow icons for Apps that are eligible for Auto Upgrade, which indicates Apps that have not been modified from their base release version. This is to differentiate between stock App versions and Apps that have received customization. Apps that have been saved after making changes will not feature the green icon and will indicate that they are not eligible for future automatic updates. More details on Auto Upgrade and App versioning will be available in a later release.

Administration App. Default settings for HubCapp credentials.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

Three new settings are accessible through the Administration App, under Settings > All Settings:

• Default HubCapp URL
• Default HubCapp License
• Default HubCapp Name

Note: Existing HubCapp settings used for Blackbox printing will now be prefixed with the word "Blackbox".

Updated Peripheral Settings snippet behavior includes:

• The Settings snippet will now automatically pull HubCapp credentials from the new default settings configured in the Administration App, if they are not already saved in a shipping app.
• Added a reset option to reset values to the new default settings if they have been edited by a user in a shipping app.
• If a user does edit the settings to a custom value in a shipping app, these will be stored in browser cookies as they are today and continue to be used by that browser session until the custom values are reset.

When configured, any new users or existing users accessing via a new machine or browser will automatically see credentials configured, reducing the need for manual intervention. HubCapp credentials can still be overridden for an individual user if required by editing the settings, as can be done currently.

Note: If HubCapp is set to be configured on a Per User basis, leaving the Default HubCapp Name setting blank in the admin app will cause the shipping app to use the logged in user's username as the HubCapp Machine Name.

STAT Overnight. New carrier.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

SendPro Enterprise now supports STAT Overnight.

Carrier Changes

The following carrier changes have been implemented for SendPro Enterprise:

Spee-Dee. Support for Unboxed parcel packaging type.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

In compliance with carrier updates, Spee-Dee now includes an additional handling fee when an unboxed parcel is shipped. This update prints indicators on the Spee-Dee label and manifest document outputs when Unboxed is selected.

Note: Spee-Dee customers who intend to use this package type must open a support ticket so the additional handling charge can be configured on our Regional Carrier Portal prior to use.

UPS API. New special service added.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

To meet carrier certification requirements, a new special service accessorial has been added for Package Release Code.

Note: UPS API requires that the Package Release Code must be 4-6 characters in length and only include numbers. Failure to follow these guidelines will cause the carrier to return an error.

FedEx SmartPost Web Services. Renamed to FedEx Ground Economy Web Services.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

Carrier onboarding wizard has been updated to reflect this change. Additionally, carrier service names have been updated to align with FedEx branding changes. This includes the following:

• FedEx SmartPost® Parcel Select (ID 434) is now FedEx Ground® Economy
• FedEx SmartPost® Media (ID 460) is now FedEx Ground® Economy Media
• FedEx SmartPost® Bound Printed Matter (ID 461) is now FedEx Ground® Economy Bound Printed Matter
• FedEx SmartPost® Standard (ID 462) is now FedEx Ground® Economy Standard

SaaS Transportation. Updated behavior when tracking with carrier API.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

The tracking request can now retrieve the ProNumber from the carrier response and pass back to system in the WaybillNumber field.

FedEx Web Services. International Priority CA to US shipment issue resolved.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

Resolved issue where FedEx International Priority service shipments would encounter and error when using Saturday Delivery from Canada to the US. Shipments using this service and locations should now function as expected.

DHL XML-PI. ExportDeclaration node with international shipments.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

Resolved an issue where the ExportDeclaration node was not being passed to the carrier on some international shipments, which DHL is now requiring.

DHL XML-PI. Updated ship behavior when Suburb required for Ship To address.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

Resolved an issue where some address fields were incorrectly passed in the Locale (Address2) field in the Carrier Request to DHL. The correct fields should now be passed as needed for countries using Suburb designations.

CTSI LTL. Updated ChargeGroups behavior in PierbridgeShipResponse.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

An issue was identified where excess ChargeGroup data was being returned and passed along in the ship responses. Shipment behavior has been modified to correct the issue.

UPS API and UPS Consolidated. Removed Proactive Response special service.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

The Proactive Response special service has been removed, as it was no longer supported by these carriers. Additionally, the Print and Mail return type has been removed as well.

UPS API. Updated rate and ship behavior with with Saturday Delivery.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

An amendment has been made to the UPS API Rate and Ship functions to process the results of the Time In Transit results before processing the Rate/Ship requests when Saturday Delivery is requested. Rating or shipping using a service that does not meet the Saturday Delivery requirement will return an error with the message 'Service cannot satisfy Saturday Delivery special service requirement, either select a different service or remove Saturday Delivery special service.' being returned to the user. For instance, shipping from Eastern US to Western US on a Thursday with the Saturday Delivery special service set will result in all services except UPS Ground and UPS 2nd Day Air being disallowed. This is a certification requirement from the carrier.

FedEx Web Services. Updated Saturday Pickup special service behavior.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

The FedEx Web Services connector has been amended to prevent it setting the SATURDAY_PICKUP special service on the FedEx request when shipping FedEx Ground or FedEx Home Delivery on a Saturday. Saturday is a normal working day for FedEx Ground services so the special service is not required. This flag is still set when processing FedEx Express services as Saturday is not a normal working day.

UPS API & LabelMaster DGIS. Updates to carrier connectors regarding hazardous shipments and UPS manifest requirements.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

Updates to carrier connectors have been made to ensure that the correct hazardous information is passed, letting LabelMaster know when hazardous shipments should be handled as UPS. This facilitates generation of UPS-required documentation for hazardous shipments to be transported at time of pickup. This is required for carrier compliance, allowing the UPS driver to legally transport hazardous goods to a UPS facility.

Important: The UPS Shipper's Certification for Hazardous Shipments report can only be generated using the End of Day process for UPS API with a LabelMaster DGIS account configured. This process must be run before the UPS agent arrives to collect the shipment. The LabelMaster Hazardous Manifest Papers document output must be configured as per the LabelMaster DGIS documentation.

PB Shipping API. Updated shipment postal code handling.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

The PB Shipping API connector has been amended to prevent the shortening of US ZIP codes to 5 digits. ZIP codes are now sent to the carrier API as provided by the user, including +4 digits.

UPS API. Updated shipment void behavior.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

The UPS API Connector Void process has been amended to now process shipment-level void requests correctly. Previously, each package in a multi-pack shipment was voided individually when void shipment was selected. Now, if the user now selects void shipment, we will request the shipment be voided by UPS API, not each package. The user still has the ability to void single packages from a multi-pack shipment by using the void package option.

DHL eCommerce API. Updated behavior with carrier end of day manifest creation.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

DHL eCommerce API CreateManifest call will fail if the user attempts to close a day with more than 10000 shipments. In order to engineer round this, the DHL eCommerce Connector now subdivides the CreateManifest request into multiple calls when more than 10000 shipments require manifesting. Each request will close a maximum of 10000 shipments and return the manifest documents for those shipments. Any shipments over this amount will then be processed by a separate manifest request which will return the manifest documents for the remaining shipments. One result of manifesting shipments this way is that if more than 10000 shipments need to be manifested, multiple domestic and international manifest documents will be returned.

Other Changes

The following other changes have been implemented in SendPro Enterprise:

Personal Shipping App. Shipments to US territories will now be formatted as international.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

The International tab will be now enabled for US territory shipments, as the carrier may require line item data be provided to process the shipment successfully. This includes:

• American Samoa
• Guam
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Puerto Rico
• Virgin Islands

SendPro Enterprise Admin. SAML description field now available.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

When configuring SAML through the SendPro Enterprise Admin > Authentication section, administrators can now provide a description in the SAML configuration.

View App. New App Setting added.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

With the High Volume Mode app setting set to true, the app will instead use a new stored procedure to return the list of shipments. The new stored procedure is designed to be more performant with larger data sets and can be used when timeout issues are seen when querying for shipments.

• Name: High Volume Mode
• Type: Bool
• Default Value: False

Note: When using High Volume Mode, it is not possible to use a customized data source (via Designer) as the stored procedure currently returns a fixed set of data that matches that used by the base view app data source.

Task Scheduler. Updated behavior when handling task requests.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

Tasks should now attempt a second time with a regenerated token if the first task request received an unauthorized response.

SendPro Enterprise Admin. New App Settings for DIMs, tool tips, and disclaimer.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

Added New App Setting to control whether Dimensions are required. With this set to true the user cannot proceed passed the Shipment Details tab until all three dimension fields are populated, and when set to false this screen behaves as it did before. Additional App Settings also added to display a help tooltip for the dimensions section to show details on how to calculate dimensions for some package types, as well as the option to add an additional custom disclaimer to the mandatory 90-day carrier terms and conditions disclaimer.

Reports App. Updated behavior for Personal Shipping data reports.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

Corrected an issue where Personal Shipping reports (Shipments Summary and Users Summary) Carriers column data would not populate correctly.

Personal Shipping App. Corrected database behavior regarding stored security credentials.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

An issue occurred when adding a new credit card that was related to the encrypted value exceeding the available value that could be stored. Changes has been made to correctly store the full value.

Stamps App. New App Settings added.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

Two new App Settings have been added:

• Name: "Order Sheets URL"
  • Default Value: "https://www.pitneybowes.us/shop/ink-and-supplies/postage-sheets-sl-spm11-sendpro-online-sendpro-360/en-us/storeus"
• Name: "Order Rolls URL"
  • Default Value: "https://www.pitneybowes.us/shop/ink-and-supplies/sendpro-postage-stamp-rolls-sl-spm02/en-us/storeus"

If these values are left blank, the order URLs will not show in the app.

SendPro Enterprise Admin. Corrected Download App behavior when listing recent versions.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

The Download App filtering will again list relative to the most recent major version for the instance.

SendPro Enterprise Admin. Authentication save button behavior updated.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

When editing OIDC or SAML data, the save button will now be re-enabled if any of the data changes.

Designer. Update to Data Source password handling.

Affects licensed SendPro Enterprise users only.

In (Undefined variable: GlobalVars.Designer), when creating/modifying a Data Source connection, the Password field will now accept the '=' (equals) as a valid character as part of a password.

App Updates. Update to jQuery version.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

Latest app versions can now utilize the latest version of jQuery for all libraries.

Data Management App. Corrected behavior when importing .txt file with alternate formats.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

Resolved an issue whereby selecting a .txt file for import would fail with the error "The file contains no data rows, please choose another file." This was due to the .txt file having "Unix LF" line feed formatting, which would not read correctly when the import was configured. This will now parse the file content correctly and can be imported successfully.

Logistics Server. Updated pickup request definition.

Affects all SendPro Enterprise users.

The Pickup Request.xsd has been updated to reflect the definition in the Developer's Blackbox Toolkit and API documentation. This change replaces the Receiver element with Destination element. Note: the connector was already implemented to support the using the Destination element.

Apps

The following changes have been implemented for SendPro Enterprise Apps:

Administration

• Added new carrier (OptiFreight)
• Added new carrier (STAT Overnight)
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.

Batch Meter

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.
• Update to jQuery version.

Batch Processing

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.

Certified Mail

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.
• Update to jQuery version.

Data Management

• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.

Desktop

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.
• Update to jQuery version.

Desktop Shipping

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.

End Of Day

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.

MailCenter

• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.
• Update to jQuery version.

Personal Shipping

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Update to jQuery version.

Reports

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.

Route

• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.

Stamps

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.
• New App Settings added.
• Update to jQuery version.

Store

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.

Supervisor

• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.

Supplier

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.

View

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.

Warehouse

• Added new default settings for HubCapp credentials.
• Enhancements to App versioning and update handling.
• Update to jQuery version.