8.53.0 Release Notes

Includes new version of: Transtream Setup (3.42.0).

Possible Breaking Changes

What has changed What to do
New App versions available. If you are using modified Apps, you must replicate your changes in the new version. See App Changes below for a summary of the items that have affected Apps in this release.

Apps

Current App versions and any changes are listed below. See Upgrade Apps and Snippets for general advice. To get access to the listed features, download the newest version of the App.

App Version ID Description
Administration 1.70 524245
  • Changes to Edit Carrier input boxes.
Data Mapper 1.1 516805
  • Improvements to app UI.
Desktop Shipping 1.34 516805
  • Improvements to app UI.
MailCenter 1.59 516805
  • Improvements to app UI.
Store 1.46 518677
  • Updated Special Services snippet behavior.
Supplier 1.46 518677
  • Updated Special Services snippet behavior.
Warehouse 1.64 518677
  • Updated Special Services snippet behavior.

Headline Enhancements

ID Support ID Description
449290 - App Improvements. Streamlined app code. Code improvements should provide faster load times and increased app performance.

Carrier Changes

ID Support ID Description
434651 - UPS API. Verbal Confirmation removed from carrier special service options. Special service is no longer supported by the carrier.
496048 - FedEx SmartPost Server. FedEx Smart Post Server has been renamed to FedEx Ground Economy Server. 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 lightweight (ID 470) is now FedEx Ground® Economy(Under 1lb)
  • FedEx SmartPost® Bound Printed Matter (ID 471) is now FedEx Ground® Economy Bound Printed Matter
  • FedEx SmartPost® Media (ID 472) is now FedEx Ground® Economy Media Mail
  • FedEx SmartPost® parcel select (ID 473) is now FedEx Ground® Economy
506955 - FedEx Server. Added new label stock types. Two new stock types have been added for FedEx Server (FSMS) to support fanfold format:
  • 588 - Zebra 4 x 8.5
  • 688 - Zebra 4 x 10.5
Please note that these stock types require FSMS version 20. For more detail see FedEx Server Reference.
515068 - UPS API. Removed No Signature Delivery Confirmation option for carrier. Delivery Confirmation - No Signature has been removed from the available delivery confirmation special service options for the carrier UPS API. This change is inline with recent carrier changes.
517152 - USPS Postage (Endicia). Updated carrier connector behavior with non-supported billing types. A modification has been made to the carrier's connector to reject requests that include non-supported billing types. An error will be returned to the user and no call will be made to the carrier's API.
519799 CS01090993 DHL eCommerce API. Corrected UOM passing in carrier connector. Addressed an issue within the connector for DHL ECommerce API whereby dimenson and weight UOMs in the localization element of the connector request were not being utilized when UOM elements were not included at package level.
522359 CS01087574 UPS Mail Innovations. Added Disposition Method special service options for carrier. These endorsements will appear on the shipping label when selected. The following options have been added:
  • Return Service Requested
  • Change Service Requested
  • Address Service Requested
  • Forwarding Service Requested
524245 - Carrier Details. Removed tracking URL input box. The Edit Carrier > Carrier Details popup in the Administration App has been updated to remove the tracking URL input box, as this field was displaying non-user-friendly data and no longer requires editing.
527317 - FedEx SameDay City API. Resolved issue with OpenTime and EndTime values resulting in error when rating. Amended FedEx SameDay City API connector to resolve an issue whereby rating a shipment would error when the hours of operation start and end times were sent to the carrier with a value of zero. The fix will no longer pass these values in the Carrier Request.
529098 - UPS Mail Innovations. Updated ship behavior when using Cost Centers. Corrected an issue where Cost Center data was not passed correctly to the carrier, and subsequently not appearing on the label. The Cost Center used will now appear correctly.
529464 - FedEx Web Services. Corrected International Priority connector service name for US territories. In a prior release, new connector service names were implemented to conform with FedEx Web Services API updates. However, an issue was discovered whereby FedEx Web Services was still requiring the prior service name for International Priority transactions to US territory destinations. The original change for these locations only has been reverted to the prior service name, per communication with FedEx, to allow these destinations to rate and ship again as expected. Other international destinations with continue to pass the updated service name to the carrier.
529502 - Carrier Tracking. Updated Shipment Notifier task tracking URL. The Shipment Notifier task will now obtain the carrier tracking URL from settings, correcting an issue where included links generated by the notifier were broken.
530810 CS01107138 FedEx Web Services. Resolved residential value not passing with FedEx Home Delivery shipments. An error was corrected where the IsResidential flag was not included in subsequent ship requests. Corrected behavior will now respect the flag when processing a universal shipment request with a type of warehouse order.
532275 CS01113012 DHL eCommerce API. Resolved issue with shipper address 2 line not passing to carrier. Corrected error when shipper address 2 line was not being passed correctly to carrier in carrier request. Additionally, the label was updated to also display the shipper name correctly, which had previously been missing and replaced with a duplicated field.

Other Changes

ID Support ID Description
516805 - UI Improvements. Updated UI in some apps whereby certain screen elements would be blocked when viewed on smaller displays. After adding additional line items, screen elements will now remain accessible and not be blocked by the page footer.
517637 - Logistics Server. Corrected behavior for IsInternational flag. An issue has been addressed whereby the IsInternational flag was not set when incomplete sender details were passed in a blackbox request. The user's default location will now be used to assess whether the request is international.
518677 CS01081419 Special Services snippet. Updated behavior when special services and return label are used in same transaction. Corrected previous behavior whereby special services could be selected from snippet on Package tab and pass as if selected on snippet for Returns. Special services selected will now be separate and not cross between transaction types when both a shipping and return label are produced, and will need to be selected independently for each.
525095 - Data Management. Shipment Transaction export behavior updated. An issue has been fixed whereby the Shipment Transaction export would contain unwated lines if carriage returns were present in certain data fields. The export process has been modified to strip out carriage return characters from the data before outputting to the export file.
532276 - App Settings. Corrected issue when editing an app setting via the search API. The resolved behavior should now allow settings to be modified without checking for the pressence of unrelated apps.

See Versions for a list of the latest production installer and App versions.

8.53.0 released to Transtream Production on 17 October 2022. Article last edited on 28 October 2022