FSMS allows for the printing of a Document Tab (Doc-Tab) on the 6” doc-tab label. Document Tabs allow you to choose shipping information to be printed on a separate tab at the bottom of your labels that can be removed and kept for your shipping records. Doc-Tabs can be configured for both FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping. Below are steps for configuring Doc-Tabs for both of these shipping services. Express Doc-Tab Configuration
To configure Express Doc-Tabs (both Domestic and FedEx International), click the Doc-Tab Settings tab to display the following window:
CA origin, FedEx Express and FedEx Ground
• Ground Doc-Tab options will be enabled when the Ground checkbox on the Meter Settings tab is checked. After enabling Ground, click the Apply and Exit button, and then re-launch the FSMS Configuration Utility to configure Ground doc-tabs.
• The TD Doc-Tab options, not shown, will be enabled only if the account is a TD qualified account.
Non-U.S. or CA origin
• For non-U.S. or CA origins, only the Export Express option will be enabled.
1. In the Shipping Type section of the Doc-Tab Settings window, click the shipping type for which you are configuring Doc-Tab settings. If you click Export Express, you will configure Doc-Tab settings for FedEx International Express. Clicking Ground allows you to designate Doc-Tab items for FedEx Ground shipping, both U.S. Domestic and FedEx International.
2. Depending on your printer and the label stock you are using, select either Top or Bottom to designate how the Doc-Tab portion of the label exits the printer. Top means the Doc-Tab exits the printer last, after the rest of the label has printed; Bottom means that the Doc-Tab exits the printer first, before the rest of the label.
NOTE:
FSMS prints the Doc-Tab information at the bottom of the label regardless of the orientation.
After you select the Doc-Tab Orientation, the setting applies to both FedEx Express and FedEx Ground labels. These settings can be overridden in your shipping transaction by passing a value for Top or Bottom in field 1370. For more information regarding FSMS shipping transactions, see Chapter Two: FSMS Transaction Coding in this User Guide.
3. Shipping information to be printed on the Doc-Tab may be selected in two ways. You may:
• Choose from the list of pre-configured shipping information that can be accessed by clicking the pull-down list of Values. The information for these pre-configured choices is supplied from your shipping transaction. You may also choose to default to the configured Heading, or you may override the heading by typing in your own text.
• Choose Custom Doc-Tab Field # to configure your own Doc-Tab information. This method of configuring a Doc-Tab lets you enter your own Doc-Tab Heading and allows you to supply the data you want to print in the Doc-Tab field for your shipping transaction.
To Select a Pre-Configured Doc-Tab Item:
a. Click the pull-down list under the Values column. Click the pre-configured Doc-Tab item in the list.
b. The value you selected is displayed in the Values column. The corresponding heading for this value is displayed in the Headings column. You may override this heading by typing in your own text. Up to 12 characters (including spaces) will print on the doc-tab.
To Configure a Custom Doc-Tab Item:
a. Click the pull-down list under the Values column. You may select up to 12 custom Doc-Tab values from this list. Click the custom Doc-Tab field value to select.
b. When you select a custom Doc-Tab field value, the corresponding Heading field becomes active. In this field, enter the title for the custom Doc-Tab field you selected. Up to 12 characters (including spaces) will print on the doc-tab.
NOTE:
If you configure a Custom Doc-Tab value, you must provide the corresponding data to be printed on the Doc-Tab label. Otherwise, the heading field you entered will print on the label with no corresponding data.
5. Before you save your entries in the Doc-Tab Settings window, you may click Copy To All Meters to copy your Doc-Tab configuration to all meters configured on your server.
6. To save your input, click OK.
Ground Doc-Tab Configuration
Doc-Tab Headings and Values are configured the same for FedEx Ground shipping as they are for FedEx Express shipping. However, the Ground Doc-Tab configuration screen provides an additional field, Reference. When you click the checkbox in the Reference field next to a Doc-Tab value, this value prints on the FedEx Ground shipping label in the reference section of the label that is below the recipient information. If no selections are made, the following default fields are displayed:
• Reference Fields 25 or 3003 • PO Number
• Fields 3056 or 3001
• Invoice Number Fields 3057 or 3002 • Department Field 38
This feature allows you to select up to four Doc-Tab fields to display additional shipment information to your recipient on the FedEx Ground shipping label.