Shipping by Product by ZIP Code Zone	Copyright © 2002, William Weiland
Overview The shipping modules provide alternate methods for charging shipping in Miva Merchant. All of the shipping modules are installed the same way. They are then configured according to the specific module.
Setup 1) In admin, click Add Modules 2) Click the file upload button 3) Browse to find the file on your hard drive and upload 4) Click Add to add it to the domain 5) Select Stores, then click on the plus to the left of the store you are installing the module to 6) Click on the link to Shipping Configuration 7) Check the box next to the new module and select Update 8) Click on the "tab" link for the new module 9) Enter the name of a method, e.g. Ground 10) Fill out the rest of the requested data for that method 11) Click Add 12) Continue to add as many methods as you want, e.g. 3-day Air, Overnight Express, etc. 13) The default shipping is available to all categories and products but amount can be modified at both the category and product edit screens

Category Setup 1) Click on the link to the category that you want to have category wide variation of shipping charges different from the storewide charges you defined above 2) Click the tab "Shipping Override (ZIP)" 3) If you want to vary the charges from the default (which is displayed automatically) check the box for Override 4) Change the values accordingly and Update

Product Setup 1) Search and click on the link for each product that you want to have product specific variation of shipping charges different from the storewide and category charges you defined above 2) Click the tab "Shipping Override (ZIP)" 3) If you want to vary the charges from the default (which is displayed automatically) check the box for Override 4) Change the values accordingly and Update

Default Variation 1) The module default country (US) and zip code size (3) cannot be changed by editing the module directly, but can be changed by adding the following files in your shipprdc data directory. Use an ascii text editor like PFE or Notepad to create the files. 2) Country. Add the file "local.dat" with the desired different country code as the only content in the text file, e.g. CA 3) ZIP Code size. Add the file "length.dat" with the desired different size as the only content in the text file, e.g. 5