UPS tracking and shipping integration points

You can use integration points (presets) in workflows to create and track shipments and to retrieve shipment information.

Before you start

To use UPS integration points, you must provide the following information such as:

• Shipment Identification Number
• Domain
• API version

Depending on the integration point, additional information might be required.

Adding global variables

Save time when you create integrations and run workflows by adding connection information as global variables.

1. Click Configuration > General > Global Settings.
2. Click Add new variable.
3. Add the key value, which is the name of the variable.
4. Enter the value.
5. Save your changes.

You can add the following global variables:

The key value for API version is UPS.API Version.

The key value for Domain is UPS.Domain.

Adding credentials

To add UPS OAuth credentials to Oomnitza, you must provide the following information:

• Client ID and secret
• UPS URL

See Getting started: Obtain your UPS API Credentials.

Adding credentials

Make life easier by creating your UPS credentials, before you use the presets in workflows. 

To generate a client ID and secret, you must log in to your UPS account, select an app or add the app that you want to use and then generate a client ID and secret. 

1. Click Configurations > Security > Credentials.
2. Click Add new credential .
3. Click Advanced mode.
4. On the INFORMATION tabe, complete these steps:
   1. Enter the name of the credentials such as UPS Shipments.
   2. Select an owner of the credentials.
5. On the AUTHORIZATION tab, complete these steps:
   1. Select OAuth 2.0 as the authorization type.
   2. Select UPS OAuth2 Client Credentials as the software SaaS.
   3. Enter the client ID and secret that you generated in UPS.
   4. Enter your UPS URL.
6. Click Authenticate.
7. Click CREATE.

Adding UPS integration points to workflows

To track UPS shipments, you add the UPS block to a workflow.

Complete these steps:

1. Click Configurations > Workflows.
2. Click ADD and select Assets from the list of objects.
3. Click the Blocks tab and drop the API block onto the canvas.
4. Click Edit and select one of the following UPS presets:

• • Cancel Shipment
  • Create Shipment
  • Get Transit Times
  • Track by Reference Number
  • Track by Tracking Number

See UPS tracking.