Address Validation in DHL in the Integration Hub

Address Validation in DHL in the Integration Hub

Address Validation

Address Validation helps in validating the Ship To and Bill To addresses to avoid any address related issues in later stages. The address validation API from DHL is used to request general validation of city, state and zip code.
​The validate address functionality in SAP Business One is available in the:
  1. Business Partner Master Data
  1. Delivery Document

Business Partner Master Data

The addresses in SAP Business One can be validated according to the DHL address format in the customer master data. 


In SAP Business One, choose Main Menu → Business Partner → Business Partner Master Data → Addresses.

 

To validate the Bill To and Ship To addresses of a customer, choose the icon in the Addresses Tab in Business Partner Master Data.

  Note

The validate address functionality in Business Partner Master Data works only if the Shipping Type in the General tab is DHL.

Delivery Document

Addresses in SAP Business One can be validated according to DHL address format in delivery document. To validate the Bill To and Ship To addresses of a customer, choose the icon in the Logistics tab in the delivery document.

  Note

The validate address functionality in Delivery Document works only if the Shipping Type in the Logistics tab is DHL.

Windows Enhancement
New fields that are relevant to the DHL have been added to the Delivery Document. The fields provide additional information regarding the DHL transactions.

Field Name

Description

Get Tracking Number 

Fetches the tracking number from DHL. User can use this button when the tracking number is not fetched at the time of adding the document.

Logistics 

Service

Displays the DHL services based on Ship from country. 

Note


The application uses the first line warehouse country as ship from country. 

Integration Hub

Payer

Payer may be Shipper, Receiver, or Third Party.

Bill Account Number

Bill Account number given by freight carrier.

Dutiable

If customs duty applicable select Y(Dutiable), else select N(Non-Dutiable)

Customs Value

Goods value disclosed to customs

Insurance Amount

Amount insured for the goods. 

Ready Time(hh:mm)

Time for picking up the items.

Global Product

Select applicable DHL Service

Language Code 

Select applicable language code

Contents

Specify the package contents


Address Validation Result
Address Validation Result enables to validate the addresses as per DHL address format with the help of API and notifies the user with the error message or successful message. SAP Business One displays the result with specific colors having a particular meaning as per the color result. 

 

If the address validation is 

  1. Successful, the system displays the address in green color, along with the message in the status bar. 
  1. Unsuccessful or failed, the system displays the address in red color, along with the message in the status bar.


Next Step: Freight Quote Retrieval in DHL in the Integration Hub


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