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For X Dispatch 20.0 or newer. See here for older versions. This page is for the Classic Operations App. For the Operations App please see Internet Users.

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An internet user in X Dispatch is a user that has access to Rapidship, X Internet, Rapidship Client, the Client Portal and other Web Service based applications.Image Removed

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How to Add a New Internet User

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nameHow to Add a New Internet User
  1. Go to Maintenance > Internet Users.

  2. Click

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  1. the New button in the toolbar.

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  1. Click the arrow next to

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  1. the New

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  1.  button.

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  1. Click Internet User.

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How to Edit an Internet User

  1. Go to MaintenanceInternet Users.

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  1. Double-click the internet user you would like to edit

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How to Delete an Internet User

  1. Go to MaintenanceInternet Users.

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  1. Double-click the internet user you would like to delete.

  2. Click the 

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  1. Delete button at the bottom of the form. 

Internet User Form

General

The General tab contains general information and settings for the internet user.

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Confirm PasswordConfirm the internet user's password.

Field Name

Description

User ID

Alphanumeric username the internet user uses to log in.

Set Temp Password

Internet user's password. 

Primary customer that the internet user is associated with

Only visible with permission when editing an internet user. Allows a superuser to use a temporary password to log in as the internet user. See How to Use a Temporary Password as a Superuser

Name

Internet user's name. This can be alphanumeric and is displayed when logged in.

Primary Customer ID

Password

Internet user's password

NoteEvery Internet user must be associated with a primary Customer ID. However, internet users may have access to more customer accounts than just the primary Customer ID for reporting, tracking, or order placement. This is set up in the Customer Tab of the internet user record

Password Confirm

Confirm the internet user's password.

Email Address

Internet user's email address.

Phone

Internet user's phone number.

Rate Adjustment

Rate adjustment at the internet user level that does not apply to any other customers.

Rate By Percent

Enable rate adjustment as a percent rather than a dollar amount.

Default Service Type

Internet user's default service type. See Service Types (Classic Operations App).

Default Billing Group

Internet user's default billing group. Billing Groups are added/edited in the References tab on the customer record. See Customers - New/Edit Customer

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disables

disable's the internet user's ability to change the Billing Group when placing orders.

Rate Adjustment

Rate adjustment at the internet user level that does not apply to any other customers.

Select the $ for rate adjustment by dollar amount or % for rate adjustment by percent. The selected rate adjustment type will be highlighted green.

Auto Print Shipping Label

Automatically print the selected shipping label once the internet user places an order. This will automatically populate the print dialog box in Rapidship unless using a Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer web browser where a PDF will be generated with options at the bottom of the page to open, save, or cancel.

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The print dialog box may be blocked by a pop-up blocker.

Set Temp Password

Visible when editing an internet user. 

Info

Requires the "Allow Superuser Temp Password" permission. See Permissions.

Allows a superuser to create a temporary password to log in as the internet user. See How to Use a Temporary Password as a Superuser.

Save As TemplateUse the entered and selected information as a template to create new internet users.

Options 

The Options tab is where you can control internet user permissions in Rapidship, X Internet, and when using X Web Services/API. 

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Field NameDescriptionGeneralShow RatesDisplay rates to

Inet Options

Approved

Approve the internet user, allowing them to log in. 

Note

An internet user can only log in if this box is checked. Once an internet user is created, a message will display to ensure new internet users are approved quickly. 

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Allow Password ChangeAllow the internet user to change their password.

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Hide Rates

Hide order rates from the internet user.

Allow Accessorial Charges

Allow the internet user to add accessorial charges to an order.

Allow Viewing Invoices

Allow the internet user to view their invoices.

Allow Address Book AccessAllow Address EntryAllow the internet user to add new entries to the address book. 

Allow the internet user to access the address book online.

Edit Delivery Ready Time

This will allow the internet user to edit the Delivery Ready time, which is the time at which the delivery for the order can be made.

Example

You pick up a package from the customer at 12:00PM , and the delivery is 5 miles away but the delivery location is not able to receive delivery's until 3:00PM. The internet user will be able to specify that delivery ready time.

Hide Inactive Route Stops

Hides all route stops that have been deactivated.

Show

Hide Deliver By Time

Display

Hides the "Deliver By" time

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for the internet user

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This option needs to be enabled to Use deadline for return/continuation order ready time  for an order type in Rapidship

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View

Account Reports

Route Stops

Allow the internet user to view their

account reports

route stops.

View

Modify Route Stops

Allow

Allows the internet user to

view

edit their route stops.

Allow Rapidship Client Access

Allows the internet user access to use Rapidship Client.

Modify Route StopsAllows

See Rapidship Client

Allow Address book access

Allows the internet user to access the address book online.

Prevent Address Entry

Prevents the internet user

to complete route stops

from adding new entries to the address book

View

Inactive Route StopsAllow

Account Reports

Allows the internet user to view

route stops that have been deactivated

their account reports.

View Detail Tracking

Allow Display driver photos to the internet user

Allows the internet user to view their account reports.

Show Driver Photos

Allow Password Change

Allows the internet user to change their password.

Never accept credit cards

Disable the ability to accept a credit cards payment from the internet user.

Visible only when credit cards are set up. See Setting Up Credit Card Processing.

Accept credit cards

Select whether or not

Allows the

user can use

internet user to make a payment with a credit card

to pay for an order online

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  NoteYou must have

Visible only when credit cards are set up

for internet users to pay with a credit card onlineRapidshipAllow

. See Setting Up Credit Card Processing.

Only accept credit cards

Requires all orders placed by the internet user to be paid with credit cards only.

Visible only when credit cards are set up. See Setting Up Credit Card Processing

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Auto Print Shipping Label

Automatically print the selected shipping label once the internet user places an order. 

Info

The print dialog box in the Client Portal will automatically be populated unless using a Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer web browser.

Misc Inet Options 

Misc Inet Options - the Client Portal

Map Base Validation

Allow

Allows the internet user to use a map and pushpin to validate an address.

Allow Cart Checkout

Allows internet user to use the cart checkout in

Rapidship

the Client Portal. See Place Order.

Place from Recent Orders

Allows internet user to view recent orders from the

Rapidship

Client Portal Place Order page and select post-order options. See Place Order.

Place from Recent Templates

Allows internet user to view and use saved templates in

Rapidship

the Client Portal. See Order Templates

.View Track OrderAllow internet user to track orders in Rapidship. See Track Order.
  • View Inet User Orders Only
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Requires X Dispatch 21.0 or newer.

Limit the orders that the user can track to only orders placed by the internet user, and not all orders placed associated with the selected customers in the Customers tab. See Limit Order Tracking for Multiple Rapidship Users.

Default Order Type
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Requires X Dispatch 21.0 or newer.

The selected default order type for the internet user in the Rapidship Place Order page.

  • None - No default order type.
  • Use Customer Record Default - The customer record's Default Order Type will be used. If it is empty then no order type will be used.
  • List of available order types - All order types allowed based on the customer record's assigned base rate charts will be displayed and can be selected as the default order type

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    Edit Order

    Allow internet users to edit orders in

    Rapidship

    the Client Portal until the selected status event. 

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    This option is hidden if "Edit Order" is

    unchecked 

    unselected in the global options Internet Options tab. See Global Options.

    • Use Global Option

    • Never

    • Until Dispatch

    • Until Confirmation

    • Until Pickup*

    * “Until Pickup” is defined as when the driver marks the order as “Arrived”.

    Cancel Order

    Allow internet users to cancel orders in

    Rapidship

    the Client Portal until the selected status event. 

    Note

    This option is hidden if "Cancel Order" is

    unchecked 
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    Requires X Dispatch 21.0 or newer. Visible when the Global Option Enable SMS Text Notifications is enabled (checked).

    Email address(es) and/or phone number(s) that will be defaulted onto the Rapidship orders to automatically receive status update notifications. Separate multiple entries with a semicolon ";".

    unselected in the global options Internet Options tab. See Global Options.

    Email Address
    Info

    Requires X Dispatch 21.0 or newer. Visible when the Global Option Enable SMS Text Notifications is disabled (unchecked).

    Email address(es) that will be defaulted onto the Rapidship orders to automatically receive status update notifications. Separate multiple entries with a semicolon ";".

    Email/SMS Text Alerts
    • Use Global Option

    • Never

    • Until Dispatch

    Misc Inet Options - X Internet

    Address Book Pop Up

    The internet user's address book will pop up in a window instead of a drop-down list on the order entry page in X Internet. See Internet User Address Book Pop Up

    Misc Inet Options - Web Services

    Allow Rating Override

    Allows the internet user to override Base, Pieces, and Weight rates when placing orders or route stops.

    Allow Web Service API

    Allows the internet user to access the web service API

    Address Book 

    The Address Book tab contains information about the internet user's address book and default addresses. See Internet User Address Book for more information.

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    Field NameDescriptionPrivate

    Primary Customer ID

    Primary customer, the internet user is associated with. 

    Note

    Every Internet user must be associated with a primary Customer ID. However, internet users may have access to more customer accounts than just the primary Customer ID for reporting, tracking or order placement. This is set up in the Customer Tab.

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    Customer Tab (Other allowed customer accounts)

    This tab lists all your other customers. Checking any of the boxes will allow this internet user to place orders, track orders, etc. for any other customers they are associated with.

    Use the "Remove All" button to uncheck all the boxes for other allowed customer account.

    Custom Procedures Tab (Allowed Custom procedures)

    This tab lists any custom procedures. Checking the box will allow the internet user access to the custom procedure. See Custom Procedures.

    X Route (Allowed Route Drivers)

    If "Advanced Driver Permissions" is enabled and a driver is selected, the internet user will only see routes assigned to the selected driver(s).

    If "Advanced Driver Permissions" is disabled, the internet user will see all routes associated to the allowed customer ID(s) for the internet user.

    Address Book  (See Internet User Address Book)

    Private - user addresses are not shared

    The internet user's address book private and not accessible to any other internet user.

    Group - user shares address book with everyone in group:

    Shares an address book with the specified group. Any internet user under the same customer using this group option and the same specified group will have access to this address book.

    Example

    User A and User B's Internet User Address Book option is set to Group CXT. If User A enters an address, then User B can see and edit User A's entered address.

    Consolidated

    Allows the internet user to share the address book with all other internet users using the consolidated option.  

    Note
    • All internet users using the consolidated option share one address book, however, internet users can only edit or delete addresses they added.

    • This option will prevent duplicate addresses under different internet users from being displayed in the address book.

    Example

    User A and User B's Internet User Address Book option is set to Consolidated. If User A enters an address, then User B can see the address, but cannot edit it

    Group 

    Shares an address book with the specified group. Any internet user under the same customer using this group option and the same specified group will have access to this address book. You must enter a Group name when selecting this option.

    Example

    User A and User B's Internet User Address Book option is set to Group "CXT". If User A enters an address, then User B can see and edit User A's entered address.

    Address Book (Button)

    This button will open the internet users address book.

    Default Origin Address

    Displays the default origin

    /destination

    address set up by the internet user.

    To clear

    Using the "Clear Default" button will remove the default address

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    Default Destination Address

    Search Address Book

    Search internet user's addresses to find and edit or set a default origin/destination address. Click on the address to edit the address.

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    +Add a new address to the internet user's address bookAddress Book (Button)This button will open the internet user's address book.

    Customers

    The Customers tab lists all the customers other than the Primary Customer in the General tab whose Account Status is not "Inactive" or "Blacklisted". Checking any of the boxes will allow this internet user to place orders, track orders, etc. for any of the customers they are associated with.

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    X Route

    The X Route tab has the Advanced Driver Permissions and a list of drivers.

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    If Advanced Driver Permissions is enabled and a driver is selected, the internet user will only see routes assigned to the selected driver(s).

    If Advanced Driver Permissions is disabled, the internet user will see all routes associated to the allowed customer ID(s) for the internet user.

    Custom Procedures

    The Custom Procedures tab lists custom procedures that are or can be accessible to the internet user and the option to allow the user to print and email shipping labels in Rapidship. See Custom Procedures for more information. 

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    Contract Stop Alerts

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    Requires X Dispatch 21.0 or newer.

    Requires the Contract Stop Alerts permission.

    The Contract Stop Alerts tab configures alerts to Rapidship users attempting to place an order that can be accomplished on their already scheduled route stops. See Contract Stop Alerts.

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    Field NameDescriptionContract Stop Alert Enforcement
    Info

    User requires the Edit Alert Messages permission.

    The type of alert message the internet user will receive for contract stop alerts.

    • Global Alert Message - Alert message displayed to all internet users. 
    • Internet User Alert Message - Alert message only displayed to this specific internet user. 
    Contract Stop Alert Message

    The contract stop alert message displayed to the internet user. This will be either a Global Alert Message or Internet User Alert Message depending on the selected Contract Stop Alert Enforcement. 

    Info

    User requires the Edit Alert Messages permission to edit the Contract Stop Alert Message.

    Available Contract StopsContract stops that are assigned to the internet user's approved customers.Selected Contract StopsThe selected contract stops to be used for the contract stop alerts.

    Displays the Default Destination address set up by the internet user.

    Using the "Clear Default" button will remove the default address.

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    CXTU Courses/Lessons

    • CSR Role Training: Addresses

    • CSR Role Training: Client Portal (Rapidship)

    • Administrator Role Training - Client Portal

    • On-Boarding Training: Client Portal