Ventoo Shipping is installed through Microsoft AppSource like any other extension. After installation, the pages Shipping Setup and Carrier Setup become available, along with two permission sets that can be assigned to users.
Prerequisites
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A Business Central environment in a supported version.
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A user role that is allowed to install extensions (for example
D365 EXT. MGT. - ADMIN). -
Optional: carrier API credentials (see Setup and configuration).
Installation from Microsoft AppSource
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In Business Central, open the Extension Management page.
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Choose Extensions > Marketplace.
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In the search field, type
Ventoo Shippingand open the matching result. -
Choose Install, accept the terms of use, and follow the installation wizard.
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Wait for Business Central to confirm the installation. In a cloud environment, deployment is performed automatically in the background.
After a successful installation, the search (Tell Me) returns the following new pages:
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Shipping Setup
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Carrier Setup
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Shipment Labels
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Carrier Service Options
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Carrier Notifications
Assign permission sets
Ventoo Shipping ships with two permission sets that can be assigned directly to a user or user group:
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Permission set |
Purpose |
|---|---|
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Ventoo Shipping - Admin |
Full read and write access to all setup and label tables. Typically granted to the user who maintains carriers and service options. |
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Ventoo Shipping - User |
Read access to the carrier and shipping setup, plus read/write access to labels, label notifications, and label service options. Intended for users who create shipment labels. |
To assign a permission set:
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Open the Users page.
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Select the desired user.
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In the User Permission Sets FastTab, choose New and pick
VENTOO SHIPPING - ADMINorVENTOO SHIPPING - USER.
For an overview of the included table permissions, see Permissions of Ventoo Shipping.
Next steps
After installation, configure at least one carrier and store the OAuth credentials. The individual steps are described in Setup and configuration of Ventoo Shipping.