USPS ending support for RateV3

[shutack]

From the USPS document (2014-rate-webtools-v3-v4-transition-guide.rtf)

 

1 RateV3 Retirement

 

We advise integrators currently using RateV3 to transition to RateV4 as soon as possible in preparation for the planned retirement of the API on September 28, 2014.

 

Corrections on how to update CC4 USPS module can be found here:

 

http://www.cubecartforums.org/lofiversion/index.php?t18105.html

 

After working with Brian Smither yesterday, we discovered a couple things to add to this topic:

 

Also, go through both the calc.php and class.usps.php files and change all occurrences of:
IntlRate to IntlRateV2   (changed IntlRate2 to IntlRateV2)
RateV3 to RateV4

 

There are many types of International Shipping options. The admin/index.inc.php could be updated with these options (numbers are included for reference to the USPS document):

1 Priority Mail Express International

2 Priority Mail International

4 Global Express Guaranteed GXG

5 Global Express Guaranteed Document

6 Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document Rectangular

7 Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document Non-Rectangular

8 Priority Mail International Flat-Rate Envelope

9 Priority Mail International Medium Flat-Rate Box

10 Priority Mail Express International Flat-Rate Envelope

11 Priority Mail International Large Flat-Rate Box

12 USPS GXG Envelopes

13 First-Class Mail International Letter

14 First-Class Mail International Large Envelope

15 First-Class Package International Service

16 Priority Mail International Small Flat-Rate Box

17 Priority Mail Express International Legal Flat-Rate Envelope

18 Priority Mail International Gift Card Flat-Rate Envelope

19 Priority Mail International Window Flat-Rate Envelope

20 Priority Mail International Small Flat-Rate Envelope

21 First-Class Mail International Postcard

22 Priority Mail International Legal Flat-Rate Envelope

23 Priority Mail International Padded Flat-Rate Envelope

24 Priority Mail International DVD Flat-Rate Priced Box

25 Priority Mail International Large Video Flat-Rate Priced Box

26 Priority Mail Express International Flat-Rate Boxes

27 Priority Mail Express International Padded Flat-Rate Envelope

 

 

[shutack]

One more piece of information to get the protocol working:

 

In the file class.usps.php, near line 427, find:
$this->request_xml .= '<Country>' . $attribs['country'] . '</Country>';

On a new line just after it, add:
$this->request_xml .= '<Container>' . $attribs['container'] . '</Container>'; // RECTANGULAR or NONRECTANGULAR - Required when Size is 'LARGE'
$this->request_xml .= '<Size>' . $attribs['size'] . '</Size>'; // REGULAR: all edges <= 12", LARGE: any edge > 12"
$this->request_xml .= '<Width>' . $attribs['width'] . '</Width>'; // Required when Size is 'LARGE'
$this->request_xml .= '<Length>' . $attribs['length'] . '</Length>'; // Required when Size is 'LARGE'
$this->request_xml .= '<Height>' . $attribs['height'] . </Height>'; // Required when Size is 'LARGE'
if($attribs['container']=="NONRECTANGULAR") {
$this->request_xml .= '<Girth>' . $attribs['girth'] . '</Girth>'; // Longest Width + Longest Length + Longest Height
} else {
$this->request_xml .= '<Girth></Girth>';
}

[Dirty Butter]

As far as I can tell all I had to do for CC5.2.13 was to change the Rate3 to Rate4 everywhere it came up in the USPS shipping module files, and IntlRate to IntlRateV2 likewise. I also changed in the USPS language file the wording for 1 Priority Mail Express International and 15 First-Class Package International Service. Along with Bsmither's help getting rid of the Postcard choice, I can now mark my items as Machinable.

[bsmither]

Post #2 has a syntax error (which is my fault). I will repeat post#2 with the correct code:

$this->request_xml .= '<Container>' . $attribs['container'] . '</Container>'; // RECTANGULAR or NONRECTANGULAR - Required when Size is 'LARGE'
$this->request_xml .= '<Size>' . $attribs['size'] . '</Size>'; // REGULAR: all edges <= 12", LARGE: any edge > 12"
$this->request_xml .= '<Width>' . $attribs['width'] . '</Width>'; // Required when Size is 'LARGE'
$this->request_xml .= '<Length>' . $attribs['length'] . '</Length>'; // Required when Size is 'LARGE'
$this->request_xml .= '<Height>' . $attribs['height'] . '</Height>'; // Required when Size is 'LARGE'
if($attribs['container']=="NONRECTANGULAR") {
  $this->request_xml .= '<Girth>' . $attribs['girth'] . '</Girth>'; // Longest Width + Longest Length + Longest Height
} else {
  $this->request_xml .= '<Girth></Girth>';
}

[Dirty Butter]

I did notice that this section in 5.2.13 index.tpl of the USPS module is commented out. Enabling this section keeps the USPS shipping choices from working at all. Our shipping bags are "lumpy", so they are considered to be non-rectangular. The only way to get the module to work is to disable "Machinable".

 

 

<!--Not been able to get Rectangualr/Nonrectangular working... nightmare
                    <option value="RECTANGULAR" {$SELECT_container_RECTANGULAR}>Rectangular</option>
                    <option value="NONRECTANGULAR" {$SELECT_container_NONRECTANGULAR}>Nonrectangular</option>
                    -->

 

Could you suggest code to try with 5.2.13 to get the NONRECTANGULAR to work correctly?