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Chapter Two: FSMS Transaction Coding
FedEx Ship Manager
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Pre-Assigning Tracking Number Request/Reply (004/104)
Using the Tracking Number Request (040) transaction, you can choose to pre-assign tracking numbers to
a shipment before the shipment is processed. Pre-assignment is usually used by customers who want to
create a custom label or to provide tracking information to their recipient before the package is created.
Below are sample transactions for a Tracking Number Request.
Assign Tracking Number Request (FedEx Express):
0,”004”1,”004-010 Assign Tracking # Express”498,”123456”499,”1”99,””
Assign Tracking Number Request (FedEx Ground):
0,”004”1,”004-020 Assign Tracking # Ground”498,”123456”499,”1”99,””
Assign Tracking Number Request (FedEx International):
0,”004”1,”004-030 Assign Tracking # International”498,”123456”499,”1”99,””
When submitting the 020 transaction with a pre-assigned tracking number, there are three fields that you
can use:
• Field 1221 (Preassign Flag): Required for FedEx Express only if using field 1223.
• Field 1222 (Preassigned Tracking Number): Always required if pre-assigning a tracking number.
Required for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground.
• Field 1223 (Preassigned Form ID): Recommended for FedEx Express only if pre-assigning tracking
numbers frequently. Use this field for FedEx Express shipments only.
NOTE:
When using the 004 transaction to Request a tracking number, the meter number requesting the
tracking number MUST be in the transaction. Tracking numbers are assigned at the meter level,
and therefore the meter number is required for both the 004 Tracking Number Request. You
MUST use the same meter number when shipping the obtained tracking number in the 020
transaction. This measure ensures accurate billing in the event the revenue data is not
uploaded.
End-of-Day Close Request/Reply (007/107)
When you are ready to end your shipping day, you MUST perform a Close transaction to transmit
shipping data to FedEx. You can use the End-of-Day Close transaction to either start the Close operation
for a meter or to query the meter’s Close status, depending on the value of field 548 (Close Status
Request Flag). You can perform a separate Close Request for FedEx Ground and FedEx Express
shipments.
Below is a sample 007 transaction Request:
07”1,”FedEx7”498,”4147”3025,”FDXG”99,”“
In this Request, we have asked FSMS to perform a Close for FedEx Ground shipments.
The 107 Reply transaction for the sample 007 transaction Request is:
0,”107”1,”FedEx7”99,”“
In this Reply, FSMS has responded that the Ground Close has been requested.