Introduction
FedEx Ship Manager
®
Server User Guide, Version 7.6 5
Introduction
FedEx Ship Manager
®
Server (FSMS) is a network shipping solution for high volume customers who want
to integrate FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping capabilities into their own shipping operation.
FSMS provides the following shipping functionalities:
• Shipping to and from any FedEx service location
• Tracking any packages shipped with FedEx including those shipped with FSMS or any other FedEx
automation solution as well as manual or pre-printed air waybills
• Routing using Universal Routing and Sorting Aid (URSA) for FedEx Express shipments and
ZIP/postal codes for FedEx Ground shipping
• Rating for any U.S. or Canada-based account number
FSMS is a transaction-based shipping solution, which means that FedEx supplies you with the
transactions you need to streamline your shipping operations and allows you to build your own user
interface that is customized to your business needs.
Features of the User Guide
To help you use FSMS to automate your shipping operations, the following sections are provided as part
of this FSMS User Guide:
What’s New
The What’s New section describes the new features, transactions, and transaction fields that will be
required to take advantage of the new functionalities for this release. This section is NOT intended for use
as a coding reference nor as a detailed technical specification of the new features. Details will be
provided in the FedEx Ship Manager Server v 7.6 Transaction Coding Reference (FSMS TCR
Version 7.6).
Referenced Documents
The Referenced Documents section provides details about each document mentioned in this User
Guide.
Chapter One: Setting Up FSMS
Chapter One of this User Guide provides steps for:
• Entering configuration information to personalize FSMS for your operations
• Setting up printers
• Troubleshooting advice
Setting up your FSMS software correctly will provide shortcuts for shipping and will help make your FSMS
implementation seamless and efficient.
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