Starshipit December updates

Hey! 👋 Welcome back to another Starshipit product update – the last for 2024! We hope this peak season has kept you busy, and that you can take a well-deserved break over the holidays.

But before you hang up your hat for the year, we’d love to share some of what we’ve been working on here at Starshipit as well as a bit of a retrospective from our side.

Check out the video update for a quick overview, and as always, let us know if there are any features on your Christmas wish list!

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Watch the product update video

Get a quick overview of the top new features in the December product update.

✨ Features, features, and more features!

We completed 258 customer feedback requests driven by 1,645 votes from our community. Carriers were the top category, with 67 requests delivered, helping expand options and improve flexibility.

• Recommended packaging was adopted by 200 users, optimising 600,000 orders with packages. Over 200,000 orders had packaging allocated automatically, reducing errors and saving time.
• Template editors enabled 150 customers to ship with custom plain labels and pick-up-in-store labels, generating over 110,000 labels this year.
• Custom packing slips were used by 110 customers, with custom packing summaries supporting 20 more customers, tailoring workflows and simplifying documentation.
• We also launched Chrome and mobile apps, enabling you to pick and pack orders anywhere in your warehouse using a mobile device.

🏆 Your top feature requests for 2024

With so many feature requests, which ones took the top spots with the most votes? Here's a look at some of our requests with the highest number of votes.

We're also proud to say we delivered! You can check out the release notes for these features too.

• Customisable packing slips with template editors and image support.
• New carrier options to broaden your delivery options.
• Powerful automations like cheapest out of specific options, item quantity rules, and auto-manifesting.
• An unshipped orders report to help you dig into your data.

Tip: Did you know you can make a feature request at any time? Just fill out a request here!

Simplify your workflow and save you time by automating the manifesting process, ensuring no packages are missed at the end of the day.

• Automatically generate manifests every day at 13:00 UTC
• Choose one, multiple, or all your couriers to include in the auto manifest process. Fully compatible with all couriers supported by Starshipit.
• Enable manifesting for child accounts to streamline operations across all accounts, ensuring every order is manifested in one step.

❌ Cancelling orders within Starshipit

We've added the ability to cancel orders for shipments with the following couriers:

• Aramex
• Allied Express
• Sherpa
• Sendle

To cancel shipments that have been printed with one of these couriers, please navigate to the courier settings page and enter the tracking number in the 'Cancel a Shipment' field.

Here’s what each option does:

• Print and close: Print the label and return to the orders grid
• Print and open next: Print the label and go to the next order in the orders grid
• Print and open prev: Print the label and go to the previous order in the orders grid
• Print and create new: For manually created orders, print the label and open the new order creation window

Your selection is remembered, so you only need to change it once. You can find the Dynamic Print Button in the order details page of the Classic UI.

Here’s what’s new:

1. Partially pick and pack orders: Sometimes you don’t have everything you need to complete an order—no problem! Now, if you pick or pack less than the full quantity, you’ll see a new Partially Pick or Partially Pack button (instead of "Complete Packing").
2. Pick and pack items one at a time: Previously, you could either pick all items in an order at once or scan them individually. Now, there’s a new option to manually adjust quantities for each item, giving you more control—especially when partially shipping orders.
3. New filter options: Finding orders is now easier with new filters for Source and Order Status. You can quickly focus on orders that are partially shipped, unshipped, or from a specific source platform.

🖼️ Product images now displayed in Packing Validation

This improvement streamlines the validation workflow, making it easier and faster for you to verify that the correct products are being packed. Product images are imported at the time of order import and displayed alongside item details in Packing Validation automatically.

Images provide:

• Enhanced accuracy: Visual product confirmation helps to minimise packing errors.
• Improved efficiency: Faster identification of products reduces the time spent on validation.

Eliminate packing slips for single-item orders with barcode scanning

We’ve added a new feature to make processing single-item orders faster and more efficient in your warehouse.

This feature eliminates the need for a packing slip on single-item orders. It flips the packing process – now you’re matching an order to a product, rather than searching for a product to match an order, making everything quicker and more efficient.

With an extensive cargo network spanning over 120 destinations, SIA facilitates seamless connectivity for passengers and shipments worldwide, consistently surpassing service level agreements to ensure punctuality.

Parxl services include pickup, air freight, customs clearance, last-mile delivery, and returns—handling shipping end-to-end, no matter the size of your business. They can even customise solutions to meet your unique needs.

What’s new: Integrations, platforms and apps

See what's new with our integration and platform partners.

Here’s what’s ready for early access:

• ApparelMagic
• ERPNext
• Shopline
• Squareup
• Zoho Inventory
• Walmart Marketplace
• Dynamics 365 Business Central

Got a platform that’s not listed? We’re open to exploring new integrations—let us know!

👉 Check out the support guide for details and submit the form if you’re interested in joining the pilot.