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All Categories > Shipping > Packaging Features
4 articles
ShipStream uses Packaging Features as items that can be added to a shipment during packing to help ensure that orders are packed in a specific way, using specific supplies, or to collect data and mor…
Updated 6 months ago by Cory M.
Summary. Packaging Features can be attached to an Order during Order creation which allows much more advanced logic to be applied than the broader configuration settings. Some exmples of when you wou…
Updated 6 months ago by Kevin
Containers are a generic term for anything that is used to "contain" the items of a shipment when it is shipped. Typically this would be a rigid box or an envelope but may also be a "virtual" item to…
Updated 6 months ago by Colin Mollenhour
ShipStream's Packing Solutions providers use "Infill" to account for the space you may want to leave inside a container to protect the contents, such as air pillows, packing peanuts, crumpled paper,…
Updated 4 months ago by Colin Mollenhour
