Re: Shipping Estimate is Incorrect

[BJ Freeman <bj...@free-man.net>]

you might want to put this in the Jira so it can be worked on by someone.


BJ Freeman sent the following on 7/23/2008 3:18 PM:
> here is something close but not about Shipping parse.
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-219
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> Nathan C Hampton sent the following on 7/23/2008 2:51 PM:
>> Hi!  I've created a shipping cost estimate with an "Order Flat Price"
>> and a "Weight Unit Price".  The weight UOM for the shipping cost
>> estimate is Pound (avdp).  Then I created an order for 10 of an item
>> that has Product Weight = 1 and Weight UOM = Ounce (avdp).  When I get
>> to the place where it calculates the shipping estimate, however, it
>> gives me a price for shipping 11 pounds, rather than the 1 pound it
>> actually should weigh.  It appears that it's using the total of the
>> product weight field (10) with the UOM for the shipping estimate
>> (pound), rather than using the UOM specified for the product weights
>> (ounce).  Doesn't OFBiz check UOMs and make the appropriate conversions
>> when doing these calculations?  Do I have to always use the same weight
>> UOM?
>>
>> --NCH
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>> PS--My assumption is that it's calculating for 11 pounds instead of 10
>> because I made a mistake when I set it up, so I'm not worried about that.
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