How to set up a Royal Mail Baseline account [Step-by-Step guide]

When setting up a Royal Mail Carrier account, you will have to:

NOTE: This article describes how to set up the Carrier baseline account.
If the Carrier baseline account has already been set up and you intend to add a new Billing Account, refer to: How to add and set up a Royal Mail Billing Account [Step-by-Step guide]

CARRIER SECTION

1. Access Maintenance and select Carriers

2. Click the Carrier for which you'll add the account to from the list

3. Click the Accounts tab

4. Click Add Account

5. In General Options set:

1. Name -> Royal Mail - [Account number] (e.g. Royal Mail - 500000)
2. Usage mode -> Production (if you will use it in production mode) 
3. Status -> Active
4. Label mode -> ZPL
5. SCAC -> Carrier/SCAC code you're using in the WMS 
   
   

6. In Carrier Options set and Save:

1. Account Username-> Account Username
2. Account Password -> Account Password
3. Application ID -> Value as provided by Intersoft (typically company name as text)
4. Replace service URL to -> URL as provided by Intersoft
5. Sender address info -> Warehouse induction address
   

Once ready, proceed to setting up the Billing Account as described in: How to add and set up a Royal Mail Billing Account [Step-by-Step guide]