Shipment Tracking Fields

The Zenkraft shipment object includes the following tracking fields. Providing you have setup scheduled tracking, these will update automatically:

• Tracking Stage - the values are picked up, in transit, delivered, exception and out for delivery. These are standardized across all carriers so if you need to write process builder tasks or workflow rules we recommend using this field.
• Delivered - this checkbox gets set to true once the shipment has been delivered successfully.
• Status Description - this is the description the carrier sends back from the track request. This is free text and usually gives a fuller description of the stage of the shipment. The carriers update their descriptions frequently so we don't hold a list of all possible values.
• Actual Delivery Date - the date that the shipment was delivered
• Last Track Update Time - the last time that this shipment was tracked by either the automated process or by a user.
• Signed For By - if the shipment requires a signature then the name of the signor is saved here.
• Estimated Delivery Date - whilst the shipment is in transit, if the carrier has an estimated delivery date then this will be updated.
• Estimated Delivery Time - whilst the shipment is in transit, if the carrier has an estimated delivery date then this will be updated.
• Delivery Instructions - if the shipment was created with delivery instructions these will be saved here.
• Delivery Day of the Week - MON-FRI values for when the shipment was delivered.
• Delivery Transit Time - The amount of time taken for the shipment to be delivered.
• Ship date - the date the shipment was set to be shipped.

Tracking Limitations

Our tracking tool is only as powerful as your Salesforce org. Please check and calculate the limitations of your Salesforce org before turning on the automated tracking function.

You need to consider how many shipments will be in transit at any point, keeping in mind that shipments with longer delivery time stay in transit for a longer period.

It is also important to remember, that shipment tracking data is managed by the carriers. Before enabling scheduled tracking please ensure that the carrier has confirmed they can provide regular and frequent tracking updates.

Tracking Stages

Zenkraft standardizes the tracking stages across all 80 carriers we support. These are standardized into the following 5 stages:

• Picked Up
• In Transit
• Exception
• Out for Delivery
• Delivered

A description and example of each stage is listed below:

Stage	Description	Example Checkpoint
Picked Up	The shipment has been picked up and scanned by the driver	Picked up
In Transit	The shipment is in transit through the carriers delivery network	At FedEx origin facility
Exception	There has been a delay / issue with the shipment	Customer not available or business closed
Out for Delivery	The shipment is due for delivery today	On FedEx vehicle for delivery
Delivered	The shipment has been delivered	Delivered

Checkpoints

There is a checkpoint related list on the shipment record. Each time the carrier scans a package or it reaches a new milestone, a new record is created.

The granularity of the checkpoint data depends on the carrier. An example List of checkpoints for a FedEx shipment is below:

Track Shipments Manually

You can track any Zenkraft-created shipment by going to the shipment record and clicking Track Shipment: