Changes To The Australia Post Api

Store Builder Questions
1

A heads-up to check whether this will be an issue for previous versions and/or current versions of CSC.

Australia Post is changing the PAC API.

Reference:

http://auspost.com.au/pdfs/pac-api-update-2016.pdf

I feel the CSCart architects may perhaps need to check whether any alterations to the functionality of the Australia Post Shipping method is needed.

At least THIS time AusPost has issued a memo about it.

Last time AusPost made canges to the API, it broke the carts AusPost shipping method.

2

A heads-up to check whether this will be an issue for previous versions and/or current versions of CSC.

Australia Post is changing the PAC API.

Reference:

http://auspost.com.au/pdfs/pac-api-update-2016.pdf

I feel the CSCart architects may perhaps need to check whether any alterations to the functionality of the Australia Post Shipping method is needed.

At least THIS time AusPost has issued a memo about it.

Last time AusPost made canges to the API, it broke the carts AusPost shipping method.

Thank you for your report. We have forwarded this information to our developers for further examination.

3

Thank you for your patience.

Our developers examined the provided information. No changes in CS-Cart files are required.

CS-Cart is using DRC API that is not affected by these changes.

4

Excellent news

Thanks you for the rapid response .. most comforting.

5
Australia Post has recently updated their Postage Services and Cost and this is not fully reflected in Cs-cart
In cs-cart Shipping methods/Australia Post/Shipping service, the shipping services available do not include the Australia Post international delivery options of Standard or Economy Air
# In cs-cart the current shipping service available is Australia Post Air Mail and my storefront Shipping cost is not correct if I use this option
Is anyone else experiencing these difficulties?
Australia Post international delivery options:
Courier, Express, Standard, Economy Air, Economy Sea
http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/international-delivery-options.html?ilink=mm-international-delivery-options-1
P.S. There is no letter service available for small items in cs-cart/Australia Post/Shipping service
6

How can this be?

The CS-Cart team said that they had checked it and everything was ok, no need to fix anything?

It seems my skepticism was warranted.

Ill need to do some investigation.

7

Update:

I reported this problem in Bug Tracker on 3 May and it has been confirmed 11 May

The reply was:

Thank you for the message.
Sorry for the delay in answering.
We will examine the ability to upgrade the Australia Post add-on up to the latest version of API and we will do our best to implement this task in the nearest future.
8

The International rates for Auspost are now different and the API has changed:

http://auspost.com.au/pdfs/pac-api-update-2016.pdf

Bug report:

http://forum.cs-cart.com/tracker/issue-6358-bug-in-australia-post-shipping-service-options-and-real-time-shipping-calculation-service/?gopid=25136#entry25136

9

To temporarily work around this issue in our v2.1.4 cart, Ive managed to hardcode a mod to not display Auspost domestic realtime rates for countries other than AU.

However it only half works, as the Cheapest domestic shipping method is still being checked as part of the function that gets available shipping methods.

Could anyone steer me in the right direction as to which PHp file has the function that Gets available shipping methods and Sets the the default method?