I'm trying to figure out how to bill a third party UPS Shipper Account Number using the API, When I try what I have listed below it doesn't work! It says "A single billing option is required per shipment" in the error message. Anyone have any idea whats wrong?
$ShipmentConfirmRequestXML->push('PaymentInformation'); $ShipmentConfirmRequestXML->push('Prepaid'); $ShipmentConfirmRequestXML->push('BillThirdParty'); $ShipmentConfirmRequestXML->element('AccountNumber', 'XXXXX'); $ShipmentConfirmRequestXML->pop(); // end BillShipper $ShipmentConfirmRequestXML->pop(); // end Prepaid $ShipmentConfirmRequestXML->pop(); // end PaymentInformation 1 Answer
Third party billing is not within the Prepaid container. The end result XML should look something like this, based on the UPS API developers guide:
<PaymentInformation> <BillThirdParty> <BillThirdPartyShipper> <AccountNumber>ABC123</AccountNumber> <ThirdParty> <Address> <PostalCode>12345-6789</PostalCode> <CountryCode>US</CountryCode> </Address> </ThirdParty> </BillThirdPartyShipper> </BillThirdParty> </PaymentInformation> For some reason, the UPS API will always fail with third party billing in test mode, giving a Transient 120001 error, "XML Shipping System is unavailable, please try again later". Switching off test mode fixes the problem - just void the shipment after you've confirmed your code works.
Also, if you ever enter an incorrect account code for third party billing, the same 120001 error will be returned.
