Ship Via Codes represent the method by which the merchandise will be shipped. These are user-defined, six-character codes that show on your invoices which shipping method you use. If you have a customer that prefers a certain shipping method, you can attach a Ship Via Code to the customer’s master record and that code will automatically appear in the Ship Via Code box of every transaction you enter for that customer. You can easily override the default code attached to a customer when you enter the transaction, if needed.

To determine the Ship Via Codes that you need, make a list of all the different shipping methods you use. For each method on your list, make up a unique six-character code that represents this method. The code can contain alphanumeric and/or special characters. For example, if a customer prefers UPS, you might set up the code UPSGRN.