FAQ

iabol is a web-based shipping solution offering companies multiple carrier options for all users across all sites.iabol is centrally managed to allow administering of shipping policies, adding or removing carriers, users or sites and viewing reports.

To get started you need a computer with: Microsoft Windows 98 or later, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or later, Pentium 11 400 or faster, 128 MB RAM.An Eltron or Zebra printer to print the shipping label, and an account with your carrier.Additional considerations may include a Weightronix, Fairbanks or Mettler Toledo scale to weigh mail or parcels and most keyboard-wedge barcode scanner.

No. iabol allows all authorized users with access to the internet the ability to ship parcels and mail with all of your carriers.There is no need to have redundant stand alone shipping systems anymore.

All shipment levels of iabol include one carrier of choice at no additional charge.You may add additional carriers for a fee such as UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL, couriers, postal consolidators, Less than Truckload (LTL), Truckload (TL), and regional carriers. iabol supports more than forty national and international carriers.

ABOL can activate the system with your existing carrier account number; or work with you and a carrier representative to get you shipping as quickly as possible.

Yes you can use an unlimited number of accounts with your carriers. Simply input each one under the appropriate carrier. The System Administrator can establish user rules for access to specific account numbers.

Yes.You can import all of your negotiated carrier rates and service fees for all of your carriers.

You can access you online account from any internet connection.
Labels can be printed on ZPL, EPL and laser printers.
There are a number of supported scales, see compatible hardware

No.Most likely you can use all of your existing computers, scales and scanners. Click here to review hardware specifications and your printer and scale compatibility.

There is no contract required to startup or use iabol.

There is no setup fee required to implement and use iabol.

There are no maintenance fees with iabol. abol maintains carrier compliance and performs updates (rate changes, label formats, bar code requirements, etc.) as required and on schedule accordingly.

There is no cancellation fee or minimum required time frame to use iabol.

Billing is to a credit card and occurs each monthly cycle or approximately every thirty days.You pay only for your actual usage

The system is accessible anywhere from an internet connection with an Internet Explorer web browser.

Your may track your shipments from your iabol site.Your shipments may also be tracked if you prefer with links to the carrier’s site.We can also provide you with a daily tracking file to integrate with your current tracking solution.

Currently we provide a Daily Volume by Site, Daily Revenue by Site and a Manifest Summary report.Additional reporting capabilities exist and custom report development is available.

Quick and easy start up, low cost of entry, new user on line training and start up, fixed monthly budget amount, more robust application than could be developed internally, use of existing computers, scales and scanners, no internal IT resources required to install, maintain or deliver upgrades.

Various industries can benefit from iabol’s features including retailers, service providers and professionals.The system was developed specifically as the shipping component to complement a broader business solution.Design requirements focused on the needs of small to medium sized companies who are seeking an affordable, web based, multi-carrier shipping solution that all users may access. With multiple levels of integration iabol can fit seamlessly within your current infrastructure.

A simple pricing matrix can be accessed here.To determine your cost you will need:

• Your estimated monthly shipments
• The number of carriers you will need (if any) beyond UPS
• The total number of users authorized to ship
• Your total number of shipping locations.

You can get started by clicking here. From there you will be guided on a step by step wizard driven process. You can get started and be up and running same day.

The system is accessible anywhere from an internet connection.

• Hand key in shipping data for single piece processing.
• Upload data in flat file directly into the system from your desktop and process in batch or single piece. abol has several standard formats it will accept, or can be customized to accept formats in any order. If a custom import is requested abol will need a sample file with header row defined.
• Use the abol FTP or SFTP to upload/transmit data and single piece process or process the data via batch.

Pull order data through ODBC connection for single piece processing. If an ODBC set up is requested, abol will need the following information as it pertains to your data source:

• 1. Actual name of the data source
• 2. User name and password by which iabol will access the data.
• 3. Column/field names
• 4. A minimum of 3 rows of sample data.
• Establish communications with the ABOL API for processing via XML/web interface.

Export post processing shipment data into a flat file for upload into your order management system. The system comes preconfigured with several standard formats, or can be customized to produce a file in the format your system currently accepts. Use ODBC to write back post processing information into your data base during real time processing. Pick up a daily scheduled export file of post processing data from the abol FTP or SFTP.