Confirmation on how the UPS module works

[bobthebob01]

Hi,

i haven't used VM for a while, and never used the UPS module. I just a few questions in that regards.
Given that you enter the weight and size of a product, does the module calculate the shipping cost automatically according to the store address and shipping address?

thanks

[lowmips]

The original VirtueMart UPS module uses the weight, source address, and destination address to calculate the shipping price.  Dimensions are not considered.

[bobthebob01]

thanks for your reply lowmips,

so does it means that when you use the VM UPS module, you don't need to enter all shipping cost per product and per country/zone? Does the UPS module simply connect with UPS DB to automatically calculate the shipping cost on the fly during the checkout process?

[lowmips]

That's right.  You sign up with UPS for the rating API, plug your credentials into the module, configure the module, and the rest should be automatic.

[bobthebob01]

Niiiiiiice!

thanks again very much lowmips for your quick reply.

cheers