Calculate Shipment Charges

[profitable]

Hi, Did you implement an example for calculating shipment charges?

[csbenjamin]

@profitable Did you find out how to implement calculating shipment charges?

[alfallouji]

Hello,

Yes it is implemented, you can use getQuote or getCapability service. You will find an example below or in the samples/AM folder.

<?php
/**
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 *
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 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
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 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
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/**
 * File:        GetQuote.php
 * Project:     DHL API
 *
 * @author      Al-Fallouji Bashar
 * @version     0.1
 */

use DHL\Entity\AM\GetQuote;
use DHL\Datatype\AM\PieceType;
use DHL\Client\Web as WebserviceClient;

require(__DIR__ . '/../../init.php');

// DHL Settings
$dhl = $config['dhl'];

// Test a getQuote using DHL XML API
$sample = new GetQuote();
$sample->SiteID = $dhl['id'];
$sample->Password = $dhl['pass'];

// Set values of the request
$sample->MessageTime = '2001-12-17T09:30:47-05:00';
$sample->MessageReference = '1234567890123456789012345678901';
$sample->BkgDetails->Date = date('Y-m-d');

$piece = new PieceType();
$piece->PieceID = 1;
$piece->Height = 10;
$piece->Depth = 5;
$piece->Width = 10;
$piece->Weight = 10;
$sample->BkgDetails->addPiece($piece);
$sample->BkgDetails->IsDutiable = 'Y';
$sample->BkgDetails->QtdShp->QtdShpExChrg->SpecialServiceType = 'WY';
$sample->BkgDetails->ReadyTime = 'PT10H21M';
$sample->BkgDetails->ReadyTimeGMTOffset = '+01:00';
$sample->BkgDetails->DimensionUnit = 'CM';
$sample->BkgDetails->WeightUnit = 'KG';
$sample->BkgDetails->PaymentCountryCode = 'CA';
$sample->BkgDetails->IsDutiable = 'Y';

// Request Paperless trade
$sample->BkgDetails->QtdShp->QtdShpExChrg->SpecialServiceType = 'WY';

$sample->From->CountryCode = 'CA';
$sample->From->Postalcode = 'H3E1B6';
$sample->From->City = 'Montreal';

$sample->To->CountryCode = 'CH';
$sample->To->Postalcode = '1226';
$sample->To->City = 'Thonex';
$sample->Dutiable->DeclaredValue = '100.00';
$sample->Dutiable->DeclaredCurrency = 'CHF';

// Call DHL XML API
$start = microtime(true);
echo $sample->toXML();
$client = new WebserviceClient('staging');
$xml = $client->call($sample);
echo PHP_EOL . 'Executed in ' . (microtime(true) - $start) . ' seconds.' . PHP_EOL;
echo $xml . PHP_EOL;

[csbenjamin]

thanks @alfallouji

[suriyabaskaran]

@alfallouji, could plz update your document about the various data types & entities? What is the purpose having different data type/entities (AM/AP/GB/EA)? seems like all are having similar kind of files?