FSMS Developer Guide version 8.4

Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings window is used to set communications and revenue parameters. This window is password protected and its fields can only be adjusted by a FedEx Customer Support

Representative.

You cannot make changes to the Advance Settings tab without the assistance of FedEx customer support.

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Configuring FSMS

The following table describes each field to help you understand how your system is configured.

Field Name

Force Close Active

Express Hourly Upload Interval

Hourly Upload Retention Period

Communication Check Interval

Comm Logging Retention Period

Ground Hourly Upload Retention

Period

Tracking File Retention Period

GCIU Retention Period

Description

Checking this box will force each configured meter to close at the time entered on the Shipper Settings tab. See the "Shipper

Settings" section previously in this chapter.

Note: This setting is system level, which means that each meter configured on your server will undergo a Force Close at the time specified for each meter on the Shipper Settings tab.

This field is used to set the frequency of the hourly upload of

Express package data to the FedEx backend systems and can be set from 30-120 minutes. This applies to both FedEx Express and Ground HU files.

Number of days the Express Hourly Upload data is retained.

Can be set from 7-14 days.

Can be set from 24-72 hours.

Number of days the communication log is retained.

Number of days the Ground Hourly Upload is retained. Can be set from 7-14 days.

Number of days to retain the tracking results.

Number of days the Ground Commercial Invoice Upload (GCIU) data is retained.

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