Advanced Fees Price Rules - Cost on Category Weight
How to Use the "Cost on Category Weight" Advanced Fees Price Rule.
The "Cost on Category Weight" Advanced Fees Price Rule is a helpful feature that allows you to apply gradually increasing, decreasing, or stable fee amounts to a particular range of category weight. This feature requires you to set the minimum and maximum weight range of the category and the amount that will be added or subtracted per kilogram. By keeping the fee amount zero, you can maintain a stable extra fee cost throughout the range.
Here's how it works:
Step 1: Set up the Category Weight Range
Firstly, mention the category name, minimum category weight, and maximum category weight in the left-most field of the advanced rule form. Let's say you have mentioned the category "Books," with minimum weight as ‘x’ and maximum weight as ‘x+12’ where the weight is in kilograms. So, it has created a range of 12kgs for the "Books" category.
Step 2: Set the Fee Amount
In the Fee Configuration section of the main form, add a base fee amount for the category.
Step 3: Set the Advanced Fees Price Rule
In the Advanced Fees Price Rules section, select the 'Cost on Category Weight' rule. In the rule configuration, set the weight ranges and fee amounts.
Step 4: Save the Changes
Save the changes after setting up the rule configuration.
Example:
Let's say you want to charge the customer with $10 as a base fee, and an additional fee of 3% if they buy 1-2 kg of "Hoodies," an additional fee of $5 if they buy 3-8 kg, and an additional fee of $8 if they buy 9-15 kg. Here's how to set it up:
- Go to the configuration section of the main form (Fee Configuration) and add a base fee amount of $10.
- Go to the Advanced Fees Price Rules section and select the 'Cost on Category Weight' rule.
- In the rule configuration, set the following weight ranges and fee amounts:
- Minimum weight as 1 and the maximum weight as 2, with an amount of 3%.
- Minimum weight as 3 and the maximum weight as 8, with an amount of $5.
- Minimum weight as 9 and the maximum weight as 15, with an amount of $8.
- Save the changes.
Now, if a customer buys 1 kg products of Hoodies category, the fee will be calculated as follows:
- Base fee of $10
- An additional fee of 3% for the weight range of 1-2 kg ( Note: It will 3% additional fee of subtotal. i.e, subtotal = 132, 3% of subtotal = 132 x 3% = $3.96 additional fee )
- Total fee = Base fee + Additional fee = $10 + $3.96 = $13.96
If a customer buys 5 kg products of Hoodies category, the fee will be calculated as follows:
- Base fee of $10
- An additional fee of $2 for the weight range of 3-8 kg
- Total fee = Base fee + Additional fee = $10 + $5 = $15
And, so on...
Screenshot - 1: (Admin: "Cost on Category Weight" based advanced rule)
Screenshot - 2: (Extra fee front side view)
