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About the tracking file

David Clapper

2019-12-17 12:22:24 UTC

This article provides the technical details of the XML file that generic carriers send to Paazl in order to update the delivery status of an order. About the Generic Carrier interface provides the context for the use of this file.

File name format

There are no filename requirements. Paazl will process any files placed by the generic carrier in its (S)FTP folder.

Element specifications

Element	Type	Required?	Description
statuses	Complex element	Required	Contains information on the delivery statuses of the various shipments making up an order.
status	Complex element	Required	Contains information on the delivery status of a shipment in an order. The Paazl delivery status code for a shipment. See About Paazl delivery status codes for the meaning of the various codes.
timestamp	dateTime	Required	The time when the delivery status of a shipment was registered
barcode	String	Required	The barcode that a carrier assigns to a shipping order
carrierStatus	String	Required	A shipment's delivery status code as provided by the carrier
carrierStatusDescription	String	Required	A shipment's delivery status description as provided by the carrier
status	statusType	Optional	The Paazl delivery status code for a shipment. See About Paazl delivery status codes for the meaning of the various codes.
town	String	Optional	The city or town of the address to which an order is being shipped.
country	String	Optional	The ISO 3166-2 code for the country of the address to which an order is being shipped.
deliveryWindowFrom	dateTime	Optional	The start of a particular shipping option’s delivery time range
deliveryWindowTo	dateTime	Optional	The end of a particular shipping option’s delivery time range
deliveryInformation	String	Optional	Additional information concerning the status of a delivery
version	String	Required	The status of the delivery status code mapping used by a carrier
timestamp	dateTime	Required	The time when this tracking file was sent

XSD

<xs:schema targetNamespace="http://www.paazl.com/schemas/tracking" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:tracking="http://www.paazl.com/schemas/tracking">

<xs:element name="tracking">
  <xs:complexType>
      <xs:sequence>
       <xs:element name="statuses" type="tracking:StatusesType" />
      </xs:sequence>
   <xs:attribute name="version" type="xs:string" use="required" />
      <xs:attribute name="timestamp" type="xs:dateTime" use="required" />
    </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

<xs:complexType name="StatusesType">
     <xs:sequence>
      <xs:element name="status" type="tracking:StatusData" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
     </xs:sequence>
    </xs:complexType>

<xs:complexType name="StatusData">
  <xs:sequence>
   <xs:element name="timestamp" type="xs:dateTime" />
   <xs:element name="barcode" type="xs:string" />
   <xs:element name="carrierStatus" type="xs:string" />
   <xs:element name="carrierStatusDescription" type="xs:string" />
   <xs:element name="status" type="tracking:statusType" minOccurs="0"  />
   <xs:element name="town" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
   <xs:element name="country" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
   <xs:element name="deliveryWindowFrom" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
   <xs:element name="deliveryWindowTo" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
   <xs:element name="deliveryInformation" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
  </xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>

<xs:simpleType name="statusType">
  <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
   <xs:enumeration value="READY_TO_POST"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="SCANNED"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="AVAILABLE_AT_PICKUP_POINT"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="DELIVERED"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="DELIVEREDBB"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="RETOUR"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="PICKEDUP"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="UITLEVERING"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="MANCO"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="NOT_AT_HOME"/>
  </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

</xs:schema>

Example

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<trac:tracking xmlns:trac="http://www.paazl.com/schemas/tracking" version="string" timestamp="2017-04-25T13:53:13">
    <trac:statuses>
        
        <trac:status>
            <trac:timestamp>2018-04-25T13:53:13</trac:timestamp>
            <trac:barcode>70006800090101000006</trac:barcode>
            <trac:carrierStatus>SCANNED</trac:carrierStatus>
            <trac:carrierStatusDescription>The package is scanned</trac:carrierStatusDescription>
            
            <trac:status>RETOUR</trac:status>
            
            <trac:town>Amsterdam</trac:town>
            
            <trac:country>NL</trac:country>
            
            <trac:deliveryWindowFrom>2018-04-25T13:53:13</trac:deliveryWindowFrom>
            
            <trac:deliveryWindowTo>2018-04-29T13:53:13</trac:deliveryWindowTo>
        </trac:status>
    </trac:statuses>
</trac:tracking>