Bpost VirtueMart Shipment plugin

Bpost shipment plugin delivers to post offices, parcel shops in Belgium and France, create bpost shipping and return labels.

Requirements

In order to use this plugin it is required:

Before configuring the Bpost shipment plugin for VirtueMart, check your parameters within the bpost application:

Login to www.bpost.be with your bpost credentials and ckick on the Shipping Manager from the portal.
Click on the Admin button
Click on General settings
Modify the name of the webshop and change the default value of the passphrase.

Install the plugin via the Joomla installer

Once the plugin has been installed, you can go directly to http://yourwebsite.com/administrator/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=shipmentmethod
Create a new shipment method by clicking on the new button
Enter a shipment name
Select in the Shipment Method parameter bpost
Click on the Save button
Click on the Configuration tab

Account ID	Your Bpost account ID
Passphrase	The Passphrase you have setup in your Bpost account

Parcel Shop Options	The parcel shop options that will be available on the frontend
Countries	The countries where you want to deliver
Street and number	You have two choices depending on the way you have configurated the VirtueMart shopper fields Split address_1 and find number is the default option address_1=Street, address2=number: use this option in case your shop address_2 is the address number
Shipping date	Enter in number of days the requested delivery date.
Number of results	The number of results the front end will display. 20 is the maximum.

Google Map API key	To use the Google Maps JavaScript API, you must register on the Google API Console and get a Google API key.
Enable Geolocalisation Search	Only possible if your shop is in SSL. It is a google requirement.

When the screen is very narrow (e.g. on mobile devices) only the map list is shown, the map will be hidden:

Modal	At the moment on the modal option is available.
Using VPonepagechekout?	Please set to YES this parameter if you are using VirtuePlanet One Page Checkout.

Weight unit	Discounts and Fees are based on weight only. Please select in which unit the weigth are given.
Fees	Click on Add fees to add the fees.

Lowest Weight	At the moment on the modal option is available.
Categories condition	You can select Include or Exclude
Categories	Select the categories you want to include or exclude. This option is usefull in case your shop sells also products that are not allowed to be delivered by Bpost.
Show shipment if Delivery address	Select Yes if you want the Bpost shipment method to be displayed even if the client has choosen to be delivered to a specific shipment address.

Weight Padding	Percent or flat value to pad weight for shipping package. Include %, e.g. 15%, or 15 to add.
Parcel packing	The only option available at the moment is all products in boxes.

Generate Labels activated?	Select Yes if VirtueMart should generate the labels
Status when shipping	Select the order status that will be used to generate labels.
Deposit days	Select the order status that will be used to generate labels.
Label format	Choose between A6 or A4 format, this determines how the resulting PDF’s are returned from the API.
Label Return	Select Yes if the label generated should contain a return label too.