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Operating journey / step 03

Ship and reconcile

Reference

Use this guide when work has reached this point. If the visible state does not match, stop and follow the named hand-off.

Shipment Preflight Checks

The final read of current order, parcel, address, and carrier data before a shipment is recorded or a paid DHL booking is attempted.

Updated Sept 2026
Owner: Operations Admin
Area: Shipping

Before you begin

Explain the final safety checks that must pass before a shipment or DHL booking can be sent.

Prerequisites

  • The order is packed and the shipment details are ready for review.
  • The current recipient and parcel values can be checked.
  • A Warehouse Admin owns any source-data or carrier correction.

Stop and check

There is no safe override for a failed preflight and no second paid booking for an uncertain outcome.

Preflight re-reads the current Shopify and local fulfilment state before a shipment can proceed. The visible reason is the contract for the next action: correct the source data, wait for an allowed state, or hand the case to an Admin.

What to review

  1. The order is still eligible and the current remaining quantities are packed.
  2. The destination and recipient fields are complete and current.
  3. For DHL, parcel weight is between 1 and 1000g and the selected service is supported for the destination.
  4. The client connection, billing/service mapping, and sender data are valid for the attempted booking.
  5. The current order has no hold, payment, inventory, ownership, or shipment-sync blocker.

When preflight fails

If The source address or order data is wrong

Correct it in Shopify, wait for or request the supported sync, then re-read Order Detail.

Owner: Brand User or Warehouse Admin

If The local state is blocked or stale

Do not submit a shipment. Follow the named blocker or refresh the current record.

Owner: Warehouse Operator or Warehouse Admin

If DHL rejects the service, sender, or parcel

Keep the visible diagnostic and use the DHL troubleshooting or Admin recovery path.

Owner: Warehouse Admin

There is no override for preflight validation failures.

What this is and when to use it

Use this final check immediately before recording a shipment or asking an Admin to book DHL.

Read the visible checks

  1. Read the current order lines, destination, parcel weight, and carrier details.
  2. Check that all remaining items are packed and no order hold remains.
  3. Read the returned preflight result.
  4. If it passes, continue with the intended shipment action; if it fails, use the named source-data owner.

Questions and hand-off

If The address or order detail is wrong

Have the source-data owner correct Shopify, then wait for or request the supported sync.

If The parcel or DHL service is rejected

Do not override the check. Give the result to a Warehouse Admin.

If The result is unclear or shipment sync is pending

Do not submit again; keep the original shipment context.

What happens next

A passed preflight permits the reviewed shipment action; it does not by itself mean Shopify accepted the shipment.

Expected Outcome

Invalid shipments are halted based on returned preflight reasons.

Runbook evidence

Use these signals to decide whether the work is ready to continue, complete, or needs an owner.

State checkpoints

Preflight passed

The current order, recipient, parcel, and required shipment inputs meet the supported checks.

Next: Review the confirmation and complete the intended shipment action.

Preflight failed

StoreFulfil has identified a condition that makes the shipment unsafe or unsupported.

Next: Correct the named source data or hand the case to an Admin.

Shopify check failed

The carrier or local checks may be complete, but Shopify has not accepted the fulfilment.

Next: Leave the original shipment intact and use its reconciliation path.

Completion evidence

  • The preflight result is passed and the resulting shipment state is visible.

Escalation evidence

  • Record the order, shipment, preflight reason, parcel values, and source-data owner.

Work safely

Who may take this action

Warehouse Operator or Warehouse Admin; only the source-data owner corrects an upstream issue

What you should see

The current order, recipient, parcel, and required shipment inputs meet the supported checks.

Safe next step

Review the confirmation and complete the intended shipment action.

What not to do

There is no safe override for a failed preflight and no second paid booking for an uncertain outcome.

How to tell it is complete

The preflight result is passed and the resulting shipment state is visible.

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