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Timezones Visualization in AfterShip Tracking

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Overview



The timezone visualization lets you understand how date and time are mapped across the admin panel. Each date and time mentioned for various tracking events, checkpoints, and statuses is followed with a tooltip to give you an understanding of what timezone (local or international) is being followed and reflected on the admin portal to showcase the date and time.

Timezones are essential for eCommerce businesses to understand and deliver on shipping, estimated, and delivery dates. Online businesses must pay attention to the timezone of customers, suppliers, and carriers to save time and business and deliver to customers with utmost efficiency.

Timezone transparency also helps merchants

Effectively manage order delivery
Reduce the chances of failed delivery attempts
Track carrier delivery performance
Optimize shipping routes
Proactively address shipping incidents and delays
Ease customers' frustrations with proactive delivery updates in their local timezone
Recover abandoned carts with correct estimated delivery dates

Timezone visualization in AfterShip Tracking admin



Shipment dashboard



The shipments imported on the Shipments dashboard in the AfterShip Tracking admin are displayed with dates and times for different events and updates
Upon clicking the tracking number on the dashboard, you will see the complete order, shipping, and delivery information for each order on the side panel

Given below are the events and updates for which AfterShip Tracking offers supported timezone visualization

Date and time typeRule
Order dateUses the local timezone of the customer who has placed the order
Created atUses the timezone set in your organization settings to convert. You can change the timezone for your organization under the Organization settings.
Pickup dateUses the local timezone of the pickup checkpoint (location)
Checkpoint DateTimeUses the local timezone of the checkpoint location
Latest eventUses the local timezone of the latest checkpoint (location)
Promised delivery dateUses the local timezone of the checkpoint (location)
Estimated delivery dateUses the local timezone of the destination checkpoint (location)
Delivered dateUses the local timezone of the delivery checkpoint (location)



Notifications History



On the Notification history page in the AfterShip Tracking admin, you can check the status of the notification sent along with the original order number, tracking number, order/ shipment status, and the date and time when the notification was sent.

Date and time typeRule
Sent dateUses the timezone set in your organization settings to convert


Branded tracking page variations



Under Page variations for branded tracking pages in the AfterShip Tracking admin, you can keep track of when different variations of your branded tracking page are last updated with clear date and time of the update mentioned below each page variation.

Date and time typeRule
Last updateUses the timezone set in your organization settings to convert


Email notifications



Email notifications sent to customers offer detailed information about the whereabouts of the package and when it will be delivered. Merge tags are supported for HTML, Drag-and-drop, and Easy email editor for merchants to auto-populate order, shipping, and delivery information from AfterShip Tracking database directly into the email notifications.

Merge tags like Last update time, Expected delivery, and Order date follow the DateTime object to give customers important order and delivery information.

Date and time typeRule
LAST_UPDATE_TIMEUses the local timezone of the checkpoint location
EXPECTED_DELIVERYUses the local timezone of the destination checkpoint (location)
ORDER_DATEUses the local timezone of the customer



Branded tracking page



You can view the date and time of every latest checkpoint
You can also view the expected delivery date when the package will be delivered

Date and time typeRule
Last updateUses the local timezone of the destination checkpoint (location)
Checkpoint DateTimeUses the local timezone of the checkpoint location


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Updated on: 09/01/2024

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