Customize Packing Slip Templates with Variables | How To

By default, line items are sorted by item name. You can also specify any of the above available column values for the sort order.

Note, only a value included as a column can be used to sort the line items.

Indicate which column controls the sort order by editing the term after "sort". In the following example, the line items are sorted by product SKU.

{{shipment.line_items | sort: 'sku' | columns: 'sku|qty|item name|price|total'}}

Additional Option to Sort Bundled Items by Warehouse Bin

In addition to sorting the individual line items of the Packing Slip, you may sort the components of a bundled SKU.

To do so, add two specific variables to the column list:

When both variables are included, the components of a bundled SKU will be sorted by warehouse bin.

For example, the shipment line items variable can be modified as follows:

{{shipment.line_items | sort: 'sku' | columns: 'warehouse_bin|sku|qty|item name|bundle_details_by_warehouse_bin'}}

Notice how both the warehouse_bin and bundle_details_by_warehouse_bin attributes have been included as columns. When the Packing Slip is generated, the example looks like this:

The bundle_details_by_warehouse_bin does not display as an additional column. Rather, it directs the sorting of the warehouse_bin column.

By default, all images from the Product Catalog are sized at 75x75 pixels. You can change the size of product images by specifying a size with image_size.

The image_size attribute is added after a | pipe, at the end of the shipment.line_items variable.

For example, the images on this Packing Slip are 60x60 pixels.

{{shipment.line_items | sort: 'name' | columns: 'sku|qty|item name|price|total|image' | image_size: '60x60'}}

By default, the line items are displayed without any formatting. A formatting option can be inserted into the list of requested columns to draw grid lines or add a shaded background.

Grid Lines Around Rows and Columns

To draw grid lines around the list of line items, add format_grid to the columns list.

{{shipment.line_items | columns: 'sku|qty|item name|price|total|format_grid'}}

Alternating Rows with a Shaded Background

To add a shaded background to alternating rows, add format_striped to the columns list.

{{shipment.line_items | columns: 'sku|qty|item name|price|total|format_striped}}

It is possible to add additional blank columns with custom titles. Custom columns do not include any text, symbols, or formatting in the rows below the header. Rather, custom columns provide space for shippers to make notations on Packing Slips.

To add your own custom columns to the list of line items, specify a column name that starts with custom_. Then include the column name after this notation.

For instance, the following would display a column titled "Checked", with blank rows listed below:

{{shipment.line_items | columns: 'sku|qty|item name|price|total|custom_Checked'}}

Custom columns are only displayed in the header of the list of line items. The entry in that column for each product will be blank.

Checkboxes

It is possible to create checkboxes by adding custom columns and grid formatting.

To add checkboxes to your Packing Slips, first create a custom column, as described above.

Then add grid formatting by inserting format_grid into the list of lines of requested columns.

For instance, the following would display a column titled "Checked" with grid lines around the list of line items, providing blank checkboxes:

{{shipment.line_items | columns: 'sku|qty|item name|price|total|custom_Checked|format_grid'}}

Similar to the {{shipment.line_items}} variable, there are other variables that will display a list of shipment line items:

By default, all these variables include four columns: Item Name, QTY, Price, Total. Line items are sorted by Item Name.

Some of these variables can be modified, while others cannot.

Customizable Shipment Line Item Variables

These variables allow for modification. Columns can be added or removed and line items may be sorted, per the methods above.

Shipment Line Item Variables which Cannot Be Modified

Use these variables when the additional customization of the {{shipment.line_items}} variable is not needed.