How to Create a Bulk Ship Batch

A Bulk Ship batch is a group of orders that ShipHero picks, packs, and labels together. You can open a batch from the Suggested tab, scan a suggested batch's QR code, or build a custom batch with search and filters. Batches you build often can be saved to the Saved suggestions tab so you can reopen them in one click.

Table of Contents

• Open a Suggested Bulk Ship Batch
• Open a Suggested Bulk Ship Batch with a QR Code
• Build a Custom Bulk Ship Batch
• Save a Bulk Ship Batch to Saved Suggestions

Open a Suggested Bulk Ship Batch

The Suggested tab in Bulk Ship lists batches that ShipHero builds automatically from your ready-to-ship orders. Batches are prioritized by number of orders (Batch column), then by total units (Total units in batch column). ShipHero groups orders into a suggested batch when they meet these criteria:

• Status is not fulfilled or canceled.
• The orders contain the same SKUs in the same quantities, whether that's a single line item or multiple line items.
• Same 3PL customer (if applicable).
• Order is ready to ship: not in a batch, tote, on hold, or locked to a user.

1. Go to Bulk Ship and open the Suggested tab.
2. Use Search by item name or SKU or the Customer filter to find the batch.
3. Select the order count in the Batch column (for example, 3 orders) to open the suggested batch.
4. Narrow the orders in the batch with the filters above the orders table, if needed. Order status, Carrier, Method, and Tags sit next to the search bar. Exclude tags, Store, and Profile are under All filters. Select Apply in the filter menu to apply your changes.

How Suggested Bulk Ship Batch Filters and Limits Work

• 1,000-order limit: A suggested batch includes at most the first 1,000 matching orders. When more orders match, the page tells you, and the remaining orders stay available for another batch. You don't need to remove orders by hand to get under the limit.
• Filters decide the batch: When you generate labels, the batch includes every order that matches your filters, not only the orders shown on the current page.
• Tag matching: The Tags filter matches partially, the same way as on the Orders page. For example, "vip" also matches "vip-hold".
• Carrier and Method: The Method filter only shows methods for the carrier you select.
• Columns: The orders table shows Tags, Store, and Profile columns for each order.

Open a Suggested Bulk Ship Batch with a QR Code

Each suggested batch has its own Bulk Ship barcode, a QR code for that batch's products, quantities, and customer. Scanning it from the Orders page opens the suggested batch directly, so you don't need to open Bulk Ship and search for it. The QR code stores the batch's contents, not a fixed list of orders, so you can print it once and reuse it. Each scan opens the batch with the orders that match at that moment. This works well for batches your warehouse ships regularly.

Print a Bulk Ship Barcode

1. Open the suggested batch from the Suggested tab.
2. Select Print barcode. The Bulk ship barcode window shows the customer, the QR code, and each SKU and quantity in the batch.
3. Select Print.

Scan a Bulk Ship Barcode to Open the Batch

1. Go to the Orders page.
2. Scan the Bulk Ship barcode. The suggested batch opens with the orders that currently match.

The Bulk Ship barcode is different from the Picking List QR Code that prints with the labels. For picking with the mobile app, see How to Use Bulk Ship with QR Code Picking.

Build a Custom Bulk Ship Batch

A custom Bulk Ship batch is one you build yourself with search and filters, including batches with multiple line items or mixed SKUs.

1. Go to Bulk Ship and open the Suggested tab.
2. Enter a SKU or item name in Search by item name or SKU.
3. Filter by Customer, if needed.
4. Filter by Item quantity once SKUs are selected.

Save a Bulk Ship Batch to Saved Suggestions

The Saved suggestions tab in Bulk Ship keeps the suggested and custom batches you save, so you can reopen them without searching or filtering again. A saved suggestion keeps the batch's products, quantities, and customer. Its order count shows the orders that match right now, and it stays on the tab even when no orders match.

1. On the Suggested tab, select the Save Suggestion bookmark next to a suggested or custom batch.
2. To reopen the batch, go to the Saved suggestions tab and select the order count in the Batch column.
3. To remove a batch from the tab, select the Remove from saved bookmark next to it on the Saved suggestions tab.

Save suggestion bookmark	Remove from saved bookmark