request for SetShipmentTrackingInfo example

[cornernote]

Would you please be able to provide an example of this call:
http://developer.ebay.com/devzone/merchant-data/CallRef/SetShipmentTrackingInfo.html

I cannot find a SetShipmentTrackingInfoRequestType class.

[davidtsadler]

I started working on the Merchant Data API yesterday so I will look at adding this example once I have finished.

[cornernote]

Hey @davidtsadler,

Just wondering if you can update the post once the code is finished. If there is a SetShipmentTrackingInfoRequestType class then I can probably figure the rest out as your API is quite easy to use once you know the basics.

[davidtsadler]

The Merchant Data SDK is still a work in progress but you can see what has been done on the develop branch of its repository. You can find the SetShipmentTrackingInfoRequestType classes in this SDK.

The project is not quite finished but it's nearly there. I'll update this post once it's done.

[coresmart]

Hi @davidtsadler,

I just wanted to follow up on this post. First off great job with the SDK integration.

Have you had a chance to complete the SetShipmentTracking functionality and if so do you have an example?

Thanks!

[davidtsadler]

At the moment the merchant data SDK is scheduled for an April release. If you give me a few days though I may be able to create an alpha-release as a Phar or Zip that you may be able to use until the official release.

[coresmart]

David,

No worries. I just looked more and realized I needed the trading complete sale/shipment tracking functionality instead.

Great work.

Thanks!

Paul

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 21, 2015, at 12:23 PM, David Terence Sadler notifications@github.com wrote:

At the moment the merchant data SDK is scheduled for an April release. If you give me a few days though I may be able to create an alpha-release as a Phar or Zip that you may be able to use until the official release.

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[cornernote]

Hi David,

Would you be able to make a pre-release as a branch? That way I can pull it with composer.

I'd be happy to use whatever you have for the moment, even if not fully ready. I'm only running this in development at the moment so can't break anything.

[davidtsadler]

There should have been a release at the start of April but I've been busy with a few other things. I'll can look at getting a release done for next week.

[coresmart]

Derek

I'm all set... Sorry thought I emailed you before. Ended using trading complete sale.

Thanks!

Paul

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 27, 2015, at 2:24 PM, David Terence Sadler notifications@github.com wrote:

There should have been a release at the start of April but I've been busy with a few other things. I'll can look at getting a release done for next week.

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[davidtsadler]

No problem. I still plan to release this SDK as it's been on my TODO list for a while :)

[coresmart]

Ok great... Good luck!

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 27, 2015, at 2:29 PM, David Terence Sadler notifications@github.com wrote:

No problem. I still plan to release this SDK as it's been on my TODO list for a while :)

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[cornernote]

There should have been a release at the start of April but I've been busy with a few other things. I'll can look at getting a release done for next week.

Awesome, thanks!

[cornernote]

Hey @davidtsadler,

Are you able to put the changes into a branch that I can play with before the release is done?

[cornernote]

Hi David,

Thanks for the example. I would prefer to use it without sending it as a batch. Is that possible?

Eg:

        $request = new MerchantData\Types\SetShipmentTrackingInfoRequestType();
        $request->OrderID = '123457890';
        $request->IsPaid = true;
        $request->IsShipped = true;
        $request->Shipment = new MerchantData\Types\ShipmentType();
        $request->Shipment->ShipmentLineItem = new MerchantData\Types\ShipmentLineItemType();
        $request->Shipment->ShipmentLineItem->LineItem[] = new MerchantData\Types\LineItemType(array(
            'ItemID' => '123457890',
            'Quantity' => 1
        ));
        $response = $ebayUserManager->merchantDataService->setShipmentTrackingInfo($request);

When I try, it throws this:

xml_parse() expects parameter 2 to be string, object given in /vendor/dts/ebay-sdk/src/DTS/eBaySDK/Parser/XmlParser.php(67)

[davidtsadler]

I would prefer to use it without sending it as a batch.

I'm not sure what you mean by that. Can you elaborate? With regards to the error,

xml_parse() expects parameter 2 to be string, object given in /vendor/dts/ebay-sdk/src/DTS/eBaySDK/Parser/XmlParser.php(67)

I think it is been caused by this line

response = $ebayUserManager->merchantDataService->setShipmentTrackingInfo($request);

The method setShipmentTrackingInfo does not send the request to eBay. The LMS is different to other API's provided by eBay. There is no Merchant Data Service, unlike say the Trading service. Operations done via the LMS are performed by uploading a file to eBay and then waiting for them to process it. Since this processing can take some time the LMS provides a way for users to poll it to determine when it is completed. At this point you have to download another file to get the actual response. This response is provided as a zip archive that contains a single XML file. The Merchant Data SDK is designed to take this XML response and parse it into useful PHP objects. This is done by the setShipmentTrackingInfo method.

[cornernote]

Hi David,

What I mean is can I setShipmentTrackingInfo and send the request to eBay without sending a file and waiting for eBay to process it? Can I call it the same way as I call getOrders, where I give some data, and it gives a response?

[davidtsadler]

I'm afraid not. SetShipmentTrackingInfo only exists in the LMS and that API works by uploading files. The reason for this is that LMS is designed for sellers with many thousands of inventory items and processing the data can take anything from several minutes to a few hours. For example LMS can be used to launch items to eBay. It would be unreasonable to upload a AddItem request for 10,000 items and expect an instant response that contained the success or failure of every item in the request.

[davidtsadler]

According to the docs for SetShipmentTackingInfo you may be able to use CompleteSale from the Trading API instead. This would depend on what you project requires though.

[robyerevan]

hi David

Were you able to update tracking number using LMS SetShipmentTackingInfo ?
In my case ebay returns success response and marks item as shipped however tracking number is missing.
here is response sample

Uploading set shipment tracking info requests...Done
Request processing of set shipment tracking info...Done
Status is Scheduled
Status is Scheduled
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is InProcess
Status is Completed
Downloading set shipment tracking info responses...Done
Unzipping /tmp/attachmenteURPIt.zip...Done
OrderLineItemID xxxxxxxxxxxx-yyyyyyyyyyyyy

[waza123x]

same shit, tracking number not added on ebay

[davidtsadler]

The LMS Set Shipment Tracking Info was recently updated to match the documentation correction announced by eBay , so hopefully the tracking number can now be set.

[amirvenus]

I am trying to reuse a job id but I am getting this error:

Error: The file has already been uploaded

Please advise