Shipping address
The shipping address describes a transaction’s delivery destination. Shop and interface must distinguish it from billing details and the current address book.
A shipping address is the delivery address assigned to a transaction. In a shop it may be selected from an address book or entered within the permitted workflow. It serves a different purpose from the billing address and need not match it.
Keep the destination with the transaction
In a fictional company account, an order is delivered to a branch. The company later changes its default location. The application must not silently overwrite an old order view with the new default address. It needs to distinguish the stored transaction from the current address book.
Shopify documents the shipping address as a separate order field. For your interface, define the source, mapping and permitted changes. Use a test case to check that the destination arrives in the right field. An empty value needs a defined meaning, for example for a transaction without shipping.
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Related terms
- Billing addressThe billing address is a separate address in an order or invoicing process. It must not be accidentally swapped with the delivery address.
- Order historyOrder history shows previous orders within an agreed account scope. Old prices, current availability and current processing remain separate information.
- Delivery capabilityDelivery capability describes whether a specific request can be fulfilled. A stock value alone does not fully answer questions of quantity, destination and time.
- Dealer portalA dealer portal gives affiliated dealers digital access to agreed information and workflows. Its scope and company assignment need to be clear.
- Order approvalOrder approval is an internal authorisation under defined rules. It confirms neither payment nor delivery nor acceptance by the ERP system.
- Quick orderQuick ordering shortens item entry, for example using product numbers. Validation, the cart and order completion remain separate steps.
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