Dim divisor rules in carrier agreements

February 5, 2025

Merchants

The intent of this article is to guide you through the function of DIM divisor rules in carrier agreements. This information is intended for any system user with a PDF agreement that needs to be loaded into the Agreement Management System.

Organization of rules

Rules are ordered by class type as follows:

Data Transformer

DIM Divisors

Earner Discounts

Fuel Surcharge Discounts

Service Period Discount by Region

Grace Period Discounts

Minimum Net Charge

Multipiece Minimum Weight Qualifier

Service Discount

Service Discount by Region

Service Net Rates

Surcharge Net Rates

Surcharges Discounts

Rules are executed from top to bottom. In other words, rules at the bottom are executed after the rules above and can overwrite the rules where overlap exists.

This feature is used to create linked rules logic. A common case for this is package type. Specifying a top rule for All Packages, then creating a rule for each package type (e.g. FedEx® Pak) under this rule overwrites the All Packages rule with the FedEx® Pak specific rule.

Dim divisor rules

Effective Start Date

Relevant for expiration terms on dim divisors and cubic minimum thresholds.

Default: Null
Format: mm/dd/yyyy
Common mistake: Effective Start Date is entered on a date that is after the analysis period date range within CAO View. Ensure that the Effective Start Date does not affect the service discount being applied to the date range of analysis.

Pro tip: Create one Dim Divisor rule for each term within the agreement. The Effective Start Date and Effective Stop Date fields build each rule for the targeted date range.

Effective Stop Date

Relevant for expiration terms on dim divisors and cubic minimum thresholds.

Default: Null
Format: mm/dd/yyyy
Common mistake: Effective Stop Date is entered on a date that is after the analysis period date range within CAO View. Ensure that the Effective Stop Date does not impact the service discount being applied to the date range of analysis.

Pro tip: Create one Dim Divisor rule for each term within the carrier agreement. The Effective Start Date and Effective Stop date fields build each rule for the targeted date range.

Service Type

Create a row within for each service type included in the Dim Divisor incentive.

Default: Null

Zone Range

Most common: Specify the zone range with to and from.
Specific Zones: Click the arrow to the right of the row to specify individual zones separated by comma.

FedEx®

Domestic Zone Range: 1 – 99
International Zone Rage: A – Z

UPS®

Domestic Zone Rage: Service type specific
International Zone Rage: Service type specific

DHL®

International: A – Z

USPS®

Domestic Zone Range: L – 10
International Zone Range: 1 – 99

Min Volume

The lower bound of the cubic threshold for a dim divisor.

Max Volume

The upper bound of the cubic threshold for a dim divisor.

Divisor

Dim Divisor incentive value.
Range: 139 – 500

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