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# Overview

GLS Connector 26.13.40.0 for Business Central: features, entry points, the recommended path to your first shipment, and clear limitations.

The GLS Connector connects Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to the GLS shipping API. You create packages from sales orders, transmit them to GLS, and receive the track ID and shipping label directly in Business Central. This documentation guides you from setup through your first complete shipment to everyday variations and troubleshooting.

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This documentation describes version 26.13.40.0. Check your installed version in Extension Management. If you have a different version, features and captions may differ.
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The screenshots show the German demo interface. This edition provides the complete English instructions and captions; the [quick-start action-name guide](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/quick-start.md#english-names-in-the-screenshots) lists the main equivalents.

## Features at a glance

| Area                               | What you can do                                                                                                 | Read more                                                                                                                 |
| ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Setup                              | Enter your GLS credentials, shipper address, label format and features in the wizard                            | [Setup](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/setup.md)                                                                      |
| Creating packages                  | Maintain boxes, item limits and weights; create packages with Smart Packing, item distribution or a fixed count | [Boxes and Items](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/setup/boxes-and-items.md)                                            |
| Shipping                           | Transmit packages to GLS, receive labels as PDF, PNG or Zebra, and print them                                   | [Quick Start](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/quick-start.md)                                                          |
| Multi-package and batch processing | Transmit several packages as one shipment or process many orders in sequence                                    | [Multi-Package and Batch Processing](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/daily-work/multi-package-and-batch-processing.md) |
| International                      | Set the incoterm and record international data and invoice lines locally                                        | [International Shipping and Customs](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/daily-work/international-shipping-and-customs.md) |
| Hazardous goods                    | Record ADR details and limited quantities (LQ) per package                                                      | [Hazardous Goods and LQ](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/daily-work/hazardous-goods-and-lq.md)                         |
| Returns and pickup                 | ShopReturn, Pick\&Ship, Pick\&Return; return packages from purchase return orders                               | [Returns and Pickup](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/daily-work/returns-and-pickup.md)                                 |
| Tariffs                            | Import your own GLS tariffs from an Excel template and calculate shipping costs locally                         | [Tariffs and Shipping Costs](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/setup/tariffs-and-shipping-costs.md)                      |
| Follow-up                          | Request a label again, update the weight at GLS, cancel a parcel, track a shipment                              | [Labels, Printing and Tracking](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/daily-work/labels-printing-and-tracking.md)            |

## Where to find the app

You can reach the shipping features through search, the Role Center and directly from your sales order:

* **Search (Alt+Q):** **GLS Packages**, **GLS Shipping Wizard** and **GLS Configuration**.
* **Order Processor Role Center:** the **GLS Shipping** section with packages, shipping wizard, direct shipments, parcelshop finder, boxes and configuration.
* **Business Manager Role Center:** packages, API call log and configuration.
* **Assisted Setup:** **Set up the GLS Connector** and **Create GLS boxes**.
* **Sales order:** the actions **GLS Shipping**, **Distribute Items to Packages**, **Create Multiple Packages**, **Smart Packing**, **Upload Packages to GLS**, **Print GLS Labels** and **Find GLS Parcelshop**.

## Recommended path to your first shipment

1. Check the [Prerequisites and Compatibility](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/prerequisites-and-compatibility.md).
2. Clarify [Licensing and Plans](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/licensing-and-plans.md) and assign the [permissions](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/installation-and-permissions.md).
3. Complete the [Setup](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/setup.md) in a Business Central sandbox with GLS sandbox credentials.
4. Create [boxes and item data](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/setup/boxes-and-items.md).
5. Ship a test order by following the [Quick Start](/gls-connector/gls-connector_en_us/quick-start.md).
6. Only then switch to production in a controlled way.

## What the connector does not do

* No electronic customs declaration, no CN23, and no generation or transmission of PDF commercial invoices.
* No dedicated Universal Print integration; printing uses the standard print options of your Business Central environment.
* No ongoing polling of the delivery status; tracking opens the GLS link in the browser.
* No comparison with other carriers; the tariff calculation uses your locally maintained tariffs and is not a live GLS price.
* Deleting a package locally does not cancel the shipment at GLS.

Your GLS contract determines which products, services, countries and hazardous goods you are actually allowed to use. Enabling a feature in Business Central does not replace this approval.


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