{"id":16828,"date":"2026-02-26T16:23:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%b7-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%b3%d0%be%d1%80%d1%96%d1%97\/how-to-use-templates-when-creating-consolidation-plus-and-direct\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:20:52","slug":"how-to-use-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/en\/knowledge-base\/how-to-use-templates\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use templates when forming Consolidations Plus and Direct?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16828\" class=\"elementor elementor-16828 elementor-3546\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0809c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0809c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973e75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"973e75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-summary\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-summary-title\"><blockquote><strong>Templates in Western Bid help you form consolidations faster if you regularly ship uniform items or use packaging of the same size.<\/strong> Instead of manually entering the same parameters for each shipment, you can save typical values once and reuse them.<\/blockquote><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0145d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e0145d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-audience\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-audience-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-audience-title\">Who this guide is for<\/h2>\n  <ul>\n    <li>For Western Bid clients who regularly create Plus or Direct consolidations.<\/li>\n    <li>For sellers who frequently ship identical items.<\/li>\n    <li>For those who use the same packaging sizes for many shipments.<\/li>\n    <li>For those who want to understand, <strong>how to reduce manual work when processing shipments using templates<\/strong>.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc504a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc504a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to use templates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e451153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e451153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Personal Account, in the &#8216;Shipment to the customer&#8217; section there is a &#8216;My Templates&#8217; menu. If you sell uniform products and\/or use packaging of the same size, this feature will come in handy. You can use an unlimited number of templates for your shipments.<\/p><p>To use the feature, go to &#8220;My Shipments&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Create Shipment&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;My Templates&#8221; and click on &#8220;Add Template&#8221;.<\/p><p>In the window that opens, fill in the fields that are typical for this type of product. You will be able to change the values later, both in the template itself and during the consolidation process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8624f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8624f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995afbd4035285988cdf98_1-1024x599.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16829\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995afbd4035285988cdf98_1-1024x599.webp 1024w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995afbd4035285988cdf98_1-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995afbd4035285988cdf98_1-768x449.webp 768w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995afbd4035285988cdf98_1.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9701b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce9701b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All created templates are stored in the \u201cMy Templates\u201d section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa9170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"baa9170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995b6d7eb6f1363f1ffb80_2-1024x234.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16830\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995b6d7eb6f1363f1ffb80_2-1024x234.webp 1024w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995b6d7eb6f1363f1ffb80_2-300x68.webp 300w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995b6d7eb6f1363f1ffb80_2-768x175.webp 768w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995b6d7eb6f1363f1ffb80_2-1536x351.webp 1536w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995b6d7eb6f1363f1ffb80_2.webp 1621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee5090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ee5090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From now on, when selecting items for consolidation, you will be able, if you wish, to apply a saved template to any shipment or to all shipments that you send using Plus or Direct consolidation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5ff81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f5ff81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995c61c3d0897595caa967_3-1024x375.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16831\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995c61c3d0897595caa967_3-1024x375.webp 1024w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995c61c3d0897595caa967_3-300x110.webp 300w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995c61c3d0897595caa967_3-768x281.webp 768w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64995c61c3d0897595caa967_3.webp 1095w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4410dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4410dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please note! When creating a template, you choose the desired shipping method. However if you are creating a shipment, applying a template, to an address where the shipping method chosen in the template cannot be used, you will need to manually select that method.<\/p><p>For example: in the template you entered the package dimensions, and selected the shipping method &#8220;UPS Surepost&#8221;. You want to apply this template to create a shipment to France. After applying the template, the dimensions will automatically be the ones you need, and the shipping method will not change, since for France the &#8220;Economy DDU&#8221; applies. Therefore you will need to manually select the shipping method.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39977e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39977e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-table\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-table-title\">\n<h2 id=\"geo-table-title\">Stages of working with templates<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Stage<\/th>\n<th>What needs to be done<\/th>\n<th>Result<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Creating a template<\/td>\n<td>Open &#8220;My templates&#8221; and click &#8220;Add template&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>A standard parameter set is created<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. Filling in fields<\/td>\n<td>Enter typical data for this type of product<\/td>\n<td>The completed template stores reusable parameters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. Saving<\/td>\n<td>Save the template in the &#8216;My templates&#8217; section<\/td>\n<td>The template becomes available for future use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. Applying<\/td>\n<td>Select the template when forming the consolidation<\/td>\n<td>The template is applied to one or all shipments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. Verification<\/td>\n<td>Clarify the shipping method if it is not suitable for the destination country<\/td>\n<td>The shipment is processed correctly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e853eba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e853eba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c122ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c122ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1986881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1986881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2670\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2670\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>Where in the personal account are the templates located?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2670\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66eeaf1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66eeaf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2670\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2d03e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc2d03e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677df1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"677df1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Templates are located in the &#8220;My Shipments&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Create a Shipment&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;My Templates&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2671\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2671\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>Why are templates needed when forming consolidations?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2671\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd37d8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd37d8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2671\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba2874 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ba2874\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afcbf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3afcbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This feature is useful if you sell identical items and\/or use packaging of the same size. Templates help reuse standard shipping parameters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2672\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2672\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>How to create a new template?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2672\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386e357 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"386e357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2672\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc7156 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cc7156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf51bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf51bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You need to go to \u201cCreate shipment\u201d<strong> \u2192 <\/strong>\u201cMy templates\u201d and click \u201cAdd template\u201d, after which you should fill in the fields that are typical for this type of goods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2673\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2673\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>Can the data in the template be changed later?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2673\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e431b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02e431b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2673\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb4a98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbb4a98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5749b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5749b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. The value can be changed later, both in the template itself and during the consolidation process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2674\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2674\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>Where are the created templates stored?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2674\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3651af3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3651af3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2674\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286b8fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"286b8fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1c032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d1c032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All created templates are stored in the \u201cMy Templates\u201d section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baab07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baab07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-quote\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-quote-title\"><blockquote><p><em>Templates in Western Bid save time not because they automate everything without checking, but because they eliminate repetitive manual work where you have many similar shipments.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8250a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e8250a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n  \"@graph\": [\r\n    {\r\n      \"@type\": \"Organization\",\r\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/#organization\",\r\n      \"name\": \"Western Bid\",\r\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/\",\r\n      \"logo\": {\r\n        \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\r\n        \"url\": \"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/favicon.ico\"\r\n      }\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\r\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/articles\/how-to-use-templates#webpage\",\r\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/articles\/how-to-use-templates\",\r\n      \"name\": \"How to use templates when forming Plus and Direct consolidations?\",\r\n      \"about\": {\r\n        \"@id\": \"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/articles\/how-to-use-templates#article\"\r\n      },\r\n      \"inLanguage\": \"uk-UA\"\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      \"@type\": \"Article\",\r\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/articles\/how-to-use-templates#article\",\r\n      \"headline\": \"How to use templates when forming Plus and Direct consolidations?\",\r\n      \"description\": \"In the 'Shipment to customer' \u2192 'My templates' section in the Western Bid account you can create an unlimited number of templates for identical items and apply them when forming Plus and Direct consolidations. 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