| Availability |
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Discuss (mail)
• Inventory (stock) • Invoicing (account) |
| Lines of code | 4940 |
| Technical Name |
gls_cognisance |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://www.cognisance.de |
| Availability |
Odoo Online
Odoo.sh
On Premise
|
| Odoo Apps Dependencies |
•
Discuss (mail)
• Inventory (stock) • Invoicing (account) |
| Lines of code | 4940 |
| Technical Name |
gls_cognisance |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://www.cognisance.de |
GLS Cognisance
Description
gls_cognisance extends Odoo with a complete GLS workflow for warehouse and shipping teams. Labels, returns, tracking, dashboard monitoring, bulk processing, manifest closing, and Packstation validation stay inside Odoo instead of being split across external tools.
Highlights
- GLS shipping method integration for delivery.carrier
- Parcel DE and international DPI support
- Shipping labels, return labels, and same-day cancellation
- Tracking synchronization, status mapping, overdue and stale detection
- GLS dashboard with list and kanban views
- Bulk label generation, printing, and downloads
- GLS end-of-day manifest closing manually or by cron
- Packstation / Postfiliale support with Postnummer validation
- Multi-company GLS settings and built-in API credential test
Feature Overview
Shipping
- Creates GLS shipping labels directly from pickings
- Supports domestic Parcel DE and international DPI shipments
- Supports PDF and ZPL / ZPL2 label output
- Supports GLS print formats such as A4 for standard paper printing, 910-300-700 / 910-300-710 for laser sheet labels, 910-300-600 / 910-300-610 for thermal 103x199 mm labels, 910-300-400 / 910-300-410 for thermal 103x150 mm roll labels, 910-300-300 for compact 105x148 mm labels, and 100x70mm for compact label workflows
- Stores labels as Odoo attachments on the picking
- Supports printing and downloading labels from the picking form
- Supports domestic return labels directly from pickings
- Supports shipment cancellation on the same day when GLS allows it
- Supports GLS end-of-day manifest closing for open Parcel DE shipments
- Supports daily automatic manifest processing by cron when enabled
Tracking and Operations
- Writes tracking numbers back to the picking
- Generates GLS tracking links from configurable URL templates
- Retrieves tracking data from GLS via API
- Parses tracking responses and updates shipment status automatically
- Maps GLS lifecycle states to announced, in_transit, out_for_delivery, ready_for_pickup, delivered, returned, exception, and lost
- Tracks timestamps such as shipped, delivered, first hop, and last event
- Computes expected arrival dates based on configurable transit days
- Detects overdue shipments based on configurable lost thresholds
- Detects stale shipments with no movement based on configurable inactivity thresholds
- Provides manual actions to refresh tracking and manually set delivery states such as arrived, in transit, and lost
- Provides investigation actions with configurable GLS investigation targets and tracks whether an investigation was opened
- Sends pickup notifications when shipments become ready for pickup
- Includes background tracking queue jobs for scalable tracking synchronization
Bulk Processing and Dashboard
- Supports bulk generation of GLS labels for multiple pickings
- Supports bulk printing of shipping labels
- Supports bulk download of merged shipping labels
- Includes a wizard to assign a GLS carrier during bulk processing
- Can auto-validate outgoing pickings during bulk label generation
- Can update the delivered quantity of the sales delivery line after shipping when possible
- Provides a GLS dashboard for operational shipment monitoring
- Includes dashboard search filters for tracking, status, overdue, stale, and investigation cases
- Includes list and kanban dashboard views grouped by GLS status
- Includes cron jobs for tracking synchronization, overdue checks, and manifest processing
Configuration and Pricing
- Supports configurable shipment, return, rating, manifest, and international endpoints
- Supports configurable auth, tracking, and postnumber endpoints
- Supports company-specific GLS API settings
- Includes a built-in GLS API credential test action
- Supports optional debug logging for GLS request and response diagnostics
- Supports GLS rate calculation for shipping quotes
- Supports configurable JSON price key extraction for rate responses
- Supports fixed pricing and net price-per-kilogram pricing
- Supports destination-based GLS tariff records by country, country set, or country group
- Supports tariff scoping by national / international mode and GLS product code
- Supports multiple GLS product codes and configurable GLS label formats
Address Handling
- Supports Packstation and Postfiliale delivery addresses
- Validates Packstation / Postfiliale deliveries against the GLS Postnumber API
- Extracts the customer Postnummer from address line 2
- Injects the Postnummer into the GLS consignee payload when required
Requirements
- Odoo modules: delivery, stock
- GLS API credentials depending on environment
- Client ID / API Secret
- Username / Password
- Optional GLS API Key
- For automatic physical label printing in Odoo, an Odoo IoT / printer integration setup is required
- In Odoo Enterprise environments, Virtual IoT can be used as an alternative to physical IoT hardware for printer routing
Configuration
- In Inventory -> Configuration -> Shipping Methods, create a shipping method with type GLS Cognisance.
- Set the environment (Sandbox or Production).
- Enter GLS credentials and billing data.
- Configure domestic or international mode.
- Optionally adjust templates, transit/lost thresholds, and tracking URLs.
Automation (Cron)
- GLS Tracking Sync: updates tracking information at regular intervals.
- GLS Lost Shipment Check: automatically marks overdue shipments as lost.
- GLS End of Day Manifest: closes open GLS Parcel DE shipments when auto-manifest is enabled on the carrier.
Typical Flow
- Validate the picking and create the shipping label.
- The tracking number is stored on the picking.
- Cron jobs update tracking events and delivery status.
- Run manual actions from the picking when needed (tracking refresh, investigation, manifest, cancellation, return label).
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