add carrier name in dropdown same as Fedex and etc

Question

Want to add the carrier name in dropdown same as default carriers in shipment admin panel, how can I set it ?

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Answer 1

each carrier must have a model associated to it that implements the interface Mage_Shipping_Model_Carrier_Interface. This interface has 2 methods.

interface Mage_Shipping_Model_Carrier_Interface
{

/**
 * Check if carrier has shipping tracking option available
 *
 * @return boolean
 */
public function isTrackingAvailable();

/**
 * Get allowed shipping methods
 *
 * @return array
 */
public function getAllowedMethods();

}

You have to implement the method isTrackingAvailable and make it return true. IN the dropdown you see in the backend only the carriers that have tracking available are listed.

Answer 2

Add a new active/inactive carrier in config

<default>
        <carriers>
            <your_carrier>
                <active>0|1</active>
                <model>your_module/your_carrier</model>
                <title>Your Carrier</title>
                <name>your_carrier</name>
                <price>0.00</price>
            </your_carrier>
        </carriers>
</default>

Then in your model your_module/your_carrier which extends Mage_Shipping_Model_Carrier_Abstract, rewrite the method isTrackingAvailable to return true:

public function isTrackingAvailable()
{
    return true;
}

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