As per TR's suggestion in a recent thread, I would really like the option to turn off the required product dimensions for UPS 'Customer supplied packaging'. I saw some other posters who have similar needs, and as I sell fabric in variable yardages, it is impossible to get an accurate dimension. I can fold my product into almost any shape, but the weight is fairly constant per unit.

I was getting UPS quotes only with the weight configured, but since UC 2.4 it's now forcing me to input dimensions on the product pages. I guess I commented out part of the module previously, and I could do so again but I'm really trying to avoid this. I'm really trying to just stick with recommended practices esp. with D7 & UC 3 coming soon(?)

I noticed that a 1 x 1 x 1 dimension has been mentioned as an option, but it would be fairly tedious with the number of products I currently handle. I've seen it said that using other settings won't require dimensions, but again my product works best with the flexibility of using custom packages. I always manually print my UPS labels and I input the package dimensions at that time and the difference in cost has never been an issue.

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drupalprojects commented

see #899432: Ability to set default package type for UC_UPS

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j.mead commented

i saw that post, but my understanding is that this would change the packaging to something other than custom, which is not what I need. i previously had no dimensions and returned quotes w/o errors, after 2.4 i can't edit an item without having a dimension entered for 'Customer supplied packaging'

hesitant to make changes, as i recently found that adding my name to the default address resulted in UPS returning quotes based on 2 different pickup locations, and had to manually remove it from 200+ items...

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tr commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

The uc_product_power_tools module will let you set default dimensions for products. Some of that functionality may be put into Ubercart 7.x-3,x, but it's not going to be changed in 6.x-2.x.