How to change the sort order for shipping in admin?

Question

I would like the default to be UPS and not Custom Value. Is there a way I can do this in Magento 1.9.2.4?

Answer 1

I think this is the easiest whey. You have to copy this two files to your Theme in the adminhtml Scope

sales/order/shipment/create/tracking.phtml
sales/order/invoice/create/tracking.phtml

It's important to use the exact same folder and filename.

replace in both files this 5 lines (you will find this code at Line number 93)

<select name="tracking[__index__][carrier_code]" id="trackingC__index__" class="select carrier" style="width:110px;" disabled="disabled">
    <?php foreach ($this->getCarriers() as $_code=>$_name): ?>
    <option value="<?php echo $_code ?>"><?php echo $this->escapeHtml($_name) ?></option>
    <?php endforeach; ?>
</select>

with this 5 Lines:

<select name="tracking[__index__][carrier_code]" id="trackingC__index__" class="select carrier" style="width:110px;" disabled="disabled">
    <?php foreach ($this->getCarriers() as $_code=>$_name): ?>
    <option <?php if ($_code=="ups"): ?>selected<?php endif; ?> value="<?php echo $_code ?>"><?php echo $this->escapeHtml($_name) ?></option>
    <?php endforeach; ?>
</select>

The difference is in Line 3. There is a condition that checks if the option is ups and sets the selected attribute.