# Fishbowl: "Cannot get default shipping part"

> Fishbowl can't retrieve the default shipping part configured in your Shipping settings.

## What it means
Fishbowl stores a default shipping part in your Shipping module settings and applies it automatically during shipment creation or processing. This message means Fishbowl looked for that default but couldn't retrieve it—either the part doesn't exist anymore, it's marked inactive, or there's a mismatch between your configuration and your current inventory.

## What to check
- Verify that a default shipping part is configured in your Shipping module settings
- Confirm that the part assigned as default still exists in inventory and is marked active
- Check whether the part's status has changed (discontinued, locked, or deleted) since it was set as default

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*From Israel Lopez Consulting (ILC). Custom Fishbowl Inventory integrations and software, and Fishbowl experts since 2015. Written by Israel Lopez. Questions about this topic, or want to reach the people who wrote it? Visit https://israellopezconsulting.com/contact*