From the main menu, select Dispatch > Routes.
- Use the drop-down menu to select the correct Branch identifier.
- Set the From date to the day that the routes are to be dispatched (defaults to the current date); edit the time if necessary (earliest time that trucks can depart).
- Set the To date to the last day routes should be dispatched (same date as From unless routes are scheduled to leave after midnight); edit the time if necessary (latest time that trucks can depart).
- Select Search; all routes that meet the set search criteria should now be displayed
- Use the mouse tool to hover over and review route info, or use the menu tools to make additional route adjustments and/or edits if necessary.
Load Unloaded Orders: Matches unmatched “real” orders to placeholder orders from Master Routes.
Invert Route: Reverses the order of delivery of the stops, from first to last.
Reschedule: Reschedule the dispatch date of the route.
Export: Export the finalized routes back to DirectRoute and/or an Order Management Module.
Optimize: Use to reposition stops on a route after changes have been made to stops that affect delivery dates/times.
Reschedule: Reschedule stop delivery window times and/or dates.
Move Stops: Move stops between routes, from one to another.
Audit: Provides a brief overview of events that have occurred.