FIELD

DESCRIPTION

REQUIRED, OPTIONAL, OR RECOMMENDED

Account Name

Name of the Customer (stop).

Required

ID1

Primary unique identifier for the stop (Account#, Customer#, etc.)

Required

ID2

Secondary unique identifier for stop (Order#, Store#, etc.)

Populated by the Volume Allocation Algorithm

Address

Street Address of the stop; used to geocode.

Required

City

City where address is located; used to geocode, and in the Distance File.

Required

State

Two-letter state abbreviation for the address; used to geocode.

Required

Zip

Zip Code of the address; used to geocode.

Required

FixedTime

Mandatory time that all vehicles must spend at the stop; typical range is 15 to 45 (minutes).

Recommended

EqCode

Alphanumeric code used to designate special equipment or requirements for the Stop (lift gate, refrig, etc.); used with Truck File field SpEq. 

Optional

Volume1

The quantity of volume to be delivered; can be any quantity type (weight, cube, pallets, cases, etc.). 

Required

UnldRate (UnldVol1)

Amount of time it takes to unload Volume1 (hours). Example: Volume1 = Cases (UnldCases), and 1 hr = unload 1000 cases, and Veh Capacity = 2000 cases then the unload rate would = 2 (2000 ÷ 1000/per hr.) Note: SchedulePro will add UnldRate to Fixed Time, to determine how long the truck will be at the stop.

Optional

Open1

Earliest time of day delivery can be made to the stop (0000 - 2400).

Required

Close1

Latest time of day delivery can be made to the stop (0000 - 2400).

Required

Pattern1

Days of the week the stop can accept delivery (SMTWRFA); used with Open1 and Close1 to determine days/times that deliveries can be made.

Required

Rt ID

The route number to which the stop is assigned; discovered during the build.

Not used in Schedule Pro

Seq

The sequence in which the stop is loaded on the route; discovered during the build.

Not used in SchedulePro

Longitude

Longitude of the stop, discovered during the geocode process.

Required

Latitude

Latitude of the stop, discovered during the geocode process.

Required

Symbol/Size/Color

The symbol (size and color) displayed on the map represents the stop. Symbols are chosen from the stop File; Double-click the customer record to open the dialog box; select the symbol, size, and color, then click OK.

Recommended

MinDaysBetween Deliveries

The minimum number of days required between deliveries to the stop. Example: Customer requires deliveries no more than once a week, then input 7 (number of days).

Required for the Regular Algorithm, not used with Volume Allocation

MaxDaysBetween Deliveries

The maximum number of days allowed between deliveries. Example: Customer requires deliveries at least every two weeks, then input 14 (number of days).

Required for the Regular Algorithm, not used with Volume Allocation

Frequency

The number of times a stop is serviced during the planning period (enter the number conversion)

Required